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American college football season
The 2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . It will be the Jayhawks' 135th season. Due to construction on David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium , the Jayhawks will play their non-conference home games at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas and their conference home games at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri . They will be led by fourth-year head coach Lance Leipold . The Jayhawks will look to win a bowl game in back–to–back seasons for only the second time in program history, and to qualify for a bowl game for a third straight season for the first time in program history. The Jayhawks also started the year ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the 2009 season.
Coaching staff changes [ edit ]
Name
Position
Reason
Replacement
Andy Kotelnicki
Offensive coordinator
Accepted job at Penn State
Jeff Grimes
Matt Lubick
Offensive analyst
Accepted Offensive coordinator job at Nevada
N/A
N/A
Co-Defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks coach
Positions created
D. K. McDonald
Scott Fuchs
Offensive line coach
Accepted job with theTennessee Titans
Daryl Agpalsa
Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2023 season. Players listed below have run out of eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 8 players run out of eligibility.
[ 1]
Below are players who had remaining eligibility but instead of returning or transferring, chose to enter the 2024 NFL draft .
Website
4 star recruits
3 star recruits
Total recruits
Overall rank
Big 12 rank
247 Sports
3
13
16
46
6
Rivals
3
12
15
49
6*
*Rivals does not include the new teams joining the Big 12 and does include the teams leaving the Big 12, however, their ranks in the overall rankings are being factored into the rank for Kansas.
The Jayhawks received a commitment from their highest rated recruit ever, who was ranked 67th nationally among all recruits.[ 2]
Highest rated recruit
Big 12 preseason poll [ edit ]
The preseason poll was released in July.
Big 12 media poll
Rank
Team
Points
1
Utah (20)
906
2
Kansas State (19)
889
3
Oklahoma State (14)
829
4
Kansas (5)
772
5
Arizona (3)
762
6
Iowa State
661
7
West Virginia
581
8
UCF
551
9
Texas Tech
532
10
TCU
436
11
Colorado
400
12
Baylor
268
13
BYU
215
14
Cincinnati
196
15
Houston
157
16
Arizona State
141
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Lindenwood * No. 22 ESPN+ W 48–320,829
September 7 6:00 p.m. at Illinois * No. 19 FS1 L 17–2360,670
6:00 p.m. UNLV * Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, KS ESPN L 20–2321,493
September 21 11:00 a.m. at West Virginia ESPN2 L 28–3252,428
September 28 2:30 p.m. TCU ESPN+ L 27–3847,928
October 5 7:00 p.m. at Arizona State ESPN2
October 19 Houston Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
October 26 at Kansas State
November 9 Iowa State Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
November 16 at BYU
November 23 Colorado Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
November 30 at Baylor
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vs. Lindenwood (FCS)[ edit ]
Game One – Lindenwood Lions (FCS) (0-0) vs No. 22 Kansas Jayhawks (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lindenwood (FCS)
0
0
0 3 3
No. 22 Kansas
7
7
27 7 48
at Children's Mercy Park , Kansas City, Kansas
Date : Thursday August 29, 2024Game time : 7:00 PM CSTGame weather : 84 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 20,829Referee : Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Sean Kenney (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(09:44) KU – Devin Neal 5-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:55; Kansas 7–0 )
Second quarter
(10:11) KU – Devin Neal 1-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:23; Kansas 14–0 )
(08:42) KU – Mello Dotson 33-yard Interception Return, Tabor Allen PAT failed (Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:29; Kansas 20–0 )
(07:07) KU – Luke Grimm 58-yard pass from Jalon Daniels , Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:51; Kansas 27–0 )
(00:04) KU – Daniel Hishaw Jr 1-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 3:00; Kansas 34–0 )
Third quarter
(08:23) KU – Sevion Morrison 1-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 6:32; Kansas 41–0 )
Fourth quarter
(13:22) KU – Doug Emilien 4-yard pass from Cole Ballard, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:39; Kansas 48–0 )
(06:12) LIN – Logan Seibert 34-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:04; Kansas 48–3 )
Statistics
Lindenwood
No. 22 Kansas
First downs
12
26
Total yards
202
530
Rushing yards
75
331
Passing yards
127
199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18–31–1
14–21–1
Time of possession
28:58
31:02
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Lindenwood
Passing
Nate Glantz
18/31, 127 yards, INT
Rushing
Steve Hall
7 carries, 26 yards
Receiving
Abe Haerr
4 receptions, 58 yards
No. 22 Kansas
Passing
Jalon Daniels
9/15, 148 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Devin Neal
8 carries, 112 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Luke Grimm
6 receptions, 111 yards, TD
No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks (1-0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (1-0)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 19 Jayhawks
0
10
7 0 17
Fighting Illini
3
10
0 10 23
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
Date : Saturday, September 7, 2024Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game attendance : 60,670Referee : David AlvarezTV announcers (FS1 ) : Alex Faust (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(3:35) ILL – David Olano 23-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 7:35; Illinois 3–0 )
Second quarter
(12:39) KAN – Tabor Allen 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:56; Tied 3–3 )
(3:32) KAN – Luke Grimm 3-yard pass from Jalon Daniels, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:05; Kansas 10–3 )
(1:05) ILL – David Olano 50-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:27; Kansas 10–6 )
(0:36) ILL – Xavier Scott 30-yard interception, David Olano kick (Illinois 13–10 )
Third quarter
(4:57) KAN – Lawrence Arnold 13-yard pass from Jalon Daniels, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 8:17; Kansas 17–13 )
Fourth quarter
(9:34) ILL – Kaden Feagin 1-yard run, David Olano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:54; Illinois 20–17 )
(0:58) ILL – David Olano 43-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 42 yards, 6:46; Illinois 23–17 )
Statistics
Kansas
Illinois
First downs
18
14
Plays–yards
65–327
59–271
Rushes–yards
33–186
34–79
Passing yards
141
192
Passing: comp –att –int
18–32–3
16–25–0
Time of possession
29:22
30:38
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas
Passing
Jalon Daniels
18/32, 141 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing
Devin Neal
14 carries, 101 yards
Receiving
Lawrence Arnold
4 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TD
Illinois
Passing
Luke Altmyer
16/25, 192 yards
Rushing
Kaden Feagin
16 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Zakhari Franklin
9 receptions, 99 yards
UNLV Rebels (2–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (1–1)
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rebels
3
10
3 7 23
Jayhawks
7
10
3 0 20
at Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, Kansas
Date : Friday, September 13, 2024Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game attendance : 21,493Referee : Mike McCabeTV announcers (ESPN ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
(6:22) KAN – Jalon Daniels 11-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 7:16; Kansas 7–0 )
(1:33) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:49; Kansas 7–3 )
Second quarter
(12:12) KAN – Jalon Daniels 33-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 94 yards, 4:10; Kansas 14–3 )
(6:19) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:53; Kansas 14–6 )
(3:17) KAN – Tabor Allen 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:02; Kansas 17–6 )
(0:00) UNLV – Jai'Den Thomas 27-yard pass from Matthew Sluka, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:31; Kansas 17–13 )
Third quarter
(9:38) UNLV – Caden Chittenden 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:22; Kansas 17–16 )
Fourth quarter
(11:22) KAN – Tabor Allen 41-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44; Kansas 20–16 )
(2:00) UNLV – Kylin James 1-yard run, Caden Chittenden kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 9:22; UNLV 23–20 )
Statistics
UNLV
KU
First downs
17
17
Plays–yards
65–267
59–352
Rushes–yards
47–181
35–199
Passing yards
86
153
Passing: comp –att –int
7–18–0
12–24–2
Time of possession
31:06
28:54
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UNLV
Passing
Matthew Sluka
7/18, 86 yards, TD
Rushing
Matthew Sluka
19 carries, 124 yards
Receiving
Jaden Bradley
1 reception, 31 yards
Kansas
Passing
Jalon Daniels
12/24, 153 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
Devin Neal
23 carries, 120 yards
Receiving
Lawrence Arnold
4 receptions, 58 yards
Game information
First quarter
(5:16) WVU – Jahiem White 1-yard run, Michael Hayes II kick (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:10; West Virginia 7–0. )
Second quarter
(7:31) KAN – Devin Neal 11-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:16; Tied 7–7. )
(0:25) WVU – Garrett Greene 5-yard run, Michael Hayes II kick (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 1:17; West Virginia 14–7. )
Third quarter
(9:08) KAN – Luke Grimm 7-yard pass from Jalon Daniels , Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:52; Tied 14–14. )
(7:03) WVU – Michael Hayes II 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:05; West Virginia 17–14. )
(4:30) KAN – Daniel Hishaw 11-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; Kansas 21–17. )
Fourth quarter
(5:39) KAN – Luke Grimm 32-yard run, Tabor Allen kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:40; Kansas 28–17. )
(3:27) WVU – Kole Taylor 8-yard pass from Garrett Greene , Kole Taylor pass (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; Kansas 28–25. )
(0:26) WVU – Rodney Gallagher III 15-yard pass from Garrett Greene , Michael Hayes II kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:56; West Virginia 32–28. )
Statistics
KU
WVU
First downs
25
23
Plays–yards
72–431
63–443
Rushes–yards
47–247
33–148
Passing yards
184
295
Passing: comp –att –int
15–25–1
15–30–2
Time of possession
36:47
23:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas
Passing
Jalon Daniels
15/25, 184 yds, TD, INT
Rushing
Devin Neal
27 rushes, 110 yds, TD
Receiving
Luke Grimm
6 receptions, 75 yds, TD
West Virginia
Passing
Garrett Greene
15/30, 295 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Garrett Greene
17 rushes, 87 yds, TD
Receiving
Hudson Clement
7 receptions, 150 yds
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
TCU
KU
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
– –
– –
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
TCU
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
KU
ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
– –
– –
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
HOU
KU
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
– –
– –
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
KU
KSU
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
– –
– –
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
ISU
KU
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
– –
– –
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Iowa State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
KU
BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
– –
– –
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
BYU
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
COL
KU
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
– –
– –
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Colorado
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kansas Jayhawks at Baylor Bears
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Jayhawks
0
0
0 0 0
Bears
0
0
0 0 0
at McLane Stadium • Waco, Texas
Date : Saturday, November 30, 2024
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
KU
BAY
First downs
Plays–yards
–
–
Rushes–yards
–
–
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
– –
– –
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kansas
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Baylor
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Defense
4–3 multiple
FS
O.J. Burroughs
Jalen Dye
HAWK
LB
LB
Jayson Gilliom
Cornell Wheeler
JB Brown
Alex Raich
Taiwan Berryhill Jr.
Tristian Fletcher
SS
Marvin Grant
Devin Dye
DE
DT
DT
DE
Jereme Robinson
DJ Withers
Tommy Dunn
Dean Miller
Dylan Wudke
Kenean Caldwell
Caleb Taylor
DJ Warner
CB
Mello Dotson
Jalen Todd
Offense
Multiple-style
WR
Quentin Skinner
Trevor Wilson
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Bryce Cabeldue
Michael Ford Jr.
Bryce Foster
Kobe Baynes
Logan Brown
Nolan Gorczyca
James Livingston
Shane Bumgardner
Darrell Simmons Jr.
Dre Doiron
TE
Jared Casey
Trevor Kardell
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 22 19 RV — Coaches 24 20 RV — CFP Not released Not released
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