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1956 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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with 638 rushing yards, Charlie McCue with 48 points scored, and Wally Strauch with 596 passing yards.
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Kansas Jayhawks football
Big Seven Conference
Chuck Mather
Galen Wahlmeier
Memorial Stadium
1955
1957
1956 Big Seven Conference football standings
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Oklahoma
Colorado
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Kansas State
Iowa State
AP Poll
University of Kansas
Big Seven Conference
1956 college football season
Chuck Mather
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, Kansas
Homer Floyd
Galen Wahlmeier
TCU
Memorial Stadium
Lawrence, KS

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