1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Summary

The 1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Glen Mason, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big 8. Kansas was invited to the Aloha Bowl, where they beat UCLA. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

1995 Kansas Jayhawks football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 51–30 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 0 0 12 0 0
No. 5 Colorado 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Kansas State 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 9 Kansas 5 2 0 10 2 0
Oklahoma 2 5 0 5 5 1
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 4 8 0
Missouri 1 6 0 3 8 0
Iowa State 1 6 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

1996 was Jayhawks' final season in the Big 8, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–96 academic year. Kansas and the other seven schools in the Big 8 became charter members of the Big 12 Conference in 1996.

The Jayhawks October 8 game against Kansas State is, as of the 2022 matchup, the only time in the 100+ year old rivalry that both teams were ranked. Kansas was ranked 6th and Kansas State was ranked 14th.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 p.m.Cincinnati*W 23–1826,500
September 91:30 p.m.at North Texas*W 27–1020,211
September 147:00 p.m.TCU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
ESPNW 38–2034,000
September 231:00 p.m.Houston*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 20–1337,500
October 71:00 p.m.at No. 4 ColoradoNo. 24PSNW 40–2452,330
October 141:00 p.m.Iowa State No. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 34–743,000
October 216:30 p.m.at No. 15 OklahomaNo. 7ESPNW 38–1774,639
October 281:10 p.m.at No. 14 Kansas StateNo. 6PSNL 7–4144,284
November 41:00 p.m.MissouriNo. 11
W 42–2346,300
November 112:30 p.m.No. 1 NebraskaNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS (rivalry)
ABCL 3–4150,300
November 182:00 p.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 15W 22–1736,600
December 252:30 p.m.vs. UCLA*No. 11ABCW 51–3041,112
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster edit

1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 62 Chris Banks Sr
WR 1 Isaac Byrd Jr
OT 71 Derrick Chandler Jr
WR 13 Hosea Friday Jr
RB 20 June Henley Jr
OT 54 Rod Jones Sr
RB 22 L. T. Levine Sr
TE 89 Jim Moore Jr
WR 6 Ashaundai Smith Sr
C 65 Jared Smith Jr
RB   Eric Vann So
OT 79 Scott Whittaker Jr
QB 15 Mark Williams Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB   Dorian Brew Sr
DT 90 Dan Dercher Fr
LB 41 Dick Holt Sr
LB 49 Chris Jones Jr
DB   Manolito Jones So
DT 57 Kevin Kopp Jr
NT 70 Brett McGraw So
LB 16 Keith Rodgers Sr
LB 38 Jason Thoren So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 36 Jeff McCord So
P   Darrin Simmons Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP252410761110151111119
Coaches Poll221997614121714141310

Game summaries edit

Cincinnati edit

At North Texas edit

TCU edit

Houston edit

At Colorado edit

Kansas at Colorado
1 234Total
No. 24 Jayhawks 9 14314 40
No. 4 Buffaloes 14 370 24

Iowa State edit

At Oklahoma edit

At Kansas State edit

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Missouri edit

Nebraska edit

Nebraska at Kansas
1 234Total
No. 1 Cornhuskers 14 01413 41
No. 10 Jayhawks 0 300 3

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At Oklahoma State edit

Kansas at Oklahoma State
1 234Total
No. 15 Jayhawks 7 276 22
Cowboys 7 073 17

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Vs. UCLA (Aloha Bowl) edit

UCLA vs. Kansas
1 234Total
Bruins 0 0723 30
No. 11 Jayhawks 7 102014 51

1996 NFL Draft edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL team
Dorian Brew Cornerback 3 79 Miami Dolphins
Rod Jones Offensive tackle 7 219 Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Banks Offensive guard 7 226 Denver Broncos
L.T. Levine Running back 7 235 Denver Broncos

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References edit

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "NEBRASKA 41, KANSAS 3". The Washington Post. November 12, 1995. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Simmons: Blame Me Punt-Return Fumble Called Coaching Error". The Oklahoman. November 19, 1995. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "1996 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2019.