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1995 Kansas

10–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Big Eight), coached by Glen Mason, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 1995, game by game: won vs. Cincinnati 23–18; won vs. North Texas 27–10; won vs. TCU 38–20; won vs. Houston 20–13; won at No. 4 Colorado 40–24; won vs. Iowa State 34–7; won at No. 15 Oklahoma 38–17; lost at No. 14 Kansas State 7–41; won vs. Missouri 42–23; lost vs. No. 1 Nebraska 3–41; won at Oklahoma State 22–17; won vs. UCLA 51–30+27−38Won 23–18 vs. Cincinnati+5CincinnatiWon 27–10 vs. North Texas+17North TexasWon 38–20 vs. TCU+18TCUWon 20–13 vs. Houston+7HoustonWon 40–24 at No. 4 Colorado+16No. 4 ColoradoWon 34–7 vs. Iowa State+27Iowa StateWon 38–17 at No. 15 Oklahoma+21No. 15 OklahomaLost 7–41 at No. 14 Kansas State-34No. 14 Kansas StateWon 42–23 vs. Missouri+19MissouriLost 3–41 vs. No. 1 Nebraska-38No. 1 NebraskaWon 22–17 at Oklahoma State+5Oklahoma StateWon 51–30 vs. UCLA+21UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsCincinnatiW 23–⁠1870%
Sep 9vsNorth TexasW 27–⁠1083%
Sep 14vsTCUW 38–⁠2061%
Sep 23vsHoustonW 20–⁠1386%
Oct 7at4ColoradoW 40–⁠2419%
Oct 14vsIowa StateW 34–⁠786%
Oct 21at15OklahomaW 38–⁠1751%
Oct 28at14Kansas StateL 7–⁠4145%
Nov 4vsMissouriW 42–⁠2385%
Nov 11vs1NebraskaL 3–⁠4130%
Nov 18atOklahoma StateW 22–⁠1771%
Dec 25Bowls & playoffvsUCLAAloha BowlW 51–⁠3052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCLA 51–⁠30 in the Aloha Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Big Eight.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 6: 25
  2. Wk 7: 24
  3. Wk 8: 10
  4. Wk 9: 7
  5. Wk 10: 6
  6. Wk 11: 11
  7. Wk 12: 10
  8. Wk 13: 15
  9. Wk 14: 11
  10. Wk 15: 11
  11. Wk 16: 11
  12. Final: 9

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 1995.

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Big Eight
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 6
Points
345–⁠261
Coach
Glen Mason
Elo
1651 +131 this season
SP+ rating
14.5 No. 22 of 107; offense No. 21, defense No. 35
SRS
9.5 No. 25 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pat Ruel
Defensive coordinator
Mike Hankwitz

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 3Dorian Brew DBMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Rod Jones OTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Chris Banks OGDenver Broncos
Rd 7L.T. Levine RBDenver Broncos

All-Big Eight

4 first team, 5 second team

First team

Second team

  • Mark WilliamsQBCoaches-2
  • June HenleyRBCoaches-2
  • Rod JonesOLAP-2
  • Jason ThorenLBCoaches-2
  • Darrin SimmonsPAP-2; Coaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Big Eight standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska7–⁠012–⁠01
Kansas5–⁠210–⁠29
Kansas State5–⁠210–⁠27
Colorado5–⁠210–⁠25
Oklahoma2–⁠55–⁠5–⁠1
Oklahoma State2–⁠54–⁠8
Iowa State1–⁠63–⁠8
Missouri1–⁠63–⁠8

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