2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference.

2011 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	2–10 (0–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Turner Gill (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Long (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Vic Shealy (1st season)
Base defense	3–4[1]
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
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2011 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oklahoma State $		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 15 Kansas State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 Baylor		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 16 Oklahoma		6	–	3					10	–	3
Missouri		5	–	4					8	–	5
Texas		4	–	5					8	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					6	–	7
Texas Tech		2	–	7					5	–	7
Kansas		0	–	9					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The Jayhawks were picked to finish last by most voters in the preseason Big 12 polls. The Jayhawks conference schedule began with a loss at home to Texas Tech and ended with a loss to the Missouri in the Border Showdown game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Jayhawks finished with a 2–10 record, 0–9 in Big 12 play, and did not play in a bowl game for the third straight year. The Jayhawks had one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Jayhawks schedule is currently ranked 4th in the nation according to Collegefootballpoll.com. During the season, the Jayhawks played Texas A&M and Missouri as members of the Big 12 for the final time, as both schools left for the SEC in July 2012.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 20 (FCS) McNeese State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	6Sports	W 42–24	41,068[2]
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FCS	W 45–42	48,084[3]
September 17	11:30 a.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	FSN	L 24–66	42,025[4]
October 1	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 35–46	39,621[5]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	at No. 7 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK		L 28–70	58,030[6]
October 15	8:15 p.m.	No. 1 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN2	L 17–47	42,580[7]
October 22	11:00 a.m.	No. 16 Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown/Governor's Cup)	FSN	L 21–59	47,157[8]
October 29	6:00 p.m.	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	LHN	L 0–43	99,211[9]
November 5	11:30 a.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FCS	L 10–13	51,575[10]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Baylor	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS		L 30–31 OT	35,188[11]
November 19	11:00 a.m.	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	FSN	L 7–61	86,411[12]
November 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. Missouri	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO (Border War)	FSN	L 10–24	47,059[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

McNeese State

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 (FCS) Cowboys	0	3	13	8	24
» Jayhawks	7	14	7	14	42

Game One – McNeese State Cowboys (0–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (0–0)

at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

• Date: Saturday, September 3, 2011
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 41,068
• Source:^[16]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP McN KAN 1 5:30 8 84 2:41 KAN Daymond Patterson 25-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good 0 7 2 11:52 17 68 8:31 McN 26-yard field goal by Josh Lewis 3 7 2 8:00 8 73 3:47 KAN James Sims 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 3 14 2 1:51 12 67 4:09 KAN Tony Pierson 13-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 3 21 3 9:48 12 76 5:07 McN Champlain Babin 14-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good 10 21 3 8:02 6 61 1:40 KAN JaCorey Shepherd 56-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good 10 28 3 4:24 7 51 3:28 McN Wes Briscoe 32-yard touchdown reception from Riley Dodge, Josh Lewis kick failed 16 28 4 13:20 7 45 2:41 KAN Jordan Webb 8-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 16 35 4 8:32 4 64 1:21 McN Cody Stroud 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 24 35 4 6:30 5 70 1:56 KAN JaCorey Shepherd 48-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good 24 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 42

Statistics	McN	KAN
First downs	22	23
Total yards	420	447
Rushes–yards	33–95	55–301
Passing yards	339	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–41–0	7–10–0
Time of possession	21:27	15:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese State	Passing	Cody Stroud	22/27, 218 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Riley Dodge	11 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Champlain Babin	5 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD
Kansas	Passing	Jordan Webb	7/10, 146 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	James Sims	19 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	JaCorey Shepherd	3 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD

Northern Illinois

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	14	14	7	42
» Jayhawks	7	14	14	10	45

Game Two – Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (1–0)

at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

• Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 48,084
• Source:^[16]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NIU KAN 1 7:51 11 68 4:06 KAN D.J. Beshears 15-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good 0 7 1 2:50 11 74 4:58 NIU Chandler Harnish 7-yard touchdown run, Nabal Jefferson kick good 7 7 2 13:43 5 68 1:03 NIU Chandler Harnish 12-yard touchdown run, Mathew Sims kick good 14 7 2 8:39 9 53 3:28 NIU Martel Moore 8-yard touchdown reception from Chandler Harnish, Mathew Sims kick good 21 7 2 4:16 12 74 4:16 KAN Darrian Miller 18-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 21 14 2 0:17 6 70 1:29 KAN Kale Pick 36-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good 21 21 3 12:59 5 66 1:56 NIU Chandler Harnish 26-yard touchdown run, Mathew Sims kick good 28 21 3 10:32 7 75 2:21 KAN James Sims 8-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 28 28 3 2:55 14 72 5:45 KAN James Sims 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 28 35 3 1:17 5 65 1:32 NIU Da'Ron Brown 10-yard touchdown reception from Chandler Harnish, Mathew Sims kick good 35 35 4 8:50 16 73 7:24 KAN 27-yard field goal by Alex Mueller 35 38 4 5:03 11 85 3:41 NIU Jasmin Hopkins 1-yard touchdown run, Mathew Sims kick good 42 38 4 0:09 11 47 4:40 KAN D.J. Beshears 6-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good 42 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 42 45

Statistics	NIU	KAN
First downs	27	32
Total yards	462	534
Rushes–yards	29–147	60–253
Passing yards	315	297
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27–33–0	21–30–0
Time of possession	13:54	22:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Illinois	Passing	Chandler Harnish	27/33, 315 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chandler Harnish	11 carries, 89 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Nathan Palmer	9 receptions, 86 yards
Kansas	Passing	Jordan Webb	21/30, 281 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	James Sims	26 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	D.J. Beshears	7 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD

At Georgia Tech

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	7	10	0	7	24
» Yellow Jackets	14	10	28	14	66

Game Three – Kansas Jayhawks (2–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–0)

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011
• Game time: 11:30 a.m. CDT (12:30 p.m. local EDT)
• Game attendance: 42,025
• Source:^[16]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP KAN GT 1 12:33 1 95 0:14 GT Orwin Smith 95-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good 0 7 1 7:09 11 72 5:16 KAN Darrian Miller 10-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 7 7 1 0:06 4 44 1:43 GT Roddy Jones 4-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good 7 14 2 9:03 13 71 5:57 KAN Darrian Miller 11-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 14 14 2 7:32 5 72 1:25 GT David Sims 19-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good 14 21 2 0:39 8 73 3:09 GT 24-yard field goal by Justin Moore 14 24 2 0:00 5 65 0:35 KAN 28-yard field goal by Alex Mueller 17 24 3 14:39 1 63 0:11 GT Embry Peebles 63-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good 17 31 3 10:34 4 74 2:23 GT Orwin Smith 67-yard touchdown reception from Tevin Washington, Justin Moore kick good 17 38 3 6:55 1 52 0:07 GT Roddy Jones 52-yard touchdown reception from Tevin Washington, Justin Moore kick good 17 45 3 3:30 6 74 2:17 GT David Sims 21-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good 17 52 4 11:44 10 68 5:23 GT Synjyn Days 2-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good 17 59 4 5:13 8 75 4:16 GT Charles Perkins 3-yard touchdown run, Justin Moore kick good 17 66 4 2:24 9 63 2:41 KAN Andrew Turzilli 10-yard touchdown reception from Quinn Mecham, Alex Mueller kick good 24 66 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 66

Statistics	KAN	GT
First downs	19	24
Total yards	362	768
Rushes–yards	42–151	50–604
Passing yards	212	175
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–27–0	4–7–0
Time of possession	19:07	16:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing	Jordan Webb	11/19, 148 yards
	Rushing	Darrian Miller	11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	D.J. Beshears	5 receptions, 65 yards
Georgia Tech	Passing	Tevin Washington	4/7, 164 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Orwin Smith	5 carries, 157 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Orwin Smith	2 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

Texas Tech

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
» Red Raiders	7	17	21	0	45
Jayhawks	20	7	0	7	34

Game Four – Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (2–1)

at Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

• Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 39,621
• Source:^[16]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TTU KAN 1 13:10 4 41 1:50 KAN James Sims 11-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick failed 0 6 1 10:23 5 75 1:46 KAN Brandon Bourbon 51-yard touchdown run, Alex Mueller kick good 0 13 1 3:39 5 25 2:54 KAN Tim Biere (KAN) fumble recovered by Kale Pick in end zone for touchdown, Alex Mueller kick good 0 20 1 1:35 7 52 2:04 TTU DeAndre Washington 1-yard touchdown run, Donnie Carona kick good 7 20 2 14:22 1 25 0:29 TTU Eric Ward 40-yard touchdown reception from Seth Doege, Donnie Carona kick good 14 20 2 10:48 6 45 1:00 TTU Jacoby Franks 13-yard touchdown reception from Seth Doege, Donnie Carona kick good 21 20 2 7:54 5 37 0:49 TTU 46-yard field goal by Donnie Carona 21 20 2 0:47 10 62 3:38 KAN Rell Lewis 19-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good 24 27 3 11:23 12 91 3:37 TTU Eric Stephens 8-yard touchdown run, Donnie Carona kick good 31 27 3 5:21 11 80 3:29 TTU Eric Stephens 1-yard touchdown run, Donnie Carona kick good 38 27 3 2:49 8 64 2:07 TTU Eric Ward 18-yard touchdown reception from Seth Doege, Donnie Carona kick good 45 27 4 3:30 5 45 1:12 KAN AJ Steward 10-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Webb, Alex Mueller kick good 45 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 45 34

Statistics	TTU	KAN
First downs	28	26
Total yards	530	478
Rushes–yards	40–164	51–239
Passing yards	373	244
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–46–1	16–22–3
Time of possession	17:30	23:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Tech	Passing	Seth Doege	29/46, 366 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Eric Stephens Jr.	26 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cornelius Douglas	4 receptions, 98 yards
Kansas	Passing	Jordan Webb	16/22, 239 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Brandon Bourbon	10 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	D.J. Beshears	3 receptions, 76 yards

Roster

2011 Kansas Jayhawks football roster
(starters in bold)
Quarterbacks  2 Jordan Webb – So.  8 Quinn Meacham – Sr. 14 Michael Cummings – Fr. 16 Brock Berglund – Fr. 17 Blake Jablonski – Fr. Running backs  3 Darrian Miller – Fr.  6 Rell Lewis – Sr. 23 Anthony Pierson – Fr. 25 Brandon Bourbon – Fr. 29 James Sims – So. 37 Ryan Burton – So. 39 Josh Smith – Fr. 43 Ed Fink – Fr. 45 Nick Sizemore – Jr. Wide receivers  7 Kale Pick – Jr. 12 Christian Matthews – So. 15 Daymond Patterson – Sr. 18 Neal Barlow – So. (TR) 20 D.J. Beshears – Jr. 22 Connor Embree – Fr. (TR) 26 Chase Knighton – Jr. 80 Ricki Herod – Fr. 81 Marquis Jackson – Fr. 82 Andrew Turzilli – Fr. 83 Chris Omigie – So. 84 Brian Maura – Fr. 88 Erick McGriff – So. 89 JaCorey Shepherd – Fr. Tight ends 11 A.J. Steward – Sr. 38 Justin Puthoff – So. 41 Jimmay Mundine – Fr. 44 Scott Baron – Fr. 46 Chris McEnaney – Fr. 49 Brandon Olson – Fr. 85 Trent Smiley – Fr. 86 Tim Biere – Sr. 87 Ted McNulty – Sr.		Offensive line 53 Tom Mabry – So. 54 Justin Carnes – So. (long snapper) 59 Tanner Gibas – Fr. (long snapper) 62 Cooper Kerns – Fr. 63 Chad Kolumber – Fr. 66 Dylan Admire – Fr. 67 Duane Zlatnik – Jr. 68 Luke Luhrsen – Fr. 69 Trevor Marrongelli – Jr. 70 Gavin Howard – So. 72 Tanner Hawkinson – Jr. 73 Damon Martin – Fr. 74 Jeff Spikes – Sr. 75 Travis Bodenstein – Fr. 76 Bryan Peters – Fr. 77 Jeremiah Hatch – Sr. 78 Josh Burgoon – So. 79 Riley Spencer – So. Defensive line 35 Toben Opurum – Jr. 38 Josh Richardson – Jr. 55 Michael Reynolds – Fr. 56 Javonte Daniel – Fr. 62 Dylan Avery – Fr. 64 Randall Dent – So. 65 Mike Martinovich -Sr. 71 John Williams – Jr. 78 Shane Smith – So. 90 Kevin Young – So. 91 Pat Lewandowski – Fr. 92 Patrick Dorsey – Sr. 93 Ben Goodman – Fr. 94 Tyrone Sellers – So. 96 Keba Agostinho – So. 97 Richard Johnson, Jr. – Sr. 98 JaQwaylin Arps – Fr. 99 Julius Green – Fr.		Linebackers  2 Darius Willis – So.  4 Prinz Kande – So. 17 Tunde Bakare – Jr. 31 Ben Heeney – Fr. 34 Huldon Tharp – So. 37 Brian Blackwell – So. 41 Jake Love – Fr. 44 Malcolm Walker – Jr. 46 Steve Mestan – So. 47 Isaac Wright – Jr. 49 Tyler Hunt – Jr. 50 Jake Farley – Fr. 52 Steven Johnson – Sr. 53 Ryan Karlin – Fr. 57 Colin Garrett – Fr. 59 Blake Abbott – Fr. 60 Brandon Esposito – So. Cornerbacks  5 Greg Brown – Jr. 10 Corrigan Powell – Jr. 18 Adonis Saunders – Fr. 19 Isiah Barfield – Sr. 22 Dexter McDonald – Fr. 26 Chris Robinson – Fr. 30 Anthony Davis – Sr. 33 Tyler Patmon – So. 39 Dominic Foreman – Jr. Safeties  1 Lubbock Smith – Jr.  9 Keeston Terry – So. 14 Tyler Hill – Jr. 24 Bradley McDougald – Jr. 27 Victor Simmons – Fr. 32 Dexter Linton – So. 36 Brandon Hawks – Jr. 40 Ray Mitchell – Fr.' 43 Alex Matlock – Fr. Punters 13 Ron Doherty – So. 19 Victor McBride – Fr. Kickers 10 Alex Mueller – Fr. 13 Ron Doherty – So.

Postseason coaching change

Following their 59–21 loss to rival Kansas State, Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger, expressed his displeasure to the Jayhawks performance during the season in a press conference. In the press conference, Zenger said "I don't expect any player, coach, administrator, fan or alum to accept the performance on the field today or in recent weeks. We will get this thing fixed. We will continue to evaluate the program on a week-by-week basis. At the University of Kansas, we will never make complete evaluations until the season is complete and the body of work is in." Many local sports analysts interpreted that statement as Zenger officially putting head coach Turner Gill on the "hotseat" meaning he could be fired if things do not change.^[17] The day after losing KU's final game of the season to Missouri, Zenger fired Turner Gill who had a 5–19 record, 1–16 within the conference.^[18] Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis was hired to replace him on December 8.^[19]

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