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.
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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 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
edit| 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 | 39,000 | [4] | |
| September 21 | Indiana State* |
| W 37–10 | 38,500 | [5] |
| September 28 | at No. 4 Florida State* | L 20–24 | 57,135 | ||
| October 5 | Eastern Illinois* |
| W 44–20 | 37,500 | [6] |
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jayhawks pass wet weather test". The Salina Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas cruises by Panthers". Olathe News. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). November 8, 1985. p. 15.