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
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 6 Nebraska 6 1 0 10 2 0
No. 11 Oklahoma State 5 2 0 10 2 0
Colorado 4 3 0 7 4 0
Missouri 3 4 0 5 6 0
Iowa State 2 5 0 3 8 0
Kansas 0 6 1 1 9 1
Kansas State 0 6 1 0 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

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 4 Auburn*L 0–4965,711[4]
September 19Kent State*L 17–3133,700
September 26Louisiana Tech*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 11–1623,000[5]
October 3Southern Illinois*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 16–1520,500
October 10at No. 2 NebraskaL 2–5476,053
October 17at ColoradoKCNCL 10–3543,514
October 24Iowa State 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 28–4228,300
October 31No. 1 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 10–7123,500
November 7at Kansas StateT 17–1737,600
November 14No. 17 Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 17–4918,200–18,500
November 21at MissouriL 7–1932,202
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1987 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. ^ "1987 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Jayhawks demolished, excedrin headache No. 49". The Wichita Eagle. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "KU squanders chances in loss to La. Tech". The Kansas City Star. September 27, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.