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2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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.

2015 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–12 (0–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Likens (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
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 
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching staff

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NamePosition
David BeatyHead coach
Clint BowenAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Rob LikensOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Reggie MitchellRecruiting Coordinator/Running Backs
Zach YenserRun Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
Kevin KaneLinebackers
Klint KubiakWide Receivers
Calvin ThibodeauxDefensive Line
Kenny PerryCo-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks
Je'Ney JacksonDirector of Football Strength & Conditioning
Connor EmbreeGraduate Assistant
Nate DreilingGraduate Assistant

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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 511:00 a.m.No. 16 (FCS) South Dakota State*
FSNL 38–4130,144
September 126:00 p.m.Memphis*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
JTVL 23–5537,798
September 2611:00 a.m.at Rutgers*
BTNL 14–2746,136
October 311:00 a.m.at Iowa State
FSNL 13–3855,837
October 1011:00 a.m.No. 3 Baylor
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FS1L 7–6625,910
October 1711:00 a.m.Texas Tech
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FS1L 20–3025,186
October 242:30 p.m.at No. 14 Oklahoma State
FS1L 10–5859,486
October 312:30 p.m.No. 14 Oklahomadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FS1L 7–6226,677
November 77:00 p.m.at Texas
JTVL 20–5992,529
November 1411:00 a.m.at No. 15 TCU
FS1L 17–2344,375
November 2111:00 a.m.West Virginia
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 0–4921,415
November 283:00 p.m.Kansas State
FS1L 14–4523,842
Schedule source:[2]

Game summaries

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No. 16 (FCS) South Dakota State

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 (FCS) Jackrabbits 17 14 3 7 41
Jayhawks 7 7 14 10 38
StatisticsSDSUKU
First downs2529
Total yards463576
Rushing yards170285
Passing yards293291
Turnovers02
Time of possession29:5630:04
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 10 14 24 7 55
Jayhawks 10 3 7 3 23
StatisticsMEMKU
First downs3423
Total yards651359
Rushing yards281194
Passing yards370165
Turnovers30
Time of possession28:2631:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 7 7 0 14
Scarlet Knights 7 13 7 0 27
StatisticsKURUTG
First downs1831
Total yards342513
Rushing yards64312
Passing yards278201
Turnovers13
Time of possession22:0137:59
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 0 6 7 13
Cyclones 3 14 14 7 38
StatisticsKUISU
First downs1524
Total yards288512
Rushing yards38243
Passing yards250269
Turnovers12
Time of possession28:0331:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Bears 24 28 14 0 66
Jayhawks 7 0 0 0 7
StatisticsBAYKU
First downs3314
Total yards644227
Rushing yards28169
Passing yards363158
Turnovers13
Time of possession24:1535:45
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Red Raiders 3 17 3 7 30
Jayhawks 0 0 6 14 20
StatisticsTTUKU
First downs2926
Total yards576475
Rushing yards222145
Passing yards354330
Turnovers23
Time of possession29:3730:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 0 10 0 0 10
No. 14 Cowboys 14 21 21 2 58
StatisticsKUOKST
First downs933
Total yards221583
Rushing yards30202
Passing yards191381
Turnovers20
Time of possession22:3737:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Sooners 21 17 17 7 62
Jayhawks 0 7 0 0 7
StatisticsOKLAKU
First downs3515
Total yards710216
Rushing yards26535
Passing yards445181
Turnovers22
Time of possession33:3926:21
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 7 7 0 6 20
Longhorns 17 7 14 21 59
StatisticsKUTEX
First downs2320
Total yards426598
Rushing yards192299
Passing yards234299
Turnovers41
Time of possession32:2327:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 3 7 0 7 17
No. 15 Horned Frogs 10 0 3 10 23
StatisticsKUTCU
First downs1325
Total yards324487
Rushing yards121279
Passing yards203208
Turnovers11
Time of possession26:1133:49
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 28 14 7 0 49
Jayhawks 0 0 0 0 0
StatisticsWVUKU
First downs3010
Total yards630209
Rushing yards42682
Passing yards204127
Turnovers24
Time of possession33:0027:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 28 7 3 7 45
Jayhawks 7 0 0 7 14
StatisticsKSUKU
First downs2217
Total yards363315
Rushing yards226100
Passing yards137215
Turnovers12
Time of possession34:0325:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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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2015 Kansas Jayhawks football roster
(Starters in bold)

Quarterbacks

  •  2 Montell Cozart – Jr.
  •  8 Keaton Perry – TR
  •  9 Carter Stanley – Fr.
  • 10 T. J. Millweard – Redshirt Jr.
  • 13 Ryan Willis – Fr.
  • 15 Deondre Ford – Jr.
  • 14 Michael Cummings – Redshirt Sr.
  • 18 Frankie Seurer – Redshirt Jr.

Running backs

  • 22 Ke'aun Kinner – Jr.
  • 23 De'Andre Mann – Sr.
  • 24 Taylor Martin – Fr.
  • 25 J.J. Jolaoso – Jr.
  • 32 Reese Randall – Redshirt Fr.
  • 33 Ryan Schadler – Redshirt Fr.
  • 36 Taylor Cox – Redshirt Sr.
  • 40 Preston Randall – Redshirt Jr.

Wide receivers

  •  1 LaQuivionte Gonzales – TR
  •  3 Chase Harrell – Fr.
  •  4 Tyler Patrick – Redshirt Fr.
  •  5 Bobby Hartzog – So.
  •  6 Joshua Stanford – Jr.
  •  7 Derrick Neal – So.
  • 11 Tre' Parmalee – Sr.
  • 12 Darious Crawley – So.
  • 16 Steven Sims – Fr.
  • 17 Quincy Perdue – So.
  • 20 Emmanuel Moore – Fr.
  • 26 Chris Bell – Fr.
  • 27 Luke Curtis – Fr.
  • 30 Seth Conway – Sr.
  • 80 Matt Hentges – Redshirt Jr.
  • 82 Shakiem Barbiel – Sr.
  • 83 Jeremiah Booker – Fr.
  • 85 Austin Moses – Jr.
  • 88 Eric Rivers – Jr.
  • 89 DeAnte Ford – Fr.

Tight ends

  

Offensive line

  • 55 Jacob Bragg – Redshirt Fr.
  • 59 Jackson Jenkins – Fr.
  • 62 D'Andre Banks – Jr.
  • 63 Aaron Garza – Fr.
  • 64 Kyle Pullia – Jr.
  • 65 Jayson Rhodes – So.
  • 66 Hunter Saulsbury – Fr.
  • 68 Beau Lawrence – Fr.
  • 69 Mesa Ribordy – Fr.
  • 70 Keyon Haughton – Sr.
  • 71 Devon Williams – Redshirt Jr.
  • 72 Will Smith – Jr.
  • 73 Larry Hughes – Fr.
  • 74 Clyde McCauley – Fr.
  • 76 Bryan Peters – Redshirt Sr.
  • 77 Joe Gibson – Redshirt So.
  • 78 Larry Mazyck – Sr.
  • 79 Jordan Shelley-Smith – Redshirt Jr.

Defensive line

  • 10 Ben Goodman – Redshirt Sr.
  • 13 Damani Mosby – Redshirt Jr.
  • 17 Josh Ehambe – Redshirt Fr.
  • 35 T.J. Semke – Redshirt Sr.
  • 46 Dorance Armstrong – Fr.
  • 52 Mazin Aql – Fr.
  • 54 Jacky Dezir – So.
  • 56 Anthony Olobia – Redshirt Jr.
  • 57 Taylor Stine – Fr.
  • 67 Ben Swanton – Fr.
  • 90 Kapil Fletcher – Sr.
  • 91 D.J. Williams – Redshirt Fr.
  • 92 Timmy Hamilton – TR
  • 92 Lay'Trion Jones – Redshirt Fr.
  • 94 Tyler Holmes – Redshirt Jr.
  • 96 Daniel Wise – Redshirt Fr.
  • 97 Kellen Ash – Redshirt So.
  • 98 Jason Nix – TR
  • 99 Corey King – Sr.
  

Linebackers

  •  5 Marcquis Roberts – Jr.
  •  6 Kyron Watson – So.
  • 20 Keith Loneker Jr. – TR
  • 28 Courtney Arnick – Redshirt Jr.
  • 29 Joe Dineen – So.
  • 31 Osaze Ogbebor – Fr.
  • 32 Schyler Miles – Redshirt Jr.
  • 34 Aaron Plump – Sr.
  • 37 Beau Bell – Sr.
  • 40 Jacob Davis – Jr.
  • 41 Kendall Duckworth – Fr.
  • 44 Mike Zunica – Redshirt Jr.
  • 49 Hudson Hall – Fr.
  • 59 Cameron Rosser – Jr.

Cornerbacks

  •  4 Shaquille Richmond – Fr.
  •  8 Brandon Stewart – Jr.
  • 19 Tyrone Miller – Fr.
  • 23 Ronnie Lewis – Sr.
  • 25 Marnez Ogletree – Jr.
  • 26 Colin Spencer – Redshirt So.
  • 36 Chevy Graham – Jr.
  • 47 Nathan Miller – Fr.

Safeties

  •  9 Fish Smithson – Jr.
  • 16 Denzel Feaster – Fr.
  • 22 Greg Allen – Redshirt Jr.
  • 24 Bazie Bates – Jr.
  • 30 Tevin Shaw – Redshirt Jr.
  • 38 Hunter January – Fr.
  • 39 Michael Glatczak – Sr.
  • 43 Mason Ramirez – Fr.

Special teams

  •  7 Matthew Wyman – Sr. (K)
  • 14 Nick Bartolotta – So. (K)
  • 18 Eric Kahn – Redshirt Sr. (K/P)
  • 45 Ruben Guzman – Sr. (P)
  • 64 Jordan Goldenberg – Jr. (LS)
  • 68 John Wirtel – Jr. (LS)

References

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  1. ↑ "Kansas football coaching staff". University of Kansas Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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