1958 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1958 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainHomer Floyd, Bob Marshall
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Big Seven Conference football standings
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
  • $ – 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]

  1. ^ "1958 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 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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