1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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.

1995 Kansas Jayhawks football
Aloha Bowl champion
Aloha Bowl, W 51–30 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
Record	10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach	Glen Mason (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Ruel (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Hankwitz (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Colorado	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Kansas	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Missouri	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Bowl Alliance representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 23–18	26,500
September 9	1:30 p.m.	at North Texas*		Texas Stadium Irving, TX		W 27–10	20,211
September 14	7:00 p.m.	TCU*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN	W 38–20	34,000
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Houston*		Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 20–13	37,500
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Colorado	No. 24	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	PSN	W 40–24	52,330
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		W 34–7	43,000
October 21	6:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Oklahoma	No. 7	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN	W 38–17	74,639
October 28	1:10 p.m.	at No. 14 Kansas State	No. 6	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	PSN	L 7–41	44,284
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Missouri	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)		W 42–23	46,300
November 11	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Nebraska	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–41	50,300
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State	No. 15	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK		W 22–17	36,600
December 25	2:30 p.m.	vs. UCLA*	No. 11	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Aloha Bowl)	ABC	W 51–30	41,112
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 62 Chris Banks Sr WR 1 Isaac Byrd Jr OT 71 Derrick Chandler Jr WR 13 Hosea Friday Jr RB 20 June Henley Jr OT 54 Rod Jones Sr RB 22 L. T. Levine Sr TE 89 Jim Moore Jr WR 6 Ashaundai Smith Sr C 65 Jared Smith Jr RB   Eric Vann So OT 79 Scott Whittaker Jr QB 15 Mark Williams Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB   Dorian Brew Sr DT 90 Dan Dercher Fr LB 41 Dick Holt Sr LB 49 Chris Jones Jr DB   Manolito Jones So DT 57 Kevin Kopp Jr NT 70 Brett McGraw So LB 16 Keith Rodgers Sr LB 38 Jason Thoren So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 36 Jeff McCord So P   Darrin Simmons Sr	Head coach Glen Mason Coordinators/assistant coaches Pat Ruel – Offensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz – Defensive coordinator Terry Mohajir – Special Teams/Offensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Main article: 1995 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	25	24	10	7	6	11	10	15	11	11	11	9
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	22	19	9	7	6	14	12	17	14	14	13	10

Game summaries

Cincinnati

See also: 1995 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

At North Texas

See also: North Texas Mean Green football

TCU

See also: 1995 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Houston

See also: 1995 Houston Cougars football team

At Colorado

Kansas at Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 24 Jayhawks 9 14 3 14 40 No. 4 Buffaloes 14 3 7 0 24 Date: October 7 Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado Game attendance: 52,330 Television network: PSN

Scoring summary 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

See also: 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Iowa State

See also: 1995 Iowa State Cyclones football team

At Oklahoma

See also: 1995 Oklahoma Sooners football team

At Kansas State

See also: 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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Missouri

See also: 1995 Missouri Tigers football team and Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry)

Nebraska

Nebraska at Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 1 Cornhuskers 14 0 14 13 41 No. 10 Jayhawks 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 11 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas Game start: 2:30 pm CST Game attendance: 50,300 Referee: Steve Usechek TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Tim Brant, and Lynn Swann

Scoring summary 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

See also: 1995 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry

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At Oklahoma State

Kansas at Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 15 Jayhawks 7 2 7 6 22 Cowboys 7 0 7 3 17 Date: November 18 Location: Lewis Field, Stillwater, Oklahoma Game attendance: 36,600

See also: 1995 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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Vs. UCLA (Aloha Bowl)

UCLA vs. Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total Bruins 0 0 7 23 30 • No. 11 Jayhawks 7 10 20 14 51 Date: December 25 Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii Game attendance: 41,112 TV announcers (ABC): Terry Gannon, Tim Brant, and Dean Blevins

Main article: 1995 Aloha Bowl

See also: 1995 UCLA Bruins football team

1996 NFL Draft

Main article: 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

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References

1. DeLassus, David. "Kansas Yearly Results: 1995–1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
2. "Kansas State Rebounds From Loss to Nebraska, Stuns No. 6 Kansas, 41-7". Los Angeles Times. October 29, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
3. "NEBRASKA 41, KANSAS 3". The Washington Post. November 12, 1995. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
4. "Simmons: Blame Me Punt-Return Fumble Called Coaching Error". The Oklahoman. November 19, 1995. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
5. "1996 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved October 20, 2019.