American college football season
1982 Kansas Jayhawks football |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Record | 2–7–2 (1–5–1 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Don Fambrough (8th season)
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Captain | Tim Friess, Russ Bastin, Gary Coleman, Paul Fairchild |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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1982 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 3 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 16 Oklahoma | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 |
Kansas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 |
Missouri | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 |
Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Kansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 |
Colorado | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1982 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–7–2 record (1–5–1 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 276 to 150.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
The team's statistical leaders included Frank Seurer with 1,625 passing yards, Dino Bell with 370 rushing yards, and Bob Johnson with 428 receiving yards.[3] Tim Friess, Russ Bastin, Gary Coleman, and Paul Fairchild were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Wichita State* | | L 10–13 | 41,500 | [4] |
September 18 | TCU* | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 30–19 | 30,500 | |
September 25 | at Kentucky* | | T 13–13 | 55,320 | [5] |
October 2 | Tulsa* | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| L 15–20 | 35,552 | |
October 9 | at Oklahoma State | | T 24–24 | 43,400 | |
October 16 | Oklahoma | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| L 14–38 | 36,230 | |
October 23 | at Kansas State | | L 7–36 | 45,595 | |
October 30 | No. 6 Nebraska | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
| L 0–52 | 51,172 | |
November 6 | Iowa State | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 24–17 | 26,796 | |
November 13 | at Colorado | | L 3–28 | 35,114 | |
November 20 | at Missouri | | L 10–16 | 49,041 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1982 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1982 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
- ^ "1982 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Wichita bomb puts Jayhawks in shock". The Kansas City Star. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas scores late for tie with 'Cats". The Manhattan Mercury. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). October 29, 1982. p. 18.
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