2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2015 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference Big 12 0–12 0–9 David Beaty 1st Rob Likens 1st Clint Bowen 2nd Kenny Perry 1st Spread 4–3 Memorial Stadium The 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by first year head coach David Beaty. The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks finished the season 0–12, 0–9 in conference play. They finished in last place in the Big 12 Conference. Their winless season was only the second time in school history they finished winless, the other time being in 1954. Coaching staff Name Position David Beaty Head coach Clint Bowen Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator Rob Likens Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Reggie Mitchell Recruiting Coordinator/Running Backs Zach Yenser Run Game Coordinator/Offensive LineKevin Kane LinebackersKlint Kubiak Wide Receivers Calvin Thibodeaux Defensive Line Kenny Perry Co-Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks Je'Ney Jackson Director of Football Strength & Conditioning Connor Embree Graduate Assistant Nate Dreiling Graduate AssistantKansas football coaching staff http://kuathletics.com/roster.aspx?path=football&#coaches_anchor University of Kansas Department of Athletics September 14, 2015 Schedule 2015 AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 3) released prior to game Central September 5 11:00 a.m. l y South Dakota State 16 (FCS) Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 38–41 30,144 September 12 6:00 p.m. l y Memphis Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS JTV 23–55 37,798 September 26 11:00 a.m. l y y Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ BTN 14–27 46,136 October 3 11:00 a.m. l y Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA FSN 13–38 55,837 October 10 11:00 a.m. l Baylor 3 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FS1 7–66 25,910 October 17 11:00 a.m. l Texas Tech Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FS1 20–30 25,186 October 24 2:30 p.m. l y Oklahoma State 14 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK FS1 10–58 59,486 October 31 2:30 p.m. l y Oklahoma 14 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FS1 7–62 26,677 November 7 7:00 p.m. l y Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX JTV 20–59 92,529 November 14 11:00 a.m. l y TCU 15 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX FS1 17–23 44,375 November 21 11:00 a.m. l West Virginia Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 0–49 21,415 November 28 3:00 p.m. l Kansas State Sunflower Showdown Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FS1 14–45 23,842 Schedule source:2015 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule https://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/big-12/2015-kansas-jayhawks-football-schedule.php FB Schedules June 5, 2015 Game summaries No. 16 (FCS) South Dakota State 2015 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team No. 16 (FCS) Jackrabbits 17 14 3 7 Jayhawks 7 7 14 10 Statistics SDSUKU First downs 25 29 Total yards 463 576 Rushing yards 170 285 Passing yards 293 291 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 29:56 30:04 Team Category Player Statistics South Dakota State Passing Zach Lujan 17/33, 293 yards, 3 TD Rushing Isaac Wallace 24 rushes, 118 yards, TD Receiving Jake Wieneke 8 receptions, 160 yards, 2 TD Kansas Passing Montell Cozart 25/38, 291 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ke'aun Kinner 27 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tre' Parmalee 3 receptions, 82 yards Memphis 2015 Memphis Tigers football team Tigers 10 14 24 7 Jayhawks 10 3 7 3 Statistics MEMKU First downs 34 23 Total yards 651 359 Rushing yards 281 194 Passing yards 370 165 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 28:26 31:34 Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Paxton Lynch 22/25, 354 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jamarius Henderson 11 rushes, 77 yards, TD Receiving Mose Frazier 4 receptions, 77 yards Kansas Passing Montell Cozart 13/28, 118 yards Rushing Ke'aun Kinner 16 rushes, 113 yards, TD Receiving Tyler Patrick 6 receptions, 38 yards At Rutgers 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team Jayhawks 0 7 7 0 Scarlet Knights 7 13 7 0 Statistics KURUTG First downs 18 31 Total yards 342 513 Rushing yards 64 312 Passing yards 278 201 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 22:01 37:59 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Montell Cozart 13/18, 193 yards Rushing De'Andre Mann 6 rushes, 40 yards Receiving Tyler Patrick 3 receptions, 70 yards Rutgers Passing Chris Laviano 18/25, 201 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Josh Hicks 21 rushes, 113 yards, 2 TD Receiving Andre Patton 5 receptions, 53 yards At Iowa State 2015 Iowa State Cyclones football team Jayhawks 0 0 6 7 Cyclones 3 14 14 7 Statistics KUISU First downs 15 24 Total yards 288 512 Rushing yards 38 243 Passing yards 250 269 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 28:03 31:57 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Montell Cozart 15/21, 150 yards, TD Rushing Ke'aun Kinner 11 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Tre' Parmalee 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD Iowa State Passing Sam B. Richardson 27/36, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Mike Warren 18 rushes, 175 yards, 2 TD Receiving Allen Lazard 6 receptions, 75 yards, TD No. 3 Baylor 2015 Baylor Bears football team No. 3 Bears 24 28 14 0 Jayhawks 7 0 0 0 Statistics BAYKU First downs 33 14 Total yards 644 227 Rushing yards 281 69 Passing yards 363 158 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 24:15 35:45 Team Category Player Statistics Baylor Passing Seth Russell 18/27, 246 yards, 3 TD Rushing Shock Linwood 13 rushes, 135 yards, TD Receiving Corey Coleman 7 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD Kansas Passing Ryan Willis 20/36, 158 yards, TD, INT Rushing Taylor Cox 19 rushes, 45 yards Receiving Jeremiah Booker 3 receptions, 39 yards Texas Tech 2015 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Red Raiders 3 17 3 7 Jayhawks 0 0 6 14 Statistics TTUKU First downs 29 26 Total yards 576 475 Rushing yards 222 145 Passing yards 354 330 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 29:37 30:23 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Tech Passing Patrick Mahomes 29/50, 354 yards, TD, INT Rushing DeAndré Washington 23 rushes, 157 yards, TD Receiving Zach Austin 8 receptions, 80 yards Kansas Passing Ryan Willis 35/50, 330 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing De'Andre Mann 15 rushes, 107 yards Receiving Tre' Parmalee 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD At No. 14 Oklahoma State 2015 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team Jayhawks 0 10 0 0 No. 14 Cowboys 14 21 21 2 Statistics KUOKST First downs 9 33 Total yards 221 583 Rushing yards 30 202 Passing yards 191 381 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 22:37 37:23 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Ryan Willis 12/31, 191 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing De'Andre Mann 7 rushes, 30 yards Receiving Tre' Parmalee 6 receptions, 115 yards Oklahoma State Passing Mason Rudolph 20/26, 305 yards, TD Rushing Jeff Carr 12 rushes, 51 yards, TD Receiving James Washington 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD No. 14 Oklahoma 2015 Oklahoma Sooners football team No. 14 Sooners 21 17 17 7 Jayhawks 0 7 0 0 Statistics OKLAKU First downs 35 15 Total yards 710 216 Rushing yards 265 35 Passing yards 445 181 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 33:39 26:21 Team Category Player Statistics Oklahoma Passing Baker Mayfield 27/32, 383 yards, 4 TD Rushing Alex Ross 14 rushes, 103 yards Receiving Sterling Shepard 11 receptions, 183 yards, TD Kansas Passing Ryan Willis 20/34, 181 yards, TD Rushing Taylor Cox 12 rushes, 30 yards Receiving Tyler Patrick 5 receptions, 46 yards, TD At Texas 2015 Texas Longhorns football team Jayhawks 7 7 0 6 Longhorns 17 7 14 21 Statistics KUTEX First downs 23 20 Total yards 426 598 Rushing yards 192 299 Passing yards 234 299 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 32:23 27:37 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Ryan Willis 17/34, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ke'aun Kinner 13 rushes, 67 yards Receiving Darious Crowley 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD Texas Passing Jerrod Heard 13/23, 201 yards, TD Rushing D'Onta Foreman 12 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD Receiving John Burt 4 receptions, 113 yards, TD At No. 15 TCU 2015 TCU Horned Frogs football team Jayhawks 3 7 0 7 No. 15 Horned Frogs 10 0 3 10 Statistics KUTCU First downs 13 25 Total yards 324 487 Rushing yards 121 279 Passing yards 203 208 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:11 33:49 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas Passing Ryan Willis 20/41, 203 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ke'aun Kinner 17 rushes, 80 yards Receiving Steven Sims 6 receptions, 55 yards TCU Passing Bram Kohlhausen 13/19, 112 yards, INT Rushing Aaron Green 30 rushes, 177 yards Receiving Shaun Nixon 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD West Virginia 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Mountaineers 28 14 7 0 Jayhawks 0 0 0 0 Statistics WVUKU First downs 30 10 Total yards 630 209 Rushing yards 426 82 Passing yards 204 127 Turnovers 2 4 Time of possession 33:00 27:00 Team Category Player Statistics West Virginia Passing Skyler Howard 13/22, 133 yards, TD, INT Rushing Skyler Howard 9 rushes, 129 yards, TD Receiving Jordan Thompson 6 receptions, 68 yards Kansas Passing Ryan Willis 13/36, 127 yards, 2 INT Rushing De'Andre Mann 4 rushes, 49 yards Receiving Tre' Parmalee 5 receptions, 64 yards Kansas State 2015 Kansas State Wildcats football team Sunflower Showdown Wildcats 28 7 3 7 Jayhawks 7 0 0 7 Statistics KSUKU First downs 22 17 Total yards 363 315 Rushing yards 226 100 Passing yards 137 215 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 34:03 25:57 Team Category Player Statistics Kansas State Passing Joe Hubener 10/17, 133 yards Rushing Joe Hubener 17 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD Receiving Winston Dimel 1 reception, 44 yards Kansas Passing Ryan Willis 19/35, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Taylor Cox 11 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Steven Sims 2 receptions, 58 yards Roster 2015 Kansas Jayhawks football roster (Starters in bold)Quarterbacks  2 Montell Cozart – Jr.  8 Keaton Perry – TR  9 Carter Stanley – Fr. 10 T. J. Millweard – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 13 Ryan Willis – Fr. 15 Deondre Ford – Jr. 14 Michael Cummings – 10px|Redshirt Sr. File:10-Injury_icon_2.png 18 Frankie Seurer – 10px|Redshirt Jr. Running backs 22 Ke'aun Kinner – Jr. 23 De'Andre Mann – Sr. 24 Taylor Martin – Fr. 25 J.J. Jolaoso – Jr. 32 Reese Randall – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 33 Ryan Schadler – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 36 Taylor Cox – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 40 Preston Randall – 10px|Redshirt Jr. Wide receivers  1 LaQuivionte Gonzales – TR  3 Chase Harrell – Fr.  4 Tyler Patrick – 10px|Redshirt Fr.  5 Bobby Hartzog – So.  6 Joshua Stanford – Jr.  7 Derrick Neal – So. 11 Tre' Parmalee – Sr. 12 Darious Crawley – So. 16 Steven Sims – Fr. 17 Quincy Perdue – So. 20 Emmanuel Moore – Fr. 26 Chris Bell – Fr. 27 Luke Curtis – Fr. 30 Seth Conway – Sr. 80 Matt Hentges – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 82 Shakiem Barbiel – Sr. 83 Jeremiah Booker – Fr. 85 Austin Moses – Jr. 88 Eric Rivers – Jr. 89 DeAnte Ford – Fr. Tight ends 19 Jace Sternberger – Fr. 49 Sebastian Sock – Fr. 81 Kent Taylor – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 84 Ben Johnson – 10px|Redshirt So. 86 Brock Gilmore – Jr. Offensive line 55 Jacob Bragg – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 59 Jackson Jenkins – Fr. 62 D'Andre Banks – Jr. 63 Aaron Garza – Fr. 64 Kyle Pullia – Jr. 65 Jayson Rhodes – So. 66 Hunter Saulsbury – Fr. 68 Beau Lawrence – Fr. 69 Mesa Ribordy – Fr. 70 Keyon Haughton – Sr. 71 Devon Williams – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 72 Will Smith – Jr. 73 Larry Hughes – Fr. 74 Clyde McCauley – Fr. 76 Bryan Peters – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 77 Joe Gibson – 10px|Redshirt So. 78 Larry Mazyck – Sr. 79 Jordan Shelley-Smith – 10px|Redshirt Jr. Defensive line 10 Ben Goodman – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 13 Damani Mosby – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 17 Josh Ehambe – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 35 T.J. Semke – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 46 Dorance Armstrong – Fr. 52 Mazin Aql – Fr. 54 Jacky Dezir – So. 56 Anthony Olobia – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 57 Taylor Stine – Fr. 67 Ben Swanton – Fr. 90 Kapil Fletcher – Sr. 91 D.J. Williams – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 92 Timmy Hamilton – TR 92 Lay'Trion Jones – 10px|Redshirt Fr. File:10-Injury_icon_2.png 94 Tyler Holmes – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 96 Daniel Wise – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 97 Kellen Ash – 10px|Redshirt So. 98 Jason Nix – TR 99 Corey King – Sr. Linebackers  5 Marcquis Roberts – Jr.  6 Kyron Watson – So. 20 Keith Loneker Jr. – TR 28 Courtney Arnick – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 29 Joe Dineen – So. 31 Osaze Ogbebor – Fr. 32 Schyler Miles – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 34 Aaron Plump – Sr. 37 Beau Bell – Sr. 40 Jacob Davis – Jr. 41 Kendall Duckworth – Fr. 44 Mike Zunica – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 49 Hudson Hall – Fr. 59 Cameron Rosser – Jr. Cornerbacks  4 Shaquille Richmond – Fr.  8 Brandon Stewart – Jr. 19 Tyrone Miller – Fr. 23 Ronnie Lewis – Sr. 25 Marnez Ogletree – Jr. 26 Colin Spencer – 10px|Redshirt So. 36 Chevy Graham – Jr. 47 Nathan Miller – Fr. Safeties  9 Fish Smithson – Jr. 16 Denzel Feaster – Fr. 22 Greg Allen – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 24 Bazie Bates – Jr. 30 Tevin Shaw – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 38 Hunter January – Fr. 39 Michael Glatczak – Sr. 43 Mason Ramirez – Fr. Special teams  7 Matthew Wyman – Sr. (K) 14 Nick Bartolotta – So. (K) 18 Eric Kahn – 10px|Redshirt Sr. (K/P) 45 Ruben Guzman – Sr. (P) 64 Jordan Goldenberg – Jr. (LS) 68 John Wirtel – Jr. (LS) References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Kansas Jayhawks football