2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team
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.
2020 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
2020 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 | |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 5, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll. |
The Jayhawks will attempt to end three streaks that date back to the 2008 season, a 45 game losing streak in road conference games, a 38 game losing streak to teams ranked in the AP poll, and seasons without appearing in a bowl game.
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 |
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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 |
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Clint Bowen[1] | Safeties | Jordan Peterson[2] |
Todd Bradford | Linebackers | D. J. Elliot* |
Tony Hull[3] | Running backs | Jonathan Wallace[4] |
Vacant | Special teams | |
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 |
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Rivals | 50 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
247 Sports | 57 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
Positional breakdown
Position | Number |
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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
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 all non-conference 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.[5] On July 3, the team announced that another 11 players had tested positive and that they would be suspending in-person voluntary workouts.[6] Kansas was scheduled to play New Hampshire, but the game was cancelled following the CAA’s decision to not play football during the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Following the cancellation, KU athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement that they will look into finding an opponent to replace New Hampshire in the opening of the schedule.[8] On July 25, Kansas announced it had replaced the game with New Hampshire with a game on August 29 against Southern Illinois,[9] though that game, as well as other non-conference games, may potentially be cancelled similar to other major conferences decisions to cancel all non-conference games. On July 29, their game against Boston College was also canceled.[10] On August 3, 2020, the Big 12 announced they would play a 10-game schedule that included all conference games and one non-conference game.[11] On August 12, the Big 12 announced the conference portion of the revised schedule.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 26 | TBD | at Baylor | ||
October 3 | TBD | Oklahoma State |
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October 17 | TBD | at West Virginia | ||
October 24 | TBD | at Kansas State |
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October 31 | TBD | Iowa State |
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November 7 | TBD | at Oklahoma | ||
November 21 | TBD | Texas |
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November 28 | TBD | TCU |
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December 5 | TBD | at Texas Tech | ||
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- Source:[12]
Game summaries
at Baylor
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jayhawks | 0 | ||||
Bears | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–15 | Nov. 30, 2019 | L 6–61 |
Oklahoma State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 0 | ||||
Jayhawks | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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29–38–3 | Nov. 16, 2019 | L, 13–31 |
at West Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jayhawks | 0 | ||||
Mountaineers | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–8 | Sep. 21, 2019 | L, 24–29 |
at Kansas State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jayhawks | 0 | ||||
Wildcats | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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65–47–5 | Nov. 2, 2019 | L, 10–38 |
Iowa State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cyclones | 0 | ||||
Jayhawks | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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50–43–6 | Nov. 23, 2019 | L, 31–41 |
at Oklahoma
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jayhawks | 0 | ||||
Sooners | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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27–77–6 | Oct. 5, 2019 | L, 20–45 |
Texas
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Longhorns | 0 | ||||
Jayhawks | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–16 | Oct. 19, 2019 | L, 48–50 |
TCU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Horned Frogs | 0 | ||||
Jayhawks | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–23–4 | Sep. 28, 2019 | L, 14–51 |
at Texas Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jayhawks | 0 | ||||
Red Raiders | 0 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–19 | October 26, 2019 | W, 37–34 |
Coaching staff
Name | Position |
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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
- "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.
- "Kansas Football COVID-19 Testing and Results Update". KUAthletics.com.
- "Kansas Football Voluntary Workouts Suspended". KUAthletics.com.
- "CAA's football season canceled by pandemic". ESPN.com. July 17, 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- "Kansas Football Statement". KUAthletics.com.
- Kelley, Kevin (25 July 2020). "Kansas to open 2020 season in Week Zero against Southern Illinois". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "Sources: Big 12-approved scheduling model includes 9 conference games, 1 nonconference game". ESPN.com.
- "2020 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". KUAthletics.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.