2015 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2015 Kansas Jayhawks football
2015 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–12 (0–9 Big 12)
Head coach	David Beaty (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Rob Likens (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Clint Bowen (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Kenny Perry (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

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.

2015 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Oklahoma $^	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 7 TCU	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 13 Baylor	6	–	3	10	–	3
West Virginia	4	–	5	8	–	5
Texas Tech	4	–	5	7	–	6
Texas	4	–	5	5	–	7
Kansas State	3	–	6	6	–	7
Iowa State	2	–	7	3	–	9
Kansas	0	–	9	0	–	12

^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 Line
Kevin Kane	Linebackers
Klint 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 Assistant

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	11:00 a.m.	No. 16 (FCS) South Dakota State*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 38–41	30,144
September 12	6:00 p.m.	Memphis*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	JTV	L 23–55	37,798
September 26	11:00 a.m.	at Rutgers*	High Point Solutions Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 14–27	46,136
October 3	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA	FSN	L 13–38	55,837
October 10	11:00 a.m.	No. 3 Baylor	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	L 7–66	25,910
October 17	11:00 a.m.	Texas Tech	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	L 20–30	25,186
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	FS1	L 10–58	59,486
October 31	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FS1	L 7–62	26,677
November 7	7:00 p.m.	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	JTV	L 20–59	92,529
November 14	11:00 a.m.	at No. 13 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FS1	L 17–23	44,375
November 21	11:00 a.m.	West Virginia	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 0–49	21,415
November 28	3:00 p.m.	Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)	FS1	L 14–45	23,842
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 (FCS) Jackrabbits	17	14	3	7	41
Jayhawks	7	7	14	10	38

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	14	24	7	55
Jayhawks	10	3	7	3	23

At Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	7	7	0	14
Scarlet Knights	7	13	7	0	27

At Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	0	6	7	13
Cyclones	3	14	14	7	38

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Bears	24	28	14	0	66
Jayhawks	7	0	0	0	7

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	3	17	3	7	30
Jayhawks	0	0	6	14	20

At Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	0	10	0	0	10
#14 Cowboys	14	21	21	2	58

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Sooners	21	17	17	7	62
Jayhawks	0	7	0	0	7

At Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	7	7	0	6	20
Longhorns	17	7	14	21	59

At TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	3	7	0	7	17
#13 Horned Frogs	10	0	3	10	23

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	28	14	7	0	49
Jayhawks	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	28	7	3	7	45
Jayhawks	7	0	0	7	14

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 – Jr.
13 Ryan Willis – Fr.
15 Deondre Ford – Jr.
14 Michael Cummings – Sr.
18 Frankie Seurer – 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 – Fr.
33 Ryan Schadler – Fr.
36 Taylor Cox – Sr.
40 Preston Randall – Jr.

Wide receivers

1 LaQuivionte Gonzales – TR
3 Chase Harrell – Fr.
4 Tyler Patrick – 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 – 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 – Jr.
84 Ben Johnson – So.
86 Brock Gilmore – Jr.

Offensive line

55 Jacob Bragg – 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 – Jr.
72 Will Smith – Jr.
73 Larry Hughes – Fr.
74 Clyde McCauley – Fr.
76 Bryan Peters – Sr.
77 Joe Gibson – So.
78 Larry Mazyck – Sr.
79 Jordan Shelley-Smith – Jr.

Defensive line

10 Ben Goodman – Sr.
13 Damani Mosby – Jr.
17 Josh Ehambe – Fr.
35 T.J. Semke – Sr.
46 Dorance Armstrong – Fr.
52 Mazin Aql – Fr.
54 Jacky Dezir – So.
56 Anthony Olobia – Jr.
57 Taylor Stine – Fr.
67 Ben Swanton – Fr.
90 Kapil Fletcher – Sr.
91 D.J. Williams – Fr.
92 Timmy Hamilton – TR
92 Lay'Trion Jones – Fr.
94 Tyler Holmes – Jr.
96 Daniel Wise – Fr.
97 Kellen Ash – 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 – Jr.
29 Joe Dineen – So.
31 Osaze Ogbebor – Fr.
32 Schyler Miles – Jr.
34 Aaron Plump – Sr.
37 Beau Bell – Sr.
40 Jacob Davis – Jr.
41 Kendall Duckworth – Fr.
44 Mike Zunica – 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 – So.
36 Chevy Graham – Jr.
47 Nathan Miller – Fr.

Safeties

9 Fish Smithson – Jr.
16 Denzel Feaster – Fr.
22 Greg Allen – Jr.
24 Bazie Bates – Jr.
30 Tevin Shaw – 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 – Sr. (K/P)
45 Ruben Guzman – Sr. (P)
64 Jordan Goldenberg – Jr. (LS)
68 John Wirtel – Jr. (LS)

References

^ "Kansas football coaching staff". University of Kansas Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
^ "2015 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

[1] "Kansas football coaching staff". University of Kansas Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2015.

[2] "2015 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

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