2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team
American college football season
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The 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by first year head coach David Beaty. The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks finished the season 0–12, 0–9 in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big 12 Conference. Their winless season was only the second time in school history they finished winless, the other time being in 1954.
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ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–12 (0–9 Big 12)
Headcoach
- David Beaty (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorRob Likens (1st season)
| 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Record | 0–12 (0–9 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rob Likens (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
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| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 5 Oklahoma $^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 TCU | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Baylor | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position |
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| David Beaty | Head coach |
| Clint Bowen | Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator |
| Rob Likens | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Reggie Mitchell | Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs |
| Zach Yenser | Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line |
| Kevin Kane | Linebackers |
| Klint Kubiak | Wide Receivers |
| Calvin Thibodeaux | Defensive Line |
| Kenny Perry | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks |
| Je'Ney Jackson | Director of Football Strength & Conditioning |
| Connor Embree | Graduate Assistant |
| Nate Dreiling | Graduate Assistant |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 16 (FCS) South Dakota State* | FSN | L 38–41 | 30,144 | |
| September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Memphis* |
| JTV | L 23–55 | 37,798 |
| September 26 | 11:00 a.m. | at Rutgers* | BTN | L 14–27 | 46,136 | |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | FSN | L 13–38 | 55,837 | |
| October 10 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 3 Baylor |
| FS1 | L 7–66 | 25,910 |
| October 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas Tech |
| FS1 | L 20–30 | 25,186 |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Oklahoma State | FS1 | L 10–58 | 59,486 | |
| October 31 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 14 Oklahoma |
| FS1 | L 7–62 | 26,677 |
| November 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas | JTV | L 20–59 | 92,529 | |
| November 14 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 15 TCU | FS1 | L 17–23 | 44,375 | |
| November 21 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia |
| FSN | L 0–49 | 21,415 |
| November 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Kansas State |
| FS1 | L 14–45 | 23,842 |
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Game summaries
No. 16 (FCS) South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 (FCS) Jackrabbits | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 38 |
| Statistics | SDSU | KU |
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| First downs | 25 | 29 |
| Total yards | 463 | 576 |
| Rushing yards | 170 | 285 |
| Passing yards | 293 | 291 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| South Dakota State | Passing | Zach Lujan | 17/33, 293 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Isaac Wallace | 24 rushes, 118 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jake Wieneke | 8 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TD | |
| Kansas | Passing | Montell Cozart | 25/38, 291 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ke'aun Kinner | 27 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Tre' Parmalee | 3 receptions, 82 yards |
Memphis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 55 |
| Jayhawks | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Statistics | MEM | KU |
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| First downs | 34 | 23 |
| Total yards | 651 | 359 |
| Rushing yards | 281 | 194 |
| Passing yards | 370 | 165 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:26 | 31:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Memphis | Passing | Paxton Lynch | 22/25, 354 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Jamarius Henderson | 11 rushes, 77 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Mose Frazier | 4 receptions, 77 yards | |
| Kansas | Passing | Montell Cozart | 13/28, 118 yards |
| Rushing | Ke'aun Kinner | 16 rushes, 113 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Tyler Patrick | 6 receptions, 38 yards |
At Rutgers
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jayhawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Scarlet Knights | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Statistics | KU | RUTG |
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| First downs | 18 | 31 |
| Total yards | 342 | 513 |
| Rushing yards | 64 | 312 |
| Passing yards | 278 | 201 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 22:01 | 37:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Kansas | Passing | Montell Cozart | 13/18, 193 yards |
| Rushing | De'Andre Mann | 6 rushes, 40 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyler Patrick | 3 receptions, 70 yards | |
| Rutgers | Passing | Chris Laviano | 18/25, 201 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Josh Hicks | 21 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Andre Patton | 5 receptions, 53 yards |
At Iowa State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jayhawks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Cyclones | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Statistics | KU | ISU |
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| First downs | 15 | 24 |
| Total yards | 288 | 512 |
| Rushing yards | 38 | 243 |
| Passing yards | 250 | 269 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:03 | 31:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Kansas | Passing | Montell Cozart | 15/21, 150 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Ke'aun Kinner | 11 rushes, 46 yards | |
| Receiving | Tre' Parmalee | 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD | |
| Iowa State | Passing | Sam B. Richardson | 27/36, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Mike Warren | 18 rushes, 175 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Allen Lazard | 6 receptions, 75 yards, TD |
No. 3 Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Bears | 24 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 66 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Statistics | BAY | KU |
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| First downs | 33 | 14 |
| Total yards | 644 | 227 |
| Rushing yards | 281 | 69 |
| Passing yards | 363 | 158 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 24:15 | 35:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Baylor | Passing | Seth Russell | 18/27, 246 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Shock Linwood | 13 rushes, 135 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Corey Coleman | 7 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD | |
| Kansas | Passing | Ryan Willis | 20/36, 158 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Taylor Cox | 19 rushes, 45 yards | |
| Receiving | Jeremiah Booker | 3 receptions, 39 yards |
Texas Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Red Raiders | 3 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| Statistics | TTU | KU |
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| First downs | 29 | 26 |
| Total yards | 576 | 475 |
| Rushing yards | 222 | 145 |
| Passing yards | 354 | 330 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:37 | 30:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas Tech | Passing | Patrick Mahomes | 29/50, 354 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | DeAndré Washington | 23 rushes, 157 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Zach Austin | 8 receptions, 80 yards | |
| Kansas | Passing | Ryan Willis | 35/50, 330 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | De'Andre Mann | 15 rushes, 107 yards | |
| Receiving | Tre' Parmalee | 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD |
At No. 14 Oklahoma State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jayhawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 14 Cowboys | 14 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 58 |
| Statistics | KU | OKST |
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| First downs | 9 | 33 |
| Total yards | 221 | 583 |
| Rushing yards | 30 | 202 |
| Passing yards | 191 | 381 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 22:37 | 37:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Kansas | Passing | Ryan Willis | 12/31, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | De'Andre Mann | 7 rushes, 30 yards | |
| Receiving | Tre' Parmalee | 6 receptions, 115 yards | |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Mason Rudolph | 20/26, 305 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Jeff Carr | 12 rushes, 51 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | James Washington | 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD |
No. 14 Oklahoma
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 14 Sooners | 21 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 62 |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Statistics | OKLA | KU |
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| First downs | 35 | 15 |
| Total yards | 710 | 216 |
| Rushing yards | 265 | 35 |
| Passing yards | 445 | 181 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:39 | 26:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Oklahoma | Passing | Baker Mayfield | 27/32, 383 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Alex Ross | 14 rushes, 103 yards | |
| Receiving | Sterling Shepard | 11 receptions, 183 yards, TD | |
| Kansas | Passing | Ryan Willis | 20/34, 181 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Taylor Cox | 12 rushes, 30 yards | |
| Receiving | Tyler Patrick | 5 receptions, 46 yards, TD |
At Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jayhawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Longhorns | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
| Statistics | KU | TEX |
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| First downs | 23 | 20 |
| Total yards | 426 | 598 |
| Rushing yards | 192 | 299 |
| Passing yards | 234 | 299 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:23 | 27:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Kansas | Passing | Ryan Willis | 17/34, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Ke'aun Kinner | 13 rushes, 67 yards | |
| Receiving | Darious Crowley | 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD | |
| Texas | Passing | Jerrod Heard | 13/23, 201 yards, TD |
| Rushing | D'Onta Foreman | 12 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | John Burt | 4 receptions, 113 yards, TD |
At No. 15 TCU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Jayhawks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 15 Horned Frogs | 10 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Statistics | KU | TCU |
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| First downs | 13 | 25 |
| Total yards | 324 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 121 | 279 |
| Passing yards | 203 | 208 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 26:11 | 33:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | Passing | Ryan Willis | 20/41, 203 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ke'aun Kinner | 17 rushes, 80 yards | |
| Receiving | Steven Sims | 6 receptions, 55 yards | |
| TCU | Passing | Bram Kohlhausen | 13/19, 112 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Aaron Green | 30 rushes, 177 yards | |
| Receiving | Shaun Nixon | 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD |
West Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mountaineers | 28 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
| Jayhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistics | WVU | KU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 30 | 10 |
| Total yards | 630 | 209 |
| Rushing yards | 426 | 82 |
| Passing yards | 204 | 127 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 33:00 | 27:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | Passing | Skyler Howard | 13/22, 133 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Skyler Howard | 9 rushes, 129 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Thompson | 6 receptions, 68 yards | |
| Kansas | Passing | Ryan Willis | 13/36, 127 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | De'Andre Mann | 4 rushes, 49 yards | |
| Receiving | Tre' Parmalee | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
Kansas State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 28 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Statistics | KSU | KU |
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| First downs | 22 | 17 |
| Total yards | 363 | 315 |
| Rushing yards | 226 | 100 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 215 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:03 | 25:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | Passing | Joe Hubener | 10/17, 133 yards |
| Rushing | Joe Hubener | 17 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Winston Dimel | 1 reception, 44 yards | |
| Kansas | Passing | Ryan Willis | 19/35, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Taylor Cox | 11 rushes, 47 yards | |
| Receiving | Steven Sims | 2 receptions, 58 yards |
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive line
Defensive line
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Cornerbacks
Safeties
Special teams
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