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The 2016 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach David Beaty . They played home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Big 12 Conference .
The Jayhawks entered the season with a 15-game losing streak overall, which ended with a 55–6 win over Rhode Island ,[1] They also entered the season with 12 consecutive losses within the Big 12, which expanded to 19 during the season and ended with their 24–21 win over Texas. The win over Texas was Kansas's first win over Texas since 1938 .[2] The Jayhawks also entered the season with a 35-game road losing streak dating back to a 34–7 win against UTEP during the 2009 season , which was expanded to 40 losses during the season. The Jayhawks were picked 10th in the Big 12's preseason poll, receiving 25 of the possible 26 last place votes.[3]
The Jayhawks returned senior safety Anthony "Fish" Smithson who led the nation in solo tackles.[4]
The Jayhawks finished the season 2–10, 1–8 in Big 12 play to finish in last place.
Schedule
September 36:00 PMRhode Island *
Jayhawk TV W 55–6 28,864
September 101:30 PMOhio *
Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSN L 21–37 28,467
September 1711:00 AMat Memphis *
ESPNU L 7–43 34,448
7:30 PMat Texas Tech
FS1 L 19–55 59,494
October 811:00 AMTCU
Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS ESPNUL 23–24 23,946
October 152:30 PMat No. 11 Baylor
FS1L 7–49 47,598
October 2211:00 AMOklahoma State
Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FS1L 20–44 26,262
October 296:00 PMat No. 16 Oklahoma
FS1L 3–56 86,301
November 56:00 PMat No. 14 West Virginia
ESPN2 L 21–48 56,343
November 1211:00 AMIowa State
Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS FSNL 24–31 23,757
November 192:30 PMTexas
Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS ABC/ESPN2 W 24–21 OT 25,673
November 2611:00 AMat Kansas State
FS1L 19–34 52,637
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Schedule Source: [5]
Game summaries
Rhode Island
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
6
0
0
6
Jayhawks
13
14
14
14
55
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
First meeting
Ohio
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
15
13
6
3
37
Jayhawks
0
7
14
0
21
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
0–1
1967
L 15–30
at Memphis
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
0
7
0
0
7
Tigers
13
20
3
7
43
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
0–1
2015
L 23–55
at Texas Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
0
9
10
0
19
Red Raiders
14
14
13
14
55
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
1–16
2015
L 20–30
TCU
1
2
3
4
Total
Horned Frogs
0
14
0
10
24
Jayhawks
7
3
13
0
23
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
8–20–4
2015
L 17–23
at Baylor
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
0
0
7
0
7
#11 Bears
21
21
7
0
49
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
4–11
2015
L 7–66
Oklahoma State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cowboys
7
10
17
10
44
Jayhawks
7
6
7
0
20
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
29–34–2
2015
L 10–58
at Oklahoma
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
3
0
0
0
3
#16 Sooners
7
21
28
0
56
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
28–72–6
2015
L 7–62
at West Virginia
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
0
0
14
7
21
#14 Mountaineers
10
21
14
3
48
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
1–4
2015
L 0–49
Iowa State
1
2
3
4
Total
Cyclones
3
7
12
9
31
Jayhawks
7
7
10
0
24
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
50–39–6
2015
L 13–38
Texas
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Longhorns
7
0
7
7 0
21
Jayhawks
0
10
0
11 3
24
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
2–13
2015
L 20–59
at Kansas State
1
2
3
4
Total
Jayhawks
3
0
6
10
19
Wildcats
6
14
7
7
34
Overall Record
Last Meeting
Result
65–43–5
2015
L 14–45
Roster
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