1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1995 Kansas Jayhawks football Big Eight Conference Big 8 9 10 10–2 5–2 Glen Mason 8th Pat Ruel 8th Mike Hankwitz 1st Memorial Stadium Aloha Bowl champion Aloha Bowl W 51–30 vs. UCLA 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. 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. Schedule 1995 AP Central September 2 1:00 p.m. w y Cincinnati Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 23–18 26,500 September 9 1:30 p.m. w y y North Texas Texas Stadium Irving, TX 27–10 20,211 September 14 7:00 p.m. w y TCU Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS ESPN 38–20 34,000 September 23 1:00 p.m. w y Houston Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 20–13 37,500 October 7 1:00 p.m. w y 24 Colorado 4 Folsom Field Boulder, CO PSN 40–24 52,330 October 14 1:00 p.m. w y 10 Iowa State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 34–7 43,000 October 21 6:30 p.m. w y 7 Oklahoma 15 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ESPN 38–17 74,639 October 28 1:10 p.m. l y 6 Kansas State 14 KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown PSN 7–41 44,284 November 4 1:00 p.m. w 11 Missouri Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS Border War 42–23 46,300 November 11 2:30 p.m. l 10 Nebraska 1 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry ABC 3–41 50,300 November 18 2:00 p.m. w y 15 Oklahoma State Lewis Field Stillwater, OK 22–17 36,600 December 25 2:30 p.m. w y y 11 UCLA Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI Aloha Bowl ABC 51–30 41,112 DeLassus David Kansas Yearly Results: 1995–1999 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/yearly_results.php?year=1995 March 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20120930091357/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/kansas/yearly_results.php?year=1995 September 30, 2012 dead Rankings 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 NR NR NR NR NR 25 24 10 7 6 11 10 15 11 11 11 9 Coaches 0 16 NR - NR NR NR 22 19 9 7 6 14 12 17 14 14 13 10 Game summaries Cincinnati 1995 Cincinnati Bearcats football team At North Texas North Texas Mean Green football TCU 1995 TCU Horned Frogs football team Houston 1995 Houston Cougars football team At Colorado Kansas at Colorado No. 24 Jayhawks No. 4 Buffaloes 9 14 3 14 14 3 7 0 October 7 Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado CST 52,330 PSN yes 1 KU Jeff McCord 35-yard field goal KU 3–0 1 KU Manolito Jones 31-yard blocked punt return (kick failed) KU 9–0 1 CU Rae Carruth 58-yard pass from John Hessler (kick) KU 9–7 1 2:31 CU Chris Anderson 17-yard pass from John Hessler (kick) CU 14–9 2 14:31 KU L.T. Levine 4-yard run (McCord kick) KU 16–14 2 3:41 CU Neil Voskeritchian 19-yard field goal CU 17–16 2 0:23 KU June Henley 2-yard run (McCord kick) KU 23–17 3 9:38 CU Herchell Troutman 23-yard pass from John Hessler (kick) CU 24–23 3 1:50 KU Jeff McCord 31-yard field goal KU 26–24 4 14:24 KU June Henley 43-yard run (McCord kick) KU 33–24 4 9:27 KU Isaac Byrd 7-yard pass from Mark Williams (McCord kick) KU 40–24 yes 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team Iowa State 1995 Iowa State Cyclones football team At Oklahoma 1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team At Kansas State 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-10-29-sp-62480-story.html Los Angeles Times October 29, 1995 October 21, 2019 Missouri 1995 Missouri Tigers football team Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry) Nebraska Nebraska at Kansas No. 1 Cornhuskers No. 10 Jayhawks 14 0 14 13 0 3 0 0 November 11 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 2:30 pm CST 50,300 Steve Usechek Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, and Lynn Swann ABC yes 1 9:17 Neb Jon Vedral fumble recovery in end zone (Kris Brown kick) Nebraska 7–0 1 1:17 Neb Tommie Frazier 1-yard run (Brown kick) Nebraska 14–0 2 11:23 KU Jeff McCord 19-yard field goal Nebraska 14–3 3 11:57 Neb V. Jackson 1-yard pass from Frazier (Brown kick) Nebraska 21–3 3 4:04 Neb Lawrence Phillips 6-yard run (Brown kick) Nebraska 28–3 4 13:46 Neb Frazier 5-yard run (Brown kick) Nebraska 35–3 4 6:56 Neb Mike Fullman 86-yard interception return (kick failed) Nebraska 41–3 yes 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry NEBRASKA 41, KANSAS 3 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1995/11/12/nebraska-41-kansas-3/2531ec81-efed-4eef-815d-26b19432c25e/ The Washington Post November 12, 1995 October 20, 2019 At Oklahoma State Kansas at Oklahoma State No. 15 Jayhawks Cowboys 7 2 7 6 7 0 7 3 November 18 Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma CST 36,600 1995 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Simmons: Blame Me Punt-Return Fumble Called Coaching Error https://oklahoman.com/article/2520933/simmons-blame-me-punt-return-fumble-called-coaching-error The Oklahoman November 19, 1995 October 20, 2019 Vs. UCLA (Aloha Bowl) UCLA vs. Kansas Bruins No. 11 Jayhawks 0 0 7 23 7 10 20 14 December 25 Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii CST 41,112 Terry Gannon, Tim Brant, and Dean Blevins ABC 1995 Aloha Bowl 1995 UCLA Bruins football team Roster 1995 Kansas Jayhawks f 62 Sr Chris Banks G y Chris Banks (American football) 1 Jr Isaac Byrd WR y 71 Jr Derrick Chandler OT 13 Jr Hosea Friday WR 20 Jr June Henley RB y 54 Sr Rod Jones OT y Rod Jones (offensive lineman) 22 Sr L. T. Levine RB 89 Jr Jim Moore TE 6 Sr Ashaundai Smith WR 65 Jr Jared Smith C   So Eric Vann RB 79 Jr Scott Whittaker OT 15 Sr Mark Williams QB   Sr Dorian Brew CB y 90 Fr Dan Dercher DT y 41 Sr Dick Holt LB 49 Jr Chris Jones LB   So Manolito Jones DB 57 Jr Kevin Kopp DT 70 So Brett McGraw NT 16 Sr Keith Rodgers LB 38 So Jason Thoren LB 36 So Jeff McCord K   Sr Darrin Simmons P y *Glen Mason Pat Ruel – Offensive coordinator/Offensive Line Mike Hankwitz – Defensive coordinator/Linebackers Terry Mohajir – Special Teams/Assistant Offensive Line 1996 NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 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 pro-football-reference.com 1996 NFL Draft https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm October 20, 2019 December 21, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071221203142/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm dead References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Category:Aloha Bowl champion seasons Kansas Jayhawks football