The 1976 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Eight Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Bud Moore, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–5 record (2–5 against conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 260 to 251.^[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Nolan Cromwell with 273 passing yards, Laverne Smith with 978 rushing yards, and Waddell Smith with 221 receiving yards.^[3] Cromwell and Chris Golub were the team captains.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Oregon State*	No. 19	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	W 28–16	29,952
September 11	Washington State*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 35–16	31,121–39,475
September 18	Kentucky*	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 37–16	42,615–50,170	[4]
October 2	Wisconsin*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 34–24	39,033–48,350
October 9	at Oklahoma State	No. 8	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 14–21	33,141
October 16	No. 6 Oklahoma	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 10–28	49,085
October 23	at Kansas State		KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 24–14	41,459
October 30	No. 9 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 3–31	47,327
November 6	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 17–31	33,432
November 13	at No. 19 Colorado		Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 17–40	47,668–47,850
November 20	at No. 19 Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)	W 41–14	62,599
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game