The 2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Jayhawks' 135th season. Due to construction on David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, the Jayhawks played their non-conference home games at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas and their conference home games at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. They were led by fourth-year head coach Lance Leipold. The Jayhawks looked to win a bowl game in back–to–back seasons for only the second time in program history, and to qualify for a bowl game for a third straight season for the first time in program history.

The Jayhawks also started the year ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the 2009 season. After a stale 2–6 record, which included a 5-game losing streak, including a loss to in-state rival Kansas State for the sixteenth straight year. The Jayhawks upset then no. 17 Iowa State, handed then no. 6 ranked BYU its first loss of the season, and upset no. 16 Colorado to become the first team in FBS history with a losing record to beat 3 straight AP Poll ranked opponents. However, the Jayhawks were defeated in the final game of the season against Baylor, ending their season with a 5–7 record and preventing the team from clinching a third-straight bowl game.

Offseason Coaching staff changes Andy Kotelnicki Offensive coordinator Accepted job at Penn State Jeff Grimes Matt Lubick Offensive analyst Accepted Offensive coordinator job at Nevada N/A N/A Co-Defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks coach Positions created D. K. McDonald Scott Fuchs Offensive line coach Accepted job with theTennessee Titans Daryl Agpalsa

Starters lost Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2023 season. Players listed below have run out of eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 8 players run out of eligibility. Jason Bean QB Mike Novitsky OL Dominick Puni OL Mason Fairchild TE Kenny Logan S Craig Young S Rich Miller LB Hayden Hatcher DE

Entered NFL draft Below are players who had remaining eligibility but instead of returning or transferring, chose to enter the 2024 NFL draft.

Austin Booker DE Kwinton Lassiter CB

Recruiting 247 Sports 3 13 16 46 6 Rivals 3 12 15 49 6*

The Jayhawks received a commitment from their highest rated recruit ever, who was ranked 67th nationally among all recruits.

Highest rated recruit

Preseason Big 12 media poll The preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024.

+Big 12 1 Utah 906 (20) 2 Kansas State 889 (19) 3 Oklahoma State 829 (14) 5 Arizona 762 (3) 6 Iowa State 661 7 West Virginia 581 8 UCF 551 9 Texas Tech 532 10 TCU 436 11 Colorado 400 12 Baylor 268 13 BYU 215 14 Cincinnati 196 15 Houston 157 16 Arizona State 141

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Schedule

Game summaries vs. Lindenwood (FCS)

Statistics LINKU First downs 12 26 Total yards 202 530 Rushing yards 75 331 Passing yards 127 199 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–1 14–21–1 Time of possession 28:58 31:02 Team Category Player StatisticsLindenwood Passing Nate Glantz 18/31, 127 yards, INT Rushing Steve Hall 7 carries, 26 yards Receiving Abe Haerr 4 receptions, 58 yardsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 9/15, 148 yards, TD, INT Rushing Devin Neal 8 carries, 112 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Luke Grimm 6 receptions, 111 yards, TD

at Illinois

Statistics KUILL First downs 18 14 Total yards 65–327 59–271 Rushing yards 33–186 34–79 Passing yards 141 192 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–32–3 16–25–0 Time of possession 29:22 30:38 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 18/32, 141 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Devin Neal 14 carries, 101 yards Receiving Lawrence Arnold 4 receptions, 44 yards, 1 TDIllinois Passing Luke Altmyer 16/25, 192 yards Rushing Kaden Feagin 16 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD Receiving Zakhari Franklin 9 receptions, 99 yards

UNLV

Statistics UNLVKU First downs 17 17 Total yards 65–267 59–352 Rushing yards 47–181 35–199 Passing yards 86 153 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–18–0 12–24–2 Time of possession 31:06 28:54 Team Category Player StatisticsUNLV Passing Matthew Sluka 7/18, 86 yards, TD Rushing Matthew Sluka 19 carries, 124 yards Receiving Jaden Bradley 1 reception, 31 yardsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 12/24, 153 yards, 2 INT Rushing Devin Neal 23 carries, 120 yards Receiving Lawrence Arnold 4 receptions, 58 yards

at West Virginia

Statistics KUWVU First downs 25 23 Total yards 72–431 63–443 Rushing yards 47–247 33–148 Passing yards 184 295 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–25–1 15–30–2 Time of possession 36:47 23:13 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 15/25, 184 yds, TD, INT Rushing Devin Neal 27 rushes, 110 yds, TD Receiving Luke Grimm 6 receptions, 75 yds, TDWest Virginia Passing Garrett Greene 15/30, 295 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Garrett Greene 17 rushes, 87 yds, TD Receiving Hudson Clement 7 receptions, 150 yds

TCU

Statistics TCUKU First downs 26 20 Total yards 72–507 68–346 Rushing yards 35–151 34–167 Passing yards 356 179 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–37–2 15–34–1 Time of possession 28:24 31:36 Team Category Player StatisticsTCU Passing Josh Hoover 28/37, 356 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jeremy Payne 8 carries, 65 yards Receiving Jack Bech 10 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TDKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 15/34, 179 yards, TD, INT Rushing Daniel Hishaw 13 carries, 85 yards, TD Receiving Luke Grimm 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD

at Arizona State

Statistics KUASU First downs 23 28 Total yards 64–411 70–485 Rushing yards 33–151 45–313 Passing yards 260 172 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–0 15–25–1 Time of possession 30:41 29:19 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 18/31, 260 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devin Neal 14 carries, 71 yards, TD Receiving Quentin Skinner 6 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TDArizona State Passing Sam Leavitt 14/24, 157 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Cam Skattebo 25 carries, 186 yards, TD Receiving Jordyn Tyson 6 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD

Houston

Statistics HOUKU First downs 20 21 Total yards 65–335 54–467 Rushing yards 32–98 33–220 Passing yards 237 247 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–33–4 16–21–0 Time of possession 31:41 28:19 Team Category Player StatisticsHouston Passing Donovan Smith 15/24, 173 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Donovan Smith 14 carries, 45 yards Receiving Mekhi Mews 6 receptions, 99 yards, TDKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 16/21, 247 yards, 3 TD Rushing Devin Neal 17 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD Receiving Lawrence Arnold 4 receptions, 80 yards

at No. 16 Kansas State (Sunflower Showdown)

Statistics KUKSU First downs 23 22 Total yards 401 479 Rushing yards 192 226 Passing yards 209 253 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–1 19–34–0 Time of possession 27:40 32:20 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 18/39, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jalon Daniels 15 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD Receiving Trevor Wilson 4 receptions, 69 yardsKansas State Passing Avery Johnson 19/34, 253 yards, 2 TD Rushing DJ Giddens 18 carries, 102 yards Receiving Jayce Brown 5 receptions, 98 yards

No. 17 Iowa State

Statistics ISUKU First downs 24 25 Total yards 461 532 Rushing yards 78 237 Passing yards 383 295 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–38–1 12–24–0 Time of possession 24:43 35:17 Team Category Player StatisticsIowa State Passing Rocco Becht 24/37, 383 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Carson Hansen 8 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaylin Noel 8 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TDKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 12/24, 295 yards, 2 TD Rushing Devin Neal 18 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Quentin Skinner 4 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD

at No. 6 BYU

Statistics KUBYU First downs 13 23 Total yards 242 354 Rushing yards 73 162 Passing yards 169 192 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–19–1 18–29–1 Time of possession 28:57 31:03 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 12/19, 169 yards, INT Rushing Devin Neal 14 carries, 52 yards, 2 TD Receiving Luke Grimm 4 receptions, 77 yardsBYU Passing Jake Retzlaff 18/28, 192 yards, TD, INT Rushing LJ Martin 15 carries, 76 yards Receiving Chase Roberts 5 receptions, 71 yards

No. 16 Colorado

Statistics COLOKU First downs 15 26 Total yards 308 520 Rushing yards 42 331 Passing yards 266 189 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–29–0 14–21–0 Time of possession 19:49 40:11 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado Passing Shedeur Sanders 23/29, 266 yards, 3 TD Rushing Shedeur Sanders 4 carries, 26 yards Receiving Travis Hunter 8 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TDKansas Passing Jalon Daniels 14/21, 189 yards, TD Rushing Devin Neal 37 carries, 207 yards, 3 TD Receiving Devin Neal 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD

at Baylor

Statistics KUBAY First downs 1932 Total yards 491603 Rushing yards 211293 Passing yards 280310 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12-23-223-31-0 Time of possession 25:3650:58 Team Category Player StatisticsKansas Passing Jalon Daniels12-23, 280 Yards, 2 INT Rushing Devin Neal20 Carries, 133 Yards, TD Receiving Quentin Skinner3 Receptions, 77 YardsBaylor Passing Sawyer Robertson23-31, 310 Yards, 4 TD Rushing Bryson Washington28 Carries, 192 Yards, 2 TD Receiving Monaray Baldwin7 Receptions, 119 Yards, 2 TD

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