1967 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1967 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1967 record 5–5 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach Pepper Rodgers (1st season)
Captain Mike Sweatman
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1967 Big 8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
Colorado 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Kansas 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Missouri 4 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
Nebraska 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –0  4 –5 –1
Iowa State 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1967 college football season. In their first season under head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 166 to 146.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Bobby Douglass with 1,326 passing yards and 415 rushing yards and John Mosier with 495 receiving yards.[3] Mike Sweatman was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 23at Stanford*
L 20–21 
September 30at Indiana*
L 15–18 
October 7Ohio*
L 15–30 
October 14No. 8 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 10–0 
October 21at Oklahoma State
W 26–15 
October 28Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 28–14 
November 4Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 17–16 
November 11at Colorado
L 8–12 
November 18at No. 7 Oklahoma
L 10–14 
November 25Missouri
W 17–6 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1967 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
  3. ↑ "1967 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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