Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas Jayhawks
First season	2014
Head coach	6th season, 48–31–0 (.608)
Stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,071)
Year built	1921
Location	Lawrence, Kansas
League	NCAA Division I FBS
Division	North
All-time record	48–31–0 (.608)
Bowl record	2–3–0 (.400)
Conference titles	2 (2014, 2018)
Division titles	2 (2014, 2018)
Consensus All-Americans	2
Colors	KU Blue and KU Crimson
Fight song	"I'm a Jayhawk"
Rivals	Missouri Tigers Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners

The Kansas Jayhawks, coached by stormstopper since the program's inception, are an NCAA Division I FBS team competing in the Big 12 Conference. They began play in 2014, the second season of CFBHC. Through the end of the 2019 season, they have maintained the third-highest winning percentage in the Big 12 after Oklahoma and Texas. They have won two conference titles (2014, 2018) and two bowl games (2015, 2019). Kansas's record through the end of 2019 is 48-31.

Notable former Kansas football players include quarterback Eric Jennings, runningbacks James Otero and Paul Gibbs, wide receiver Richard Zimmerman, and defensive backs Ricky Rose and Robert Medina. Otero and Rose were both named All-Americans in 2014, the only players to earn that honor in school history. Otero and Jennings both earned national honors: Otero won the Doak Walker Award in 2014, and Jennings won the Johnny Unitas and Kellen Moore Awards in 2019.

History

2014 Season

The Jayhawks moved up to FBS in 2014 and started off with a bang. In their first year, they finished with a 12-2 record (6-1 in conference play) and won the Big 12 championship. Their wins include a 28-14 road win over then-#8 Oklahoma. Their first loss was a 49-47 triple-overtime road loss to Baylor. That loss to Baylor was avenged in the conference championship game by a margin of 35-6. Their other loss was in the Sugar Bowl to Georgia by a somewhat wider margin of 42-17. Their leading passer was Christopher Brooks, their leading rusher was James Otero, their leading receiver was Richard Zimmerman, their leading tackler was Benjamin Lin, their sack leader was Peter Griggs, and their interceptions leader was Ricky Rose.

2014 Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Record
1	March 27th, 2014	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR	W 21-13	1-0 (0-0)
2	April 5th, 2014	Arizona		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 28-21	2-0 (0-0)
3	April 17th, 2014	Army		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 35-21	3-0 (0-0)
4	April 24th, 2014	at Pittsburgh	#23	Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA	W 31-7	4-0 (0-0)
5	May 3rd, 2014	at Baylor	#20	McLane Stadium, Waco, TX	L 47-49 (3OT)	4-1 (0-1)
6	May 10th, 2014	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX	W 35-31	5-1 (1-1)
7	May 17th, 2014	at #8 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK	W 28-14	6-1 (2-1)
8	May 24th, 2014	West Virginia	#16	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 24-21 (OT)	7-1 (3-1)
9	May 31st, 2014	at Navy	#16	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD	W 42-0	8-1 (3-1)
10	June 7th, 2014	Bye	#14	Bye		8-1 (3-1)
11	June 14th, 2014	at Texas Tech	#12	Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX	W 28-20	9-1 (4-1)
12	June 21st, 2014	Iowa State	#10	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 35-7	10-1 (5-1)
13	July 5th, 2014	at Kansas State	#9	Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS	W 34-14	11-1 (6-1)
CCG	July 8th, 2014	#24 Baylor	#6	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX	W 35-6	12-1 (6-1)
Sugar Bowl	July 17th, 2014	#12 Georgia	#5	Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA	L 17-42	12-2 (6-1)

2015 Season

With DeAndre Jackson and Paul Gibbs stepping up to replace Christopher Brooks and James Otero, the Jayhawks struggled to start off their second season. The season started with a 14-10 win over Duke. Despite the win, Kansas scored the fewest points it ever had to that point under Coach Stormstopper, and the succeeding games bore no relief. They started 2-3 with losses to Washington and UNC, as well as a loss to Texas Tech in which the once-vaunted KU offense put up just 3 points. Week 6 against TCU proved to be a turning point. Kansas quarterback DeAndre Jackson broke James Otero's single-game Kansas rushing record in the CFBHC era, rushing for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns on just 9 carries. He followed it up by breaking his own record the following week in an upset of then-#1 Oklahoma, rushing for 204 yards on 12 carries and one 95-yard touchdown run. This was Kansas's second straight win over the Sooners. These two wins started a 5-game win streak that was snapped in a shocking blowout loss to previously winless Kansas State followed by another blowout loss to rival Missouri. After the pair of devastating setbacks, Kansas went to the Alamo Bowl against #10 Oregon. The Jayhawks ran out to a 14-0 lead and turned back an Oregon rally to win 24-21 on a 37-yard Joshua Stewart field goal with 1 second to play. The Jayhawks' leading passer was DeAndre Jackson, their leading rusher was Paul Gibbs, and their leading receiver was Jonathon Robinson. On defense, their leading tackler was Rico Burke, their leader in sacks was John Serna, and their leader in interceptions was Jeremy Bell.

2015 Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Record
1	August 16th, 2014	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC	W 14-10	1-0 (0-0)
2	August 23rd, 2014	at Washington		Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA	L 17-19	1-1 (0-0)
3	August 30th, 2014	#18 North Carolina		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 14-31	1-2 (0-0)
4	September 6th, 2014	Navy		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 27-7	2-2 (0-0)
5	September 20th, 2014	Texas Tech		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 3-21	2-3 (0-1)
6	September 27th, 2014	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX	W 45-7	3-3 (1-1)
7	October 4th, 2014	#1 Oklahoma		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 23-20	4-3 (2-1)
8	October 11th, 2014	Bye		Bye		4-3 (2-1)
9	October 18th, 2014	at #24 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV	W 35-7	5-3 (3-1)
10	October 25th, 2014	at Iowa State	#23	Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA	W 20-7	6-3 (4-1)
11	November 1st, 2014	Baylor	#22	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 35-0	7-3 (5-1)
12	November 6th, 2014	Kansas State	#20	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 3-34	7-4 (5-2)
13	November 15th, 2014	Missouri		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 24-42	7-5 (5-2)
Alamo Bowl	November 29th, 2014	#10 Oregon		Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	W 24-21	8-5 (5-2)

2016 Season

After a disappointing 2015 campaign, Kansas returned most of its players for 2016. They boasted an incredibly experienced lineup with 14 seniors starting, including returning starters DeAndre Jackson, Paul Gibbs, Jonathon Robinson, and Jeremy Bell. However, that experience failed to translate to success. Kansas lost their first five games and never recovered. Kansas's bowl hopes were dashed with a 20-14 loss to then-#15 Texas, and their only wins this year are a pair of blowouts over Duke and Iowa State. After DeAndre Jackson's senior night against Iowa State, the Jayhawks turned to redshirt freshman Eric Jennings at quarterback to face Kansas State and Missouri. The Jayhawks would go on to lose to the Wildcats, 20-14, and close their season with a 21-point loss against the Tigers, their worst loss of a 10-loss season.

2016 Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Record
1	January 3, 2015	Bye		Bye		0-0 (0-0)
2	January 8, 2015	at #21 UCLA		Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA	L 14-26	0-1 (0-0)
3	January 17, 2015	#13 Pittsburgh		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 17-24	0-2 (0-0)
4	January 22, 2015	at Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK	L 21-31	0-3 (0-1)
5	January 31, 2015	at #25 North Carolina		Kenan Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC	L 17-35	0-4 (0-1)
6	February 7, 2015	at Texas Tech		Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock, TX	L 17-31	0-5 (0-2)
7	February 12, 2015	Duke		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 49-7	1-5 (0-2)
8	February 28, 2015	at #8 Oklahoma		Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK	L 17-21	1-6 (0-3)
9	March 7, 2015	#15 Texas		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 14-20	1-7 (0-4)
10	March 14, 2015	Bye		Bye
11	March 21, 2015	West Virginia		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 7-14	1-8 (0-5)
12	March 28, 2015	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 45-7	2-8 (1-5)
13	April 4, 2015	at Kansas State		Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS	L 14-20	2-9 (1-6)
14	April 11, 2015	at #18 Missouri		Faurot Field, Columbia, MO	L 14-35	2-10 (1-6)

2017 Season

With the core of the team graduated and most of the starters on the team being talented but young, Kansas was expected to have a decent but not great year. They got off to a hot start at 6-1 and rose to #17 in the nation through week 8, though the second half of the season would feature losses to highly ranked Texas, West Virginia, and Missouri. Despite the team's youth, the Jayhawks were able to win 8 regular-season games for the second time in team history, defeat rivals Oklahoma and Kansas State, and secure a bowl bid after a one-year gap, making the season an unqualified success.

2017 Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Record
1	June 6, 2015	Bye		Bye
2	June 13, 2015	#18 Wisconsin		Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 24-17	1-0 (0-0)
3	June 20, 2015	at Iowa State	23	Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA	W 17-7	2-0 (1-0)
4	June 27, 2015	BYU	22	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 27-24	3-0 (1-0)
5	July 4, 2015	at #16 Arizona	19	Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ	L 14-27	3-1 (1-0)
6	July 11, 2015	#17 TCU	25	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 23-14	4-1 (2-0)
7	July 18, 2015	Oklahoma State	20	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 28-14	5-1 (3-0)
8	July 25, 2015	UCLA	18	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 31-16	6-1 (3-0)
9	August 1, 2015	at #3 West Virginia	17	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV	L 14-34	6-2 (3-1)
10	August 8, 2015	Bye	24	Bye
11	August 15, 2015	at #4 Texas	23	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX	L 0-22	6-3 (3-2)
12	August 22, 2015	Oklahoma	25	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 24-13	7-3 (4-2)
13	August 29, 2015	Bye	21	Bye
14	September 5, 2015	Kansas State	23	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 24-14	8-3 (5-2)
15	September 12, 2015	#8 Missouri	23	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 21-35	8-4 (5-2)
Bourbon Bowl	October 3, 2015	#16 Purdue	24	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY	L 14-27	8-5 (5-2)

2018 Season

Kansas came into the season with high hopes. They were favored to win the Big 12 North and were ranked #6 in the preseason poll. After blowing out Notre Dame at home to open up the season, they would need all 60 minutes to hold off West Virginia and Iowa State. After the 3-0 start, the Jayhawks would fall into a deep slump, losing 4 of their next 6 games. The low point was following a blowout home loss to Texas by listlessly dropping their next game against BYU to fall to 5-4. They were able to collect wins over Kansas State and Oklahoma for the second straight year, and they could still clinch the North with a win over Baylor. Eric Jennings's touchdown pass to Malcolm Davis with 50 seconds to play would prove decisive in that matchup, a 17-16 Kansas win that gave the Jayhawks momentum for the remainder of the season. They blew out Oregon, rallied to defeat Missouri for the first time in the history of the Border War, and upset TCU to win the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game. However, they were denied a 10-win season in the Cactus Bowl, as a 6-0 lead turned into a 24-6 loss to UCLA with three interceptions from Eric Jennings.

2018 Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Record
1	November 28, 2015	Notre Dame	6	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 35-10	1-0 (0-0)
2	December 5, 2015	West Virginia	7	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 48-45	2-0 (1-0)
3	December 12, 2015	Bye	6	Bye
4	December 19, 2015	Iowa State	6	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 28-26	3-0 (2-0)
5	December 26, 2015	at #19 Wisconsin	5	Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI	L 7-23	3-1 (2-0)
6	January 9, 2016	Bye	9	Bye
7	January 16, 2016	at Kansas State	9	Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS	W 24-6	4-1 (3-0)
8	January 30, 2016	#8 Texas Tech	9	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 10-20	4-2 (3-1)
9	February 13, 2016	at Oklahoma	14	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK	W 27-21	5-2 (4-1)
10	February 27, 2016	#13 Texas	16	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	L 3-35	5-3 (4-2)
11	March 12, 2016	Bye	21	Bye
12	March 26, 2016	at BYU	20	LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT	L 10-17	5-4 (4-2)
13	April 2, 2016	at Baylor	-	McLane Stadium, Waco, TX	W 17-16	6-4 (5-2)
14	April 9, 2016	Bye	-	Bye
15	April 16, 2016	Oregon	-	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	W 35-17	7-4 (5-2)
16	April 23, 2016	at Missouri	-	Memorial Stadium, Columbia, MO	W 24-23	8-4 (5-2)
CCG	April 30, 2016	vs. #9 TCU	-	AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX	W 17-13	9-4 (5-2)
Cactus Bowl	May 20, 2016	vs. #18 UCLA	23	Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ	L 6-24	9-5 (5-2)

2019 Season

Kansas was expected to contend for a second straight Big 12 title in the 2019 season behind an experienced and high-powered offense and a strong defense. The former emerged as expected, but cracks began to show in the defense early on. Kansas started out 2-0 with a blowout of Washington and a high-scoring win over West Virginia, rising as high as #4 in the polls. Subsequently, they were upset on the road by Iowa State and were shocked in a neutral-site game against ECU, 38-35, falling out of the polls as a result. They recovered with back-to-back wins over Kansas State and TCU, setting up a critical two-game stretch against Oklahoma and Baylor, both of whom were undefeated and leading their respective divisions. Kansas's fate was sealed when they allowed Oklahoma to rally from a 14-0 deficit in a home overtime loss to the Sooners, followed by a shootout loss to the Baylor Bears to fall to 4-4. Although they were eliminated from division contention with those losses, the Jayhawks still managed to close out the season on a high note. They set a school record for points against Notre Dame, held off an Oklahoma State rally, routed Rice on the road, and turned back a Missouri comeback bid with a Bradley Spurlock pick-six to finish the regular season 8-4. With a win over then-#17 Oregon in the Alamo Bowl, the Jayhawks secured their second straight nine-win season. Eric Jennings threw for a school-record 4132 yards and 35 touchdowns, winning the Johnny Unitas and Kellen Moore Awards, and Kansas would set a school record by averaging 33.08 points per game for the season, the third-highest total in Big 12 history at the time.

2019 Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Rank	Location	Result	Record
1	July 30, 2016	Washington	5	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	40-10	1-0 (0-0)
2	August 20, 2016	at West Virginia	4	Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, WV	31-24	2-0 (1-0)
3	August 27, 2016	Bye	4	Bye
4	September 3, 2016	at #20 Iowa State	5	Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, IA	24-29	2-1 (1-1)
5	September 24, 2016	Bye	15	Bye
6	October 1, 2016	vs. ECU	15	Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO	35-38	2-2 (1-1)
7	October 15, 2016	Kansas State	-	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	37-7	3-2 (2-1)
8	October 22, 2016	at TCU	25	Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX	20-10	4-2 (3-1)
9	October 29, 2016	#8 Oklahoma	24	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	30-33 (OT)	4-3 (3-2)
10	November 5, 2016	#9 Baylor	-	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	27-37	4-4 (3-3)
11	November 19, 2016	Bye	-	Bye
12	November 26, 2016	at Notre Dame	-	Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN	50-28	5-4 (3-3)
13	December 3, 2016	Oklahoma State	-	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	34-28	6-4 (4-3)
14	December 24, 2016	at Rice	-	Rice Stadium, Houston, TX	30-10	7-4 (4-3)
15	December 31, 2016	Bye	-	Bye
16	January 7, 2017	Missouri	-	Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS	35-24	8-4 (4-3)
Alamo Bowl	January 28, 2017	#17 Oregon	-	Alamodome, San Antonio, TX	37-31	9-4 (4-3)

All-time record vs. Big 12 opponents

This is the Jayhawks' football record against current Big 12 Conference opponents through the 2019 season.

School	Total Games	W	L	T	Pct.	PF	PA	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Baylor	5	3	2	0	.600	161	108	2014	2019	L1
Iowa State	6	5	1	0	.833	169	83	2014	2019	L1
Kansas State	6	4	2	0	.667	136	95	2014	2019	W3
Oklahoma	6	4	2	0	.667	149	122	2014	2019	L1
Oklahoma State	3	2	1	0	.667	83	73	2016	2019	W2
TCU	5	5	0	0	1.000	140	75	2014	2019	W5
Texas	3	0	3	0	.000	17	77	2016	2018	L3
Texas Tech	4	1	3	0	.250	58	92	2014	2018	L3
West Virginia	6	4	2	0	.667	159	145	2014	2019	W2
9 Opponents	42	28	16	0	.636	1,072	870			6 Seasons

Season-by-Season Records

Year	Coach(es)	Conference	Overall Record		Conference Record		Bowl	Final CP Ranking
			Wins	Losses	Wins	Losses
Kansas Jayhawks
2014	Stormstopper	Big 12	12	2	6	1	Lost Sugar Bowl vs. Georgia (17-42)	#8
2015			8	5	5	2	Won Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (24-21)	#22
2016			2	10	1	6	-	-
2017			8	5	5	2	Lost Bourbon Bowl vs. Purdue (14-27)	-
2018			9	5	5	2	Lost Cactus Bowl vs. UCLA (6-24)	-
2019			9	4	4	3	Won Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (37-31)	-
2020			0	0	0	0	TBD	TBD
Total			48	31	26	16	(all games)

National Champions

Conference Champions

Bowl game berth

Bowl History

By year

Season Bowl Opponent Result 2014 Sugar Bowl #12 Georgia L 17-42 2015 Alamo Bowl #10 Oregon W 24-21 2017 Bourbon Bowl #16 Purdue L 14-27 2018 Cactus Bowl #18 UCLA L 6-24 2019 Alamo Bowl #17 Oregon W 37-31 Total 5 Bowl Games 2-3

Individual Award Winners

Players

• Doak Walker Award

James Otero – 2014 CFBHC Season

• Johnny Unitas Award

Eric Jennings – 2019 CFBHC Season

• Kellen Moore Award

Eric Jennings – 2019 CFBHC Season

All-Americans

• 2014

James Otero

Ricky Rose

All-Big 12 Players

• 2014

James Otero

Ricky Rose

Thomas Todd

James Johnson

Benjamin Lin

Thomas Cooke

Christopher Massey

• 2015

Jeremy Bell

Jeffrey Goss

• 2016

David Robinson

• 2017

Russell Farr

• 2018

Ben Goode

James Carson

• 2019

Eric Jennings

Noah Hills

Ben Goode

Bradley Spurlock

Coaches

• Big 12 Coach of the Year

stormstopper – 2014 CFBHC Season

Rivalries

Missouri Tigers

The 160-year-old rivalry between Kansas and Missouri began with open violence that up to the American Civil War known as Bleeding Kansas that took place in the Kansas Territory (Sacking of Lawrence) and the western frontier towns of Missouri throughout the 1850s. The incidents were clashes between pro-slavery factions from both states and anti-slavery Kansans to influence whether Kansas would enter the Union as a free or slave state. In the opening year of the war, six Missouri towns (the largest being Osceola) and large swaths of the western Missouri country side were plundered and burned by guerrilla "Jayhawkers" from Kansas. The Sacking of Osceola led to a retaliatory raid on Lawrence, Kansas two years later known as the Lawrence Massacre killing between 185 and 200 men and boys, which in turn led to the infamous General Order No. 11 (1863), the forced depopulation of several western Missouri counties. The raid on Lawrence was led by William Quantrill, a Confederate guerrilla born in Ohio who had formed his bushwhacker group at the end of 1861. At the time the Civil War broke out, Quantrill was a resident of Lawrence, Kansas teaching school.

The rivalry on the football field was sparked in 2015 when Missouri accepted Kansas's invitation to begin a series. Originally designed as a home-and-home, the series was extended indefinitely when vtgorilla was hired at Missouri. The rivals meet in Lawrence in odd-numbered years and in Columbia in even-numbered years. In the early-going, Aaron Shea led Missouri to three straight wins to open the series--including a 5-touchdown performance in Lawrence in his final regular-season college football game in 2017. After Shea's graduation, Kansas has been able to get a foothold in the series. A late Joshua Stewart field goal lifted the Jayhawks to a 24-23 victory in Columbia to close the 2018 regular season, and a Bradley Spurlock pick-six sealed a 35-24 win for the Jayhawks in Lawrence to close 2019. Missouri leads the series 3-2.

Kansas State Wildcats (Sunflower Showdown)

The Sunflower Showdown is the series of athletic contests between Kansas State University and the University of Kansas, most notably football and men's basketball. The name is derived from the official nickname for the state of Kansas: the Sunflower State. The two schools compete each year for the Governor's Cup in football. The rivalry between the two schools can be traced indirectly back to their creation in the 1860s. The towns of Manhattan, Kansas (now home to KSU) and Lawrence, Kansas (now home to KU) both competed to be the site of the state University – required in the Kansas Constitution – after Kansas achieved statehood in 1861. Manhattan would have become the home of the University in 1861, but the bill establishing the University in Manhattan was controversially vetoed by Governor Charles L. Robinson of Lawrence. An attempt to override the veto in the Legislature failed by two votes. In 1862, another bill to make Manhattan the site of the University failed by one vote. Finally, on the third attempt, on February 16, 1863, the Kansas Legislature designated Manhattan as home to the state's Land-grant university. Yet the legislature was not done. Prodded by former Governor Robinson, the Legislature distinguished this institution from the "University" in the Constitution, and on February 20 the Legislature named Lawrence as the home to the state university (provided Lawrence could raise $15,000 and acquire not less than 40 acres (160,000 m2) of land). When Lawrence met these conditions, the University of Kansas was established there in 1865.

Kansas and Kansas State have met on the gridiron every year since the programs joined the Big 12 Conference in 2014. They met during rivalry week in 2014, but Kansas's addition of Missouri to their schedule displaced this game. It was played in the penultimate week of the season until 2018, when it was moved to midseason. The Jayhawks won the first matchup in the series with a comfortable 34-14 win in Manhattan, but Kansas State surprised the college football world with a 34-3 win the following year. That was Kansas State's only win of the season, and it prevented Kansas from defending its Big 12 North title. The Wildcats would win their second straight in the series in 2016. Kansas would rebound in the following years, winning by a 24-14 margin in 2017 and a 24-6 margin the following year. They would extend their winning streak in the series to 3 games with a 37-7 blowout in Lawrence in 2019. Kansas leads the series 4-2.

Oklahoma Sooners

Kansas's rivalry with Oklahoma developed entirely on the football field. Since the formation of the Big 12 North in 2014, the two programs emerged as the division's premier programs. They have combined to win 4 Big 12 North titles in the division's 5 years of existence, and they are the only programs other than Texas to win a Big 12 title. Their on-field matchups have been memorable. Kansas announced its arrival to the college football world in 2014 by upsetting #8 Oklahoma on the road en route to its first conference title. The following year, Kansas upset #1 (and eventual national champion) Oklahoma with a last-second field goal in a 23-20 win in what would prove to be Oklahoma's only loss of the year. The Sooners had their revenge in 2016 with a come-from-behind 21-17 victory, but Kansas regained control of the series with back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018. Oklahoma once again broke the two-game win streak in the series, rallying from a 14-0 deficit to win 33-30 in overtime for their first-ever win in Lawrence en route to an 11-0 start. Kansas still leads the series 4-2.

NFLHC

Drafted Players

Kansas has had twelve players selected in the first-year player draft. Devon Drummond is the highest selection in Kansas history. James Otero, Eric Jennings, and James Carson were also selected in the top 100 picks of their respective drafts.

Year	Round	Pick	Position	Player	Team
2015	3	58	RB	James Otero	Miami Dolphins
2015	5	132	OT	James Johnson	Green Bay Packers
2017	5	183	CB	Jeremy Bell	Indianapolis Colts
2017	7	247	OLB	David Robinson	Seattle Seahawks
2017	7	258	RB	Paul Gibbs	New Orleans Saints
2018	6	177	ILB	Jamie Zuman	Pittsburgh Steelers
2018	6	180	OG	Gregory Cooke	Minnesota Vikings
2019	2	40	CB	Devon Drummond	Minnesota Vikings
2019	7	200	DT	James Hawkins	Houston Texans
2020	3	84	QB	Eric Jennings	Denver Broncos
2020	3	86	ILB	James Carson	New England Patriots
2020	7	229	CB	Chad Bullock	San Francisco 49ers

Undrafted Free Agents

Kansas has had many more players make the NFLHC through undrafted free agency than through the draft. Perhaps the most notable UDFA is Richard Zimmerman, who's spent time as the #2 and #1 receiver for the Carolina Panthers, thriving in the presence of Christian Skaggs.

Year	Position	Player	Team
2015	SS	Robert Medina	New York Giants
2015	ILB	Thomas Cooke	Cleveland Browns
2015	WR	Richard Zimmerman	Carolina Panthers
2015	OLB	Benjamin Lin	Houston Texans
2015	CB	Juan Stewart	Houston Texans
2015	QB	Christopher Brooks	Jacksonville Jaguars
2016	OG	Robert Thomas	Green Bay Packers
2016	CB	Ricky Rose	Detroit Lions
2016	SS	George Neal	Cincinnati Bengals
2017	QB	DeAndre Jackson	Seattle Seahawks
2017	WR	Jonathon Robinson	San Diego Chargers
2017	OT	Anthony Webb	San Francisco 49ers
2017	DT	John Morgan	New York Giants
2019	DE	Russell Farr	Indianapolis Colts

Record Book

For the entire Kansas record book, see List of University of Kansas Records.

Individual

Single-Game

Record	Holder	Position	Date	Opponent	Stat
Passing yards	Eric Jennings	QB	Week 2, 2018	West Virginia	449
Passing touchdowns	Eric Jennings	QB	Week 8, 2017 Week 1, 2018 Week 2, 2018 Week 6, 2019 Week 16, 2019	UCLA Notre Dame West Virginia ECU Missouri	4
Passes intercepted	DeAndre Jackson	QB	Week 12, 2015	Kansas State	4
Completions	Eric Jennings	QB	Week 13, 2018	Baylor	30
Passes attempted	Eric Jennings	QB	Cactus Bowl, 2018	UCLA	50
Completion percentage	Christopher Brooks	QB	Week 9, 2014	Navy	84%
Yards per attempt	Christopher Brooks	QB	Week 9, 2014	Navy	12.32
Passer rating	Eric Jennings	QB	Week 7, 2017	Oklahoma State	226.13
Rushing yards	DeAndre Jackson	QB	Week 7, 2015	Oklahoma	204
Rushing touchdowns	James Otero	RB	5 occasions, all in 2014	Last: Baylor	3
Carries	James Otero Jalen Clayton	RB	Week 6, 2014 Week 7, 2017	TCU Oklahoma State	24
Yards per carry	DeAndre Jackson	QB	Week 6, 2015	TCU	22.56
Receiving yards	Malcolm Davis	WR	Week 2, 2018	West Virginia	206
Receiving touchdowns	Larry Clark Bradley Cantu Lamont Montgomery Malcolm Davis Noah Hills	WR TE WR WR TE	Week 12, 2016 Week 7, 2017 Week 8, 2017 Four occasions, 2018 and 2019 Week 6, 2019	Iowa State Oklahoma State UCLA Last: Missouri ECU	2
Receptions	Malcolm Davis	WR	Week 16, 2019	Missouri	11
Yards per reception	Timmy Sutton	WR	Week 5, 2018	Wisconsin	39.00
All-purpose yards	Eric Jennings	QB	Week 2, 2018	West Virginia	449
Tackles	Thomas Cooke	ILB	Week 2, 2014	Arizona	15
Sacks	Peter Griggs Peter Griggs Peter Griggs John Serna John Morgan Kameron Reaves	DE DE DE DE DT OLB	Week 1, 2014 Week 3, 2014 Week 12, 2016 Week 9, 2015 Alamo Bowl, 2015 Week 14, 2017	Oregon Army Iowa State West Virginia Oregon Kansas State	2
Interceptions	Ricky Rose Robert Medina	CB SS	Week 9, 2014 Week 14, 2014	Navy Baylor	2
Fumbles forced	Robert Franklin Oliver Bates	ILB OLB	Week 6, 2015 Week 7, 2018	TCU Kansas State	1
Fumbles recovered	John Serna James Carson	DE ILB	Week 6, 2015 Week 7, 2018	TCU Kansas State	1
Defensive TD	Ricky Rose Robert Medina Jeremy Bell Kenneth Parker Bradley Spurlock	CB SS CB CB	Two occasions, 2014 Week 7, 2014 Week 9, 2016 Week 6, 2017 Three occasions, 2019	Last: Iowa State Oklahoma West Virginia Duke Last: Missouri	1
Extra Points Made	Joshua Stewart	K	Week 7, 2016	Duke	7
Field Goals Made	Joel Hawley	K	Week 11, 2019	Notre Dame	5
Long FG	Joshua Stewart	K	Week 9, 2018	Oklahoma	50
Kick Return TD	Jeffrey Goss	WR	Week 1, 2015	Duke	1
Punt Return TD	Jeffrey Goss Timmy Sutton Albert Chastain	WR WR RB	Week 6, 2015 Week 7, 2017 Week 8, 2019	TCU Oklahoma State TCU	1
Punting Average	Michael Williams	P	Week 7, 2017	Oklahoma State	45.7

Single-Season

Record	Holder	Position	Year	Stat
Passing yards	Eric Jennings	QB	2019	4132
Passing touchdowns	Eric Jennings	QB	2019	35
Passes intercepted	Eric Jennings	QB	2018	14
Completions	Eric Jennings	QB	2018	320
Passes attempted	Eric Jennings	QB	2018	521
Completion percentage (min. 100 attempts)	Christopher Brooks	QB	2014	68.00%
Yards per attempt (min. 100 attempts)	Eric Jennings	QB	2017	8.87
Passer rating (min. 100 attempts)	Eric Jennings	QB	2019	162.47
Rushing yards	James Otero	RB	2014	1693
Rushing touchdowns	James Otero	RB	2014	30
Carries	James Otero	RB	2014	249
Yards per carry (min. 50 attempts)	DeAndre Jackson	QB	2015	10.88
Receiving yards	Malcolm Davis	WR	2019	1335
Receiving touchdowns	Malcolm Davis	WR	2019	10
Receptions	Malcolm Davis	WR	2018 and 2019	86
Yards per reception	Jonathon Robinson	WR	2016	16.98
All-purpose yards	Eric Jennings	QB	2018	4132
Tackles	Benjamin Lin	OLB	2014	82
Sacks	Russell Farr	DE	2017	6.5
Interceptions	Ricky Rose Jeremy Bell Bradley Spurlock	CB	2014 2015 2019	6
Fumbles forced	Robert Franklin Oliver Bates	ILB	2015 2018	1
Fumbles recovered	John Serna James Carson	DE ILB	2015 2018	1
Defensive TD	Bradley Spurlock	CB	2019	3
Extra Points Made	Christopher Massey	P	2014	57
Field Goals Made	Joel Hawley	K	2019	29
Long FG	Joshua Stewart	K	2018	50
GW FG under 2:00	Joshua Stewart	K	2015 2018	2
Kick Return TD	Jeffrey Goss	WR	2015	1
Punt Return TD	Jeffrey Goss Timmy Sutton Albert Chastain	WR WR RB	2015 2017 2019	1

Career

Record	Holder	Position	Stat
Passing yards	Eric Jennings	QB	11709
Passing touchdowns	Eric Jennings	QB	91
Passes intercepted	Eric Jennings	QB	33
Completions	Eric Jennings	QB	909
Passes attempted	DeAndre Jackson	QB	1407
Completion percentage	Christopher Brooks	QB	68.00%
Yards per attempt	Eric Jennings	QB	8.32
Passer rating	Christopher Brooks	QB	151.88
Rushing yards	Jalen Clayton	RB	3118
Rushing touchdowns	James Otero	RB	30
Carries	Jalen Clayton	RB	700
Yards per carry	DeAndre Jackson	QB	8.56
Receiving yards	Malcolm Davis	WR	3347
Receiving touchdowns	Malcolm Davis	WR	23
Receptions	Malcolm Davis	WR	233
Yards per reception	Jonathon Robinson	WR	15.57
All-purpose yards	Eric Jennings	QB	11709
Tackles	James Carson	ILB	176
Sacks	Amir Ransom	DE	10.5
Interceptions	Jeremy Bell Devon Drummond	CB	8
Fumbles forced	Robert Franklin Oliver Bates	ILB OLB	1
Fumbles recovered	John Serna James Carson	DE ILB	1
Defensive TD	Bradley Spurlock	CB	3
Extra Points Made	Joshua Stewart	K	137
Field Goals Made	Joshua Stewart	K	41
Long FG	Joshua Stewart	K	50
GW FG under 2:00	Joshua Stewart	K	5
Kick Return TD	Jeffrey Goss	WR	1
Punt Return TD	Jeffrey Goss Timmy Sutton Albert Chastain	WR WR RB	1

Team

Single-Game

Record	Date	Opponent	Statistic
Passing yards	Week 2, 2018	West Virginia	449
Passing touchdowns	Week 8, 2017 Week 1, 2018 Week 2, 2018 Week 6, 2019	UCLA Notre Dame West Virginia ECU	4
Rushing yards	Week 6, 2015	TCU	323
Rushing touchdowns	Week 7, 2016	Duke	6
Yards per carry	Week 7, 2015	Oklahoma	11.00
Total yards	Week 6, 2015	TCU	549
Yards per play	Week 6, 2015	TCU	11.20
Points	Week 12, 2019	Notre Dame	50
Fewest pass yards allowed	Week 6, 2015	TCU	64
Fewest rush yards allowed	Week 7, 2016	Duke	7
Fewest total yards allowed	Week 6, 2015	TCU	103
Fewest points allowed	Week 9, 2014 Week 11, 2015	Navy Baylor	0
Sacks	Week 14, 2017	Kansas State	3
Interceptions	Week 14, 2014	Baylor	4
Margin of victory	Week 9, 2014 Week 7, 2016	Navy Duke	42

Single-Season

Record	Year	Stat
Passing yards	2019	4132
Passing touchdowns	2019	35
Rushing yards	2014	2354
Rushing touchdowns	2014	39
Yards per carry	2014	6.82
Total yards	2019	5127
Yards per play	2019	7.50
Sacks	2017	13
Interceptions	2019	15
Points	2014	440
Points per game	2019	33.08
Fewest passing yards allowed	2015	2243
Fewest passing touchdowns allowed	2015	13
Fewest rushing yards allowed	2016	800
Fewest rushing touchdowns allowed	2014 2016 2017	12
Fewest yards per carry allowed	2016	4.28
Fewest total yards allowed	2015	3180
Fewest yards per play allowed	2014	5.93
Fewest sacks allowed	2017	5
Fewest passes intercepted	2014	3
Fewest points allowed	2015	226

Ring of Honor

Player	Position	Seasons Played	Accolades
James Otero	RB	2014	2014 All-American Doak Walker Award winner 2014 All-Big 12 2014 Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year
Ricky Rose	CB/FS	2014-15	2014 All-American 2014 All-Big 12

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