American college football season
1970 Kansas Jayhawks football |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
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Record | 5–6 (2–5 Big 8) |
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Head coach | - Pepper Rodgers (4th season)
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Captain | Larry Brown |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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1970 Big Eight Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 1 Nebraska $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 |
No. 20 Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Kansas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Missouri | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1970 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the Big Eight Conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 277 to 270.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, where artificial turf was installed.
The team's statistical leaders included Dan Heck with 1,169 passing yards, John Riggins with 1,131 rushing yards and Ron Jessie with 308 receiving yards.[3] Larry Brown was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | Washington State* | | W 48–31 | 31,971–34,000 | |
September 19 | Texas Tech* | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| L 0–23 | 36,355–38,700 | |
September 26 | at Syracuse* | | W 31–14 | 20,643–25,000 | |
October 3 | New Mexico* | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 49–23 | 39,094–41,000 | [4] |
October 10 | at Kansas State | | W 21–15 | 41,070 | |
October 17 | No. 5 Nebraska | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
| L 20–41 | 46,500–50,200 | |
October 24 | Iowa State | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| W 24–10 | 35,837–37,750 | |
October 31 | at Oklahoma State | | L 7–19 | 33,488–35,000 | |
November 7 | at Colorado | | L 29–45 | 37,250–38,445 | |
November 14 | Oklahoma | - Memorial Stadium
- Lawrence, KS
| L 24–28 | 36,820 | |
November 21 | at Missouri | | L 17–28 | 57,521 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1970 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1971 NFL Draft
References
- ^ "1970 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
- ^ "1970 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Kansas romps, 49–23". Lincoln Sunday Journal Star. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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