1984 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1984 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Mike Gottfried, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 298 to 218.^[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The Jayhawks defeated in-state opponent Wichita State 31–7 in what was the final game the two schools played before Wichita State eliminated their football program following the 1986 season.

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Norseth with 1,682 passing yards, Lynn Williams with 776 rushing yards, and Richard Estell with 500 receiving yards.^[3] Sylvester Byrd, Willie Pless, and Bennie Simecka were the team captains.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Wichita State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 31–7	33,200	[4]
September 15	No. 18 Florida State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 16–42	38,600
September 22	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–41	41,120	[5]
September 29	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 17–23	45,000	[6]
October 6	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 33–14	31,500
October 13	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	L 7–24	42,250
October 20	at No. 12 Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 10–47	44,000
October 27	No. 2 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 28–11	29,500
November 3	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	W 28–27	33,166
November 10	No. 2 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 7–41	50,653
November 17	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	W 35–21	41,027
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game