2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2016 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
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

2016 Big 12 Conference 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, 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. 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.

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

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

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Game summaries

Rhode Island

See also: 2016 Rhode Island Rams football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	6	0	0	6
Jayhawks	13	14	14	14	55

Ohio

See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	15	13	6	3	37
Jayhawks	0	7	14	0	21

At Memphis

See also: 2016 Memphis Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	7	0	0	7
Tigers	13	20	3	7	43

At Texas Tech

See also: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	9	10	0	19
Red Raiders	14	14	13	14	55

TCU

See also: 2016 TCU Horned Frogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs	0	14	0	10	24
Jayhawks	7	3	13	0	23

At Baylor

See also: 2016 Baylor Bears football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	7	0	7
#11 Bears	21	21	7	0	49

Oklahoma State

See also: 2016 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	10	17	10	44
Jayhawks	7	6	7	0	20

At Oklahoma

See also: 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	3	0	0	0	3
#16 Sooners	7	21	28	0	56

At West Virginia

See also: 2016 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	14	7	21
#14 Mountaineers	10	21	14	3	48

Iowa State

See also: 2016 Iowa State Cyclones football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	3	7	12	9	31
Jayhawks	7	7	10	0	24

Texas

See also: 2016 Texas Longhorns football team

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Longhorns	7	0	7	7	0	21
Jayhawks	0	10	0	11	3	24

At Kansas State

See also: 2016 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Kansas–Kansas State football rivalry, and Sunflower Showdown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	3	0	6	10	19
Wildcats	6	14	7	7	34

Roster

2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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 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. # Name Class 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 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. # Name Class 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 David Beaty 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) Connor Embree (graduate assistant) Nate Dreiling (graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 29, 2016