1958 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1958 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference Big Seven Conference
1958 record 4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big 7)
Head coach Jack Mitchell (1st season)
Captain Homer Floyd, Bob Marshall
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1958 Big 7 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Oklahoma $ 6 0 0  10 1 0
Missouri 4 1 1  5 4 1
Colorado 4 2 0  6 4 0
Kansas 3 2 1  4 5 1
Kansas State 2 4 0  3 7 0
Nebraska 1 5 0  3 7 0
Iowa State 0 6 0  4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Mitchell, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–5–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the Big Seven Conference, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 175 to 87.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included Homer Floyd with 391 rushing yards and 307 receiving yards and Larry McKown with 219 passing yards.[3] Homer Floyd and Bob Marshall were the team captains.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20No. 8 TCU*L 0–42 
September 27at Oregon State*L 0–12 
October 4Colorado
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 0–31 
October 11at Iowa StateW 7–0 
October 18No. 11 Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
L 0–43 
October 25Tulane*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 14–9 
November 1at Kansas StateW 21–12 
November 8Nebraska
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
W 29–7 
November 15at Oklahoma State*L 3–6 
November 22at MissouriT 13–13 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1958 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. 1 2 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
  3. "1958 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
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