Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at No. 16 Pittsburgh * L 0–2441,545
September 22 at No. 11 Michigan * L 7–28103,698 [ 4] [ 5]
September 29 North Texas State * W 37–1839,460 [ 6]
October 6 Syracuse * Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 27–4536,720
October 13 at No. 5 Nebraska L 0–4276,011
October 20 at Iowa State W 24–747,064–48,100
October 27 Oklahoma State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 17–3029,671
November 3 Kansas State W 36–2848,627
November 10 at No. 6 Oklahoma L 0–3871,822
November 17 Colorado Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 17–3125,572–31,125
November 24 Missouri L 7–5534,599
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1979 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
^ "1979 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
^ "1979 Kansas Jayhawks Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ Mick McCabe (September 23, 1979). "Defense does it for U-M, 28-7: Erratic offense bothers Bo -- it 'has a long way to go' " . Detroit Free Press . pp. 1E, 5E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Geoff Larcom (September 23, 1979). "Sputtering Blue clips Jayhawks' wings, 28-7" . The Michigan Daily . pp. 1, 10 – via Bentley Historical Library .
^ "Mack runs, Hubach boots lift Kansas to win, 37–18" . The Lincoln Star . September 30, 1979. p. 1B. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .