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1995 Kansas Jayhawks football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl vs UCLA, W 51–30
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (5–2 Big Eight)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,250)
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

The 1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by head coach Glen Mason. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. It was the Jayhawks final season in the Big Eight Conference, which dissolved at the end of the 1995–1996 school year.

Schedule

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, Kansas
ESPNW 38–2034,000
September 231:00 p.m.Houston*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 20–1337,500
October 71:00 p.m.at No. 4 ColoradoNo. 24
PSNW 40–2452,330
October 141:00 p.m.Iowa StatedaggerNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, Kansas
W 34–743,000
October 216:30 p.m.at No. 15 OklahomaNo. 7
ESPNW 38–1774,639
October 281:10 p.m.at No. 14 Kansas StateNo. 6
FSNL 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, Kansas
ABCL 3–4150,300
November 182:00 p.m.at Oklahoma StateNo. 15
W 22–1736,600
December 252:30 p.m.vs. UCLA*No. 11
ABCW 51–3041,112
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

*Schedule Source:[1]

Roster

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
LB   Don Davis 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 Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP—————252410761110151111119
Coaches Poll—————221997614121714141310

Game Summaries

Cincinnati

See also: 1995 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at North Texas

See also: North Texas Mean Green football
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1979 W 37–18

TCU

See also: 1995 TCU Horned Frogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–16–4 1994 L 21–31

Houston

See also: 1995 Houston Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1994 W 35–13

at Colorado

Kansas at Colorado
1 234Total
• No. 24 Jayhawks 9 14314 40
No. 4 Buffaloes 14 370 24
Scoring summary
1KUJeff McCord 35-yard field goalKU 3–0
1KUManolito Jones 31-yard blocked punt return (kick failed)KU 9–0
1CURae Carruth 58-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)KU 9–7
12:31CUChris Anderson 17-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)CU 14–9
214:31KUL.T. Levine 4-yard run (McCord kick)KU 16–14
23:41CUNeil Voskeritchian 19-yard field goalCU 17–16
20:23KUJune Henley 2-yard run (McCord kick)KU 23–17
39:38CUHerchell Troutman 23-yard pass from John Hessler (kick)CU 24–23
31:50KUJeff McCord 31-yard field goalKU 26–24
414:24KUJune Henley 43-yard run (McCord kick)KU 33–24
49:27KUIsaac Byrd 7-yard pass from Mark Williams (McCord kick)KU 40–24
See also: 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–34–3 1994 L 26–51

Iowa State

See also: 1995 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–29–6 1994 W 41–23

at Oklahoma

See also: 1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–62–3 1994 L 17–20

at Kansas State

See also: 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
61–26–5 1994 L 13–21

[2]

Missouri

See also: 1995 Missouri Tigers football team and Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry)
Overall record Last meeting Result
46–48–9 1994 W 31–14

Nebraska

Nebraska at Kansas
1 234Total
• No. 1 Cornhuskers 14 01413 41
No. 10 Jayhawks 0 300 3
Scoring summary
19:17NebJon Vedral fumble recovery in end zone (Kris Brown kick)Nebraska 7–0
11:17NebTommie Frazier 1-yard run (Brown kick)Nebraska 14–0
211:23KUJeff McCord 19-yard field goalNebraska 14–3
311:57NebV. Jackson 1-yard pass from Frazier (Brown kick)Nebraska 21–3
34:04NebLawrence Phillips 6-yard run (Brown kick)Nebraska 28–3
413:46NebFrazier 5-yard run (Brown kick)Nebraska 35–3
46:56NebMike Fullman 86-yard interception return (kick failed)Nebraska 41–3
See also: 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–77–3 1994 L 17–45

[3]

at Oklahoma State

Kansas at Oklahoma State
1 234Total
• No. 15 Jayhawks 7 276 22
Cowboys 7 073 17
See also: 1995 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
27–24–3 1994 W 24–14

[4]

vs. UCLA (Aloha Bowl)

UCLA vs. Kansas
1 234Total
Bruins 0 0723 30
• No. 11 Jayhawks 7 102014 51
Main article: 1995 Aloha Bowl
See also: 1995 UCLA Bruins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 1978 W 28–24

1996 NFL Draft

Main article: 1996 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dorian Brew Cornerback 3 79 Miami Dolphins
Rod Jones Offensive tackle 7 219 Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Banks Guard 7 226 Denver Broncos
L.T. Levine Running back 7 235 Denver Broncos

[5]

References

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-09-30. 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. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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