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 | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 1–9–1 (0–6–1 Big 8) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at No. 4 Auburn* | L 0–49 | 65,711 | [4] | ||
| September 19 | Kent State* | L 17–31 | 33,700 | |||
| September 26 | Louisiana Tech* |
| L 11–16 | 23,000 | [5] | |
| October 3 | Southern Illinois* |
| W 16–15 | 20,500 | [6] | |
| October 10 | at No. 2 Nebraska | L 2–54 | 76,053 | |||
| October 17 | at Colorado | KCNC | L 10–35 | 43,514 | ||
| October 24 | Iowa State |
| L 28–42 | 28,300 | ||
| October 31 | No. 1 Oklahoma |
| L 10–71 | 23,500 | ||
| November 7 | at Kansas State | T 17–17 | 37,600 | |||
| November 14 | No. 17 Oklahoma State |
| L 17–49 | 18,200–18,500 | ||
| November 21 | at Missouri | L 7–19 | 32,202 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1987 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 186.
- ^ "1987 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Jayhawks demolished, excedrin headache No. 49". The Wichita Eagle. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KU squanders chances in loss to La. Tech". The Kansas City Star. September 27, 1987. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Win over SIU ends year-long victory drought for KU". The Salina Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.