American college football season
The 1976 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season . In their second season under head coach Bud Moore , the Jayhawks compiled a 6–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 251.[ 1] [ 2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas .
The team's statistical leaders included Nolan Cromwell with 273 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 978 rushing yards, and Waddell Smith with 221 receiving yards.[ 3] Cromwell and Chris Golub were the team captains.[ 2]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 4 at Oregon State * No. 19 W 28–1629,952 September 11 Washington State * No. 19 W 35–1631,121–39,475 September 18 Kentucky * No. 13 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS W 37–1642,615–50,170 [ 4] October 2 Wisconsin * No. 9 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS W 34–2439,033–48,350 October 9 at Oklahoma State No. 8 L 14–2133,141 October 16 No. 6 Oklahoma No. 15 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 10–2849,085 October 23 at Kansas State W 24–1441,459 October 30 No. 9 Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry ) L 3–3147,327 November 6 Iowa State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 17–3133,432 November 13 at No. 19 Colorado L 17–4047,668–47,850 November 20 at No. 19 Missouri W 41–1462,599 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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