2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2008 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference North Big 12 8–5 4–4 Mark Mangino 7th Ed Warinner 2nd Spread Clint Bowen 3rd 4–3 Memorial Stadium Insight Bowl champion Insight Bowl W 42–21 vs. Minnesota The 2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the school's 119th year of intercollegiate football. The team was looking to continue the success of the prior season in which they lost only a single conference game and went on to win the Orange Bowl. In the ninth week, after defeating Kansas State 52–21, the Jayhawks became Bowl eligible for the fourth consecutive year, a school record. Also, for the first time in school history, Kansas made back-to-back appearances in a Bowl game after accepting the invitation to play in the Insight Bowl versus the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The team finished the regular season with a victory over their archrival, the Missouri Tigers (who was then ranked 13th in the BCS Poll), in the Border War. The Jayhawks concluded the season with an 8–5 overall record (4–4 in the Big 12 Conference). The team was led by head coach Mark Mangino, in his seventh season, with Ed Warinner as the offensive coordinator for his second season (fourth year overall) and Clint Bowen (eighth year) in his first season as the defensive coordinator, having served the previous two seasons as co-defensive coordinator. Junior Todd Reesing returned to the starting quarterback position after a record-setting performance in the previous season. After this season, Kansas went into a lengthy downfall, the team would not return to a bowl game until 2022, and would not record a winning season until 2023. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Schedule 2008 AP Central August 30 6:00 p.m. w y 14 FIU Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 40–10 52,112 September 6 6:00 p.m. w y 14 Louisiana Tech Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 29–0 48,621 September 12 7:00 p.m. l y y 13 South Florida 19 Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN2 34–37 58,755 September 20 6:00 p.m. w y 19 Sam Houston State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FCS 38–14 51,767 October 4 11:30 a.m. w y 16 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA Versus 35–33 47,847 October 11 11:30 a.m. w 16 Colorado Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS ESPN2 30–14 49,566 October 18 2:30 p.m. l y 16 Oklahoma 4 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK ABC 31–45 85,241 October 25 11:00 a.m. l y 19 Texas Tech 8 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS ESPN 21–63 50,125 November 1 11:30 a.m. w Kansas State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS rivalry FSN 52–21 52,230 November 8 1:30 p.m. l y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry FSN PPV 35–45 85,486 November 15 11:30 a.m. l Texas 4 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 7–35 51,930 November 29 11:30 a.m. w y Missouri 12 Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO Border War FSN 40–37 79,123 December 31 5:00 p.m. w y y Minnesota Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Insight Bowl NFLN 42–21 49,103 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2008Schedule.pdf 2008 Schedule 2008-02-13 2011-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522210805/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2008Schedule.pdf dead Following the, season the NCAA ranked the Jayhawks schedule as the seventh toughest in NCAA Division I FBS, out of 119.NCAA Toughest Schedules Roster KU dismissed junior cornerback Anthony Webb in June for violating team rules. At the same time, senior defensive tackle Todd Haselhorst left the team for health reasons. KU lost three running backs in August. Carmon Boyd-Anderson transferred to Southwest Baptist University. Donte Bean and Kyle Winkley left the team for Washburn University. Sean Ransburg did not qualify academically for the fall. Kicker Stephen Hoge quit the team in mid-August. Tight end and defensive end Kevin Glover left the team for personal issues. 2008 Kansas Jayhawks football roster (starters in bold) Quarterbacks  5 Todd Reesing – Jr. 17 Tyler Lawrence – 10px|Redshirt So. 19 Kale Pick – Fr. Running backs  1 Jake Sharp – Jr.  3 Jocques Crawford – Jr.  6 Rell Lewis – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 15 Sean Ransburg – Fr. (DNQ for fall) 22 Angus Quigley – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 23 Tyler Hunt 31 Steven Foster – 10px|Redshirt Fr. Wide receivers  2 Raymond Brown – 10px|Redshirt Sr.  4 Gary Green II – 10px|Redshirt Sr.  9 Raimond Pendleton – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 10 Kerry Meier – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 13 Marcus Herford – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 18 Xavier Rambo – 10px|Redshirt So. 19 Reece Petty – 10px|Redshirt So. 27 Willie O'Quinn – Fr. 28 Daymond Patterson – Fr. 30 Kyle Winkley – Fr. 36 Jack Dowdell – Fr 37 Micah Brown – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 80 Dezmon Briscoe -So. 81 Jonathan Wilson – So. 85 Rod Harris – So. 88 Dexton Fields – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 89 Tertavian Ingram – 10px|Redshirt So. Tight ends 11 A.J. Steward – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 43 Ted McNulty – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 42 Kevin Glover- 10px|Redshirt So. 82 Nick Plato – Fr. 83 Tanner Hawkinson – Fr. 86 Tim Biere – Fr. 87 Bradley Dedeaux – 10px|Redshirt So. Offensive line 50 Ryan Cantrell – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 55 Justin Pessetto – 10px|Redshirt So. 56 Kayl Anderson – 10px|Redshirt Jr. (Long snapper) 59 Sal Capra – 10px|Redshirt So. 60 Jose Rodriguez – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 62 Alex Smith – 10px|Redshirt So. 63 Ian Wolfe – 10px|Redshirt So. 64 J.D. Hill – Fr. 66 Adrian Mayes – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 67 Ben Leuken – Fr. 68 Carl Wilson – 10px|Redshirt So. 69 Trevor Marrongelli – Fr. 70 Matt Darton – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 71 John Williams – Fr. 73 Joe Semple – Fr 74 Jeff Spikes – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 75 Nathan D'Cunha – Jr. 76 Brad Thorson – 10px|Redshirt So. (TR) 77 Jeremiah Hatch – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 79 Chet Hartley – Sr. Defensive line 47 Maxwell Onyegbule – 10px|Redshirt So. 78 Gary Draper – Fr 81 Russell Brorsen – Sr. 84 Jeff Wheeler – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 87 John Larson – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 90 Richard Alspaugh – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 91 Jake Laptad – So. 92 Patrick Dorsey – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 93 Darius Parish – Fr. 94 Caleb Blakesley – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 95 D.J. Marshall – Fr. 96 Dustin Spears – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 97 Richard Johnson, Jr. – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 98 Duane Zlatnik – Fr. 99 Jamal Greene – 10px|Redshirt So. Linebackers  8 Joe Mortensen – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 12 James Holt – Sr. 38 Josh Richardson – Fr. 40 Mike Rivera – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 41 Arist Wright – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 45 Justin Springer – So. 49 Drew Dudley – So. 51 Dakota Lewis – 10px|Redshirt So. 52 Steven Johnson – Fr. 53 Chris Heinz – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 55 Nathan Sydney 56 Corwin Hicks – Fr. 57 Chea Peterman – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 58 Jake Schermer – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 61 Jordan Fee – Fr. Cornerbacks 16 Chris Harris – So. 20 Taylor Lee – Fr. 23 Ryan Murphy – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 24 Kendrick Harper – Sr. 27 Greg Brown – Fr. 29 Isiah Barfield – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 30 Anthony Davis – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 35 Corrigan Powell – Fr. Safeties  7 Patrick Resby – Sr. 25 Darrell Stuckey – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 26 Phillip Strozier – 10px|Redshirt So. 28 Eric Tyler – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 36 Tang Bacheyie – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 39 Lubbock Smith – Fr. 44 Olaitan Oguntodu – 10px|Redshirt So. 46 Justin Thornton – 10px|Redshirt Jr. Punters 18 Alonso Rojas – So. 22 Kyle Davis – 10px|Redshirt Jr. Kickers 14 Jacob Branstetter – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 33 Grady Fowler – Jr. Coaching staff 2008 coaching staffFront Office & Head coaches Head coach – Mark Mangino Director of football operations – George Matsakis Associate director of football operations – MaryKay Ulrich On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator – Rajeeb Hossain Director of sports medicine/head football trainer – Murphy Grant Head team physician – Dr. Larry Magee Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Ed Warinner Wide receivers – David Beaty Recruiting coordinator/tight ends – Brandon Blaney Offensive line/run game coordinator – John Reagan Offensive graduate assistant – Tommy Mangino Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/safeties – Clint Bowen Defensive line – Joe Bob Clements Linebackers – Steve Tovar Cornerbacks – Je'Ney Jackson Defensive graduate assistant – Joseph Fowler Special teams coaches Running backs/special teams coordinator – Louie Matsakis Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Chris Dawson Equipment supervisor – Jeff Himes Game summaries Florida International Florida International vs. #14 Kansas [box score] Florida International #14 Kansas 0 10 0 0 7 23 10 0 August 30, 2008 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 6:00 p.m. CST 52,112 The largest crowd in Memorial Stadium history (52,112) witnessed Kansas' first victory of the 2008 season. Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing set career highs for passes attempted (52) and passes completed (37). Wide receiver Kerry Meier led Kansas with 9 receptions for 62 yards, and Dezmon Briscoe led Kansas with 3 touchdown receptions. Freshmen Punt Returner Daymond Patterson made an explosive debut with Kansas by returning a punt 75 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Despite the success of the passing game, Kansas struggled to run the ball, with primary running backs Jake Sharp and Jocques Crawford being held to 29 and 32 yards respectively. Louisiana Tech 2008 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team Louisiana Tech vs. #14 Kansas [box score] Louisiana Tech #14 Kansas 0 0 0 0 3 10 16 0 September 6, 2008 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 6:00 p.m. 48,621 FSN Bill Land (Play-by-play), Gary Reasons (Color), & Emily Jones (Sideline) Reesing continued his record-breaking ways from the previous week, throwing for a personal best 412 yards, after completing 32 passes on 38 attempts and 3 touchdowns. The running game again struggled as the Jayhawks rushed for 128 yards, but did not break the 100 yard mark until the 4th quarter. Junior running back Angus Quigley played most of the snaps in the second half, and led the Jayhawks with 84 yards. The defense played well, making several key plays and holding Louisiana Tech to no points. Key defensive plays included an interception in the end-zone by Chris Harris and safety Darrell Stuckey chasing down and tackling a Louisiana Tech player on a long break-away run, to prevent him from scoring a touchdown. South Florida 2008 South Florida Bulls football team #13 Kansas vs. #19 South Florida [box score] #13 Kansas #19 South Florida 10 10 0 14 0 10 17 10 September 12, 2008 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 8:00 p.m. Central ESPN2 Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Chris Spielman (Color), & Rob Stone (Sideline) Sam Houston State Sam Houston State vs. #19 Kansas [box score] Sam Houston State #19 Kansas 0 7 7 0 0 21 10 7 September 20, 2008 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 6:00 p.m. 51,767 FCS Dan McLaughlin (Play-by-play) & Rich Baldinger (Color) Heading into the game against Sam Houston State, Kansas was ranked #19 in the AP Poll. This made the 14th consecutive week that Kansas was ranked in the Top 25 (dating back to 2007), a school record. Angus Quigley made his first start at running back for Kansas, rushing 16 times for 61 yards and a touchdown. Crawford had his best rushing game of the season thus far, rushing for 43 yards on 13 attempts and a touchdown. Kerry Meier led Kansas in receiving with 8 receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown. After four weeks of play, Meier leads Division 1 in receptions for a wide-receiver. Reesing passed for 356 yards and two touchdowns as Kansas continued to emphasize the passing game. Reesing made several impressive scramble plays, one of these scrambles resulted in a 68-yard touchdown pass to Kerry Meier. Reesing in this game set the Kansas all-time record in touchdown passes with 47. Iowa State 2008 Iowa State Cyclones football team #16 Kansas vs. Iowa State [box score] #16 Kansas Iowa State 0 0 21 14 14 6 0 13 October 4, 2008 Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa 11:30 a.m. 47,847 Versus Ron Thulin (play-by-play) & Dale Hellestrae (color) Heading into the game against Iowa State, Kansas was ranked #16 in the AP Poll. This made the 16th consecutive week that Kansas was ranked in the Top 25 (dating back to 2007), a school record. Coming off a bye-week, Kansas entered the game 17 point favorites. However, Iowa State started the game with a flawless performance. Iowa State Quarterback Austen Arnaud started the game with six straight completions and a touchdown as Iowa State took an early 14 to 0 lead. Iowa State then added two field goals in the second quarter to go up 20 to 0 at halftime. Kansas started the second half well when running back Jake Sharp caught at 67-yard touchdown pass from Todd Reesing. Kansas scored again with an Angus Quigley touchdown run that cut Iowa State's lead to six. On Kansas' next possession they found themselves with a 4th and 6 on the Iowa State 23-yard line. Kansas decided to go for it and Kerry Meier caught a touchdown on the play as Kansas took its first lead 21 to 20. In the 4th Quarter Dexton Fields caught a 50-yard pass, but Todd Reesing fumbled it on the next play. Arnaud then threw an interception and Kansas capitalized with a Jake Sharp touchdown run to go up 28 to 20. After Iowa State scored its first touchdown of the second half, Kansas responded when Kerry Meier caught a 21-yard touchdown to put Kansas up 35 to 26. Arnaud led Iowa State to another touchdown to cut the lead to 35 to 33 with 1 minute 15 seconds left in the game. Iowa State then recovered an onside kick, but failed to advance the ball. Kansas' victory was the third largest comeback win in school history. Reesing finished with 319 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. Kerry Meier led Kansas in receiving again with 7 receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns. Jake Sharp had his best performance of the season with 79 yards rushing, 109 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Colorado 2008 Colorado Buffaloes football team Colorado vs. #16 Kansas [box score] Colorado #16 Kansas 7 0 7 0 0 9 7 14 October 11, 2008 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 11:30 a.m. 49,566 ESPN2 Joe Tessitore (Play-by-play) & Rod Gilmore (Color) Heading into the game against Colorado, Kansas was ranked #15 in the Coaches Poll. This made the 17th consecutive week that Kansas was ranked in the Top 25 (dating back to 2007), a school record. Before the start of the game Kansas Coach Mark Mangino asked the KU student section to refrain from an expletive kickoff chant that has become a student tradition. Despite Mangino's plea, the student section yelled the chant louder than ever. Colorado scored first with an 11-yard Cody Hawkins touchdown pass. Colorado got the ball back soon thereafter, but Hawkins threw an interception inside the red zone and the Kansas defense prevented another Colorado score. Kansas first got on the board with a Jake Sharp touchdown run in the 2nd Quarter. On Colorado's next possession, Hawkins was sacked for a 17-yard loss and a safety to give Kansas its first lead. Once again Kansas came out and played much better in the second half. In the second half Todd Reesing passed for his only touchdown to Dezmon Briscoe and Sharp rushed for two more touchdowns. Sharp's first start of the season was successful as he rushed for 118 yards on 31 carries and for 3 touchdowns. Sharp's performance was by far the best of any Kansas running back through the first 6 games of the season. Reesing had his most accurate game of the season, completing 27 of 34 passes for 256 yards and 1 touchdown. Wide receiver Kerry Meier had 9 receptions for 94 yards. A few hours after the Kansas win, the only other undefeated North team in Big 12 play, Missouri, lost to Oklahoma State. Kansas stood atop the Big 12 North with a record of 2–0. Oklahoma 2008 Oklahoma Sooners football team #16 Kansas vs. #4 Oklahoma [box score] #16 Kansas #4 Oklahoma 7 10 7 7 7 17 14 7 October 18, 2008 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma 2:30 p.m. CST 85,241 71°, Sunny ABC Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (Color), & Jack Arute (Sideline) Heading into the game against Oklahoma, Kansas was ranked #15 in the Coaches Poll. This made the 18th consecutive week that Kansas was ranked in the Top 25 (dating back to 2007), a school record. Kansas managed to keep the game close throughout the first half. However, a Reesing interception in the endzone and a missed field goal prevented the Jayhawks from tying the game. Oklahoma dominated the second half as their Quarterback Sam Bradford had one of the most productive games of his career. He set an Oklahoma record with 468 yards passing. The Kansas defense was unable to stop the Oklahoma offense for much of the second half. Reesing ended the game passing for 342 yards on 21 completions with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Kansas wide-receiver Dezmon Briscoe had the best game of his career. Briscoe caught 12 passes for 269 yards and 2 touchdowns. Jake Sharp led Kansas in rushing with 103 yards on 12 attempts. Texas Tech 2008 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team #8 Texas Tech vs. #19 Kansas [box score] #8 Texas Tech #19 Kansas 14 21 21 7 14 0 0 7 October 25, 2008 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 11:00 a.m. CST 68°, Clear ESPN Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Andre Ware (Color), & Rob Stone (Sideline) thumb|upright|Kansas on defense against Texas Tech Heading into the game against Texas Tech, Kansas was ranked #25 in the Coaches Poll. This made the 19th consecutive week that Kansas was ranked in the Top 25 (dating back to 2007), a school record. Texas Tech entered the game ranked 8th in the BCS, making them the highest ranked opposing team to enter Memorial Stadium since Texas in 2004. In the first quarter, both offenses showcased their reputations for scoring. The score was tied at 14 to 14 at the end of the first quarter. However, the rest of the game would be dominated by Texas Tech. The Kansas defense was unable to stop Texas Tech from scoring until into the 4th quarter. The 63 points given up by Kansas was the most any Kansas team had given up since 2002. Additionally, this was the worst loss at home for Kansas since 2002, and the worst loss in overall play since 2005. This game was also the first loss at Memorial Stadium for Kansas since 2006. Kansas' winning streak of 13 games at home came to an end. Reesing had one of his worst performances of his career, passing for only 154 yards on 16 completions with 2 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Jake Sharp led the team with 80 yards rushing on 13 attempts and Kerry Meier led with 6 receptions for 70 yards and 1 touchdown. Kansas State 2008 Kansas State Wildcats football team Kansas State vs. Kansas [box score] Kansas State Kansas 0 0 7 14 21 10 14 7 November 1, 2008 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 52,230 FSN Drew Goodman (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline) Heading into the game against Kansas State; Kansas was unranked in any major poll for the first time since September 30, 2007. A new Memorial Stadium record crowd of 52,230, which had been set already earlier in the season, watched the Jayhawks defeat the Wildcats and increase their lead in the all-time Sunflower Showdown results to 64–37–5. The 52 points scored by Kansas was the second most that the team has ever scored against Kansas State (55 points in 1947 being the highest). Nebraska 2008 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Kansas vs. Nebraska [box score] Kansas Nebraska 7 7 7 14 7 7 10 21 November 8, 2008 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska FSN PPV Dan McLaughlin (Play-by-play), Matt Davison (Color), & Stacy Paetz (Sideline) Texas 2008 Texas Longhorns football team #4 Texas vs. Kansas [box score] #4 Texas Kansas 7 7 21 0 0 0 7 0 November 15, 2008 Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, Kansas 11:30 a.m. CST 37 °F °C and partly cloudy, with winds of 23–30 miles per hour. Light snow flurries. FSN Dan McLaughlin (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline) Coming into 2008, Kansas held a 0–6 record against Texas since the formation of the Big12 Conference. In order to win the 2004 game against the Kansas Jayhawks, Texas had to convert a 4th-and-18 situation and complete a touchdown pass with only eleven seconds remaining on the clock.http://kuathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/111304aaa.html Texas Escapes with a 27–23 Win Over Kansas University of Kansas Department of Athletics November 13, 2004 March 17, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071201072614/http://kuathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/111304aaa.html December 1, 2007 The 2005 game provided much less on-field drama, as Texas led 52–0 by halftime and defeated Kansas 66–14.http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut10.htm Kansas vs Texas (Nov 12, 2005) University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics November 12, 2005 September 4, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225622/http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/05/ut10.htm September 26, 2007 dead The two teams did not face each other in 2006 or 2007.http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html All-Time Results University of Texas at Austin Department of Athletics October 29, 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101101042752/http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html November 1, 2010 The morning of the 2008 game, Las Vegas casinos favored Texas by 14 points.http://www.vegas.com/gaming/sportsline_ncaaf.html Gambling – NCAA football Vegas.com, LLC November 15, 2008 November 15, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081103093254/http://www.vegas.com/gaming/sportsline_ncaaf.html November 3, 2008 live The weather at kickoff was 37 °F °C and partly cloudy, with winds of 23–30 miles per hour.http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USKS0319?lswe=Lawrence,%20KS&from=searchbox_localwx https://web.archive.org/web/20090211155820/http://www.weather.com/weather/local/USKS0319?lswe=lawrence,+ks&from=searchbox_localwx dead February 11, 2009 Today's weather for Lawrence, Kansas The Weather Channel November 15, 2008 November 15, 2008 Snow flurries began near the end of the first half. Texas won the 2008 game, 35–7.https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=283202305 (3) Texas 35; Kansas 7 – Box Score ESPN November 15, 2008 November 15, 2008 UT's Colt McCoy completed 24 of 35 passing attempts (71%) for 255 yards and 2 touchdown passes. He was also the leading rusher for both schools, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown. Todd Reesing, an Austin native, completed 25 of 50 passes for 258 yards and 1 touchdown.http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283202305 https://web.archive.org/web/20120118171052/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283202305 dead January 18, 2012 Texas QB McCoy Burns Kansas for Two Record-Breaking TDs ESPN November 15, 2008 November 15, 2008 Missouri 2008 Missouri Tigers football team Kansas vs. #12 Missouri [box score] Kansas #12 Missouri 3 16 7 14 0 10 13 14 November 29, 2008 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 11:30 a.m. CST 79,123 FSN Bill Land (Play-by-play), Dave Lapham (Color), & Jim Knox (Sideline) Played in alternating snow and light rain, Kansas claimed a victory over Missouri in thrilling fashion. Kansas scored first, taking advantage of an early Darrell Stuckey interception, and Darrell Stuckey's forced fumble on a long Chase Daniel run. Missouri came back in the second half, pulling into the lead late in the game on a Derrick Washington touchdown run. But Kansas marched down the field quickly, scoring when Todd Reesing eluded defensive pressure and lofted a pass to Kerry Meier as Meier ran across the goal line. Missouri raced downfield just as quickly, but a last-second field goal was blocked to preserve a 40–37 win for Kansas. This was the last victory over a team ranked in the AP poll for the Jayhawks until Nov. 5th 2022 against #18 ranked Oklahoma State. thumb|right|KU on offense Minnesota (Insight Bowl) 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team 2008 Insight Bowl Kansas vs. Minnesota [box score] Kansas Minnesota 14 14 7 7 14 0 0 7 December 31, 2008 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 5:00 p.m. CST NFLN/SportsUSA Radio Paul Burmeister (Play-by-play), Mike Mayock (Color), & Lindsay Soto (Sideline)/Eli Gold (Play-by-play), John Robinson (Color), & Tony Graziani (Sideline) Both teams started quickly on offense. Todd Reesing threw a touchdown pass to Dezmon Briscoe on KU's first play from scrimmage. The first quarter ended 14–14. But Kansas kept scoring, leading 28–14 at the half, and 35–14 at the start of the 4th quarter. Briscoe caught 14 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns. Todd Reesing threw four TD passes. Wide receiver Kerry Meier caught a touchdown and threw for another. Kansas won 42–21, making it three straight bowl wins and their first time appearing in bowls back-to-back seasons. Rankings 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 16 5 8 14 13 14 12 13 11 19 19 18 18 16 16 17 16 15 16 16 15 16 19 18 19 23 RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR RV RV NR RV RV Statistics 2008 Official Statistics Team Team Opp Scoring 434 387   Points per game 33.38 29.77 First downs 301 277   Rushing 111 91   Passing 172 168   Penalty 18 18 Total offense 5621 5157   Avg per play 5.9 5.6   Avg per game 432.4 396.7 Fumbles-Lost 21-9 22-10 Penalties-Yards 62-576 75-589   Avg per game Team Opp Punts-Yards 58- 57-   Avg per punt 40.7 39.8 Time of possession/Game 37:49 22:11 3rd down conversions 93/184 74/183 4th down conversions 8/16 12/26 Touchdowns scored Field goals-Attempts-Long 11-14-47 PAT-Attempts Attendance     Games/Avg per Game   Scores by quarter Kansas 86 130 113 105 Opponents 70 95 120 93 Offense Rushing Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Sharp, Jake 13-10 186 888 28 860 4.6 12 47 66.2 Quigley, Angus 11-2 59 312 3 309 5.2 3 20 28.1 Crawford, Jocques 13-0 62 262 30 232 3.7 4 20 17.8 Reesing, Todd 13-13 126 489 265 224 1.8 4 18 17.2 Briscoe, Dezmon 13-11 2 18 0 18 9.0 0 13 1.4 Lawrence, Tyler 3-0 2 17 0 17 8.5 0 11 5.7 Wilson, Johnathan 13-12 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Meier, Kerry 13-11 2 2 7 -5 -2.5 0 2 -0.4 TEAM 4-0 5 0 7 -7 -1.4 0 0 -1.8 Total 13 445 1,988 340 1,648 3.7 23 47 126.8 Opponents 13 406 1,905 305 1,600 3.9 22 78 123.1 Passing Name GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Reesing, Todd 13-13 148.52 329-495-13 66.5 3,888 32 69 299.1 Meier, Kerry 13-11 417.20 3-3-0 100.0 74 1 32 5.7 Lawrence, Tyler 3-0 96.20 1-2-0 50.0 11 0 11 3.7 Total 13 149.93 333-500-13 66.6 3,973 33 69 305.6 Opponents 13 129.73 318-521-15 61.0 3,557 27 75 273.6 Receiving Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GMeier, Kerry 13-11 97 1,045 10.8 8 68 80.4Briscoe, Dezmon 13-11 92 1,407 15.3 15 69 108.2Wilson, Johnathan 13-12 43 573 13.3 3 56 44.1Sharp, Jake 13-10 25 283 11.3 1 67 21.8Fields, Dexton 11-11 20 214 10.7 3 50 19.5Quigley, Angus 11-2 17 82 4.8 1 14 7.5Patterson, Daymond 13-5 14 154 11.0 2 44 11.8Biere, Tim 12-2 6 65 10.8 0 23 5.4Crawford, Jocques 13-0 6 46 7.7 0 29 3.5Brown, Raymond 13-1 5 29 5.8 0 11 2.2 Pendleton, Raimond 6-1 4 29 7.2 0 13 4.8 Dedeaux, Bradley 9-2 2 9 4.5 0 5 1.0 Herford, Marcus 11-0 1 31 31.0 0 31 2.8 Steward, A.J. 10-0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.6 Glover, Kevin 10-1 1 81.1 81.1 0 0 81.1Total 13 333 3,973 11.9 33 69 305.6Opponents 13 318 3,557 11.2 27 75 273.6 References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Category:Guaranteed Rate Bowl champion seasons Kansas Jayhawks football