GET TO KNOW THE JAYHAWKS
2021 record: 2-10 (1-8)
Big 12 Standings: 10th
Best wins: Texas (5-7, FEI/SP+ No. 40), South Dakota (7-5, FCS No. 17),
Notable losses: They lost 31-28 to TCU and 34-28 to West Virginia.
Head Coach: Lance Leipold. He enters his second season at Kansas with expectations of improvement after an encouraging finish to the 2021 season that included an upset of Texas in Austin. Leipold was 37-33 in six seasons at Buffalo, which also consisted of three bowl trips and winning the MAC East Division twice. Before that, he was dominant at Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater to the tune of six national championships and a 109-6 record.
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THE NUMBERS
Kansas finished No. 123 in the final FEI/SP+ ranking, which consisted of being No. 89 on offense, No. 126 on defense and No. 100 on special teams. It was the worst defense of any Power Five program and the worst for the Jayhawks in the last 12 seasons.
The offense cracked the top 90 for only the second time since 2011. The overall ranking of No. 123 was the second-worst since Mark Mangino, behind only the 2015 team. The average finish in the FEI/SP+ over the past 12 seasons had been No. 107.
The average was No. 103 on offense and No. 96 on defense.
Offensively, they had some moments, especially in Austin. They showed improvement throughout the season, yet they didn’t crack the top 70 in any category that I tracked for KSO.
Their total offense ranked No. 113 (324.2 yards per game), they finished No. 114 in success rate (37.8 percent), No. 111 in scoring offense (20.8 points per game) and No. 91 in points per drive (1.90).
The Jayhawks ran it 55.7 percent of the time, ranked No. 88 in rushing yards (139.3 yards per game) and were No. 122 in rushing success rate (36.2 percent).
For passing yards, Kansas ranked No. 106 (184.8 yards per game), finished No. 91 in pass efficiency and No. 85 in passing offense success rate.
They were also No. 95 on third down conversions (35.8 percent), No. 121…
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