1983 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1983 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference Big Eight Conference
1983 record 4–6–1 (2–5 Big 8)
Head coach Mike Gottfried (1st year)
Captain Mike Arbanas, Paul Fairchild, Frank Seurer, E. J. Jones, Eddie Simmons
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1982 1984 »
1983 Big 8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Nebraska $ 7 0 0     12 1 0
Oklahoma 5 2 0     8 4 0
Missouri 5 2 0     7 5 0
Oklahoma State 3 4 0     8 4 0
Iowa State 3 4 0     4 7 0
Kansas 2 5 0     4 6 1
Colorado 2 5 0     4 7 0
Kansas State 1 6 0     3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Mike Gottfried, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–6–1 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 320 to 296.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Frank Seurer with 2,789 passing yards, Kerwin Bell with 498 rushing yards, and Bob Johnson with 1,154 receiving yards.[3] Seurer, Mike Arbanas, Paul Fairchild, E. J. Jones, and Eddie Simmons were the team captains.[2]

References

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