1972 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1972 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–7 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 305 to 208.[3][4] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
| 1972 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| 1972 record | 4–7 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Captain | Don Perkins, Pat Ryan |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| 1972 Big Eight Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Nebraska $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Colorado | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included David Jaynes with 2,253 passing yards, Jerome Nellums with 684 rushing yards and Bruce Adams with 704 receiving yards.[5] Don Perkins and Pat Ryan were the team captains.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 9 | Washington State* | L 17–18 | |
| September 23 | Wyoming* |
| W 52–14 |
| September 30 | No. 16 Florida State* |
| L 22–44 |
| October 7 | at Minnesota* | W 34–28 | |
| October 14 | at Kansas State | L 19–20 | |
| October 21 | No. 5 Nebraska |
| L 0–56 |
| October 28 | No. 15 Iowa State |
| L 8–34 |
| November 4 | at Oklahoma State | W 13–10 | |
| November 11 | at No. 16 Colorado | L 8–33 | |
| November 18 | No. 4 Oklahoma |
| L 7–31 |
| November 25 | at No. 16 Missouri | W 28–17 | |
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References
- "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). soonersports.com. Oklahoma Athletics. p. 6. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- "2018 Media Guide" (PDF). huskers.com. Nebraska Athletics. p. 206. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- "1972 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
- "1972 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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