1994 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1994 Kansas Jayhawks football team as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Glen Mason, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big 8. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1994 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record6–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (7th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 0 0 13 0 0
No. 3 Colorado % 6 1 0 11 1 0
No. 19 Kansas State 5 2 0 9 3 0
Oklahoma 4 3 0 6 6 0
Kansas 3 4 0 6 5 0
Missouri 2 5 0 3 8 1
Oklahoma State 0 6 1 3 7 1
Iowa State 0 6 1 0 10 1
  • $ – Bowl Coalition representative as champion
    % – Bowl Coalition at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.at Houston*KSMOW 35–1318,150
September 107:00 p.m.Michigan State*W 17–1048,100
September 177:00 p.m.at TCU*L 21–3137,313
September 241:00 p.m.UAB*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 72–035,000[1]
October 67:00 p.m.No. 19 Kansas State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
ESPNL 13–2148,800
October 151:00 p.m.at Iowa StateW 41–2332,563
October 221:00 p.m.Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 17–2042,500
October 291:00 p.m.Oklahoma State 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 24–1431,000
November 51:00 p.m.at No. 1 NebraskaL 17–4575,543
November 121:00 p.m.No. 7 Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 26–5135,000
November 191:00 p.m.at MissouriW 31–1435,648
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1994 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Isaac Byrd Fr
G 66 Hessley Hempstead Sr
RB 20 June Henley So
OT 54 Rod Jones Jr
QB 15 Mark Williams Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 39 Don Davis Sr
DB 8 Kwamie Lassiter Sr
DB 3 Gerald McBurrows Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Team players in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Gerald McBurrows Safety 7 214 St. Louis Rams
Hessley Hempstead Guard 7 228 Detroit Lions

References

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  1. ^ "Jayhawks set UAB ablaze". The Salina Journal. September 25, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.