1972_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team

1972 Kansas Jayhawks football
1972 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Don Fambrough (2nd season);
Captain	Don Perkins, Pat Ryan
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

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.

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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]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Washington State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 17–18	31,370–33,500
September 23	Wyoming*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 52–14	40,108
September 30	No. 16 Florida State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 22–44	36,626–41,500
October 7	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	W 34–28	31,505–31,595
October 14	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 19–20	39,947
October 21	No. 5 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 0–56	50,523
October 28	No. 15 Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 8–34	33,710
November 4	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 13–10	31,164
November 11	at No. 16 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 8–33	50,151–50,304
November 18	No. 4 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 7–31	37,356
November 25	at No. 16 Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	W 28–17	44,428
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion The Big 8 Conference mandated Oklahoma forfeits in three conference games, giving Nebraska the title. Oklahoma reverted this record at a later date; hence, both Oklahoma^[1] and Nebraska^[2] claim this title. Rankings from AP Poll

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