1995 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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

1995 Big Eight Conference football standings
	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

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.

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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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	—	—	—	—	—	22	19	9	7	6	14	12	17	14	14	13	10

Game summaries

Cincinnati

At North Texas

TCU

Houston

At Colorado

Kansas at Colorado

Team	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

Iowa State

At Oklahoma

At Kansas State

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Missouri

Nebraska

Nebraska at Kansas

Team	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

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At Oklahoma State

Kansas at Oklahoma State

Team	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

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Vs. UCLA (Aloha Bowl)

UCLA vs. Kansas

Team	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

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/Offensive Line
Mike Hankwitz – Defensive coordinator/Linebackers
Terry Mohajir – Special Teams/Assistant Offensive Line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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

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