2005 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 2005 Kansas Jayhawks football team played in the Big 12 Conference representing the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks, members of the Big 12 Conference, were coached by Mark Mangino in his fourth season as head coach. The Jayhawks defeated Nebraska for the first time in 37 years after beating them 40–15. They finished the regular season 6–5 becoming eligible for a bowl game for the second time in three seasons. The Jayhawks won the Fort Worth Bowl, defeating the Houston Cougars, 42–13, which was their first bowl game victory in 10 years.

2005 Kansas Jayhawks football
Fort Worth Bowl champion
Fort Worth Bowl, W 42–13 vs. Houston
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	North
Record	7–5 (3–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Mark Mangino (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Quartaro (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,071)

2005 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
Colorado x		5	–	3					7	–	6
No. 24 Nebraska		4	–	4					8	–	4
Missouri		4	–	4					7	–	5
Iowa State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kansas		3	–	5					7	–	5
Kansas State		2	–	6					5	–	6
South Division
No. 1 Texas x$#		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 20 Texas Tech		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Oklahoma		6	–	2					8	–	4
Texas A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Baylor		2	–	6					5	–	6
Oklahoma State		1	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Texas 70, Colorado 3
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	SFS	W 30–19	40,930
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Appalachian State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas		W 36–8	37,070
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	Fox College Sports	W 34–14	41,237
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Texas Tech	Jones SBC Stadium Lubbock, Texas		L 17–30	52,601
October 8	11:00 a.m.	at Kansas State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	FSN	L 3–12	49,798
October 15	6:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, Missouri	TBS	L 3–19	54,109
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FSN PPV	L 13–44	48,025
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas (rivalry)	Fox Sports Network	W 13–3	48,238
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas (rivalry)		W 40–15	51,750
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	ABC	L 14–66	83,696
November 26	11:30 a.m.	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, Kansas	FSN	W 24–21 OT	42,826
December 23	8:00 p.m.	vs. Houston	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas (Fort Worth Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–13	33,505
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time