1978 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1978 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Levra (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Jones (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Missouri 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oklahoma State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Colorado 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kansas 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 346 to 172.[1] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 16 Texas A&M*
L 10–3730,698[2]
September 16at No. 18 Washington*
L 2–3149,450–49,624[3]
September 23No. 8 UCLA*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 28–2435,362–43,120[4]
September 30Miami (FL)*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 6–3836,372–47,420[5]
October 7at No. 13 Colorado
L 7–1746,345–50,232[6]
October 14No. 1 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 16–1740,450–44,450[7]
October 21at Oklahoma State
L 7–2135,336[8]
October 28Iowa Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 7–1332,768[9]
November 4No. 4 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 21–6350,463[10]
November 11at Missouri
L 0–4864,453[11]
November 18at Kansas State
L 20–3642,814[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b "1978 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "A&M offense stuns Kansas". The Kansas City Star. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Steele powers Husky win". The Spokesman-Review. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kansas shocks 8th-rated UCLA, 28–24". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hurricanes blow up a storm in Kansas, 38–6". The Bradenton Herald. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buffaloes stomp KU". The Manhattan Mercury. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "OU squeaks past Jayhawks". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma State trips KU". The Sioux City Journal. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cyclones top hapless Kansas; Green's sub rushes for 111". The Daily Oklahoman. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "NU in a waltz, but next dance may have a faster beat". Lincoln Journal Star. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mizzou beats Kansas in 48–0 breeze". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "'Cats gloat with romp". The Kansas City Star. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.