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.

1980 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–5–2 (3–3–1 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Sydney, Frank Wattlelet
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1980 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 7 Nebraska 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Missouri 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Iowa State 3 –4 –07 –4 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Kansas State 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Kansas 1 –6 –02 –8 –1
Colorado 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13at Oregon*
T 7–727,750
September 20No. 5 Pittsburgh*
L 3–1841,300
September 27Louisville*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 9–1732,800
October 4at Syracuse*
W 23–843,126
October 11No. 10 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
L 0–5450,268
October 18No. 19 Iowa Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 28–1730,000
October 25at Oklahoma State
T 14–1441,000
November 1at Kansas State
W 20–843,276
November 8No. 11 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 19–2140,150
November 15at Colorado
W 42–324,187
November 22at Missouri
L 6–3164,356
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1980 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 20 Wayne Capers So
RB 44 Larry Kemp Sr
WR 3 Lester Mickens Sr
QB 10 Frank Seurer Fr
RB 24 Harry Sydney Sr
WR 89 David Verser Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 95 Jeff Fox Sr
LB 81 Kyle McNorton Jr
CB 32 Elvis Patterson Fr
DT 77 Greg Smith Jr
CB 41 Joe Tumpich Sr
DB 5 Dan Wagoner Jr
S 40 Frank Wattelet Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 8 Bucky Scribner So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "1980 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
  3. "1980 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
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