2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2011 Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas athletics (logo).svg 200px Big 12 Conference Big 12 2–10 0–9 Turner Gill 2nd Chuck Long 2nd Vic Shealy 1st Spread 3–4The Topeka Capital-Journal Jenks Jayson https://www.cjonline.com/story/sports/college/2011/08/29/3-4-scheme-gives-ku-new-wrinkles/16458649007/ 3-4 scheme gives KU new wrinkles August 29, 2011 December 23, 2023 Memorial Stadium The 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks were picked to finish last by most voters in the preseason Big 12 polls. The Jayhawks conference schedule began with a loss at home to Texas Tech and ended with a loss to the Missouri in the Border Showdown game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Jayhawks finished with a 2–10 record, 0–9 in Big 12 play, and did not play in a bowl game for the third straight year. The Jayhawks had one of the toughest schedules in the nation. The Jayhawks schedule is currently ranked 4th in the nation according to Collegefootballpoll.com. During the season, the Jayhawks played Texas A&M and Missouri as members of the Big 12 for the final time, as both schools left for the SEC in July 2012. Schedule 2011 Coaches' Central September 3 6:00 p.m. w y McNeese State 20 (FCS) Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 6Sports 42–24 41,068https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312462305 McNeese State Cowboys vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score ESPN September 3, 2011 December 28, 2014 September 10 6:00 p.m. w y Northern Illinois Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FCS 45–42 48,084https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312532305 Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score ESPN September 10, 2011 December 28, 2014 September 17 11:30 a.m. l y y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA FSN 24–66 42,025https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312600059 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score ESPN September 17, 2011 December 28, 2014 October 1 11:00 a.m. l y Texas Tech Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 35–46 39,621https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312742305 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score ESPN October 1, 2011 December 28, 2014 October 8 2:30 p.m. l y Oklahoma State 7 Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK 28–70 58,030https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312810197 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score ESPN October 8, 2011 October 15 8:15 p.m. l Oklahoma 1 Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS ESPN2 17–47 42,580https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312882305 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score ESPN October 15, 2011 October 15, 2011 October 22 11:00 a.m. l Kansas State 16 Sunflower Showdown/Governor's Cup Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN 21–59 47,157https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312952305 Kansas State Wildcats vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score ESPN October 22, 2011 October 22, 2011 October 29 6:00 p.m. l y Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX LHN 0–43 99,211https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313020251 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas Longhorns Box Score ESPN October 29, 2011 December 28, 2014 November 5 11:30 a.m. l y Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA FCS 10–13 51,575https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313090066 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Iowa State Cyclones Box Score ESPN November 5, 2011 December 28, 2014 November 12 1:00 p.m. l Baylor Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS 30–31 OT 35,188https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313162305 Baylor Bears vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score ESPN November 12, 2011 December 28, 2014 November 19 11:00 a.m. l y Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX FSN 7–61 86,411https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313230245 Kansas Jayhawks vs. Texas A&M Aggies Box Score ESPN November 19, 2011 December 28, 2014 November 26 2:30 p.m. l y Missouri Border War Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO FSN 10–24 47,059https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313302305 Missouri Tigers vs. Kansas Jayhawks Box Score ESPN November 26, 2011 December 28, 2014 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2305/kansas-jayhawks Kansas Jayhawks Schedule – 2011 ESPN August 2, 2011http://www.ncaafootball.com/News/tabid/729/Article/1167/ncaa-football-tv-listings.aspx NCAA Football TV Listings NCAA Football August 2, 2011 Game summaries McNeese State text-align:center; Kansas Jayhawks white Game One – McNeese State Cowboys (0–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) Saturday, September 3, 2011 6:00 p.m. CDT No. 20 (FCS) Cowboys 0 3 13 8 » Jayhawks 7 14 7 14 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas 41,068 Source:2012 Kansas Football Media Guide https://issuu.com/kuathleticscom/docs/ku_2012_football_media_guide issuu.com Kansas University Athletics August 9, 2018 McN KAN collapsed 1 5:30 KAN 8 84 2:41 RecTD Daymond Patterson Jordan Webb 25 good Alex Mueller 0 7 2 11:52 McN 17 68 8:31 FG 26 Josh Lewis 3 7 2 8:00 KAN 8 73 3:47 RushTD James Sims 1 good Alex Mueller 3 14 2 1:51 KAN 12 67 4:09 RushTD Tony Pierson 13 good Alex Mueller 3 21 3 9:48 McN 12 76 5:07 RecTD Champlain Babin Cody Stroud 14 good Josh Lewis 10 21 3 8:02 KAN 6 61 1:40 RecTD JaCorey Shepherd Jordan Webb 56 good Alex Mueller 10 28 3 4:24 McN 7 51 3:28 RecTD Wes Briscoe Riley Dodge 32 failed Josh Lewis 16 28 4 13:20 KAN 7 45 2:41 RushTD Jordan Webb 8 good Alex Mueller 16 35 4 8:32 McN 4 64 1:21 RushTD Cody Stroud 1 pass good 24 35 4 6:30 KAN 5 70 1:56 RecTD JaCorey Shepherd Jordan Webb 48 good Alex Mueller 24 42 24 42 Statistics McNKAN First downs 22 23 Total yards 420 447 Rushes–yards 33–95 55–301 Passing yards 339 158 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–41–0 7–10–0 Time of possession 21:27 15:29 Team Category Player StatisticsMcNeese State Passing Cody Stroud 22/27, 218 yards, 1 TD Rushing Riley Dodge 11 carries, 45 yards Receiving Champlain Babin 5 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TDKansas Passing Jordan Webb 7/10, 146 yards, 3 TD Rushing James Sims 19 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD Receiving JaCorey Shepherd 3 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD Northern Illinois text-align:center; Kansas Jayhawks white Game Two – Northern Illinois Huskies (1–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (1–0) Saturday, September 10, 2011 6:00 p.m. CDT Huskies 7 14 14 7 » Jayhawks 7 14 14 10 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas 48,084 Source: NIU KAN collapsed 1 7:51 KAN 11 68 4:06 RecTD D.J. Beshears Jordan Webb 15 good Alex Mueller 0 7 1 2:50 NIU 11 74 4:58 RushTD Chandler Harnish 7 good Nabal Jefferson 7 7 2 13:43 NIU 5 68 1:03 RushTD Chandler Harnish 12 good Mathew Sims 14 7 2 8:39 NIU 9 53 3:28 RecTD Martel Moore Chandler Harnish 8 good Mathew Sims 21 7 2 4:16 KAN 12 74 4:16 RushTD Darrian Miller 18 good Alex Mueller 21 14 2 0:17 KAN 6 70 1:29 RecTD Kale Pick Jordan Webb 36 good Alex Mueller 21 21 3 12:59 NIU 5 66 1:56 RushTD Chandler Harnish 26 good Mathew Sims 28 21 3 10:32 KAN 7 75 2:21 RushTD James Sims 8 good Alex Mueller 28 28 3 2:55 KAN 14 72 5:45 RushTD James Sims 1 good Alex Mueller 28 35 3 1:17 NIU 5 65 1:32 RecTD Da'Ron Brown Chandler Harnish 10 good Mathew Sims 35 35 4 8:50 KAN 16 73 7:24 FG 27 Alex Mueller 35 38 4 5:03 NIU 11 85 3:41 RushTD Jasmin Hopkins 1 good Mathew Sims 42 38 4 0:09 KAN 11 47 4:40 RecTD D.J. Beshears Jordan Webb 6 good Alex Mueller 42 45 42 45 Statistics NIUKAN First downs 27 32 Total yards 462 534 Rushes–yards 29–147 60–253 Passing yards 315 297 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–33–0 21–30–0 Time of possession 13:54 22:03 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Illinois Passing Chandler Harnish 27/33, 315 yards, 2 TD Rushing Chandler Harnish 11 carries, 89 yards, 3 TD Receiving Nathan Palmer 9 receptions, 86 yardsKansas Passing Jordan Webb 21/30, 281 yards, 3 TD Rushing James Sims 26 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD Receiving D.J. Beshears 7 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD At Georgia Tech text-align:center; Kansas Jayhawks white Game Three – Kansas Jayhawks (2–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2–0) Saturday, September 17, 2011 11:30 a.m. CDT (12:30 p.m. local EDT) Jayhawks 7 10 0 7 » Yellow Jackets 14 10 28 14 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 42,025 Source: KAN GT collapsed 1 12:33 GT 1 95 0:14 RushTD Orwin Smith 95 good Justin Moore 0 7 1 7:09 KAN 11 72 5:16 RushTD Darrian Miller 10 good Alex Mueller 7 7 1 0:06 GT 4 44 1:43 RushTD Roddy Jones 4 good Justin Moore 7 14 2 9:03 KAN 13 71 5:57 RushTD Darrian Miller 11 good Alex Mueller 14 14 2 7:32 GT 5 72 1:25 RushTD David Sims 19 good Justin Moore 14 21 2 0:39 GT 8 73 3:09 FG 24 Justin Moore 14 24 2 0:00 KAN 5 65 0:35 FG 28 Alex Mueller 17 24 3 14:39 GT 1 63 0:11 RushTD Embry Peebles 63 good Justin Moore 17 31 3 10:34 GT 4 74 2:23 RecTD Orwin Smith Tevin Washington 67 good Justin Moore 17 38 3 6:55 GT 1 52 0:07 RecTD Roddy Jones Tevin Washington 52 good Justin Moore 17 45 3 3:30 GT 6 74 2:17 RushTD David Sims 21 good Justin Moore 17 52 4 11:44 GT 10 68 5:23 RushTD Synjyn Days 2 Justin Moore good 17 59 4 5:13 GT 8 75 4:16 RushTD Charles Perkins 3 Justin Moore good 17 66 4 2:24 KAN 9 63 2:41 RecTD Andrew Turzilli Quinn Mecham 10 Alex Mueller good 24 66 24 66 Statistics KAN GT First downs 19 24 Total yards 362 768 Rushes–yards 42–151 50–604 Passing yards 212 175 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–27–0 4–7–0 Time of possession 19:07 16:26 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jordan Webb 11/19, 148 yards Rushing Darrian Miller 11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD Receiving D.J. Beshears 5 receptions, 65 yardsGeorgia Tech Passing Tevin Washington 4/7, 164 yards, 2 TD Rushing Orwin Smith 5 carries, 157 yards, 1 TD Receiving Orwin Smith 2 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD Texas Tech text-align:center; Kansas Jayhawks white Game Four – Texas Tech Red Raiders (3–0) at Kansas Jayhawks (2–1) Saturday, October 1, 2011 11:00 a.m. CDT » Red Raiders 7 17 21 0 Jayhawks 20 7 0 7 Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas 39,621 Source: KAN TTU collapsed 1 13:10 KAN 4 41 1:50 RushTD James Sims 11 Alex Mueller failed 0 6 1 10:23 KAN 5 75 1:46 RushTD Brandon Bourbon 51 Alex Mueller good 0 13 1 3:39 KAN 5 25 2:54 Other Tim Biere (KAN) fumble recovered by Kale Pick in end zone for touchdown, Alex Mueller kick good 0 20 1 1:35 TTU 7 52 2:04 RushTD DeAndre Washington 1 Donnie Carona good 7 20 2 14:22 TTU 1 25 0:29 RecTD Eric Ward Seth Doege 40 Donnie Carona good 14 20 2 10:48 TTU 6 45 1:00 RecTD Jacoby Franks Seth Doege 13 Donnie Carona good 21 20 2 7:54 TTU 5 37 0:49 FG 46 Donnie Carona 21 20 2 0:47 KAN 10 62 3:38 RecTD Rell Lewis Jordan Webb 19 Alex Mueller good 24 27 3 11:23 TTU 12 91 3:37 RushTD Eric Stephens 8 Donnie Carona good 31 27 3 5:21 TTU 11 80 3:29 RushTD Eric Stephens 1 Donnie Carona good 38 27 3 2:49 TTU 8 64 2:07 RecTD Eric Ward Seth Doege 18 Donnie Carona good 45 27 4 3:30 KAN 5 45 1:12 RecTD AJ Steward Jordan Webb 10 Alex Mueller good 45 34 34 45 Statistics TTU KAN First downs 28 26 Total yards 530 478 Rushes–yards 40–164 51–239 Passing yards 373 244 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–46–1 16–22–3 Time of possession 17:30 23:37 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas Tech Passing Seth Doege 29/46, 366 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Eric Stephens Jr. 26 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cornelius Douglas 4 receptions, 98 yardsKansas Passing Jordan Webb 16/22, 239 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Rushing Brandon Bourbon 10 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD Receiving D.J. Beshears 3 receptions, 76 yards Roster 2011 Kansas Jayhawks football roster (starters in bold)Quarterbacks  2 Jordan Webb – 10px|Redshirt So.  8 Quinn Meacham – Sr. 14 Michael Cummings – Fr. 16 Brock Berglund – Fr. 17 Blake Jablonski – 10px|Redshirt Fr. Running backs  3 Darrian Miller – Fr.  6 Rell Lewis – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 23 Anthony Pierson – Fr. 25 Brandon Bourbon – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 29 James Sims – So. 37 Ryan Burton – 10px|Redshirt So. 39 Josh Smith – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 43 Ed Fink – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 45 Nick Sizemore – 10px|Redshirt Jr. Wide receivers  7 Kale Pick – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 12 Christian Matthews – 10px|Redshirt So. 15 10px Daymond Patterson – Sr. 18 Neal Barlow – 10px|Redshirt So. (TR) 20 D.J. Beshears – Jr. 22 Connor Embree – 10px|Redshirt Fr. (TR) 26 Chase Knighton – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 80 Ricki Herod – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 81 Marquis Jackson – Fr. 82 Andrew Turzilli – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 83 Chris Omigie – 10px|Redshirt So. 84 Brian Maura – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 88 Erick McGriff – 10px|Redshirt So. 89 JaCorey Shepherd – Fr. Tight ends 11 A.J. Steward – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 38 Justin Puthoff – 10px|Redshirt So. 41 Jimmay Mundine – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 44 Scott Baron – Fr. 46 Chris McEnaney – Fr. 49 Brandon Olson – Fr. 85 Trent Smiley – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 86 Tim Biere – Sr. 87 Ted McNulty – 10px|Redshirt Sr. Offensive line 53 Tom Mabry – 10px|Redshirt So. 54 Justin Carnes – 10px|Redshirt So. (long snapper) 59 Tanner Gibas – Fr. (long snapper) 62 Cooper Kerns – Fr. 63 Chad Kolumber – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 66 Dylan Admire – Fr. 67 Duane Zlatnik – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 68 Luke Luhrsen – Fr. 69 Trevor Marrongelli – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 70 Gavin Howard – 10px|Redshirt So. 72 Tanner Hawkinson – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 73 Damon Martin – Fr. 74 Jeff Spikes – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 75 Travis Bodenstein – Fr. 76 Bryan Peters – Fr. 77 Jeremiah Hatch – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 78 Josh Burgoon – 10px|Redshirt So. 79 Riley Spencer – 10px|Redshirt So. Defensive line 35 Toben Opurum – Jr. 38 Josh Richardson – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 55 Michael Reynolds – Fr. 56 Javonte Daniel – Fr. 62 Dylan Avery – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 64 Randall Dent – 10px|Redshirt So. 65 Mike Martinovich -Sr. 71 10px John Williams – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 78 Shane Smith – 10px|Redshirt So. 90 Kevin Young – 10px|Redshirt So. 91 Pat Lewandowski – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 92 Patrick Dorsey – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 93 Ben Goodman – Fr. 94 Tyrone Sellers – 10px|Redshirt So. 96 Keba Agostinho – So. 97 Richard Johnson, Jr. – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 98 JaQwaylin Arps – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 99 Julius Green – Fr. Linebackers  2 Darius Willis – 10px|Redshirt So.  4 Prinz Kande – 10px|Redshirt So. 17 Tunde Bakare – Jr. 31 Ben Heeney – Fr. 34 Huldon Tharp – 10px|Redshirt So. 37 Brian Blackwell – 10px|Redshirt So. 41 Jake Love – Fr. 44 Malcolm Walker – Jr. 46 Steve Mestan – 10px|Redshirt So. 47 Isaac Wright – Jr. 49 Tyler Hunt – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 50 Jake Farley – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 52 Steven Johnson – Sr. 53 Ryan Karlin – Fr. 57 Colin Garrett – Fr. 59 Blake Abbott – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 60 Brandon Esposito – 10px|Redshirt So. Cornerbacks  5 Greg Brown – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 10 Corrigan Powell – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 18 Adonis Saunders – Fr. 19 Isiah Barfield – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 22 Dexter McDonald – 10px|Redshirt Fr. 26 Chris Robinson – Fr. 30 Anthony Davis – 10px|Redshirt Sr. 33 Tyler Patmon – 10px|Redshirt So. 39 Dominic Foreman – Jr. Safeties  1 Lubbock Smith – 10px|Redshirt Jr.  9 Keeston Terry – So. 14 Tyler Hill – Jr. 24 Bradley McDougald – Jr. 27 Victor Simmons – Fr. 32 Dexter Linton – 10px|Redshirt So. 36 Brandon Hawks – 10px|Redshirt Jr. 40 Ray Mitchell – 10px|Redshirt Fr.43 Alex Matlock – Fr.Punters13 Ron Doherty – So. 19 Victor McBride – 10px|Redshirt Fr.Kickers10 Alex Mueller''' – Fr.13 Ron Doherty – So.'' Postseason coaching change Following their 59–21 loss to rival Kansas State, Kansas Athletic Director Sheahon Zenger, expressed his displeasure to the Jayhawks performance during the season in a press conference. In the press conference, Zenger said "I don't expect any player, coach, administrator, fan or alum to accept the performance on the field today or in recent weeks. We will get this thing fixed. We will continue to evaluate the program on a week-by-week basis. At the University of Kansas, we will never make complete evaluations until the season is complete and the body of work is in." Many local sports analysts interpreted that statement as Zenger officially putting head coach Turner Gill on the "hotseat" meaning he could be fired if things do not change.Jayhawk AD: Football Program Evaluated on 'Week-by-Week Basis' J. Brady McCollough http://www.kansas.com/2011/10/22/2073042/jayhawk-ad-football-program-evaluated.html The Wichita Eagle October 22, 2011 October 23, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120120234218/http://www.kansas.com/2011/10/22/2073042/jayhawk-ad-football-program-evaluated.html January 20, 2012 dead The day after losing KU's final game of the season to Missouri, Zenger fired Turner Gill who had a 5–19 record, 1–16 within the conference.Gill Relieved Of Duties As Kansas Football Coach http://www.kuathletics.com/news/2011/11/27/112711aaa_763.aspx?path=football University of Kansas Department of Athletics November 27, 2011 December 28, 2014 Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis was hired to replace him on December 8.KU to Introduce Charlie Weis as Football Coach http://www.kuathletics.com/news/2011/12/8/120811aad_719.aspx?path=football University of Kansas Department of Athletics December 8, 2011 December 28, 2014 References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks football