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1955 Kansas Jayhawks football
1955 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big Seven Conference
Record	3–6–1 (1–4–1 Big 7)
Head coach	Chuck Mather (2nd season);
Captain	Ralph Moody, Dick Reich
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Big Seven Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Oklahoma $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
Nebraska	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Colorado	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Kansas State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Kansas	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Iowa State	1	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Missouri	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Mather, the Jayhawks compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–4–1 against conference opponents), finished tied for fifth in the Big Seven Conference, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 93.^[1]^[2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

The team's statistical leaders included John Francisco with 459 rushing yards and 24 points scored and Wally Strauch with 498 passing yards.^[3] Ralph Moody and Dick Reich were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 14–47	25,000
September 24	Washington State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 13–0	19,000
October 1	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 0–12	22,500
October 8	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	T 7–7	19,854
October 15	at No. 3 Oklahoma	Owen Field Norman, OK	L 6–44	39,789	^[4]^[5]
October 22	SMU*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 14–33	20,000
October 29	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 14–19	31,000
November 5	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (rivalry)	L 0–46	26,000
November 12	Oklahoma A&M*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	W 12–7	12,000
November 19	Missouri	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Border War)	W 13–7	30,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game