1978 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1978 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled a 1–10 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 346 to 172.[1] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1978 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Levra (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Jones (2nd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Missouri 4 3 0 8 4 0
Iowa State 4 3 0 8 4 0
Kansas State 3 4 0 4 7 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0 3 8 0
Colorado 2 5 0 6 5 0
Kansas 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9No. 16 Texas A&M*L 10–3730,698
September 16at No. 18 Washington*L 2–3149,450–49,624
September 23No. 8 UCLA*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 28–2435,362–43,120
September 30Miami (FL)*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 6–3836,372–47,420
October 7at No. 13 ColoradoL 7–1746,345–50,232
October 14No. 1 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 16–1740,450–44,450
October 21at Oklahoma StateL 7–2135,336
October 28Iowa State 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 7–1332,768
November 4No. 4 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 21–6350,463
November 11at MissouriL 0–4864,453
November 18at Kansas StateL 20–3642,814
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "1978 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.