1982 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1982 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Don Fambrough, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–7–2 record (1–5–1 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 276 to 150.^[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1982 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	2–7–2 (1–5–1 Big 8)
Head coach	Don Fambrough (8th season)
Captains	Tim Friess Russ Bastin Gary Coleman Paul Fairchild
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Oklahoma	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma State	3	–	2	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Kansas State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Missouri	2	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Iowa State	1	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kansas	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
Colorado	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Frank Seurer with 1,625 passing yards, Dino Bell with 370 rushing yards, and Bob Johnson with 428 receiving yards.^[3] Tim Friess, Russ Bastin, Gary Coleman, and Paul Fairchild were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	1:30 p.m.	Wichita State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 10–13	41,500	[4]
September 18		TCU*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 30–19	30,500	[5]
September 25		at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	T 13–13	55,320	[6]
October 2		Tulsa*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 15–20	35,552	[7]
October 9		at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	T 24–24	43,400	[8]
October 16		Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–38	36,230	[9]
October 23		at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	L 7–36	45,595	[10]
October 30		No. 6 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 0–52	51,172	[11]
November 6		Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 24–17	26,796	[12]
November 13		at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 3–28	35,114	[13]
November 20		at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	L 10–16	49,041	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1982 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 80 Sylvester Byrd Fr WR 20 Wayne Capers Sr G 69 Paul Fairchild Sr WR 88 Bobby Johnson Sr FB 39 E. J. Jones Jr QB 10 Frank Seurer Jr OT 76 Reggie Smith Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 33 Jeff Colter Sr CB 32 Elvis Patterson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 8 Bucky Scribner Sr	Head coach Don Fambrough (8th year) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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