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
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record10–2 (5–2 Big 8)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Ruel (8th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Hankwitz (1st season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1995 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Nebraska $ 7 0 012 0 0
No. 5 Colorado 5 2 010 2 0
No. 7 Kansas State 5 2 010 2 0
No. 9 Kansas 5 2 010 2 0
Oklahoma 2 5 05 5 1
Oklahoma State 2 5 04 8 0
Missouri 1 6 03 8 0
Iowa State 1 6 03 8 0
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.

The Jayhawks October 8 game against Kansas State is, as of the 2022 matchup, the only time in the 100+ year old rivalry that both teams were ranked. Kansas was ranked 6th and Kansas State was ranked 14th.

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