1955 Kansas

3–⁠6–⁠1 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Big Seven), coached by Chuck Mather.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1955, game by game: lost at TCU 14–47; won vs. Washington State 13–0; lost at Colorado 0–12; tied vs. Iowa State 7–7; lost at Oklahoma 6–44; lost vs. SMU 14–33; lost at Nebraska 14–19; lost vs. Kansas State 0–46; won vs. Oklahoma State 12–7; won vs. Missouri 13–7+13−46Lost 14–47 at TCU-33TCUWon 13–0 vs. Washington State+13Washington StateLost 0–12 at Colorado-12ColoradoTied 7–7 vs. Iowa State0Iowa StateLost 6–44 at Oklahoma-38OklahomaLost 14–33 vs. SMU-19SMULost 14–19 at Nebraska-5NebraskaLost 0–46 vs. Kansas State-46Kansas StateWon 12–7 vs. Oklahoma State+5Oklahoma StateWon 13–7 vs. Missouri+6Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Seven.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 tied for 5th in Big Seven
AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠222
Coach
Chuck Mather
Elo
1347 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 77 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ralph Moody and Dick Reich

1955 Big Seven standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma6–⁠011–⁠01
Nebraska5–⁠15–⁠5
Colorado3–⁠36–⁠4
Kansas State3–⁠34–⁠6
Kansas1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Iowa State1–⁠4–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Missouri1–⁠51–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.