1958 Kansas Jayhawks football team
American college football season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big 7)
Headcoach
- Jack Mitchell (1st season)
Captains
- Homer Floyd
- Bob Marshall
| 1958 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big 7) |
| Head coach |
|
| Captains |
|
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | No. 8 TCU* | L 0–42 | 20,000 | [4] | |
| September 27 | at Oregon State* | L 0–12 | 28,115 | [5] | |
| October 4 | Colorado |
| L 0–31 | 22,000 | [6] |
| October 11 | at Iowa State | W 7–0 | 14,551–17,082 | [7] | |
| October 18 | No. 11 Oklahoma |
| L 0–43 | 30,000 | [8] |
| October 25 | Tulane* |
| W 14–9 | 17,000–20,000 | [9] |
| November 1 | at Kansas State | W 21–12 | 19,000 | [10] | |
| November 8 | Nebraska |
| W 29–7 | 23,760 | [11] |
| November 15 | at Oklahoma State* | L 3–6 | 15,000 | [12] | |
| November 22 | at Missouri | T 13–13 | 32,000 | [13] | |