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.

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.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at Oregon*	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	T 7–7	27,750	[5]
September 20	No. 5 Pittsburgh*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 3–18	41,300	[6]
September 27	Louisville*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 9–17	32,800	[7]
October 4	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	W 23–8	43,126	[8]
October 11	No. 10 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 0–54	50,268	[9]
October 18	No. 19 Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 28–17	30,000	[10]
October 25	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	T 14–14	41,000	[11]
November 1	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	W 20–18	43,276	[12]
November 8	No. 11 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 19–21	40,150	[13]
November 15	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 42–3	24,187	[14]
November 22	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 6–31	64,356	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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