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2012 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record1–11 (0–9 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple[1]
Defensive coordinatorDave Campo (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Captains
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Kansas State $+   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 15 Oklahoma +   8 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 19 Texas   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Oklahoma State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Baylor   4 – 5     8 – 5  
TCU   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Texas Tech   4 – 5     8 – 5  
West Virginia   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Iowa State   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Kansas   0 – 9     1 – 11  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by new head coach Charlie Weis and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season with 1–11 overall, 0–9 in Big 12, finishing in last place and failing to be bowl eligible (alone in Big 12 teams in doing so).

Pre-season

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Coaching change

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The Jayhawks fired head coach Turner Gill after going 2–10 in his second year in 2011. He was replaced by former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis.[2]

New Coaching Staff
Name Position Previous Position
Charlie Weis Head Coach / offensive coordinator Florida (OC)
Dave Campo Defensive coordinator/defensive backs Dallas Cowboys (DB)
Clint Bowen Special Teams/defensive backs North Texas (DC)
Jeff Blasko Assistant Special Teams coordinator/tight ends coach Florida (GA)
Rob Ianello Recruiting coordinator/ wide receivers coach Akron (HC)
Buddy Wyatt Defensive line (returning)
DeMontie Cross Linebackers Wisconsin (DB)
Ron Powlus Quarterbacks Coach Akron (QB)
Reggie Mitchell Running backs (returning)
Tim Grunhard Offensive line coach Bishop Miege High School (HC)
Scott Holsopple Strength and conditioning Florida (asst. S&C)

Recruiting

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Following the hire of Charlie Weis, the Jayhawks received a pair of high-profile quarterback transfers in the duo of Dayne Crist from Notre Dame and Jake Heaps from BYU. Crist will be eligible for the 2012 season while Heaps will be eligible for the 2013-2014 seasons.[3]

Roster

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2012 Kansas Jayhawks football roster
(Starters in bold)

Quarterbacks

  •  6 Turner Baty – So.
  •  9 Jake Heaps – Redshirt
  • 10 Dayne Crist – Sr. (5th yr TR)
  • 14 Michael Cummings – Redshirt Fr.
  • 17 Blake Jablonski – Redshirt So.

Running backs

  •  3 Tony Pierson – So.
  • 25 Brandon Bourbon – Redshirt So.
  • 28 Marquis Jackson – So.
  • 29 James Sims – Jr.
  • 36 Taylor Cox – Jr.
  • 37 Ryan Burton – Redshirt Jr.
  • 40 Preston Randall – Fr.

Fullbacks

  • 28 Marquis Jackson – So.
  • 43 Ed Fink – Redshirt So.
  • 45 Nick Sizemore – Redshirt Sr.
  • 85 Trent Smiley – Redshirt So.

Wide receivers

  •  7 Kale Pick – Redshirt Sr.
  •  8 Josh Ford – Jr.
  • 11 Tre' Parmalee – Fr.
  • 12 Christian Matthews – Redshirt Jr.
  • 15 Daymond Patterson – Redshirt Sr.
  • 16 Matt Hentges – Fr.
  • 19 Justin McCay – Redshirt
  • 20 D.J. Beshears – Sr.
  • 22 Connor Embree – Redshirt So.
  • 80 Ricki Herod – Redshirt So.
  • 82 Andrew Turzilli – Redshirt So.
  • 83 Chris Omigie – Redshirt Jr.
  • 88 Billy Owens – Jr.

Tight ends

  • 38 Justin Puthoff – Redshirt Jr.
  • 41 Jimmay Mundine – Redshirt So.
  • 46 Adam Novak – Fr.
  • 84 Mike Ragone – Redshirt Sr. (5th yr TR)
  • 85 Trent Smiley – Redshirt So.
  • 86 Charles Brooks – Jr.
  • 87 Jordan Shelley-Smith – Fr.
  

Offensive line

  • 56 Josh Burgoon – Redshirt Jr.
  • 61 Pat Lewandowski – Redshirt So.
  • 63 Dillon Roberts – Jr.
  • 64 Randall Dent – Redshirt Jr.
  • 66 Dylan Admire – Redshirt Fr.
  • 67 Duane Zlatnik – Redshirt Sr.
  • 68 Luke Luhrsen – Redshirt Fr.
  • 69 Trevor Marrongelli – Redshirt Sr.
  • 70 Gavin Howard – Redshirt Jr.
  • 72 Tanner Hawkinson – Redshirt Sr.
  • 73 Damon Martin – Redshirt Fr.
  • 74 Brian Beckmann – Fr.
  • 75 Sean Connolly – Fr.
  • 76 Bryan Peters – Redshirt Fr.
  • 77 Aslam Sterling – Jr.
  • 78 Alex Beglinger – Jr.
  • 79 Riley Spencer – Redshirt Jr.

Defensive line

  •  9 Jordan Tavai – Jr.
  • 35 Toben Opurum – Sr.
  • 38 Josh Richardson – Redshirt Sr.
  • 62 Dylan Avery – Redshirt So.
  • 71 John Williams – Redshirt Sr.
  • 90 Kevin Young – Redshirt Jr.
  • 91 Shane Smith – Redshirt Jr.
  • 92 Neal Page – Fr.
  • 93 Ben Goodman – Redshirt Fr.
  • 94 Tyler Holmes – Fr.
  • 95 Josh Williams – Redshirt Sr. (5th year TR)
  • 96 Keba Agostinho – Jr.
  • 97 Ty McKinney – Jr.
  • 98 Keon Stowers – So.
  • 99 Peter Gallo – Fr.
  

Linebackers

  •  2 Darius Willis – Redshirt Jr.
  •  4 Prinz Kande – Redshirt Jr.
  • 17 Tunde Bakare – Sr.
  • 31 Ben Heeney – So.
  • 32 Schyler Miles – Fr.
  • 34 Huldon Tharp – Redshirt Jr.
  • 51 Anthony McDonald – Redshirt Sr. (5th year TR)
  • 52 Dom Bickus – Fr.
  • 53 Ryan Karlin – Redshirt Fr.
  • 55 Michael Reynolds – So.
  • 57 Jake Love – Redshirt Fr.
  • 58 Courtney Arnick – Fr.

Cornerbacks

  •  5 Greg Brown – Redshirt Sr.
  • 11 Tyree Williams – Fr.
  • 14 Nasir Moore – Jr.
  • 18 Corrigan Powell – Redshirt Sr.
  • 22 Greg Allen – Fr.
  • 23 Dexter Linton – Redshirt Jr.
  • 25 JaCorey Shepherd – So.
  • 33 Tyler Patmon – Redshirt Jr.
  • 37 Jackson Long – Fr.
  • 45 Piers Christian – Fr.

Safeties

  •  1 Lubbock Smith – Redshirt Sr.
  • 23 Dexter Linton – Redshirt Jr.
  • 24 Bradley McDougald – Sr.
  • 26 Ray Mitchell – Redshirt So.'
  • 27 Victor Simmons – So.
  • 28 Brandon Hawks – Redshirt Sr.
  • 30 Tevin Shaw – Fr.
  • 43 Alex Matlock – Redshirt Fr.
  • 47 Brian Maura – Redshirt So.

Special teams

  • 13 Ron Doherty – Jr. (K/P)
  • 16 Nick Prolago – So. (K)
  • 19 Eric Kahn – So. (K)
  • 38 Justin Puthoff – Redshirt Jr. (LS)
  • 40 Sean Huddleston – So. (P)
  • 54 Justin Carnes – Redshirt Jr. (LS)
  • 59 Reilly Jeffers – Fr. (LS)
  • 65 Paul Clark – Fr. (LS)
  • 99 Austin Barone – Fr. (K)

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.South Dakota State*
Jayhawk TVW 31–1746,601
September 82:30 p.m.Rice*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 24–2544,683
September 1511:00 a.m.No. 16 TCU
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FXL 6–2043,867
September 222:30 p.m.at Northern Illinois*
ESPN3L 23–3018,374
October 611:00 a.m.at No. 7 Kansas State
FXL 16–5650,344
October 132:30 p.m.Oklahoma State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 14–2031,115
October 206:00 p.m.at No. 10 Oklahoma
FSNL 7–5284,532
October 2711:00 a.m.Texasdagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 17–2140,097
November 32:30 p.m.at Baylor
FSNL 14–4139,039
November 1011:00 a.m.at No. 25 Texas Tech
FSNL 34–41 2OT55,052
November 176:00 p.m.Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
FSNL 23–5141,608
December 11:30 p.m.at West Virginia
FSNL 10–5951,112
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ Newell, Jesse (March 29, 2014). "Carlie Weis, KU football taking it slow with new offense installation". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Charlie Weis to be announced as next KU football coach
  3. ^ Pair of coveted quarterbacks commit to KU
  4. ^ "Schedule". Kansas Jayhawks Football. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013.
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