1984 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

1984 Kansas Jayhawks football

Conference| Big Eight Conference
Record| 5–6 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach|

* Mike Gottfried (2nd season)

Captain| Sylvester Byrd, Willie Pless, Bennie Simecka
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1983

1985 ->

1984 Big Eight Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 Nebraska \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 6 Oklahoma \+  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 7 Oklahoma State | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Kansas | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Missouri | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Kansas State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Colorado | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Iowa State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 2

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

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]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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

## References

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1. ^ "1984 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. ^ "1984 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
4. ^ "New Kansas defense jolts Wichita State". The Kansas City Star. September 9, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Vanderbilt drubs KU with airborne blitz". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Anthony boosts Tar Heels 23–17". The State. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues|

* McCook Field (1892–1920)
* David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (1921–2023, 2025–future)
* Arrowhead Stadium (2024)
* Children's Mercy Park (2024)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown
* Missouri: Border War
* Nebraska

Culture & lore|

* Big Jay
* Baby Jay
* "I'm a Jayhawk"
* Marching Jayhawks
* Aggieville riots
* Timeline of football in Kansas
* First game in Kansas
* 1911 Missouri game

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* NFL draftees
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