1980 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1980 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–5–2 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 208 to 171.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1980 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1980 record	4–5–2 (3–3–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Don Fambrough (6th season)
Captain	Harry Sydney, Frank Wattlelet
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Oklahoma $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Missouri	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kansas	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Colorado	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Frank Seurer with 797 passing yards, Kerwin Bell with 1,114 rushing yards, and David Verser with 576 receiving yards.[3] Harry Sydney and Frank Wattlelet were the team captains.[2]

In October 1982, an NCAA investigation revealed that running back Kerwin Bell was not an eligible player for the 1980 and 1981 seasons due to not surpassing the 2.0 minimum high school GPA. The Big Eight Conference ruled that all Kansas games in which Bell played were to be forfeited, bringing their conference record to 1–6 on the year.[4] However, Kansas still records these games as victories in their record book, including their 20–18 victory over rival Kansas State. The two schools dispute the overall series record because of this.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 13	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	T 7–7
September 20	No. 5 Pittsburgh*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 3–18
September 27	Louisville*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 9–17
October 4	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 23–8
October 11	No. 10 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 0–54
October 18	No. 19 Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 28–17
October 25	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	T 14–14
November 1	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 20–18
November 8	No. 11 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 19–21
November 15	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 42–3
November 22	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 6–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 20 Wayne Capers So RB 44 Larry Kemp Sr WR 3 Lester Mickens Sr QB 10 Frank Seurer Fr RB 24 Harry Sydney Sr WR 89 David Verser Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 95 Jeff Fox Sr LB 81 Kyle McNorton Jr CB 32 Elvis Patterson Fr CB 41 Joe Tumpich Sr S 40 Frank Wattelet Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 8 Bucky Scribner So	Head coach Don Fambrough Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1980 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
2. 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
3. "1980 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
4. "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search". google.com.