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The Jayhawks wouldn’t beat Nebraska again until 2005, and it remains the last time they won in Lincoln. |
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The Jayhawks were Big 8 co-champions. It remains, as of the |
The Jayhawks were Big 8 co-champions. It remains, as of the 2022 season, the last conference championship Kansas has won. |
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==Schedule== |
==Schedule== |
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| 1968 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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Big Eight co-champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 14–15 vs. Penn State | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–1 Big 8) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | John Zook |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Kansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Missouri | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Pepper Rodgers, the Jayhawks compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied with Oklahoma for the Big Eight Conference championship, lost to Penn State in the 1969 Orange Bowl, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 394 to 190.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. a big upset at home against the unranked Oklahoma sooners 27-23.
The team's statistical leaders included Bobby Douglass with 1,316 passing yards, John Riggins with 866 rushing yards and George McGowan with 592 receiving yards.[3] John Zook was the team captain.[2]
Quarterback Bobby Douglass finished 7th in Heisman Trophy voting receiving 9 1st place votes.
The Jayhawks wouldn’t beat Nebraska again until 2005, and it remains the last time they won in Lincoln.
The Jayhawks were Big 8 co-champions. It remains, as of the 2022 season, the last conference championship Kansas has won.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 21 | at Illinois* | W 47–7 | ||
| September 28 | No. 13 Indiana* | No. 12 | W 38–20 | |
| October 5 | New Mexico* | No. 8 |
| W 68–7 |
| October 12 | at No. 9 Nebraska | No. 6 | W 23–13 | |
| October 19 | Oklahoma State | No. 4 |
| W 49–14 |
| October 26 | at Iowa State | No. 3 | W 46–25 | |
| November 2 | Colorado | No. 3 |
| W 27–14 |
| November 9 | Oklahoma | No. 3 |
| L 23–27 |
| November 16 | at Kansas State | No. 7 | W 38–29 | |
| November 23 | at No. 13 Missouri | No. 7 | W 21–19 | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 3 Penn State* | No. 6 | L 14–15 | |
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Roster
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Rankings
References
- ^ "1968 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 185.
- ^ "1968 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.