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2016 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2016 record2–10 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coachDavid Beaty (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorRob Likens (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Co-defensive coordinatorClint Bowen (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorKenny Perry (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,071)
Seasons
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Template:2016 Big 12 football standings 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,[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

The Jayhawks returned senior safety Anthony "Fish" Smithson who led the nation in solo tackles.[4]

The Jayhawks finished the season 2–10, 1–8 in Big 12 play to finish in last place.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 PMRhode Island*Jayhawk TVW 55–628,864
September 101:30 PMOhio*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 21–3728,467
September 1711:00 AMat Memphis*ESPNUL 7–4334,448
September 297:30 PMat Texas TechFS1L 19–5559,494
October 811:00 AMTCU
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
ESPNUL 23–2423,946
October 152:30 PMat No. 11 BaylorFS1L 7–4947,598
October 2211:00 AMOklahoma Statedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FS1L 20–4426,262
October 296:00 PMat No. 16 OklahomaFS1L 3–5686,301
November 56:00 PMat No. 14 West VirginiaESPN2L 21–4856,343
November 1211:00 AMIowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 24–3123,757
November 192:30 PMTexas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
ABC/ESPN2W 24–21 OT25,673
November 2611:00 AMat Kansas StateFS1L 19–3452,637
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[5]

Game summaries[]

Rhode Island[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
First meeting


Ohio[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0–1 1967 L 15–30


at Memphis[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
0–1 2015 L 23–55


at Texas Tech[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
1–16 2015 L 20–30


TCU[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
8–20–4 2015 L 17–23


at Baylor[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
4–11 2015 L 7–66


Oklahoma State[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
29–34–2 2015 L 10–58


at Oklahoma[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
28–72–6 2015 L 7–62


at West Virginia[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
1–4 2015 L 0–49


Iowa State[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
50–39–6 2015 L 13–38


Texas[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
2–13 2015 L 20–59


at Kansas State[]

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



Overall Record Last Meeting Result
65–43–5 2015 L 14–45


Roster[]

2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Gonzalez, LaQuvionteLaQuvionte Gonzalez Jr
QB 2 Cozart, MontellMontell Cozart File:Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 3 Harrell, ChaseChase Harrell File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 4 Patrick, TylerTyler Patrick So
WR 5 Hartzog, Jr., BobbyBobby Hartzog, Jr. Jr
QB 6 Haehn, DaganDagan Haehn Fr
QB 8 Perry, KeatonKeaton Perry So
QB 9 Stanley, CarterCarter Stanley File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 12 Crawley, DariousDarious Crawley Jr
QB 13 Willis, RyanRyan Willis So
QB 15 Ford, DeondreDeondre Ford File:Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 16 Sims, Jr., StevenSteven Sims, Jr. So
WR 17 Brewer, KeeganKeegan Brewer Fr
TE 19 Sternberger, JaceJace Sternberger File:Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 20 Moore, EmmanuelEmmanuel Moore So
RB 22 Kinner, Ke'aunKe'aun Kinner Sr
RB 24 Martin, TaylorTaylor Martin So
RB 25 Jolaoso, J. J.J. J. Jolaoso Sr
WR 26 Bell, ChrisChris Bell File:Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 27 Sullivan, JamesJames Sullivan Jr
RB 32 Randall, ResseResse Randall So
RB 33 Schadler, RyanRyan Schadler So
FB 44 Zunica, MichaelMichael Zunica Sr
OL 55 Bragg, JocobJocob Bragg So
OL 59 Jenkins, JacksonJackson Jenkins File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 62 Banks, D'AndreD'Andre Banks Sr
OL 63 Garza, AaronAaron Garza File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 64 Pullia, KyleKyle Pullia Jr
OL 65 Rhodes, JaysonJayson Rhodes Jr
OL 66 Saulsbury, HunterHunter Saulsbury File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 68 Lawrence, BeauBeau Lawrence File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 69 Ribordy, MesaMesa Ribordy File:Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 71 Durley, CamCam Durley Fr
OL 72 Smith, WillWill Smith Sr
OL 73 Hughes, LarryLarry Hughes So
OL 74 McCauley III, ClydeClyde McCauley III So
OL 77 Gibson, JoeJoe Gibson Jr
OL 79 Shelley-Smith, JordanJordan Shelley-Smith Sr
WR 82 Barbel, ShakiemShakiem Barbel Sr
TE 84 Johnson, BenBen Johnson Jr
WR 85 Moses, AustinAustin Moses Sr
TE 86 Gilmore, BrockBrock Gilmore Sr
TE 87 Kelly, JohnJohn Kelly Fr
WR 88 Booker, JeremiahJeremiah Booker So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Ford, DeAnteDeAnte Ford File:Redshirt.svg Fr
S 4 Richmond, ShaquilleShaquille Richmond File:Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 5 Roberts, MarcquisMarcquis Roberts Sr
DT 6 Holani, IsiIsi Holani Jr
CB 7 Neal, DerrickDerrick Neal Jr
CB 8 Stewart, BrandonBrandon Stewart Sr
S 9 Smithson, FishFish Smithson Sr
CB 11 Robinson, StephanStephan Robinson So
DE 13 Mosby, DamaniDamani Mosby Sr
CB 14 Graham, ChevyChevy Graham Sr
CB 15 Ayinde, SholaShola Ayinde Fr
DE 17 Ehambe, JoshJosh Ehambe So
S 18 Seurer, Jr., FrankFrank Seurer, Jr. Jr
S 19 Miller, Jr., TyroneTyrone Miller, Jr. So
LB 20 Loneker, Jr., KeithKeith Loneker, Jr. Sr
S 22 Allen, GregGreg Allen Sr
S 24 Bates IV, BazieBazie Bates IV Sr
CB 25 Ogletree, MarnezMarnez Ogletree Sr
CB 26 Spencer, ColinColin Spencer Jr
CB 27 Curtis, LukeLuke Curtis File:Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 28 Arnick, CourtneyCourtney Arnick Sr
LB 29 Dineen, Jr., JoeJoe Dineen, Jr. Jr
S 30 Shaw, TevinTevin Shaw Sr
LB 31 Ogbebor, OsazeOsaze Ogbebor So
LB 41 Duckworth, KendallKendall Duckworth So
DE 46 Armstrong, Jr., DoranceDorance Armstrong, Jr. So
CB 47 Miller, NathanNathan Miller File:Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 49 Hall, HudsonHudson Hall So
DE 52 Aql, MazinMazin Aql File:Redshirt.svg Fr
DT 54 Dezir, JackyJacky Dezir Jr
DE 56 Olobia, AnthonyAnthony Olobia File:Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 59 Rosser, CameronCameron Rosser Sr
DT 91 Williams, D. J.D. J. Williams So
DT 92 Jones, Lay'TrionLay'Trion Jones So
DT 95 Williams, DevonDevon Williams So
DT 96 Wise, DanielDaniel Wise So
DE 97 Ash, KellenKellen Ash Jr
DT 98 Nix, JasonJason Nix So
RE 99 Davis, DeelsaacDeelsaac Davis Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 7 Wyman, MatthewMatthew Wyman Sr
K 14 Bartolotta, NickNick Bartolotta Jr
P 28 Valentine, MichaelMichael Valentine File:Redshirt.svg Fr
K 40 Weese, RyanRyan Weese Jr
K/P 43 Conaway, QuintonQuinton Conaway Fr
LS 68 Wirtel, JohnJohn 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)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 29, 2016

References[]

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