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
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

2020 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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
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[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
Rivals	50	8	0	19
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

COVID-19 impact

Main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports

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
September 26	TBD	at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
October 3	TBD	Oklahoma State	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
October 17	TBD	at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
October 24	TBD	at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)
October 31	TBD	Iowa State	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
November 7	TBD	at Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK
November 21	TBD	Texas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
November 28	TBD	TCU	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
December 5	TBD	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 3) released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source:[12]

Game summaries

at Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Bears					0

See also: 2020 Baylor Bears football team

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

Oklahoma State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys					0
Jayhawks					0

See also: 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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

See also: 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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

at Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2020 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones					0
Jayhawks					0

See also: 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team

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

at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Sooners					0

See also: 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Longhorns					0
Jayhawks					0

See also: 2020 Texas Longhorns football team

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

TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Horned Frogs					0
Jayhawks					0

See also: 2020 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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

at Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks					0
Red Raiders					0

See also: 2020 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

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

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

1. "Longtime KU assistant Clint Bowen leaves for North Texas". WIBW.com.
2. "Jordan Peterson Added to Kansas Football Staff as Safeties Coach". KUAthletics.com.
3. "Tony Hull hired as Rainbow Warriors football co-offensive coordinator". KHON2.com.
4. "Jonathan Wallace Named Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach". KUAthletics.com.
5. "Kansas Football COVID-19 Testing and Results Update". KUAthletics.com.
6. "Kansas Football Voluntary Workouts Suspended". KUAthletics.com.
7. "CAA's football season canceled by pandemic". ESPN.com. July 17, 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
8. "Kansas Football Statement". KUAthletics.com.
9. Kelley, Kevin (25 July 2020). "Kansas to open 2020 season in Week Zero against Southern Illinois". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
10. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
11. "Sources: Big 12-approved scheduling model includes 9 conference games, 1 nonconference game". ESPN.com.
12. "2020 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". KUAthletics.com. Retrieved December 3, 2019.