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Kansas Football Team History


Kansas Jayhawks
University of Kansas
 Lawrence, KS
Founded: 1866
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 50,250
Colors: Crimson & Blue
Coach: Bud Moore
Conference: Big Eight-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1890  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Bud Moore enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kansas.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Oregon State  28   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Washington State  35   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Kentucky  37   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Wisconsin  34   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Oklahoma State  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Oklahoma  10   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Kansas State  24   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Nebraska  3   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Iowa State  17   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Colorado  17   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Missouri  41   14   W       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored260
  Scoring Average23.6
  Points Allowed251
  Defense Average22.8
  Opponents Record69-57
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-2
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Big Eight- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Iowa State 8-3369216 4-3179175  Earle Bruce
Kansas 6-5260251 2-5126179  Bud Moore
Oklahoma 9-2-1326192Won  41-75-2203150  Barry Switzer
Oklahoma State 9-3329214Won  49-215-2179133  Jim Stanley
Colorado 8-4305225Lost  10-275-2189140  Bill Mallory
Nebraska 9-3-1416181Won  27-244-3189116  Tom Osborne
Missouri 6-5246241 3-4148161  Al Onofrio
Kansas State 1-10155347 0-7118277  Ellis Rainsberger

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Big Eight Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.