2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2016 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference Big 12 Conference
2016 record 2–10 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coach David Beaty (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Rob Likens (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Co-defensive coordinator Clint Bowen (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Kenny Perry (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,071)
2016 Big 12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Oklahoma $  9 –0     11 –2  
No. 11 Oklahoma State  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 18 West Virginia  7 –2     10 –3  
Kansas State  6 –3     9 –4  
TCU  4 –5     6 –7  
Baylor  3 –6     7 –6  
Texas  3 –6     5 –7  
Texas Tech  3 –6     5 –7  
Iowa State  2 –7     3 –9  
Kansas  1 –8     2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach David Beaty. They played home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

The Jayhawks entered the season with a 15-game losing streak overall, which ended with a 55–6 win over Rhode Island,[1] They also entered the season with 12 consecutive losses within the Big 12, which expanded to 19 during the season and ended with their 24–21 win over Texas. The win over Texas was Kansas's first win over Texas since 1938.[2] The Jayhawks also entered the season with a 35-game road losing streak dating back to a 34–7 win against UTEP during the 2009 season, which was expanded to 40 losses during the season. The Jayhawks were picked 10th in the Big 12's preseason poll, receiving 25 of the possible 26 last place votes.[3]

The Jayhawks returned senior safety Anthony "Fish" Smithson who led the nation in solo tackles.[4]

The Jayhawks finished the season 2–10, 1–8 in Big 12 play to finish in last place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 PM Rhode Island* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS Jayhawk TV W 55–6   28,864
September 10 1:30 PM Ohio* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 21–37   28,467
September 17 11:00 AM at Memphis* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU L 7–43   34,448
September 29 7:30 PM at Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX FS1 L 19–55   59,494
October 8 11:00 AM TCU Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ESPNU L 23–24   23,946
October 15 2:30 PM at No. 11 Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FS1 L 7–49   47,598
October 22 11:00 AM Oklahoma Statedagger Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FS1 L 20–44   26,262
October 29 6:00 PM at No. 16 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FS1 L 3–56   86,301
November 5 6:00 PM at No. 14 West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV ESPN2 L 21–48   56,343
November 12 11:00 AM Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 24–31   23,757
November 19 2:30 PM Texas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ABC/ESPN2 W 24–21 OT  25,673
November 26 11:00 AM at Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown) FS1 L 19–34   52,637
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries

Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 6 0 0 6
Jayhawks 13 14 14 14 55
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
First meeting

Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 15 13 6 3 37
Jayhawks 0 7 14 0 21
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0–1 1967 L 15–30

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 7 0 0 7
Tigers 13 20 3 7 43
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0–1 2015 L 23–55

at Texas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 9 10 0 19
Red Raiders 14 14 13 14 55
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
1–16 2015 L 20–30

TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Horned Frogs 0 14 0 10 24
Jayhawks 7 3 13 0 23
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
8–20–4 2015 L 17–23

at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 0 7 0 7
#11 Bears 21 21 7 0 49
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
4–11 2015 L 7–66

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 10 17 10 44
Jayhawks 7 6 7 0 20
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
29–34–2 2015 L 10–58

at Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 3 0 0 0 3
#16 Sooners 7 21 28 0 56
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
28–72–6 2015 L 7–62

at West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 0 14 7 21
#14 Mountaineers 10 21 14 3 48
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
1–4 2015 L 0–49

Iowa State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cyclones 3 7 12 9 31
Jayhawks 7 7 10 0 24
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
50–39–6 2015 L 13–38

Texas

1 2 3 4OT Total
Longhorns 7 0 7 70 21
Jayhawks 0 10 0 113 24
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
2–13 2015 L 20–59

at Kansas State

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 3 0 6 10 19
Wildcats 6 14 7 7 34
Overall Record Last Meeting Result
65–43–5 2015 L 14–45

Roster

2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 LaQuvionte Gonzalez Jr
QB 2 Montell Cozart  Jr
WR 3 Chase Harrell  Fr
WR 4 Tyler Patrick So
WR 5 Bobby Hartzog, Jr. Jr
QB 6 Dagan Haehn Fr
QB 8 Keaton Perry So
QB 9 Carter Stanley  Fr
WR 12 Darious Crawley Jr
QB 13 Ryan Willis So
QB 15 Deondre Ford  Jr
WR 16 Steven Sims, Jr. So
WR 17 Keegan Brewer Fr
TE 19 Jace Sternberger  Fr
WR 20 Emmanuel Moore So
RB 22 Ke'aun Kinner Sr
RB 24 Taylor Martin So
RB 25 J. J. Jolaoso Sr
WR 26 Chris Bell  Fr
RB 27 James Sullivan Jr
RB 32 Resse Randall So
RB 33 Ryan Schadler So
FB 44 Michael Zunica Sr
OL 55 Jocob Bragg So
OL 59 Jackson Jenkins  Fr
OL 62 D'Andre Banks Sr
OL 63 Aaron Garza  Fr
OL 64 Kyle Pullia Jr
OL 65 Jayson Rhodes Jr
OL 66 Hunter Saulsbury  Fr
OL 68 Beau Lawrence  Fr
OL 69 Mesa Ribordy  Fr
OL 71 Cam Durley Fr
OL 72 Will Smith Sr
OL 73 Larry Hughes So
OL 74 Clyde McCauley III So
OL 77 Joe Gibson Jr
OL 79 Jordan Shelley-Smith Sr
WR 82 Shakiem Barbel Sr
TE 84 Ben Johnson Jr
WR 85 Austin Moses Sr
TE 86 Brock Gilmore Sr
TE 87 John Kelly Fr
WR 88 Jeremiah Booker So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 2 DeAnte Ford  Fr
S 4 Shaquille Richmond  Fr
LB 5 Marcquis Roberts Sr
DT 6 Isi Holani Jr
CB 7 Derrick Neal Jr
CB 8 Brandon Stewart Sr
S 9 Fish Smithson Sr
CB 11 Stephan Robinson So
DE 13 Damani Mosby Sr
CB 14 Chevy Graham Sr
CB 15 Shola Ayinde Fr
DE 17 Josh Ehambe So
S 18 Frank Seurer, Jr. Jr
S 19 Tyrone Miller, Jr. So
LB 20 Keith Loneker, Jr. Sr
S 22 Greg Allen Sr
S 24 Bazie Bates IV Sr
CB 25 Marnez Ogletree Sr
CB 26 Colin Spencer Jr
CB 27 Luke Curtis  Fr
LB 28 Courtney Arnick Sr
LB 29 Joe Dineen, Jr. Jr
S 30 Tevin Shaw Sr
LB 31 Osaze Ogbebor So
LB 41 Kendall Duckworth So
DE 46 Dorance Armstrong, Jr. So
CB 47 Nathan Miller  Fr
LB 49 Hudson Hall So
DE 52 Mazin Aql  Fr
DT 54 Jacky Dezir Jr
DE 56 Anthony Olobia  Fr
LB 59 Cameron Rosser Sr
DT 91 D. J. Williams So
DT 92 Lay'Trion Jones So
DT 95 Devon Williams So
DT 96 Daniel Wise So
DE 97 Kellen Ash Jr
DT 98 Jason Nix So
RE 99 Deelsaac Davis Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 7 Matthew Wyman Sr
K 14 Nick Bartolotta Jr
P 28 Michael Valentine  Fr
K 40 Ryan Weese Jr
K/P 43 Quinton Conaway Fr
LS 68 John Wirtel Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Clint Bowen (Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Safeties)
  • Todd Bradford (Linebackers)
  • Joe DeForest (Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant)
  • Tony Hull (Running Backs)
  • Rob Likens (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Kenny Perry (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks)
  • Jason Phillips (Wide Receivers)
  • Michael Slater (Defensive Line)
  • Zach Yenser (Run Game Coordinator / Offensive Line)
  • Je'Ney Jackson (Director of Football Strength & Conditioning)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 29, 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Jayhawks roll Rhode Island to give coach Beaty first win". ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ "Kansas beats Texas for first time since 1938, 24-21 in OT". ESPN.com.
  3. ↑ "Oklahoma Tops Big 12 Media Preseason Football Poll". Big12Sports.com.
  4. ↑ "Big Fish: Smithson has proven to be a valuable Jayhawk". KUAthletics.com.
  5. ↑ "2016 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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