2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team
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).
| 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| 2012 record | 1–11 (0–9 Big 12) |
| Head coach | Charlie Weis (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Charlie Weis |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Campo (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,071) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season
Coaching change
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.[1]
| New Coaching Staff | |||
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| 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 & Conditioning | Florida (Asst. S&C) | |
Recruiting
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.[2]
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Fullbacks
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Line
Defensive Line
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Linebackers
Cornerbacks
Safeties
Special Teams
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | South Dakota State* |
| Jayhawk TV | W 31–17 | 46,601 |
| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Rice* |
| FSN | L 24–25 | 44,683 |
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 16 TCU |
| FX | L 6–20 | 43,867 |
| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | ESPN3 | L 23–30 | 18,374 | |
| October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 7 Kansas State | FX | L 16–56 | 50,344 | |
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State |
| FSN | L 14–20 | 31,115 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Oklahoma | FSN | L 7–52 | 84,532 | |
| October 27 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas |
| FSN | L 17–21 | 40,097 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Baylor | FSN | L 14–41 | 39,039 | |
| November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 25 Texas Tech | FSN | L 34–41 2OT | 55,052 | |
| November 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Iowa State |
| FSN | L 23–51 | 41,608 |
| December 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at West Virginia |
| FSN | L 10–59 | 51,112 |
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References
- Charlie Weis to be announced as next KU football coach
- Pair of coveted quarterbacks commit to KU
- "Schedule". Kansas Jayhawks Football. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013.
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