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2011 Kansas Jayhawks football
2011 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	2–10 (0–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Turner Gill (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vic Shealy (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

The 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference.

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The Jayhawks were picked to finish last by most voters in the preseason Big 12 polls. The Jayhawks conference schedule began with a loss at home to Texas Tech and ended with a loss to the Missouri in the Border Showdown game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Jayhawks finished with a 2–10 record, 0–9 in Big 12 play, and did not play in a bowl game for the third straight year. The Jayhawks had one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Jayhawks schedule is currently ranked 4th in the nation according to Collegefootballpoll.com. During the season, the Jayhawks played Texas A&M and Missouri as members of the Big 12 for the final time, as both schools left for the SEC in July 2012.

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McNeese State

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Game One – McNeese State Cowboys (0–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (0–0)

at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

Date: Saturday, September 3, 2011
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 41,068
Source:^[16]

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Northern Illinois

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Game Two – Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (1–0)

at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 48,084
Source:^[16]

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At Georgia Tech

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Game Three – Kansas Jayhawks (2–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–0)

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011
Game time: 11:30 a.m. CDT (12:30 p.m. local EDT)
Game attendance: 42,025
Source:^[16]

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Texas Tech

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Game Four – Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (2–1)

at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
Game attendance: 39,621
Source:^[16]

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Roster

2011 Kansas Jayhawks football roster

(starters in bold)

Quarterbacks

2 Jordan Webb – So.
8 Quinn Meacham – Sr.
14 Michael Cummings – Fr.
16 Brock Berglund – Fr.
17 Blake Jablonski – Fr.

Running backs

3 Darrian Miller – Fr.
6 Rell Lewis – Sr.
23 Anthony Pierson – Fr.
25 Brandon Bourbon – Fr.
29 James Sims – So.
37 Ryan Burton – So.
39 Josh Smith – Fr.
43 Ed Fink – Fr.
45 Nick Sizemore – Jr.

Wide receivers

7 Kale Pick – Jr.
12 Christian Matthews – So.
15 Daymond Patterson – Sr.
18 Neal Barlow – So. (TR)
20 D.J. Beshears – Jr.
22 Connor Embree – Fr. (TR)
26 Chase Knighton – Jr.
80 Ricki Herod – Fr.
81 Marquis Jackson – Fr.
82 Andrew Turzilli – Fr.
83 Chris Omigie – So.
84 Brian Maura – Fr.
88 Erick McGriff – So.
89 JaCorey Shepherd – Fr.

Tight ends

11 A.J. Steward – Sr.
38 Justin Puthoff – So.
41 Jimmay Mundine – Fr.
44 Scott Baron – Fr.
46 Chris McEnaney – Fr.
49 Brandon Olson – Fr.
85 Trent Smiley – Fr.
86 Tim Biere – Sr.
87 Ted McNulty – Sr.

Offensive line

53 Tom Mabry – So.
54 Justin Carnes – So. (long snapper)
59 Tanner Gibas – Fr. (long snapper)
62 Cooper Kerns – Fr.
63 Chad Kolumber – Fr.
66 Dylan Admire – Fr.
67 Duane Zlatnik – Jr.
68 Luke Luhrsen – Fr.
69 Trevor Marrongelli – Jr.
70 Gavin Howard – So.
72 Tanner Hawkinson – Jr.
73 Damon Martin – Fr.
74 Jeff Spikes – Sr.
75 Travis Bodenstein – Fr.
76 Bryan Peters – Fr.
77 Jeremiah Hatch – Sr.
78 Josh Burgoon – So.
79 Riley Spencer – So.

Defensive line

35 Toben Opurum – Jr.
38 Josh Richardson – Jr.
55 Michael Reynolds – Fr.
56 Javonte Daniel – Fr.
62 Dylan Avery – Fr.
64 Randall Dent – So.
65 Mike Martinovich -Sr.
71 John Williams – Jr.
78 Shane Smith – So.
90 Kevin Young – So.
91 Pat Lewandowski – Fr.
92 Patrick Dorsey – Sr.
93 Ben Goodman – Fr.
94 Tyrone Sellers – So.
96 Keba Agostinho – So.
97 Richard Johnson, Jr. – Sr.
98 JaQwaylin Arps – Fr.
99 Julius Green – Fr.

Linebackers

2 Darius Willis – So.
4 Prinz Kande – So.
17 Tunde Bakare – Jr.
31 Ben Heeney – Fr.
34 Huldon Tharp – So.
37 Brian Blackwell – So.
41 Jake Love – Fr.
44 Malcolm Walker – Jr.
46 Steve Mestan – So.
47 Isaac Wright – Jr.
49 Tyler Hunt – Jr.
50 Jake Farley – Fr.
52 Steven Johnson – Sr.
53 Ryan Karlin – Fr.
57 Colin Garrett – Fr.
59 Blake Abbott – Fr.
60 Brandon Esposito – So.

Cornerbacks

5 Greg Brown – Jr.
10 Corrigan Powell – Jr.
18 Adonis Saunders – Fr.
19 Isiah Barfield – Sr.
22 Dexter McDonald – Fr.
26 Chris Robinson – Fr.
30 Anthony Davis – Sr.
33 Tyler Patmon – So.
39 Dominic Foreman – Jr.

Safeties

1 Lubbock Smith – Jr.
9 Keeston Terry – So.
14 Tyler Hill – Jr.
24 Bradley McDougald – Jr.
27 Victor Simmons – Fr.
32 Dexter Linton – So.
36 Brandon Hawks – Jr.
40 Ray Mitchell – Fr.'
43 Alex Matlock – Fr.

Punters

13 Ron Doherty – So.
19 Victor McBride – Fr.

Kickers

10 Alex Mueller – Fr.
13 Ron Doherty – So.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) McNeese State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	6Sports	W 42–24	41,068^[2]
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FCS	W 45–42	48,084^[3]
September 17	11:30 a.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	FSN	L 24–66	42,025^[4]
October 1	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 35–46	39,621^[5]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		L 28–70	58,030^[6]
October 15	8:15 p.m.	No. 1 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN2	L 17–47	42,580^[7]
October 22	11:00 a.m.	No. 16 Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown/Governor's Cup)	FSN	L 21–59	47,157^[8]
October 29	6:00 p.m.	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 0–43	99,211^[9]
November 5	11:30 a.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FCS	L 10–13	51,575^[10]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 30–31 ^OT	35,188^[11]
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	L 7–61	86,411^[12]
November 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. Missouri	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Border War)	FSN	L 10–24	47,059^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Statistics	McN	KAN
First downs	22	23
Total yards	420	447
Rushes–yards	33–95	55–301
Passing yards	339	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–41–0	7–10–0
Time of possession	21:27	15:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese State	Passing	Cody Stroud	22/27, 218 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Riley Dodge	11 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Champlain Babin	5 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Kansas	Passing	Jordan Webb	7/10, 146 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	James Sims	19 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	JaCorey Shepherd	3 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	NIU	KAN
First downs	27	32
Total yards	462	534
Rushes–yards	29–147	60–253
Passing yards	315	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–33–0	21–30–0
Time of possession	13:54	22:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing	Chandler Harnish	27/33, 315 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chandler Harnish	11 carries, 89 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Nathan Palmer	9 receptions, 86 yards
Kansas	Passing	Jordan Webb	21/30, 281 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	James Sims	26 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	D.J. Beshears	7 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD

2011_Kansas_Jayhawks_football_team

2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Schedule

Game summaries

McNeese State

Northern Illinois

At Georgia Tech

Texas Tech

Roster

Postseason coaching change

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma State $	8	–	1	12	–	1
No. 15 Kansas State	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 13 Baylor	6	–	3	10	–	3
No. 16 Oklahoma	6	–	3	10	–	3
Missouri	5	–	4	8	–	5
Texas	4	–	5	8	–	5
Texas A&M	4	–	5	7	–	6
Iowa State	3	–	6	6	–	7
Texas Tech	2	–	7	5	–	7
Kansas	0	–	9	2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Seth Doege	29/46, 366 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Eric Stephens Jr.	26 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cornelius Douglas	4 receptions, 98 yards
Kansas	Passing	Jordan Webb	16/22, 239 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Bourbon	10 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	D.J. Beshears	3 receptions, 76 yards

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	14	7	42
» Jayhawks	7	14	14	10	45

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	7	10	0	7	24
» Yellow Jackets	14	10	28	14	66

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
» Red Raiders	7	17	21	0	45
Jayhawks	20	7	0	7	34