1974_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team

1974 Kansas Jayhawks football
1974 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Don Fambrough (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Jim Dickey (2nd season)
Captain	Robert Miller, Steve Towle
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

The 1974 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–7 record (1–6 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 247 to 157.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

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The team's statistical leaders included Scott McMichael with 1,044 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 1,181 rushing yards and Emmett Edwards with 542 receiving yards.^[3] Robert Miller and Steve Towle were the team captains.^[2]

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"1974 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

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2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.

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"1974 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.

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"Tennessee's big plays thump Kansas". The Wichita Beacon. September 22, 1974. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Washington State*		Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 14–7	29,350–30,142
September 21	at No. 17 Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 3–17	71,610–72,178	^[4]
September 28	Florida State*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 40–9	33,664–38,780
October 5	No. 5 Texas A&M*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 28–10	32,953–36,230
October 12	at Kansas State	No. 19	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 20–13	44,899
October 19	No. 12 Nebraska	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 0–56	50,523
October 26	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 6–22	29,634–31,134
November 2	at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 13–24	42,490
November 9	at Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 16–17	47,701–48,831
November 16	No. 1 Oklahoma		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–45	43,974
November 23	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 3–27	55,159
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Emmett Edwards	Wide Receiver	2	40	Houston Oilers
Bruce Adams	Wide Recelver	4	103	Minnesota Vikings
Robert Miller	Running Back	5	129	Minnesota Vikings
Steve Towle	Linebacker	6	143	Miami Dolphins
Mike Lemon	Linebacker	6	149	New Orleans Saints

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v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 9 Nebraska	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll