2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2020 Kansas Jayhawks football
2020 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Les Miles (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brent Dearmon (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (2nd season)
Home stadium	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium; (Capacity: 47,000)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Iowa State y	8	–	1	9	–	3
No. 6 Oklahoma y$	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 20 Oklahoma State	6	–	3	8	–	3
No. 19 Texas	5	–	3	7	–	3
TCU	5	–	4	6	–	4
West Virginia	4	–	4	6	–	4
Kansas State	4	–	5	4	–	6
Texas Tech	3	–	6	4	–	6
Baylor	2	–	7	2	–	7
Kansas	0	–	8	0	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 27, Iowa State 21
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks 131st season. The Jayhawks will be led by second-year head coach Les Miles. They will be members of the Big 12 Conference. They will play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

The Jayhawks will attempt to end their 45 game losing streak in road conference games, as well as their 38 game losing streak to teams ranked in the AP poll. If Kansas qualifies for a bowl game, it will be their first bowl game since the 2008 season.

COVID-19 impact

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Jayhawks schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played without fans in attendance. Offseason workouts and the spring game were canceled due to the pandemic. On June 20, the University of Kansas announced it had tested 86 football players and 110 staff members. Only one player tested positive and no staff members. One player tested positive for the antibody test, indicating the player had it in the past, but no longer had it.^[1]

Offseason

Starters lost

Overall, the Jayhawks had 25 players run out of eligibility. Below are the starters who have run out of eligibility.

Name	Position
Hakeem Adeniji	T
Jelani Brown	DT
Daylon Charlot	WR
Hasan Defense	CB
Azur Kamara	LB
Mike Lee	S
Clyde McCualley III	G
Ben Miles	FB
Darrius Moragne	DE
Carter Stanley	QB
Najee Stevens-McKenzie	LB
Bryce Torneden	S
Andru Tovi	C

Coaching staff changes

Name	Position	Replacement
Clint Bowen^[2]	Safeties	Jordan Peterson^[3]
Todd Bradford	Linebackers	D. J. Elliot*
Tony Hull^[4]	Running backs	Jonathan Wallace^[5]
Vacant	Special teams	Jonathan Wallace^[5]
Vacant	Outside linebackers	Chidera Uzo-Diribe

*Job title change only

Recruiting

The Jayhawks have 26 commitments for their 2020 recruiting class. Below is the breakdown.

Overall class ranking

Website	Overall rank	Conference rank	4 star recruits	3 star recruits
Rivals	49	6	0	17
247 Sports	57	10	0	26

Positional breakdown

Position	Number
WR	6
TE	2
QB	1
OL	5
LB	3
DL	2
DB	4
ATH	2

All information above is as of April 2, 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site
September 5	TBD	New Hampshire*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
September 12	TBD	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
September 19	TBD	Boston College*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
September 26	TBD	at Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC
October 3	TBD	Iowa State	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
October 10	TBD	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)
October 17	TBD	Oklahoma State	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
October 24	TBD	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
November 7	TBD	Texas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
November 14	TBD	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
November 21	TBD	at Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
November 28	TBD	TCU	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source:^[6]

Game summaries

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats					0
Jayhawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Bears					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–15	Nov. 30, 2019	L 6–61

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Jayhawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	Sep. 13, 2019	W 48–24

at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Chanticleers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	Sep. 7, 2019	L, 7–12

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones					0
Jayhawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
50–43–6	Nov. 23, 2019	L, 31–41

at Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Wildcats					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
65–47–5	Nov. 2, 2019	L, 10–38

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys					0
Jayhawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–38–3	Nov. 16, 2019	L, 13–31

at West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Mountaineers					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	Sep. 21, 2019	L, 24–29

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns					0
Jayhawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–16	Oct. 19, 2019	L, 48–50

at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Red Raiders					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–19	October 26, 2019	W, 37–34

at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Sooners					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–77–6	Oct. 5, 2019	L, 20–45

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs					0
Jayhawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–23–4	Sep. 28, 2019	L, 14–51

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Les Miles	Head coach
Brent Dearmon	Offensive coordinator
D.J. Eliot	Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Chidera Uzo-Diribe	Outside linebackers
Mike Ekeler	Special teams
Emmett Jones	Wide receivers/passing game coordinator
Joshua Eargle	Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
Jonathan Wallace	Running backs/special teams
Chevis Jackson	Defensive backs
Jordan Peterson	Safeties
Kwahn Drake	Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator
Luke Meadows	Offensive line
Ben Iannachionne	Director of football strength & conditioning

References

^ "Kansas Football COVID-19 Testing and Results Update". KUAthletics.com.
^ "Longtime KU assistant Clint Bowen leaves for North Texas". WIBW.com.
^ "Jordan Peterson Added to Kansas Football Staff as Safeties Coach". KUAthletics.com.
^ "Tony Hull hired as Rainbow Warriors football co-offensive coordinator". KHON2.com.
^ "Jonathan Wallace Named Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach". KUAthletics.com.
^ "2020 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". KUAthletics.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

[1] "Kansas Football COVID-19 Testing and Results Update". KUAthletics.com.

[2] "Longtime KU assistant Clint Bowen leaves for North Texas". WIBW.com.

[3] "Jordan Peterson Added to Kansas Football Staff as Safeties Coach". KUAthletics.com.

[4] "Tony Hull hired as Rainbow Warriors football co-offensive coordinator". KHON2.com.

[5] "Jonathan Wallace Named Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach". KUAthletics.com.

[6] "2020 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". KUAthletics.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

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