| 1984Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–3 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 4Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7Oklahoma State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1984 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented theUniversity of Kansas in theBig Eight Conference during the1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coachMike Gottfried, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–6 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 298 to 218.[1][2] They played their home games atMemorial Stadium inLawrence, Kansas.
The Jayhawks defeated in-state opponentWichita State 31–7 in what was the final game the two schools played before Wichita State eliminated their football program following the 1986 season.
The team's statistical leaders included Mike Norseth with 1,682 passing yards, Lynn Williams with 776 rushing yards, and Richard Estell with 500 receiving yards.[3] Sylvester Byrd, Willie Pless, and Bennie Simecka were the team captains.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Wichita State* | W 31–7 | 33,200 | [4] | |
| September 15 | No. 18Florida State* |
| L 16–42 | 38,600 | [5] |
| September 22 | atVanderbilt* | L 6–41 | 41,120 | [6] | |
| September 29 | atNorth Carolina* | L 17–23 | 45,000 | [7] | |
| October 6 | Iowa State |
| W 33–14 | 31,500 | [8] |
| October 13 | atKansas State | L 7–24 | 42,250 | [9] | |
| October 20 | at No. 12Oklahoma State | L 10–47 | 44,000 | [10] | |
| October 27 | No. 2Oklahoma |
| W 28–11 | 29,500 | [11] |
| November 3 | atColorado | W 28–27 | 33,166 | [12] | |
| November 10 | No. 2Nebraska |
| L 7–41 | 50,653 | [13] |
| November 17 | atMissouri | W 35–21 | 41,027 | [14] | |
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