1958 Kansas
4–5–1 (3–2–1 Big Eight), coached by Jack Mitchell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Nebraska 29–7Nov 8
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs 8TCU | L 0–42 | 45% |
| Sep 27 | at Oregon State | L 0–12 | 28% |
| Oct 4 | vs Colorado | L 0–31 | 32% |
| Oct 11 | at Iowa State | W 7–0 | 33% |
| Oct 18 | vs 11Oklahoma | L 0–43 | 22% |
| Oct 25 | vs Tulane | W 14–9 | 53% |
| Nov 1 | at Kansas State | W 21–12 | 45% |
| Nov 8 | vs Nebraska | W 29–7 | 73% |
| Nov 15 | at Oklahoma State | L 3–6 | 27% |
| Nov 22 | at Missouri | T 13–13 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Missouri 13–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1958.
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 4th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 87–175
- Coach
- Jack Mitchell
- Elo
- 1467 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.1 No. 71 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Homer Floyd and Bob Marshall
All-Big Seven
1 first teamFirst team
Homer FloydB
From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1958 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–1 | 5 |
| Missouri | 4–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Colorado | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Kansas | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Nebraska | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa State | 0–6 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.