1956 Kansas
3–6–1 (2–4 Big Seven), coached by Chuck Mather. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa State 25–14Oct 13
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs 7TCU | L 0–32 | 26% |
| Sep 29 | vsPacific | T 27–27 | 35% |
| Oct 6 | vs Colorado | L 25–26 | 39% |
| Oct 13 | at Iowa State | W 25–14 | 39% |
| Oct 20 | vs 1Oklahoma | L 12–34 | 16% |
| Oct 26 | at Oklahoma State | W 21–13 | 31% |
| Nov 3 | at Kansas State | W 20–15 | 48% |
| Nov 10 | vs Nebraska | L 20–26 | 60% |
| Nov 17 | at UCLA | L 0–13 | 16% |
| Dec 1 | at Missouri | L 13–15 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Missouri 15–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 5th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 163–215
- Coach
- Chuck Mather
- Elo
- 1412 +14 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.4 No. 56 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Galen Wahlmeier
All-Big Seven
2 second teamSecond team
Homer FloydBAP-2- Jim LetcavitsEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–0 | 1 |
| Colorado | 4–1–1 | 8–2–1 | 20 |
| Missouri | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Nebraska | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa State | 0–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.