2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team

	2013 Big 12 football standings
	As of December 4, 2012 • Rankings from Coaches Poll

Kansas Jayhawks football
	2013 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2013 record	3–9 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coach	Charlie Weis (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Campo (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 50,071)
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

The 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach Charlie Weis and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference.

On September 21, with a 13–10 win over Louisiana Tech, the Jayhawks ended a 22-game losing streak to FBS opponents.^[1] On November 16, the Jayhawks ended their 27 conference game losing streak with a 31–19 defeat of West Virginia.^[2] The conference win was the Jayhawks first conference win since their 52–45 defeat of Colorado during the 2010 season.

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position
Charlie Weis	Head Coach
Dave Campo	Assistant Head Coach-Defense/Defensive Backs Coach
Tim Grunhard	Offensive Line Coach
Rob Ianello	Wide Receivers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Reggie Mitchell	Running Backs Coach
Ron Powlus	Quarterbacks Coach
Jeff Blasko	Tight Ends Coach
Buddy Wyatt	Defensive Line Coach
Clint Bowen	Linebackers Coach
Scott Vestal	Assistant Defensive Backs Coach

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Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 7	6:00 PM	South Dakota*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	Jayhawk SN	W 31–14	41,920
September 14	6:30 PM	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN	L 14–23	22,974
September 21	11:00 AM	Louisiana Tech*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	W 13–10	39,823
October 5	11:00 AM	No. 20 Texas Tech	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	L 16–54	35,648
October 12	11:00 AM	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 17–27	41,894
October 19	2:30 PM	No. 18 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPN	L 19–34	41,113
October 26	6:00 PM	No. 6 Baylor	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	ESPNU	L 14–59	32,264
November 2	2:30 PM	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Jayhawk SN/LHN	L 13–35	97,105
November 9	3:00 PM	at No. 15 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 6–42	58,476
November 16	11:00 AM	West Virginia	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	W 31–19	30,809
November 23	7:00 PM	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FS1	L 0–34	54,081
November 30	11:00 AM	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	FS1	L 10–31	43,610
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster[]

2013 Kansas Jayhawks football roster

(Starters in bold)

Quarterbacks

2 Montell Cozart – Fr.
9 Jake Heaps – Redshirt Jr.
10 T.J. Millweard – Redshirt (TR)
14 Michael Cummings – Redshirt So.
16 Jordan Darling – Fr.
17 Blake Jablonski – Redshirt Jr.

Running Backs

3 Tony Pierson – Jr.
6 Darrian Miller – Redshirt So.
20 Colin Spencer – Fr.
25 Brandon Bourbon – Redshirt Jr.
29 James Sims – Sr.
34 Connor Embree – Redshirt Jr.
36 Taylor Cox – Sr.
40 Preston Randall – Redshirt Fr.

Fullbacks

25 Brandon Bourbon – Redshirt Jr.
35 T.J. Semke – Redshirt So.
43 Ed Fink – Redshirt Jr.
85 Trent Smiley – Redshirt Jr.

Wide Receivers

1 Rodriguez Coleman – Jr.
3 Tony Pierson – Jr.
7 Mark Thomas – Jr.
8 Josh Ford – Sr.
11 Tre' Parmalee – So.
12 Christian Matthews – Redshirt Sr.
13 Ishmael Hyman – Fr.
15 Matt Hentges – Redshirt Fr.
19 Justin McCay – Redshirt Jr.
80 Ricki Herod – Redshirt Jr.
81 Billy Owens – Redshirt Jr.
82 Andrew Turzilli – Redshirt Jr.
88 Nick Harwell – Redshirt

Tight Ends

41 Jimmay Mundine – Redshirt Jr.
44 Scott Baron – Redshirt So.
45 Nick Sizemore – Redshirt Sr.
84 Ben Johnson – Fr.
85 Trent Smiley – Redshirt Jr.
86 Charles Brooks – Sr.
87 Jordan Shelley-Smith – Redshirt Fr.

Offensive Line

50 Jamal Brown – Jr.
61 Pat Lewandowski – Redshirt Jr.
63 Ngalu Fusimalohi – Jr.
64 Randall Dent – Redshirt Sr.
65 Mike Smithburg – Jr.
66 Dylan Admire – Redshirt So.
67 Joey Bloomfield – Fr.
70 Gavin Howard – Redshirt Sr.
72 Zach Fondal – Jr.
73 Damon Martin – Redshirt So.
74 Brian Beckmann – Redshirt Fr.
75 Sean Connolly – Redshirt Fr.
76 Bryan Peters – Redshirt So.
77 Aslam Sterling – Sr.
78 Joe Gibson – Fr.
79 Riley Spencer – Redshirt Sr.

Defensive Line

9 Jordan Tavai – Sr.
35 T.J. Semke – Redshirt So.
54 Neal Page – Redshirt Fr.
69 Peter Gallo – Redshirt Fr.
90 Kevin Young – Redshirt Sr.
91 Shane Smith – Redshirt Sr.
93 Ben Goodman – Redshirt So.
94 Tyler Holmes – Redshirt Fr.
95 Andrew Bolton – Jr.
96 Keba Agostinho – Sr.
97 Ty McKinney – Jr.
98 Keon Stowers – Jr.
99 Tedarian Johnson – Jr.

Linebackers

2 Marcus Jenkins-Moore – File:Injury icon 2.svg Redshirt
4 Prinz Kande – Redshirt Sr.
31 Ben Heeney – Jr.
32 Schyler Miles – So.
37 Beau Bell – So.
44 Mike Zunica – So. (TR)
46 Kellen Ash – Fr.
47 Brian Maura – Redshirt Jr.
51 Samson Faifili – Jr.
52 Darius Willis – Redshirt Sr.
53 Colton Goeas – Fr.
55 Michael Reynolds – Jr.
57 Jake Love – Redshirt So.
58 Courtney Arnick – Redshirt Fr.
59 Cameron Rosser – Fr.

Cornerbacks

7 Kevin Short – Redshirt
11 Tyree Williams – File:Injury icon 2.svg So.
12 Dexter McDonald – Jr.
14 Nasir Moore – Redshirt Jr.
22 Greg Allen – Redshirt Fr.
24 JaCorey Shepherd – Jr.
26 Brandon Hollomon – So.
49 Deron Dangerfield – Sr.

Safeties

5 Isaiah Johnson – So.
23 Dexter Linton – Redshirt Sr.
27 Victor Simmons – Jr.
30 Tevin Shaw – Redshirt Fr.
38 Jaccare Givens – Jr. (TR)
33 Cassius Sendish – Jr.
43 Alex Matlock – Redshirt So.

Special Teams

13 Ron Doherty – Sr. (P/K)
15 Michael Mesh – Jr. (K)
16 Trevor Pardula – Jr. (P/K)
18 Eric Kahn – Jr. (K)
28 Matthew Wyman – So. (K)
39 Austin Barone – Redshirt Fr. (K)
60 Reilly Jeffers – So. (LS)
62 Zack Young – Sr. (LS)
68 John Wirtel – Fr. (LS)

Awards[]

Trevor Pardula

Week 4 Ray Guy Award Player of the Week
Week 4 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Week 4 College Football Performance Awards Punter of the Week

Isiah Johnson

Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

All Conference[]

2nd team

James Sims - RB
Ben Heeny - LB

Honorable Mention

Ngalu Fusimalohi - OL
Isaiah Johnson - DB
Dexter McDonald - DB
Jimmay Mundine - TE
Trevor Pardula - P
JaCorey Shepherd - KR/PR/DB
James Sims - RB

References[]

↑ Dodd, Rustin (September 21, 2013). "Kansas Edges Louisiana Tech with 52-yard Field Goal on Final Play". The Wichita Eagle. http://www.kansas.com/2013/09/21/3013336/kansas-edges-louisiana-tech-with.html. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
↑ "Kansas Beats West Virginia to Snap 27-Game Big 12 Losing Streak". ESPN. November 16, 2013. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333202305. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
↑ "Official Kansas Football Roster". Kansas Athletics. http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kan-m-footbl-mtt.html. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
↑ "2013 Kansas Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. 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. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

[1] Dodd, Rustin (September 21, 2013). "Kansas Edges Louisiana Tech with 52-yard Field Goal on Final Play". The Wichita Eagle. http://www.kansas.com/2013/09/21/3013336/kansas-edges-louisiana-tech-with.html. Retrieved September 22, 2013.

[2] "Kansas Beats West Virginia to Snap 27-Game Big 12 Losing Streak". ESPN. November 16, 2013. http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=333202305. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

[3] "Official Kansas Football Roster". Kansas Athletics. http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kan-m-footbl-mtt.html. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

[4] "2013 Kansas Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. 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. Retrieved August 17, 2013.

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