1967 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record5–5 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainMike Sweatman
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1967 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 010 1 0
Colorado 5 2 09 2 0
Kansas 5 2 05 5 0
Missouri 4 3 07 3 0
Nebraska 3 4 06 4 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 04 5 1
Iowa State 1 6 02 8 0
Kansas State 0 7 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–5 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the Big Eight Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 166 to 146.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Bobby Douglass with 1,326 passing yards and 415 rushing yards and John Mosier with 495 receiving yards.[3] Mike Sweatman was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Stanford*L 20–2121,824
September 30at Indiana*L 15–1831,804–34,861[4]
October 7Ohio*L 15–3031,124
October 14No. 8 Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 10–036,896
October 21at Oklahoma StateW 26–1532,619
October 28Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 28–1436,131
November 4Kansas Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 17–1642,435
November 11at ColoradoL 8–1238,581–40,200
November 18at No. 7 OklahomaL 10–1457,649
November 25Missouri
W 17–642,956
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1967 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. 1 2 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
  3. "1967 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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