2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 July 2012 football 2012 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference Big 12 1–11 0–9 Charlie Weis 1st Dave Campo 1st MultipleThe Topeka Capital-Journal Newell Jesse https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/2014/03/29/charlie-weis-ku-football-taking-it-slow-new-offense-installation/16674649007/ Carlie Weis, KU football taking it slow with new offense installation March 29, 2014 December 23, 2023 Multiple Dayne Crist Tanner Hawkinson Toben Opurum Memorial Stadium 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.Charlie Weis to be announced as next KU football coach New Coaching StaffNamePositionPrevious PositionCharlie WeisHead Coach / offensive coordinatorFlorida (OC)Dave CampoDefensive coordinator/defensive backsDallas Cowboys (DB)Clint BowenSpecial Teams/defensive backsNorth Texas (DC)Jeff Blasko Assistant Special Teams coordinator/tight ends coachFlorida (GA)Rob IanelloRecruiting coordinator/ wide receivers coachAkron (HC)Buddy Wyatt Defensive line (returning)DeMontie CrossLinebackersWisconsin (DB)Ron Powlus Quarterbacks CoachAkron (QB)Reggie Mitchell Running backs (returning) Tim Grunhard Offensive line coach Bishop Miege High School (HC) Scott Holsopple Strength and conditioningFlorida (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.Pair of coveted quarterbacks commit to KU Roster 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football roster (Starters in bold)Quarterbacks  6 Turner Baty – So.  9 Jake Heaps – 10px|Redshirt 10 Dayne Crist – Sr. (5th yr TR) 14 Michael Cummings – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 17 Blake Jablonski – 10px|Redshirt So. Running backs  3 Tony Pierson – So. 25 Brandon Bourbon – 10px|Redshirt So. 28 Marquis Jackson – So. 29 James Sims – Jr. 36 Taylor Cox – Jr. 37 Ryan Burton – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 40 Preston Randall – Fr. Fullbacks 28 Marquis Jackson – So. 43 Ed Fink – 10px|Redshirt So. 45 Nick Sizemore – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 85 Trent Smiley – 10px|Redshirt So. Wide receivers  7 Kale Pick – 10px|Redshirt Sr.  8 Josh Ford – Jr. 11 Tre' Parmalee – Fr. 12 Christian Matthews – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 15 Daymond Patterson – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 16 Matt Hentges – Fr. 19 Justin McCay – 10px|Redshirt 20 D.J. Beshears – Sr. 22 Connor Embree – 10px|Redshirt So. 80 Ricki Herod – 10px|Redshirt So. 82 Andrew Turzilli – 10px|Redshirt So. 83 Chris Omigie – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 88 Billy Owens – Jr. Tight ends 38 Justin Puthoff – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 41 Jimmay Mundine – 10px|Redshirt So. 46 Adam Novak – Fr. 84 Mike Ragone – 10px|Redshirt Sr. (5th yr TR) 85 Trent Smiley – 10px|Redshirt So. 86 Charles Brooks – Jr. 87 Jordan Shelley-Smith – Fr. Offensive line 56 Josh Burgoon – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 61 Pat Lewandowski – 10px|Redshirt So. 63 Dillon Roberts – Jr. 64 Randall Dent – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 66 Dylan Admire – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 67 Duane Zlatnik – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 68 Luke Luhrsen – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 69 Trevor Marrongelli – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 70 Gavin Howard – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 72 Tanner Hawkinson – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 73 Damon Martin – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 74 Brian Beckmann – Fr. 75 Sean Connolly – Fr. 76 Bryan Peters – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 77 Aslam Sterling – Jr. 78 Alex Beglinger – Jr. 79 Riley Spencer – 10px|Redshirt Jr. Defensive line  9 Jordan Tavai – Jr. 35 Toben Opurum – Sr. 38 Josh Richardson – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 62 Dylan Avery – 10px|Redshirt So. 71 John Williams – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 90 Kevin Young – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 91 Shane Smith – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 92 Neal Page – Fr. 93 Ben Goodman – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 94 Tyler Holmes – Fr. 95 Josh Williams – 10px|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 – 10px|Redshirt Jr.  4 Prinz Kande – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 17 Tunde Bakare – Sr. 31 Ben Heeney – So. 32 Schyler Miles – Fr. 34 Huldon Tharp – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 51 Anthony McDonald – 10px|Redshirt Sr. (5th year TR) 52 Dom Bickus – Fr. 53 Ryan Karlin – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 55 Michael Reynolds – So. 57 Jake Love – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 58 Courtney Arnick – Fr. Cornerbacks  5 Greg Brown – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 11 Tyree Williams – Fr. 14 Nasir Moore – Jr. 18 Corrigan Powell – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 22 Greg Allen – Fr. 23 Dexter Linton – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 25 JaCorey Shepherd – So. 33 Tyler Patmon – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 37 Jackson Long – Fr. 45 Piers Christian – Fr. Safeties  1 Lubbock Smith – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 23 Dexter Linton – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 24 Bradley McDougald – Sr. 26 Ray Mitchell – 10px|Redshirt So.27 Victor Simmons – So. 28 Brandon Hawks – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 30 Tevin Shaw – Fr. 43 Alex Matlock – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 47 Brian Maura – 10px|Redshirt So.Special teams13 Ron Doherty''' – Jr. (K/P) 16 Nick Prolago – So. (K) 19 Eric Kahn – So. (K) 38 Justin Puthoff – 10px|Redshirt Jr. (LS) 40 Sean Huddleston – So. (P) 54 Justin Carnes – 10px|Redshirt Jr. (LS) 59 Reilly Jeffers – Fr. (LS) 65 Paul Clark – Fr. (LS) 99 Austin Barone – Fr.'' (K) Schedule Schedule http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/kan-m-footbl-sched.html Kansas Jayhawks Football dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130703070107/http://www.kuathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/kan-m-footbl-sched.html July 3, 2013 2012 AP Central September 1 6:00 p.m. w y South Dakota State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS Jayhawk TV 31–17 46,601 September 8 2:30 p.m. l y Rice Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 24–25 44,683 September 15 11:00 a.m. l TCU 16 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FX 6–20 43,867 September 22 2:30 p.m. l y y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL ESPN3 23–30 18,374 October 6 11:00 a.m. l y Kansas State 7 Sunflower Showdown Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS FX 16–56 50,344 October 13 2:30 p.m. l Oklahoma State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 14–20 31,115 October 20 6:00 p.m. l y Oklahoma 10 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK FSN 7–52 84,532 October 27 11:00 a.m. l y Texas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 17–21 40,097 November 3 2:30 p.m. l y Baylor Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX FSN 14–41 39,039 November 10 11:00 a.m. l y Texas Tech 25 Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX FSN 34–41 2OT 55,052 November 17 6:00 p.m. l Iowa State Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 23–51 41,608 December 1 1:30 p.m. l y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV FSN 10–59 51,112 References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks football