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Kansas Football Team History

Kansas Jayhawks

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Founded: 1866
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 50,250
Colors: Crimson & Blue
Coach: Mike Gottfried
Conference: Big Eight-

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1890 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Mike Gottfried enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kansas.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. Northern Illinois	34	37	L
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Texas Christian	16	16	T
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Wichita State	57	6	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Southern California	26	20	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Iowa State	35	38	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Kansas State	31	3	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Oklahoma State	10	27	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Oklahoma	14	45	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Colorado	23	34	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Nebraska	13	67	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Missouri	37	27	W

1983 Season Totals
Record	4-6 -1
Points Scored	296
Scoring Average	26.9
Points Allowed	320
Defense Average	29.1
Opponents Record	61-52
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-3 -1

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	4-7	248	385		3-4	174	264	Jim Criner
Kansas	4-6-1	296	320		2-5	163	241	Mike Gottfried
Nebraska	12-1	654	217	Lost 30-31	7-0	335	130	Tom Osborne
Oklahoma	8-4	312	222		5-2	206	121	Barry Switzer
Missouri	7-5	292	202	Lost 17-21	5-2	204	119	Warren Powers
Oklahoma State	8-4	271	162	Won 24-14	3-4	157	103	Jimmy Johnson
Colorado	4-7	252	342		2-5	163	275	Bill McCartney
Kansas State	3-8	186	343		1-6	107	256	Jim Dickey

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).