Kansas Jayhawks

1972 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
25	Bruce Adams B. Adams	WR	6'1"	177	SO
18	Gary Adams G. Adams	RB	6'1"	188	SR
73	Terry Adams T. Adams	OL	6'3"	225	JR
10	Brent Anderson B. Anderson	QB	6'0"	181	SO
51	Dean Baird D. Baird	LB	6'1"	204	SO
60	Greg Beggs G. Beggs	OL	6'1"	218	SO
65	Roger Bernhardt R. Bernhardt	OL	6'4"	239	SR
62	Richard Bilski R. Bilski	OL	6'3"	240	SR
26	James Bowman J. Bowman	RB	6'0"	178	JR
55	Ace Boydston A. Boydston	DL	6'3"	219	SO
19	Rocky Bron R. Bron	RB	5'10"	183	JR
11	Bob Bruegging B. Bruegging	QB	6'3"	215	JR
74	John Bryant J. Bryant	OL	6'5"	222	JR
20	Mike Burton M. Burton	RB	5'10"	165	SR
22	Mike Cerne M. Cerne	RB	6'0"	184	SR
52	Mike Clemente M. Clemente	OL	6'1"	212	SO
44	Roland Cox R. Cox	LB	5'8"	165	SO
30	James David J. David	RB	6'1"	176	SO
76	Fedro Dillon F. Dillon	OL	6'3"	249	SO
46	Emmett Edwards E. Edwards	WR	6'1"	178	SO
66	Mike Englebrake M. Englebrake	OL	6'1"		SO
17	Jerry Evans J. Evans	RB	6'0"	185	JR
88	Marvin Foster M. Foster	WR	6'2"	171	SR
37	Mike Gardner M. Gardner	LB	6'1"	215	JR
68	Don Goode D. Goode	DL	6'2"	224	JR
43	Marc Harris M. Harris	K	6'2"	170	JR
49	Bob Helmbacher B. Helmbacher	K	5'10"	152	SR
82	Pat Henderson P. Henderson	LB	6'2"	206	JR
72	Jerone Hodges J. Hodges	OL	6'3"	240	JR
12	Dave Jaynes D. Jaynes	QB	6'2"	212	JR
15	Rich Jones R. Jones	QB	6'1"	185	JR
58	Geary King G. King	DL	6'3"	225	SR
81	Kurt Knoff K. Knoff	RB	6'2"	186	FR
95	Gene Land G. Land	WR	6'1"	190	SO
13	Denny Lantz D. Lantz	RB	6'1"	185	SO
45	Mike Lemon M. Lemon	LB	6'4"	205	JR
16	Bob Martin B. Martin	WR	6'3"	192	JR
54	Mike McDaniel M. McDaniel	OL	6'2"	215	JR
71	John McDermott J. McDermott	OL	6'3"	230	SO
23	Chris Mercer C. Mercer	LB	6'1"	217	JR
32	Robert Miller R. Miller	RB	6'1"	209	SO
24	Rick Mudge R. Mudge	RB	6'2"	193	SO
48	Kurt Neiman K. Neiman	RB	6'0"	202	JR
38	Jerome Nelloms J. Nelloms	RB		196	SR
93	David Noble D. Noble	K	6'2"	190	SO
63	Bob Norris B. Norris	OL	6'2"	250	SO
92	Bob Nowak B. Nowak		6'1"	210	SO
33	Vince O'Neil V. O'Neil	RB	6'0"	203	SR
36	Tommy Oakson T. Oakson	LB	5'8"	185	SR
75	Gery Palmer G. Palmer		6'4"	255	SR
67	Don Perkins D. Perkins	OL	6'1"	243	SR
14	Gordon Petersen G. Petersen	LB	6'2"	181	SO
29	Billy Riggins B. Riggins	RB	5'11"	196	SO
41	Delario Robinson D. Robinson	WR	6'1"	155	JR
53	Randy Robinson R. Robinson	LB	6'3"	210	SO
28	Mike Rome M. Rome	RB	5'11"	178	SO
94	Steve Rus S. Rus	DL	6'2"	197	SO
57	Pat Ryan P. Ryan	DL	6'1"	214	SR
83	Ken Saathoff K. Saathoff	WR	6'3"	192	SO
86	Galen Schmitz G. Schmitz	LB	6'2"	192	JR
47	Leonard Schmitz L. Schmitz		6'4"	218	SO
80	John Schroll J. Schroll	TE	6'4"	220	SR
69	Jim Schumm J. Schumm	OL	6'2"	236	SR
85	Joe Shannon J. Shannon	LB	5'11"	211	SR
84	Eddie Sheats E. Sheats	LB	6'2"	206	SR
79	Bill Skepnek B. Skepnek		6'2"	226	JR
39	Bob Spear B. Spear	RB	6'1"	185	JR
64	Roger Stallbaumer R. Stallbaumer	OL	5'11"	223	SO
70	Gordon Stockemer G. Stockemer	OL	6'4"	230	SO
77	Mitch Sutton M. Sutton		6'4"	255	JR
31	Bob Swift B. Swift	K	6'2"	185	FR
34	Steve Taylor S. Taylor	RB	6'3"	208	FR
50	Steve Towle S. Towle	LB	6'3"	228	SO
91	Jeff Turner J. Turner	DL	6'4"	227	SO
59	Paul Van Saun P. Van Saun		6'3"	215	SO
89	Doug Vrooman D. Vrooman	TE	6'6"	215	JR
61	John Weger J. Weger	OL	6'4"	230	SO
35	Odell Weidner O. Weidner	LB	6'0"	210	SO
40	Delvin Williams D. Williams	RB	6'2"	194	JR
56	Wint Winter W. Winter	OL	6'1"	215	SO
87	Dean Zook D. Zook	DL	6'2"	190	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Bradley

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
3	Buffalo	6	3	.667
4	Toledo	6	2	.750
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Ball State	3	5	.375
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Sacramento State	2	7	.222
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375