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1955 Big Seven Conference football season
Kansas Jayhawks football seasons
1955 in sports in Kansas
1955 Kansas Jayhawks football team
1955 Kansas Jayhawks football
Big Eight Conference
3–6–1 (1–4–1 Big 7)
Chuck Mather (2nd season)
Ralph Moody, Dick Reich
1955 Big 7 football standings
#1 Oklahoma 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Nebraska 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Colorado 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kansas State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Kansas 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Iowa State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Missouri 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
The 1955 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Mather, the Jayhawks compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents), finished tied for fifth in the Big Seven Conference, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 93.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
The team's statistical leaders included John Francisco with 459 rushing yards and 24 points scored and Wally Strauch with 498 passing yards.[3] Ralph Moody and Dick Reich were the team captains.[2]
September 17 at TCU*
Amon G. Carter Stadium
September 24 Washington State*
October 1 at Colorado
Folsom Field
October 8 Iowa State
October 15 at No. 3 Oklahoma
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
October 22 SMU*
October 29 at Nebraska
Lincoln, NE (rivalry)
November 5 Kansas State
Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
November 12 Oklahoma A&M*
November 19 Missouri
Lawrence, KS (Border War)
↑ "1955 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1955-schedule.html. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
↑ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127, 131, 138.
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