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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
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–6 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Sylvester Byrd
  • Skip Peete
  • Willie Pless
  • Mike Norseth
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at Hawaii*
W 33–2746,626
September 14Vanderbilt*
W 42–16[4]
September 21Indiana State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 37–1038,500
September 28at No. 4 Florida State*
L 20–2457,135
October 5Eastern Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 44–2037,500
October 12at Iowa State
L 21–2243,117
October 19Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 38–740,000
October 26No. 12 Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 10–1735,200
November 2at No. 9 Oklahoma
L 6–4875,008
November 9Colorado 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 3–1425,000
November 16at No. 2 Nebraska
L 6–5675,863
November 23Missouri
W 34–2022,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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References

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  1. ^ "1985 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
  3. ^ "1985 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Norseth, Hawks rip Vandy". The Manhattan Mercury. September 15, 1985. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Saturday's game rosters". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). November 8, 1985. p. 15.
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