1987 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1987 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second and final season under head coach Bob Valesente, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 1–9–1 with a mark of 0–6–1 against conference opponents, tied for in seventh place in the Big 8, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 398 to 135.[1][2] The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1987 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–9–1 (0–6–1 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1987 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 6 Nebraska 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
Colorado 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Missouri 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Iowa State 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Kansas 0 –6 –11 –9 –1
Kansas State 0 –6 –10 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Kelly Donohoe with 981 passing yards, Arnold Snell with 691 rushing yards, and Willie Vaughn with 672 receiving yards.[3] Team captains were selected game by game.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 4 Auburn*
L 0–4965,711
September 19Kent State*
L 17–3133,700
September 26Louisiana Tech*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 11–1623,000[4]
October 3Southern Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 16–1520,500
October 10at No. 2 Nebraska
L 2–5476,053
October 17at Colorado
KCNCL 10–3543,514
October 24Iowa Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 28–4228,300
October 31No. 1 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 10–7123,500
November 7at Kansas State
T 17–1737,600
November 14No. 17 Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 17–4918,200–18,500
November 21at Missouri
L 7–1932,202
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1987 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
  3. "1987 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. "KU squanders chances in loss to La. Tech". The Kansas City Star. September 27, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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