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.
| 1958 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big 7) |
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| Captain | Homer Floyd, Bob Marshall |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | No. 8 TCU* | L 0–42 | 20,000 | ||
| September 27 | at Oregon State* | L 0–12 | 28,115 | ||
| October 4 | Colorado |
| L 0–31 | 22,000 | |
| October 11 | at Iowa State | W 7–0 | 14,551–17,082 | ||
| October 18 | No. 11 Oklahoma |
| L 0–43 | 30,000 | |
| October 25 | Tulane* |
| W 14–9 | 17,000–20,000 | [4] |
| November 1 | at Kansas State | W 21–12 | 19,000 | ||
| November 8 | Nebraska |
| W 29–7 | 23,000 | |
| November 15 | at Oklahoma State* | L 3–6 | 15,000 | ||
| November 22 | at Missouri | T 13–13 | 32,000 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1958 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 184.
- ^ "1958 Kansas Jayhawks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "Crank steers Kansas to 14–9 triumph over Tulane". The Wichita Eagle. October 26, 1958. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.