1979 Kansas
3–8 (2–5 Big Eight), coached by Don Fambrough. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 37–18Sep 29
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at 16Pittsburgh | L 0–24 | 18% |
| Sep 22 | at 11Michigan | L 7–28 | 13% |
| Sep 29 | vs North Texas | W 37–18 | 31% |
| Oct 6 | vs Syracuse | L 27–45 | 43% |
| Oct 13 | at 5Nebraska | L 0–42 | 11% |
| Oct 20 | at Iowa State | W 24–7 | 29% |
| Oct 27 | vs Oklahoma State | L 17–30 | 50% |
| Nov 3 | vs Kansas State | W 36–28 | 49% |
| Nov 10 | at 6Oklahoma | L 0–38 | 10% |
| Nov 17 | vs Colorado | L 17–31 | 64% |
| Nov 24 | vs Missouri | L 7–55 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 55–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 111th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 172–346
- Coach
- Don Fambrough
- Elo
- 1354 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.1 No. 94 of 135; offense No. 58, defense No. 115
- SRS
- −5.0 No. 90 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Brian Bethke, Mike Gay and Monty Carbonell
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 2 | Kirby Criswell LB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Rd 3 | LeRoy Irvin DB | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 5 | Jim Zidd LB | New York Jets |
All-Big Eight
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
David VerserWRAP-1; UPI-1- Mike HubachPAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- LeRoy IrvinDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1979 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1979 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 7–0 | 11–1 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Oklahoma State | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Missouri | 3–4 | 7–5 | |
| Colorado | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Iowa State | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kansas | 2–5 | 3–8 | |
| Kansas State | 1–6 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.