Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 3 |
6:00 PM |
No. 20 (FCS) McNeese State* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
|
W 42–24 |
41,068[1] |
September 10 |
6:00 PM |
Northern Illinois* |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FCS |
W 45–42 |
48,084[2] |
September 17 |
11:30 AM |
at Georgia Tech* |
|
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
FSN |
L 24–66 |
42,025[3] |
October 1 |
11:00 AM |
Texas Tech |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
FSN |
L 35–46 |
39,621[4] |
October 8 |
2:30 PM |
at No. 7 Oklahoma State |
|
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK |
|
L 28–70 |
58,030[5] |
October 15 |
8:15 PM |
No. 1 Oklahoma |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
ESPN2 |
L 17–47 |
42,580[6] |
October 22 |
11:00 AM |
No. 16 Kansas State |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown/Governor's Cup) |
FSN |
L 21–59 |
47,157[7] |
October 29 |
6:00 PM |
at Texas |
|
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
LHN |
L 0–43 |
99,211[8] |
November 5 |
11:30 AM |
at Iowa State |
|
Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA |
FCS |
L 10–13 |
51,575[9] |
November 12 |
1:00 PM |
Baylor |
|
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS |
|
L 30–31 OT |
35,188[10] |
November 19 |
11:00 AM |
at Texas A&M |
|
Kyle Field • College Station, TX |
FSN |
L 7–61 |
86,411[11] |
November 26 |
2:30 PM |
vs. Missouri |
|
Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO (Border War) |
FSN |
L 10–24 |
47,059[12] |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
[13][14]
Game summaries
McNeese State
Game One – McNeese State Cowboys (0–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (0–0)
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 20 (FCS) Cowboys |
0 |
3 |
13 | 8 | 24 |
» Jayhawks |
7 |
14 |
7 | 14 | 42 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas
- Date: Saturday, September 3, 2011
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 41,068
- Source: [15]
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
McN |
KAN |
1 |
5:30 |
8 |
84 |
2:41 |
KAN |
Daymond Patterson 25-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good |
0 |
7
|
2 |
11:52 |
17 |
68 |
8:31 |
McN |
26-yard field goal by Josh Lewis |
3 |
7
|
2 |
8:00 |
8 |
73 |
3:47 |
KAN |
James Sims 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
3 |
14
|
2 |
1:51 |
12 |
67 |
4:09 |
KAN |
Tony Pierson 13-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
3 |
21
|
3 |
9:48 |
12 |
76 |
5:07 |
McN |
Champlain Babin 14-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
10 |
21
|
3 |
8:02 |
6 |
61 |
1:40 |
KAN |
JaCorey Shepherd 56-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good |
10 |
28
|
3 |
4:24 |
7 |
51 |
3:28 |
McN |
Wes Briscoe 32-yard touchdown reception from Riley Dodge, Josh Lewis kick failed |
16 |
28
|
4 |
13:20 |
7 |
45 |
2:41 |
KAN |
Jordan Webb 8-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
16 |
35
|
4 |
8:32 |
4 |
64 |
1:21 |
McN |
Cody Stroud 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good |
24 |
35
|
4 |
6:30 |
5 |
70 |
1:56 |
KAN |
JaCorey Shepherd 48-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good |
24 |
42
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
24 |
42 |
|
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 |
Northern Illinois
Game Two – Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (1–0)
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies |
7 |
14 |
14 | 7 | 42 |
» Jayhawks |
7 |
14 |
14 | 10 | 45 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas
- Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 48,084
- Source: [15]
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
NIU |
KAN |
1 |
7:51 |
11 |
68 |
4:06 |
KAN |
D.J. Beshears 15-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good |
0 |
7
|
1 |
2:50 |
11 |
74 |
4:58 |
NIU |
Chandler Harnish 7-yard touchdown run, Nabal Jefferson kick good |
7 |
7
|
2 |
13:43 |
5 |
68 |
1:03 |
NIU |
Chandler Harnish 12-yard touchdown run, Mathew Sims kick good |
14 |
7
|
2 |
8:39 |
9 |
53 |
3:28 |
NIU |
Martel Moore 8-yard touchdown reception from Chandler Harnish, Mathew Sims kick good |
21 |
7
|
2 |
4:16 |
12 |
74 |
4:16 |
KAN |
Darrian Miller 18-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
21 |
14
|
2 |
0:17 |
6 |
70 |
1:29 |
KAN |
Kale Pick 36-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good |
21 |
21
|
3 |
12:59 |
5 |
66 |
1:56 |
NIU |
Chandler Harnish 26-yard touchdown run, Mathew Sims kick good |
28 |
21
|
3 |
10:32 |
7 |
75 |
2:21 |
KAN |
James Sims 8-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
28 |
28
|
3 |
2:55 |
14 |
72 |
5:45 |
KAN |
James Sims 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
28 |
35
|
3 |
1:17 |
5 |
65 |
1:32 |
NIU |
Da'Ron Brown 10-yard touchdown reception from Chandler Harnish, Mathew Sims kick good |
35 |
35
|
4 |
8:50 |
16 |
73 |
7:24 |
KAN |
27-yard field goal by Alex Mueller |
35 |
38
|
4 |
5:03 |
11 |
85 |
3:41 |
NIU |
Jasmin Hopkins 1-yard touchdown run, Mathew Sims kick good |
42 |
38
|
4 |
0:09 |
11 |
47 |
4:40 |
KAN |
D.J. Beshears 6-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good |
42 |
45
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
42 |
45 |
|
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 |
at Georgia Tech
Game Three – Kansas Jayhawks (2–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–0)
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Jayhawks |
7 |
10 |
0 | 7 | 24 |
» Yellow Jackets |
14 |
10 |
28 | 14 | 66 |
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: [15]
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
KAN |
GT |
1 |
12:33 |
1 |
95 |
0:14 |
GT |
Orwin Smith 95-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good |
0 |
7
|
1 |
7:09 |
11 |
72 |
5:16 |
KAN |
Darrian Miller 10-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
7 |
7
|
1 |
0:06 |
4 |
44 |
1:43 |
GT |
Roddy Jones 4-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good |
7 |
14
|
2 |
9:03 |
13 |
71 |
5:57 |
KAN |
Darrian Miller 11-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
14 |
14
|
2 |
7:32 |
5 |
72 |
1:25 |
GT |
David Sims 19-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good |
14 |
21
|
2 |
0:39 |
8 |
73 |
3:09 |
GT |
24-yard field goal by Justin Moore |
14 |
24
|
2 |
0:00 |
5 |
65 |
0:35 |
KAN |
28-yard field goal by Alex Mueller |
17 |
24
|
3 |
14:39 |
1 |
63 |
0:11 |
GT |
Embry Peebles 63-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good |
17 |
31
|
3 |
10:34 |
4 |
74 |
2:23 |
GT |
Orwin Smith 67-yard touchdown reception from Tevin Washington, Justin Moore kick good |
17 |
38
|
3 |
6:55 |
1 |
52 |
0:07 |
GT |
Roddy Jones 52-yard touchdown reception from Tevin Washington, Justin Moore kick good |
17 |
45
|
3 |
3:30 |
6 |
74 |
2:17 |
GT |
David Sims 21-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good |
17 |
52
|
4 |
11:44 |
10 |
68 |
5:23 |
GT |
Synjyn Days 2-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good |
17 |
59
|
4 |
5:13 |
8 |
75 |
4:16 |
GT |
Charles Perkins 3-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good |
17 |
66
|
4 |
2:24 |
9 |
63 |
2:41 |
KAN |
Andrew Turzilli 10-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Mecham, Alex Mueller kick good |
24 |
66
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
24 |
66 |
|
Statistics | KAN | GT |
First downs | 19 | 24 |
Total yards | 362 | 768 |
Rushes–yards | 42–151 | 50–604 |
Passing yards | 212 | 175 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–27–0 | 4–7–0 |
Time of possession | 19:07 | 16:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Kansas | Passing | Jordan Webb | 11/19, 148 yards |
Rushing | Darrian Miller | 11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | D.J. Beshears | 5 receptions, 65 yards |
Georgia Tech | Passing | Tevin Washington | 4/7, 164 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Orwin Smith | 5 carries, 157 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Orwin Smith | 2 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD |
Texas Tech
Game Four – Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (2–1)
|
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
» Red Raiders |
7 |
17 |
21 | 0 | 45 |
Jayhawks |
20 |
7 |
0 | 7 | 34 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas
- Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game attendance: 39,621
- Source: [15]
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
TTU |
KAN |
1 |
13:10 |
4 |
41 |
1:50 |
KAN |
James Sims 11-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick failed |
0 |
6
|
1 |
10:23 |
5 |
75 |
1:46 |
KAN |
Brandon Bourbon 51-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good |
0 |
13
|
1 |
3:39 |
5 |
25 |
2:54 |
KAN |
Tim Biere (KAN) fumble recovered by Kale Pick in end zone for touchdown, Alex Mueller kick good |
0 |
20
|
1 |
1:35 |
7 |
52 |
2:04 |
TTU |
DeAndre Washington 1-yard touchdown run, Donnie Carona kick good |
7 |
20
|
2 |
14:22 |
1 |
25 |
0:29 |
TTU |
Eric Ward 40-yard touchdown reception from Seth Doege, Donnie Carona kick good |
14 |
20
|
2 |
10:48 |
6 |
45 |
1:00 |
TTU |
Jacoby Franks 13-yard touchdown reception from Seth Doege, Donnie Carona kick good |
21 |
20
|
2 |
7:54 |
5 |
37 |
0:49 |
TTU |
46-yard field goal by Donnie Carona |
21 |
20
|
2 |
0:47 |
10 |
62 |
3:38 |
KAN |
Rell Lewis 19-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good |
24 |
27
|
3 |
11:23 |
12 |
91 |
3:37 |
TTU |
Eric Stephens 8-yard touchdown run, Donnie Carona kick good |
31 |
27
|
3 |
5:21 |
11 |
80 |
3:29 |
TTU |
Eric Stephens 1-yard touchdown run, Donnie Carona kick good |
38 |
27
|
3 |
2:49 |
8 |
64 |
2:07 |
TTU |
Eric Ward 18-yard touchdown reception from Seth Doege, Donnie Carona kick good |
45 |
27
|
4 |
3:30 |
5 |
45 |
1:12 |
KAN |
AJ Steward 10-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good |
45 |
34
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
45 |
34 |
|
Statistics | TTU | KAN |
First downs | 28 | 26 |
Total yards | 530 | 478 |
Rushes–yards | 40–164 | 51–239 |
Passing yards | 373 | 244 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–46–1 | 16–22–3 |
Time of possession | 17:30 | 23:37 |
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 |
Postseason coaching change
Following their 59–21 loss to rival Kansas State, Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger, expressed his displeasure to the Jayhawks performance during the season in a press conference. In the press conference, Zenger said "I don't expect any player, coach, administrator, fan or alum to accept the performance on the field today or in recent weeks. We will get this thing fixed. We will continue to evaluate the program on a week-by-week basis. At the University of Kansas, we will never make complete evaluations until the season is complete and the body of work is in." Many local sports analysts interpreted that statement as Zenger officially putting head coach Turner Gill on the "hotseat" meaning he could be fired if things do not change.[16] The day after losing KU's final game of the season to Missouri, Zenger fired Turner Gill who had a 5–19 record, 1–16 within the conference.[17] Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis was hired to replace him on December 8.[18]
References
- ↑ "McNeese State Cowboys vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. September 10, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Oklahoma Sooners vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Kansas State Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. October 22, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Baylor Bears vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN. November 26, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Kansas Jayhawks Schedule – 2011". ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- ↑ "NCAA Football TV Listings". NCAA Football. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "2012 Kansas Football Media Guide". issuu.com. Kansas University Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
- ↑ McCollough, J. Brady (October 22, 2011). "Jayhawk AD: Football Program Evaluated on 'Week-by-Week Basis'". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
- ↑ "Gill Relieved Of Duties As Kansas Football Coach" (Press release). University of Kansas Department of Athletics. November 27, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "KU to Introduce Charlie Weis as Football Coach" (Press release). University of Kansas Department of Athletics. December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
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