1982 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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

1982 Big Eight Conference football standings

	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 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. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

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. Tim Friess, Russ Bastin, Gary Coleman, and Paul Fairchild were the team captains.

Schedule

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

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 Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt