 He resigned after the 1970 season to accept the head football coach position at the school from which he came to KU, UCLA.A longtime Kansas assistant coach, Don Fambrough was elevated to head coach after the departure of Pepper Rodgers.During his first stint as head coach, Fambrough's best season was in 1973, when the Jayhawks finished the season 7–4–1 and made an appearance in the Liberty Bowl, a game they lost.