Following Coach J.V. Sikes’ November 21, 1953 resignation, it took until January 15 for Kansas University Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy to name 38 year-old Ohio native Chuck Mather as the Jayhawk’s 27th head coach.
Three years later, on October 30th, 1957, Mather and the rest of his coaching staff told his players at a pre-practice meeting that they were resigning effective at the end of the season.
Said Mather, “Last night, our staff, with deep regret, came to the conclusion that we cannot solve the football problem at the University of Kansas even by winning the next four games. Therefore, we hereby submit our resignations.”
At the time of the resignation, midway through his fourth season, Mather’s record at KU was 7-26-3. Mather’s Jayhawks would ironically win the four remaining games of the ’57 season, the longest winning streak of his tenure at Kansas.
