2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team

	2012 Big 12 football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion ; § – Conference co-champions ; As of January 5, 2013 • Rankings from AP Poll

Kansas Jayhawks football
	2012 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2012 record	1–11 (0–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Charlie Weis (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Weis
Defensive coordinator	Dave Campo (1st season)
Captain	Dayne Crist
Captain	Tanner Hawkinson
Captain	Toben Opurum
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 50,071)
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by new head coach Charlie Weis and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season with 1–11 overall, 0–9 in Big 12, finishing in last place and failing to be bowl eligible (alone in Big 12 teams in doing so).

Pre-season[]

Coaching change[]

The Jayhawks fired head coach Turner Gill after going 2–10 in his second year in 2011. He was replaced by former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis.^[1]

New Coaching Staff
Name	Position	Previous Position
Charlie Weis	Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator	Florida (OC)
Dave Campo	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs	Dallas Cowboys (DB)
Clint Bowen	Special Teams/Defensive Backs	North Texas (DC)
Jeff Blasko	Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach	Florida (GA)
Rob Ianello	Recruiting Coordinator/ Wide Receivers Coach	Akron (HC)
Buddy Wyatt	Defensive Line	(Returning)
DeMontie Cross	Linebackers	Wisconsin (DB)
Ron Powlus	Quarterbacks Coach	Akron (QB)
Reggie Mitchell	Running backs	(Returning)
Tim Grunhard	Offensive Line Coach	Bishop Miege High School (HC)
Scott Holsopple	Strength & Conditioning	Florida (Asst. S&C)

Recruiting[]

Following the hire of Charlie Weis, the Jayhawks received a pair of high-profile quarterback transfers in the duo of Dayne Crist from Notre Dame and Jake Heaps from BYU. Crist will be eligible for the 2012 season while Heaps will be eligible for the 2013-2014 seasons.^[2]

Roster[]

2012 Kansas Jayhawks football roster

(Starters in bold)

Quarterbacks

6 Turner Baty - So.
9 Jake Heaps - Redshirt
10 Dayne Crist - Sr. (5th yr TR)
14 Michael Cummings – Redshirt Fr.
17 Blake Jablonski – Redshirt So.

Running Backs

3 Tony Pierson – So.
25 Brandon Bourbon – Redshirt So.
28 Marquis Jackson – So.
29 James Sims – Jr.
36 Taylor Cox - Jr.
37 Ryan Burton – Redshirt Jr.
40 Preston Randall - Fr.

Fullbacks

28 Marquis Jackson – So.
43 Ed Fink – Redshirt So.
45 Nick Sizemore – Redshirt Sr.
85 Trent Smiley – Redshirt So.

Wide Receivers

7 Kale Pick – Redshirt Sr.
8 Josh Ford - Jr.
11 Tre' Parmalee - Fr.
12 Christian Matthews – Redshirt Jr.
15 Daymond Patterson – Redshirt Sr.
16 Matt Hentges - Fr.
19 Justin McCay - Redshirt
20 D.J. Beshears – Sr.
22 Connor Embree – Redshirt So.
80 Ricki Herod - Redshirt So.
82 Andrew Turzilli – Redshirt So.
83 Chris Omigie – Redshirt Jr.
88 Billy Owens - Jr.

Tight Ends

38 Justin Puthoff – Redshirt Jr.
41 Jimmay Mundine – Redshirt So.
46 Adam Novak - Fr.
84 Mike Ragone – Redshirt Sr. (5th yr TR)
85 Trent Smiley – Redshirt So.
86 Charles Brooks - Jr.
87 Jordan Shelley-Smith - Fr.

Offensive Line

56 Josh Burgoon – Redshirt Jr.
61 Pat Lewandowski – Redshirt So.
63 Dillon Roberts - Jr.
64 Randall Dent – Redshirt Jr.
66 Dylan Admire – Redshirt Fr.
67 Duane Zlatnik – Redshirt Sr.
68 Luke Luhrsen – Redshirt Fr.
69 Trevor Marrongelli – Redshirt Sr.
70 Gavin Howard – Redshirt Jr.
72 Tanner Hawkinson – Redshirt Sr.
73 Damon Martin – Redshirt Fr.
74 Brian Beckmann - Fr.
75 Sean Connolly - Fr.
76 Bryan Peters – Redshirt Fr.
77 Aslam Sterling - Jr.
78 Alex Beglinger - Jr.
79 Riley Spencer – Redshirt Jr.

Defensive Line

9 Jordan Tavai - Jr.
35 Toben Opurum – Sr.
38 Josh Richardson – Redshirt Sr.
62 Dylan Avery – Redshirt So.
71 John Williams – Redshirt Sr.
90 Kevin Young – Redshirt Jr.
91 Shane Smith – Redshirt Jr.
92 Neal Page - Fr.
93 Ben Goodman – Redshirt Fr.
94 Tyler Holmes - Fr.
95 Josh Williams - Redshirt Sr. (5th year TR)
96 Keba Agostinho – Jr.
97 Ty McKinney - Jr.
98 Keon Stowers - So.
99 Peter Gallo - Fr.

Linebackers

2 Darius Willis – Redshirt Jr.
4 Prinz Kande – Redshirt Jr.
17 Tunde Bakare – Sr.
31 Ben Heeney – So.
32 Schyler Miles - Fr.
34 Huldon Tharp – Redshirt Jr.
51 Anthony McDonald - Redshirt Sr. (5th year TR)
52 Dom Bickus - Fr.
53 Ryan Karlin – Redshirt Fr.
55 Michael Reynolds – So.
57 Jake Love – Redshirt Fr.
58 Courtney Arnick - Fr.

Cornerbacks

5 Greg Brown – Redshirt Sr.
11 Tyree Williams - Fr.
14 Nasir Moore - Jr.
18 Corrigan Powell - Redshirt Sr.
22 Greg Allen - Fr.
23 Dexter Linton – Redshirt Jr.
25 JaCorey Shepherd – So.
33 Tyler Patmon – Redshirt Jr.
37 Jackson Long - Fr.
45 Piers Christian - Fr.

Safeties

1 Lubbock Smith – Redshirt Sr.
23 Dexter Linton – Redshirt Jr.
24 Bradley McDougald – Sr.
26 Ray Mitchell – Redshirt So.'
27 Victor Simmons – So.
28 Brandon Hawks – Redshirt Sr.
30 Tevin Shaw - Fr.
43 Alex Matlock – Redshirt Fr.
47 Brian Maura – Redshirt So.

Special Teams

13 Ron Doherty – Jr. (K/P)
16 Nick Prolago - So. (K)
19 Eric Kahn - So. (K)
38 Justin Puthoff – Redshirt Jr. (LS)
40 Sean Huddleston - So. (P)
54 Justin Carnes – Redshirt Jr. (LS)
59 Reilly Jeffers - Fr. (LS)
65 Paul Clark - Fr. (LS)
99 Austin Barone - Fr. (K)

Schedule[]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	South Dakota State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk TV	W 31–17	46,601
September 8	2:30 PM	Rice*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 24–25	44,683
September 15	11:00 AM	No. 16 TCU	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FX	L 6–20	43,867
September 22	2:30 PM	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 23–30	18,374
October 6	11:00 AM	at No. 7 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	FX	L 16–56	50,344
October 13	2:30 PM	Oklahoma State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 14–20	31,115
October 20	6:00 PM	at No. 10 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	FSN	L 7–52	84,532
October 27	11:00 AM	Texas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 17–21	40,097
November 3	2:30 PM	at Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 14–41	39,039
November 10	11:00 AM	at No. 25 Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 34–41 ^2OT	55,052
November 17	6:00 PM	Iowa State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 23–51	41,608
December 1	1:30 PM	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	FSN	L 10–59	51,112
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References[]

↑ Charlie Weis to be announced as next KU football coach
↑ Pair of coveted quarterbacks commit to KU
↑ "Schedule". Kansas Jayhawks Football. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703070107/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/kan-m-footbl-sched.html.

[1] Charlie Weis to be announced as next KU football coach

[2] Pair of coveted quarterbacks commit to KU

[3] "Schedule". Kansas Jayhawks Football. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130703070107/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/kan-m-footbl-sched.html.

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