1985 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1985 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Mike Gottfried, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 281.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
| 1985 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| 1985 record | 6–6 (2–5 Big 8) |
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| Captain | Sylvester Byrd, Skip Peete, Willie Pless, Mike Norseth |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Mike Norseth with 2,995 passing yards, Lynn Williams with 373 rushing yards, and Richard Estell with 1,109 receiving yards.[3] Sylvester Byrd, Skip Peete, Willie Pless, and Mike Norseth were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| August 31 | at Hawaii* | W 33–27 | |
| September 14 | Vanderbilt* | W 42–16 | |
| September 21 | Indiana State* |
| W 37–10 |
| September 28 | at No. 4 Florida State* | L 20–24 | |
| October 5 | Eastern Illinois* |
| W 44–20 |
| October 12 | at Iowa State | L 21–22 | |
| October 19 | Kansas State |
| W 38–7 |
| October 26 | No. 12 Oklahoma State |
| L 10–17 |
| November 2 | at No. 9 Oklahoma | L 6–48 | |
| November 9 | Colorado |
| L 3–14 |
| November 16 | at No. 2 Nebraska | L 6–56 | |
| November 23 | Missouri |
| W 34–20 |
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References
- "1985 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
- "1985 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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