1958 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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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. 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. Homer Floyd and Bob Marshall were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	No. 8 TCU*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 0–42
September 27	at Oregon State*	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	L 0–12
October 4	Colorado	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 0–31
October 11	at Iowa State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 7–0
October 18	No. 11 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 0–43
October 25	Tulane*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 14–9
November 1	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 21–12
November 8	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	W 29–7
November 15	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 3–6
November 22	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (Border War)	T 13–13
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game