The 1956 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Mather, the Jayhawks compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished tied for fifth in the Big Seven Conference, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 215 to 163.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
| 1956 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 3–6–1 (2–4 Big 7) |
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| Captain | Galen Wahlmeier |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Oklahoma $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Colorado | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Homer Floyd with 638 rushing yards, Charlie McCue with 48 points scored, and Wally Strauch with 596 passing yards.[3] Galen Wahlmeier was the team captain.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 22 | No. 7 TCU* | L 0–32 | 28,000 | |
| September 29 | Pacific (CA)* |
| T 27–27 | 17,000 |
| October 6 | Colorado |
| L 25–26 | 20,000 |
| October 13 | at Iowa State | W 25–14 | 9,552 | |
| October 20 | No. 1 Oklahoma |
| L 12–34 | 30,129 |
| October 26 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 21–13 | 14,000 | |
| November 3 | at Kansas State | W 20–15 | 19,000 | |
| November 10 | Nebraska |
| L 20–26 | 26,422 |
| November 17 | at UCLA* | L 0–13 | 21,913 | |
| December 1 | at Missouri | L 13–15 | 28,002 | |
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References
edit- ^ "1956 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
- ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, pp. 127, 131, 138.