American college football season
1974 Kansas Jayhawks football |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (1–6 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Don Fambrough (4th season)
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Defensive coordinator | Jim Dickey (2nd season) |
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Captain | Robert Miller, Steve Towle |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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1974 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 9 Nebraska | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Kansas | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
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The 1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 247 to 157.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
The team's statistical leaders included Scott McMichael with 1,044 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 1,181 rushing yards and Emmett Edwards with 542 receiving yards.[3] Robert Miller and Steve Towle were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | at Washington State* | | | W 14–7 | 29,350–30,142 | |
September 21 | at No. 17 Tennessee* | | | L 3–17 | 71,610–72,178 | [4] |
September 28 | Florida State* | | | W 40–9 | 33,664–38,780 | |
October 5 | No. 5 Texas A&M* | | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 28–10 | 32,953–36,230 | |
October 12 | at Kansas State | No. 19 | | W 20–13 | 44,899 | |
October 19 | No. 12 Nebraska | No. 13 | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
| L 0–56 | 50,523 | |
October 26 | Iowa State | | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| L 6–22 | 29,634–31,134 | |
November 2 | at Oklahoma State | | | L 13–24 | 42,490 | |
November 9 | at Colorado | | | L 16–17 | 47,701–48,831 | |
November 16 | No. 1 Oklahoma | | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| L 14–45 | 43,974 | |
November 23 | at Missouri | | | L 3–27 | 55,159 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 22 | Paul Bower | Jr | WR | 25 | Bruce Adams | Sr | WR | 47 | Emmett Edwards | Sr | FB | 33 | Steve Elliott | Jr | G | 66 | Mike Englebrake | Sr | TE | 84 | Jerry Gilmore | Jr | TE | 88 | Gregg Hosack | Jr | QB | 10 | Scott McMichael | Jr | QB | 11 | Jud Mitchell | Jr | G | 67 | David Hentges | Jr | G | 71 | Leonard Schmitz | Jr | FB | 32 | Robert Miller | Sr | RB | 17 | Randy Ross | Sr | WR | 83 | Ken Saathoff | Sr | OT | 76 | Dave Scott | Jr | OT | 70 | Gordon Stockemer | Sr | | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 31 | Bob Swift | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Team players in the NFL
References
- ^ "1974 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
- ^ "1974 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Tennessee's big plays thump Kansas". The Wichita Beacon. September 22, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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