1985 Kansas Jayhawks football team
| 1985 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Mike Gottfried, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 281.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Norseth with 2,995 passing yards, Lynn Williams with 373 rushing yards, and Richard Estell with 1,109 receiving yards.[3] Sylvester Byrd, Skip Peete, Willie Pless, and Mike Norseth were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Hawaii* | W 33–27 | 46,626 | ||
| September 14 | Vanderbilt* | W 42–16 | [4] | ||
| September 21 | Indiana State* |
| W 37–10 | 38,500 | |
| September 28 | at No. 4 Florida State* | L 20–24 | 57,135 | ||
| October 5 | Eastern Illinois* |
| W 44–20 | 37,500 | |
| October 12 | at Iowa State | L 21–22 | 43,117 | ||
| October 19 | Kansas State |
| W 38–7 | 40,000 | |
| October 26 | No. 12 Oklahoma State |
| L 10–17 | 35,200 | |
| November 2 | at No. 9 Oklahoma | L 6–48 | 75,008 | ||
| November 9 | Colorado |
| L 3–14 | 25,000 | |
| November 16 | at No. 2 Nebraska | L 6–56 | 75,863 | ||
| November 23 | Missouri |
| W 34–20 | 22,000 | |
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Roster
References
- ^ "1985 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
- ^ "1985 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Norseth, Hawks rip Vandy". The Manhattan Mercury. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). November 8, 1985. p. 15.