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2023 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 22
CFPNo. 21
Record7–2 (4–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Borland (3rd season)
Captain
Home stadiumDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 47,233)
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Texas y$^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 16 Oklahoma State y   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 15 Oklahoma   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Iowa State   6 – 3     7 – 6  
No. 18 Kansas State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
West Virginia   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas Tech   5 – 4     7 – 6  
No. 23 Kansas   5 – 4     9 – 4  
UCF   3 – 6     6 – 7  
TCU   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Houston   2 – 7     4 – 8  
BYU   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Baylor   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Cincinnati   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Championship: Texas 49, Oklahoma State 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team represents the University of Kansas in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It is the Jayhawks' 134th season. The Jayhawks play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, and compete in the Big 12 Conference. They are led by third-year head coach Lance Leipold.

They entered the season with their highest expectations in several years. They were picked 9th out of 14 teams in the conference, their highest selection since the Big 12 eliminated divisions. In the preseason Coaches poll released on August 7, Kansas received a vote to be ranked. It was their first vote in a preseason poll since 2009. They also received 10 votes in the AP poll. They had 4 different players selected to the watch lists of 7 awards and five preseason All-Big 12 selections. Quarterback Jalon Daniels was also named the preseason Player of the Year for the Big 12.

The Jayhawks won their first four games to start 4–0 back-to-back seasons for the first time since starting 4–0 three straight seasons from 1913 to 1915.[1] After defeating 6th ranked Oklahoma on October 28, Kansas became bowl eligible for the 2nd consecutive season, the first time being bowl eligible back-to-back seasons since 2007 and 2008. The win also gave the Jayhawks their first win over Oklahoma since 1997, their first win over a top 10 ranked team since defeating 3rd ranked Virginia Tech in the 2008 Orange Bowl, and their first win over a top 10 ranked team at home since defeating 2nd ranked Oklahoma in 1984.[2]

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

The Jayhawks did not lose a single member of their coaching staff from the previous season.

Starters lost

Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2022 season. Players listed below have run out eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 4 players run out of eligibility.[3]

Name Position
Earl Bostick Jr. OL
Sam Burt DL
Caleb Sampson DL
Malcolm Lee DE

Entered NFL Draft

Name Position
Lonnie Phelps DE

Transfer portal

Incoming
Name Position Old school
Austin Booker DE Minnesota
Dylan Brooks DE Auburn
J. B. Brown LB Bowling Green
Logan Brown T Wisconsin
Patrick Joyner ED Utah State
Seth Keller K Texas State
Gage Keys DL Minnesota
Spencer Lowell OT California
Dylan McDuffie RB Georgia Tech
Damarius McGhee CB LSU
Devin Phillips DL Colorado State
Charlie Weinrich K Nebraska
Outgoing

Transfers listed below are only players who announced intention to transfer after the final regular season game of 2022.

Name Position New school
Jacob Borcila K Vanderbilt
Cam'ron Dabney CB Northern Illinois
Eriq Gilyard LB UConn
Steven McBride WR Hawaii
Jarrett Paul S Appalachian State
Gavin Potter LB Arkansas State
Ky Thomas RB Kent State
Edwin White S North Alabama

Recruiting

Website 4 star recruits 3 star recruits Total recruits Overall rank Big 12 rank
247 Sports 0 12 12 76 14*
Rivals 0 12 12 81 14*

*Rivals and 247 Sports do not include the new teams joining the Big 12, however, their ranks in the overall rankings are being factored into the rank for Kansas.

Highest rated recruit
College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jameel Croft
ATH 		Detroit, MI Martin Luther King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 3, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars

Preseason

Big 12 preseason poll

The Big 12 preseason poll was released on July 6. Kansas was picked 9th in the conference, their first time not being selected in last place since the Big 12 eliminated divisions in 2010.

First place votes in parentheses.

Big 12 media poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 Texas (41) 886
2 Kansas State (14) 858
3 Oklahoma (4) 758
4 Texas Tech (4) 729
5 TCU (3) 727
6 Baylor 572
7 Oklahoma State (1) 470
8 UCF 463
9 Kansas 461
10 Iowa State 334
11 BYU 318
12 Houston 215
13 Cincinnati 202
14 West Virginia 129

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Preseason awards

QB Jalon Daniels
  • 1st Team All-Big 12
  • Big 12 Player of the Year
  • Walter Camp Award watch list
  • Davey O'Brien Award watch list
  • Manning Award watch list
CB Cobee Bryant
  • 1st Team All-Big 12
  • Jim Thorpe Award watch list
  • Bednarik Award watch list
RB Devin Neal
  • 1st Team All-Big 12
  • Doak Walker Award watch list
RB Daniel Hishaw Jr.
  • Doak Walker Award watch list
C Mike Novitski
  • 1st team All-Big 12

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmMissouri State*
ESPN+W 48–1741,091
September 86:30 pmIllinois*
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
ESPN2W 34–2345,809
September 169:30 pmat Nevada*
CBSSNW 31–2416,890
September 232:30 pmBYU
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
ESPNW 38–2747,233
September 302:30 pmat No. 3 TexasNo. 24
ABCL 14–40102,986
October 73:00 pmUCF
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FoxW 51–2246,107
October 142:30 pmat Oklahoma StateNo. 23
FS1L 32–3953,855
October 2811:00 amNo. 6 Oklahomadagger
FoxW 38–3347,233
November 46:00 pmat Iowa StateNo. 21
ESPNW 28-21
November 11Texas Tech
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
November 18Kansas State
November 25at Cincinnati

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Roster

2023 Kansas Jayhawks Football

Quarterback

  •  6 Jalon Daniels Junior
  •  9 Jason Bean RS-Senior
  • 14 Mikey Pauley RS–Freshman
  • 15 Cole Ballard Freshman
  • 16 Ben Easters RS-Sophomore
  • 18 Jack Jackson RS-Sophomore
  • 19 TJ Crews IV Freshman

Running back

  •  4 Devin Neal Junior
  • 12 Torry Locklin RS-Junior
  • 20 Daniel Hishaw Jr. RS-Sophomore
  • 25 Dylan McDuffie RS-Senior
  • 26 Johnny Thompson Jr. Freshman
  • 28 Sevion Morrison Junior
  • 30 Carson Morgan Freshman
  • 35 Billy Conaway RS-Junior
  • 38 Jack Schneider Freshman

Wide receiver

  •  0 Quentin Skinner Junior
  •  2 Lawrence Arnold Junior
  •  3 Tanaka Scott RS-Sophomore
  •  5 Doug Emilien RS-Sophomore
  •  7 Trevor Wilson RS-Junior
  • 11 Luke Grimm Junior
  • 13 Keaton Kubecka Freshman
  • 29 Reece Thomas RS-Sophomore
  • 36 Isaiah Coppage Freshman
  • 41 Hunter Luke Freshman
  • 80 Mack Moeller RS-Sophomore
  • 82 Isreal Moses Freshman
  • 84 Griffin Koch RS–Freshman
  • 85 Jarred Sample Freshman
  • 86 Surahz Buncom Freshman

Tight end

  • 17 Jaden Hamm Freshman
  • 45 Trevor Kardell Junior
  • 46 Dillon Mong Freshman
  • 47 Jared Casey Junior
  • 81 Quinton Conley RS-Freshman
  • 87 Will Huggins RS-Sophomore
  • 88 Tevita Ahoafi-Noa RS–Senior
  • 89 Mason Fairchild Senior
  

Offensive line

  • 50 Mike Novitsky RS-Senior
  • 52 Logan Brown RS-Junior
  • 54 Michael Ford Jr. Junior
  • 55 Ar'maj Reed-Adams RS-Sophomore
  • 57 Hank Kelly RS-Sophomore
  • 58 Kael Farkes RS-Freshman
  • 59 Nolan Gorczyca RS-Sophomore
  • 63 Jake Eisenhauer RS-Sophomore
  • 67 Dominick Puni RS-Senior
  • 70 Kobe Baynes RS-Sophomore
  • 71 James Livingston RS-Freshman
  • 72 Danny Robinson RS-Sophomore
  • 73 Dre Doiron RS-Sophomore
  • 74 De'Kedrick Sterns RS-Sophomore
  • 75 Calvin Clements Freshman
  • 76 Spencer Lovell RS-Junior
  • 77 Bryce Cabeldue Junior

Defensive end

  • 13 Dylan Brooks RS–Sophomore
  • 35 Tony Terry Freshman
  • 36 Patrick Joyner Jr. RS-Senior
  • 37 Hayden Hatcher RS-Senior
  • 45 Dean Miller RS-Sophomore
  • 46 Davion Westmoreland RS-Sophomore
  • 59 Jaydon Brittingham Freshman
  • 96 Cole Petrus RS-Sophomore

Defensive line

  •  7 Gage Keys RS-Sophomore
  •  9 Austin Booker RS-Sophomore
  • 40 Devin Phillips RS-Senior
  • 52 D.J. Withers RS-Sophomore
  • 53 Caleb Taylor Junior
  • 56 Marcus Calvin Freshman
  • 71 Grady Seyfert Freshman
  • 90 Jereme Robinson Junior
  • 92 Tommy Dunn Jr. RS-Sophomore
  • 94 Blake Herold Freshman
  • 97 Kenean Caldwell RS-Sophomore
  • 98 Lance Bassett Freshman
  • 99 Ronald McGee RS-Senior
  

Linebacker

  •  6 Taiwan Berryhill Jr. Junior
  • 10 Jayson Gilliom RS-Sophomore
  • 15 Craig Young RS-Senior
  • 16 Logan Brantley Freshman
  • 19 Tristian Fletcher RS-Sophomore
  • 20 Donovan Gaines RS-Sophomore
  • 26 Krishawn Brown RS-Sophomore
  • 28 J. B. Brown Junior
  • 30 Rich Miller Senior
  • 32 Dylan Downing RS-Junior
  • 34 Alex Raich Junior
  • 39 Cole Mondi RS-Sophomore
  • 41 Ezra Vedral Freshman
  • 44 Cornell Wheeler Linebacker

Cornerback

  •  2 Cobee Bryant Junior
  •  3 Mello Dotson Junior
  •  8 Kwinton Lassiter Senior
  • 18 Kalon Gervin RS-Senior
  • 22 Brian Dilworth RS-Freshman
  • 24 Damarius McGhee RS-Sophomore
  • 29 Jameel Croft Freshman
  • 47 Jacoby Davis Freshman

Safety

  •  1 Kenny Logan Jr. Senior
  •  4 Marvin Grant RS-Junior
  •  5 O.J. Burroughs Junior
  • 14 Jalen Dye RS-Sophomore
  • 17 Akili Hubbard Junior
  • 23 Mason Ellis RS-Freshman
  • 25 Kaleb Purdy RS-Freshman
  • 27 Taylor Davis Freshman
  • 31 Landon Nelson RS-Sophomore
  • 43 Andrew Russell RS-Senior

Special teams

  • 24 Reis Vernon P Junior
  • 34 Owen Piepergerdes K RS-Sophomore
  • 37 Grayden Addison P RS-Sophomore
  • 40 Tabor Allen K Junior
  • 51 Emory Duggar LS RS-Sophomore
  • 60 Luke Hosford LS RS-Junior
  • 91 Seth Keller K RS-Senior
  • 93 Charlie Weinrich K RS-Freshman
  • 99 Damon Greaves P Freshman'
  

Coaching Staff

  • Lance Leipold HC
  • Andy Kotelnicki OC
  • Brian Borland DC
  • Jake Schoonover ST
  • Jim Zebrowski QB
  • Terrence Samuel WR
  • Jonathan Wallace RB
  • Jordan Peterson DB
  • Taiwo Onatolu DE
  • Scott Fuchs OL
  • Chris Simpson LB
  • Jim Panagos DT

Roster updated: September 5, 2023

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Game summaries

Rankings are from AP poll through Oklahoma game and the College Football Playoff poll beginning with the Iowa State game through the end of the season.

Missouri State

See also: 2023 Missouri State Bears football team
Favorite Spread
Kansas –32
Missouri State Bears at Kansas Jayhawks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 3 0717
Jayhawks 7 10 102148

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: Friday, September 1, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,091
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuckie Kempf, Ahman Green
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:26 KU Devin Neal 48 yard run (Seth Keller kick good), 4–70, 1:49 KU 7–0
  • 2:24 MSU Jmariyae Robinson 2 yard pass from Jacob Clark (Owen Rozanc kick good), 10–46, 5:37 7–7
Second quarter
  • 12:12 MSU Owen Rozanc 37 yard field goal, 7–53, 3:10 MSU 10–7
  • 11:03 KU Luke Grimm 14 yard pass from Jason Bean (Seth Keller kick good), 3–75, 1:11 KU 14–10
  • 1:05 KU Seth Keller 28 yard field goal, 10–75, 1:02 KU 17–10
Third quarter
  • 10:29 KU Dylan McDuffie 17 yard run (Seth Keller kick good), 9–69, 4:22 KU 24–10
  • 3:18 KU Seth Keller 35 yard field goal, 10–55, 5:07 KU 27–10
Fourth quarter
  • 14:57 MSU Jmariyae Robinson 5 yard run (Owen Rozanc kick good), 6–75, 3:21 KU 27–17
  • 10:18 KU Daniel Hishaw Jr. 24 yard run (Seth Keller kick good), 8–75, 4:39 KU 34–17
  • 7:49 KU Devin Neal 6 yard pass from Jason Bean (Owen Piepergerdes kick good), 5–28, 2:21 KU 41–17
  • 4:57 KU Sevion Morrison 5 yard Run (Seth Keller kick), 4–23, 2:14 KU 48–17
Statistics MSU KU
First downs 10 27
Plays–yards 48–217 66–521
Rushes–yards 27–74 38–245
Passing yards 143 276
Passing: comp–att–int 14–21–2 22–28–0
Time of possession 26:13 33:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Missouri State Passing Jacob Clark 14/21 143 yards 1 TD 2 INTa
Rushing Jacob Clark 8 carries 36 yards
Receiving Celdon Manning 2 receptions 31 yards
Kansas Passing Jason Bean 22/28 276 yards 2 TDs
Rushing Devin Neal 13 carries 94 yards 1 TD
Receiving Lawrence Arnold
Quentin Skinner		 4 receptions 77 yards

The Jayhawks were without preseason conference player of the year Jalon Daniels who was still nursing an injury suffered in the Jayhawks bowl game the previous season. After trailing 10–7 early, the Jayhawks never trailed again. They would outscore the Bears 41–7 for the remainder of the game. It was the Jayhawks 3rd straight opening game win.

Illinois

See also: 2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Favorite Spread
Kansas –3.5
Illinois Fighting Illini at Kansas Jayhawks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 0 7 8823
Jayhawks 14 14 6034

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: Friday, September 8, 2023
  • Game time: 6:30 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,809
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • 9:20 KU Jalon Daniels 4 yard pass to Torry Locklin (Seth Keller kick good), 10—82, 4:21 KU 7–0
  • 0:07 KU Jalon Daniels 5 yard pass to Jared Casey (Seth Keller kick good), 13–85, 6:35 KU 14–0
Second quarter
  • 3:12 KU Devin Neal 5 yard run (Seth Keller kick good), 11–94, 6:35 KU 21–0
  • 0:41 IU Luke Altmyer 4 yard pass to Tip Reiman (Caleb Griffin kick good), 7–75, 2:31 KU 21–7
  • 0:05 KU Daniel Hishaw Jr. 1 yard run (Seth Keller kick good), 4–75, 0:36 KU 28–7
Third quarter
  • 13:14 KU Seth Keller 41 yard field goal 5–45, 1:37 KU 31–7
  • 3:46 KU Seth Keller 30 yard field goal 7–37, 3:14 KU 34–7
  • 1:35 IU Luke Altmyer 72 yard run (Josh McCray run good), 5–75, 2:11 KU 34–15
Fourth quarter
  • 8:08 IU KU Luke Altmyer 6 yard run (Reggie Love III pass to Luke Altmyer good) 11–80, 4:47 KU 34–23
Statistics UI KU
First downs 19 27
Plays–yards 56–341 65–539
Rushes–yards 18–139 44–262
Passing yards 202 277
Passing: comp–att–int 19–28–2 21–29–1
Time of possession 23:21 36:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois Passing Luke Altmyer 19/28 202 yards 1 TD 2 INTs
Rushing Luke Altmyer 13 carries 70 yards 2 TDs
Receiving Isaiah Williams 6 receptions 99 yards
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 21/29 277 yards 2 TDs 1 INT
Rushing Devin Neal 10 carries 120 yards 1 TD
Receiving Lawrence Arnold 5 receptions 89 yards

The Jayhawks raced out to a 21–0 first half lead before allowing a touchdown, but Kansas responded to their first touchdown allowed with one themselves. The Illini would outscore the Jayhawks in the 2nd half 16-6 but it wouldn't be enough as the Jayhawks won 34–23.

at Nevada

See also: 2023 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Favorite Spread
Kansas –28
Kansas Jayhawks at Nevada Wolf Pack
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jayhawks 7 3 14731
Wolf Pack 0 10 7724

at Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada

  • Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 9:30 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,890
  • Referee: Derek Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz, Aaron Taylor
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • KU 9:46 Devin Neal 3 yard run (Seth Keller kick good), 9–75, 5:14 KU 7–0
Second quarter
  • UN 14:49 Brandon Talton 42 yard field goal, 9–24, 4:00 KU 7–3
  • KU 8:55 Seth Keller 44 yard field goal 13–47, 5:54 KU 10–7
  • UN 0:29 Sean Dollars 3 yard run (Brandon Talton kick good) 10–78, 4:55 10–10
Third quarter
  • KU 5:07 Daniel Hishaw Jr. 1 yard run (Seth Keller kick good), 11–84, 4:41 KU 17–10
  • UN 3:33 Brendon Lewis 6 yard run (Brandon Talton kick good) 4–65, 1:34 17–17
  • KU 3:00 Devin Neal 1 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 2–75, 0:33 KU 24–17
Fourth quarter
  • UN 10:37 Brendon Lewis 2 yard run (Brandon Talton kick good) 14–75, 7:23 24–24
  • KU 6:20 Devin Neal 3 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 9–75, 4:17 KU 31–24
Statistics KU UN
First downs 24 14
Plays–yards 67–441 59–263
Rushes–yards 40–143 37–150
Passing yards 298 113
Passing: comp–att–int 21–27–0 15–22–0
Time of possession 31:51 28:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 21/27 298 yards
Rushing Devin Neal 17 carries 89 yards 3 TDs
Receiving Mason Fairchild 5 receptions 74 yards
Nevada Passing Brendon Lewis 15/22 113 carries
Rushing Brendon Lewis 11 carries 58 yards
Receiving Dalevon Campbell 1 reception 53 yards

Despite entering the game as a 4 touchdown favorite, the Jayhawks struggled early in the game. It was 10–10 at halftime. In the second half, the teams traded touchdowns, but in the end the Jayhawks would score the game winning touchdown with 6 minutes left to win.

BYU

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team
Favorite Spread
Kansas –9
BYU Cougars at Kansas Jayhawks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 10 3727
Jayhawks 14 0 141038

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

Game information
First quarter
  • KU 10:38 Cobee Bryant 22 yard fumble return (Seth Keller kick good) KU 7–0
  • BYU 5:48 Kedon Slovis 7 yard pass to Darius Lassite (Will Ferrin kick good) 10–75, 4:50 7–7
  • KU 1:33 Jalon Daniels 15 yard pass to Trevor Kardell (Seth Keller kick good) 8–86, 4:15 KU 14–7
Second quarter
  • BYU 11:00 Kedon Slovis 10 yard pass to L. J. Martin (Will Ferrin kick good) 13–75, 5:33 14–14
  • BYU 0:13 Will Ferrin 33 yard field goal 12–68, 4:05 BYU 17–14
Third quarter
  • KU 14:38 Kenny Logan Jr. 30 yard interception return (Seth Keller kick good) KU 21–17
  • BYU 10:55 Will Ferrin 34 yard field goal 8–58, 3:43 KU 21–21
  • KU 4:53 Jalon Daniels 5 yard pass to Luke Grimm (Seth Keller kick good) 10–75, 6:05 KU 28–20
Third quarter
  • KU 13:36 Jalon Daniels pass to Luke Grimm (Seth Keller kick good) 7–64, 3:38 KU 35–20
  • BYU 8:02 Keelan Marion 6 yard run (Will Ferrin kick good) 12–75, 5:34 KU 35–27
  • KU 1:33 Seth Keller 23 yard field goal 12–69, 6:26 KU 38–27
Statistics BYU KU
First downs 23 23
Plays–yards 56–351 73–366
Rushes–yards 22–9 37–221
Passing yards 357 130
Passing: comp–att–int 30–51–2 14–19–0
Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Kedon Slovis 30/51 357 yards 2 TDs 2 INTs
Rushing L. J. Martin 11 carries 28 yards
Receiving Chase Roberts 5 receptions 89 yards
Kansas Passing Jalon Daniels 14/19 130 yards 3 TDs
Rushing Devin Neal 17 carries 91 yards
Receiving Lawrence Arnold 4 receptions 31 yards

Kansas was Big 12 newcomer BYU's first conference game. The teams traded touchdown early before BYU took a 3-point halftime lead. The Jayhawks would go on a 21–3 run to take the lead. Kansas would win 38–27 to start the season 4–0.

at No. 3 Texas

See also: 2023 Texas Longhorns football team
Favorite Spread
Texas –15.5
No. 24 Kansas Jayhawks at No. 3 Texas Longhorns
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Jayhawks 0 7 7014
No. 3 Longhorns 10 3 131440

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

Game information
First quarter
  • UT 10:06 Quinn Ewers run for 30 yards for a touchdown (Bert Auburn kick good) 7–88, 2:45 UT 7–0
  • UT 1:52 Bert Auburn 26 yard field goal 14–76, 6:26 UT 10–0
Second quarter
  • KU 14:05 Daniel Hishaw Jr. 18 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 5–75, 2:02 UT 10–7
  • UT 11:15 Bert Auburn 30 yard field goal 5–63, 3:35 UT 13–7
Third quarter
  • UT 13:28 Jonathon Brooks 54 yard run (Bert Auburn kick good) 4–71, 1:32 UT 20–7
  • KU 11:36 Jason Bean 58 yard pass to Trevor Wilson (Seth Keller kick good) 4–75, 1:52 UT 20–14
  • UT 2:33 Jonathon Brooks 1 yard run (Quinn Ewers pass incomplete) 5–32, 1:52 UT 26–14
Fourth quarter
  • UT 13:06 Quinn Ewers 9 yard pass (Bert Auburn kick good) 8–72, 3:25 UT 33–14
  • 5:34 Quinn Ewers 1 yard run (Bert Auburn kick good) 12–75, 5:51 UT 40–14
Statistics KU UT
First downs 11 33
Plays–yards 46–260 86–661
Rushes–yards 25–124 51–335
Passing yards 136 325
Passing: comp–att–int 9–21–0 25–35–1
Time of possession 20:19 39:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Jason Bean 9/21 136 yards 1 TD
Rushing Devin Neal 8 carries 45 yards
Receiving Trevor Wilson 1 reception 58 yards 1 TD
Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 25/35 325 yards 1 TD 1 INT
Rushing Jonathan Brooks 21 carries 218 yards 2 TDs
Receiving Adonai Mitchell 10 receptions 141 yards 1 TD

The Jayhawks and Longhorns played each other as ranked teams for the first time in the history of the series. It was also the final matchup before Texas leaves the Big 12 for the SEC. Quarterback Jalon Daniels re-aggravated a preseason back injury in warmups and did not play. The Jayhawks kept the game close early, until the second half when they were outscored 27–7 giving the Jayhawks their first loss of the season.

UCF

See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team
Favorite Spread
UCF –2
UCF Knights at Kansas Jayhawks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Knights 0 0 81422
Jayhawks 3 21 131451

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

  • Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 3:00 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,107
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (Fox): Jason Benetti, Brock Huard
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • 3:43 KU Seth Keller 25 yard field goal 13–82, 7:03 KU 3–0
Second quarter
  • 13:43 KU Jason Bean 5 yard pass to Lawrence Arnold (Seth Keller kick good) 9–69, 4:22 KU 10–0
  • 6:31 KU Daniel Hishaw Jr. 3 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 12–72, 6:13 KU 17–0
  • 3:26 KU Trevor Wilson 82 yard punt return (Seth Keller kick good) KU 24–0
Third quarter
  • 14:48 KU Devin Neal 75 run (Seth Keller kick good) 1–75, 0:12 KU 31–0
  • 13:01 UCF Timmy McClain 13 yard pass to Alec Holler (Timmy McClain pass incomplete) 4–75, 1:47 KU 31–6
  • 7:02 KU Dylan McDuffie 1 yard run 4–17, 3:05 KU 37–6
  • UCF Demari Henderson blocked extra point attempt returned for 2 point conversion KU 37–8
Fourth quarter
  • 13:55 UCF R. J. Harvey 4 yard run (Colton Boomer kick good) 17–75, 8:07 KU 37–15
  • 11:47 KU Daniel Hishaw Jr. 7 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 4–54, 2:02 KU 44–15
  • 10:09 UCF Timmy McClain 23 yard pass (Colton Boomer kick good) 5–75, 1:39 KU 44–22
  • 0:53 KU Dylan McDuffie 1 yard (Owen Piepergerdes kick good) 7–35, 3:20 KU 51–22
Statistics UCF KU
First downs 21 25
Plays–yards 81–371 63–490
Rushes–yards 38–202 51–399
Passing yards 169 91
Passing: comp–att–int 15–23–0 8–12–0
Time of possession 25:35 34:25
Team Category Player Statistics
UCF Passing Timmy McClain 12/15 136 yards 2 TDs
Rushing R. J. Harvey 16 carries 133 yards 1 TD
Receiving Javon Baker 4 receptions 85 yards
Kansas Passing Jason Bean 8/12 91 yards 1 TD
Rushing Devin Neal 12 carries 154 yards 1 TD
Receiving Luke Grimm 2 receptions 41 yards

In the Jayhawks first ever meeting with new Big 12 member UCF, they jumped out to an early 31–0 lead despite Jalon Daniels being out for the 2nd straight week. UCF would only manage 3 touchdowns, while the Jayhawks would score 51 points. Their 28 point margin of victory was the largest in a conference game since defeated rival Kansas State by 31 in 2008.

at Oklahoma State

See also: 2023 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
Favorite Spread
Kansas –3
No. 23 Kansas Jayhawks at Oklahoma State Cowboys
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Jayhawks 7 18 7032
Cowboys 17 7 31239

at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, Oklahoma

  • Date: Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 pm CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,855
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering, Mark Helfrich
  • Gamebook
Game information
First quarter
  • 13:11 OSU Alan Bowman 17 yard pass to Ollie Gordon II (Alex Hale kick good) 5–77, 1:45 OSU 7–0
  • 7:25 OSU Alan Bowman 20 yard pass to Brennan Presley (Alex Hale kick good) 9–83, 3:00 OSU 14–0
  • 5:14 KU Jason Bean 47 yard pass to Trevor Wilson (Seth Keller kick good) 5—75, 2:11 OSU 14–6
Second quarter
  • 12:42 KU Jason Bean 30 yard pass to Mason Fairchild (Seth Keller kick blocked) 9–75, 4:28 OSU 14–13
  • 10:41 KU Jason Bean 44 yard pass to Mason Fairchild (Grayden Addison run failed) 2–72, 0:44 KU 19–14
  • 2:52 OSU Ollie Gordon II 42 yard run (Alex Hale kick good) 2–53 0:48, OSU 21–19
  • 2:10 OSU Alex Hale 28 yard field goal 8–64, 3;04 OSU 24–19
  • 1:06 KU Jason Bean 49 pass to Quentin Skinner (Jason Bean pass no good) 5–75, 1:46 KU 25–24
Third quarter
  • 11:13 KU Jason Bean 42 yard pass to Quentin Skinner (Owen Piepergerdes kick good) 8–75, 3:42 KU 32–24
  • 5:28 OSU Alex Hale 26 yard field goal 13–66, 5:28 KU 32–27
Fourth quarter
  • 11:32 OSU Alex Hale 21 yard field goal 10–74, 4:52 KU 32–30
  • 2:33 OSU Brennan Presley 6 yard run (Alan Bowman pass failed) 9–50, 3:50 OSU 36–32
  • 0:15 OSU Alex Hale 46 yard field goal 4–9, 1:42 OSU 39–32
Statistics KU OSU
First downs 19 27
Plays–yards 63–500 79–554
Rushes–yards 29–90 38–219
Passing yards 410 336
Passing: comp–att–int 23–34–2 28–41–0
Time of possession 28:29 31:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing Jason Bean 23/34 410 yards 5 TDs 2 INTs
Rushing Devin Neal 13 carries 66 yards
Receiving Mason Fairchild 5 receptions 92 yards 2 TDs
Oklahoma State Passing Alex Bowman 28/41 336 yards 2 TDs
Rushing Ollie Gordon II 29 carries 168 yards 1 TD
Receiving Ollie Gordon II 6 carries 116 yards 1 TD

The Jayhawks fell into an early 14–0 deficit. Despite two special teams miscues resulting in mixed extra points, they fought back to gain a 19–17 lead. After trading touchdowns but KU missing a 2-point conversion attempt, the Jayhawks took a slim 2 point into halftime. The Cowboys outscored the Jayhawks 15–7 in the second half, partially due to two interceptions from quarterback Jason Bean leading to the Jayhawks loss.

No. 6 Oklahoma

See also: 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team
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Oklahoma –8
No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners at Kansas Jayhawks
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Sooners 0 21 6633
Jayhawks 7 10 91238

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

Game information
First quarter
  • 9:25 KU Mello Dawson 37 yard interception return (Seth Keller kick good) KU 7–0
Second quarter
  • 14:06 KU Daniel Hishaw 9 yard run (Seth Keller kick good) 10–79, 14:06 KU 14–0
  • 10:15 OU Dillon Gabriel 7 yard run (Zach Schmidt kick good) 10–75, 3:54 KU 14–7
  • 6:05 OU Tawee Walker 2 yard run (Zach Schmidt kick good) 9–66, 3:11 14–14
  • 4:23 OU Dillon Gabriel 9 yard run (Zach Schmidt kick good) 4–17, 1:38 OU 21–14
  • 0:50 KU Seth Keller 24 yard field goal 12–79, 3:26 OU 21–17
Third quarter
  • 4:01 KU Seth Keller 29 yard field goal 5–45, 2:45 OU 21–20
  • 3:03 KU Jason Bean 38 yard run (Jason Bean pass failed) 1–38, 0:08 KU 26–21
  • 0:35 OU Gavin Sawchuk 3 yard run (Dillon Gabriel pass failed) 7–75, 2:28 OU 27–26
Fourth quarter
  • 12:25 KU Daniel Hishaw 1 yard run (Jason Bean pass failed) 7–65, 3:03 KU 32–27
  • 5:22 OU Dillon Gabriel 1 yard run (Dillon Gabriel pass failed) 4–14, 1:23 OU 33–32
  • 0:55 KU Devin Neal 9 yard run (Devin Neal run failed) 7–80, 1:01 KU 38–33
Statistics OU KU
First downs 19 25
Plays–yards 74–440 73–443
Rushes–yards 55–269 41–225
Passing yards 171 218
Passing: comp–att–int 14–19–1 15–32–2
Time of possession 28:50 31:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 14/19 171 yards 1 INT
Rushing Tawee Walker 23 carries 146 yards 1 TD
Receiving Drake Stoops 4 receptions 76 yards
Kansas Passing Jason Bean 15/32 218 yards 2 INTs
Rushing Devin Neal 25 carries 112 yards 1 TD
Receiving Lawrence Arnold 3 receptions 79 yards

In the last matchup with the Sooners before they leave for the SEC, Kansas got out to a 14–0 lead. Oklahoma responded with a 21–0 run to take a 21–17 lead into halftime. KU would go on a 9–0 run to start the second half. The teams traded touchdowns. Kansas got the ball with 1:56 left. They marched down the field to score the game winning touchdown with 55 seconds left to become bowl eligible. The win was also the Jayhawks first win over Oklahoma since 1997, first win over top 10 team at home since 1984, and first win over a top 10 team period since 2008.

at Iowa State

See also: 2023 Iowa State Cyclones football team
Favorite Spread
Iowa State –3
No. 21 Kansas Jayhawks at Iowa State Cyclones
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 21 Jayhawks 0 0 000
Cyclones 0 0 000

at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics KU ISU
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int – – – –
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Iowa State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV—RVRV24RV23RV—22
CoachesRVRVRVRV24RV24RVRV23
CFPNot released21Not released

References

  1. ^ "Kansas Outlasts BYU in Big 12 Opener, 38-27, to Advance to 4-0". KUAthletics.com.
  2. ^ "Oklahoma Game Notes" (PDF). KUAthletics.com.
  3. ^ "2022 Liberty Bowl Game Notes" (PDF). KUAthletics.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Selected Atop Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll". Big12Sports.com.
  5. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 schedule". KUAthletics.com.
  6. ^ "KU Football 2023 roster and coaching staff". KUAthletics.com.
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