| Week | Kickoff | Opponent | Line | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wk 1 | Fri, Sep 4 8:00pm | vs Long Island University | KU -44.5 | W 51-6 |
| wk 2 | Fri, Sep 11 8:00pm | vs Missouri | MIZ -4 | L 21-38 |
| wk 3 | Sat, Sep 19 12:00pm | vs Arizona State | ASU -5.5 | L 17-24 |
| wk 5 | Sat, Oct 3 12:00pm | vs Middle Tennessee | KU -18.5 | |
| wk 6 | Sat, Oct 10 10:15pm | at Utah | — | |
| wk 7 | Sat, Oct 17 time TBA | at Kansas State | KSU -7.5 | |
| wk 8 | Sat, Oct 24 time TBA | vs Baylor | — | |
| wk 9 | Sat, Oct 31 time TBA | at TCU | — | |
| wk 10 | Sat, Nov 7 time TBA | vs UCF | — | |
| wk 11 | Sat, Nov 14 time TBA | at West Virginia | — | |
| wk 12 | Sat, Nov 21 time TBA | vs BYU | — | |
| wk 13 | Sat, Nov 28 time TBA | at Oklahoma State | — |
| KU offence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | 0.202 | 220 | 59 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.441 | 220 | 70 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.429 | 220 | 10 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | 0.097 | 220 | 80 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.446 | 220 | 72 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.944 | 220 | 76 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.284 | 220 | 60 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.413 | 220 | 90 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 2.042 | 220 | 3 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.504 | 220 | 56 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.329 | 220 | 58 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 3.269 | 220 | 47 of 138 |
| rushes stopped at or behind the line | 0.099 | 220 | 6 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.545 | 220 | 130 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.167 | 220 | 115 of 138 |
| havoc allowed (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.173 | 220 | 115 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the front seven | 0.100 | 220 | 96 of 138 |
| havoc allowed by the secondary | 0.073 | 220 | 114 of 138 |
| average starting field position (yards from own goal) | 73.100 | 220 | 30 of 138 |
| KU defence | value | plays | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| points added per play | -0.068 | 195 | 26 of 138 |
| success rate | 0.308 | 195 | 8 of 138 |
| explosiveness (points added on successful plays) | 1.235 | 195 | 73 of 138 |
| rush: points added per play | -0.157 | 195 | 15 of 138 |
| rush: success rate | 0.268 | 195 | 5 of 138 |
| rush: explosiveness | 0.765 | 195 | 25 of 138 |
| pass: points added per play | 0.275 | 195 | 105 of 138 |
| pass: success rate | 0.377 | 195 | 50 of 138 |
| pass: explosiveness | 1.718 | 195 | 113 of 138 |
| standard downs: success rate | 0.364 | 195 | 10 of 138 |
| passing downs: success rate | 0.221 | 195 | 19 of 138 |
| line yards per rush (the O-line) | 2.132 | 195 | 6 of 138 |
| rushes stopped (by this defence) at or behind the line | 0.250 | 195 | 122 of 138 |
| short-yardage conversion rate | 0.750 | 195 | 84 of 138 |
| points per trip inside the 40 | 3.238 | 195 | 60 of 138 |
| havoc created (TFL, forced fumbles, breakups per play) | 0.200 | 195 | 117 of 138 |
| havoc created by the front seven | 0.144 | 195 | 127 of 138 |
| havoc created by the secondary | 0.056 | 195 | 57 of 138 |
| opponent average starting field position | 66.200 | 195 | 6 of 138 |
| QB | RB | WR | TE | LT | LG | C | RG | RT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaiah Marshall#8 · Full-Time | Dylan Edwards#1 · Bellcow | Nik McMillan#5 · 25-30% | Jailen Butler#9 · 10-15% | Calvin Clements#75 | Connor Stroh#79 | Kasen Carpenter#51 | Tavake Tuikolovatu#54 | Nick Morrow#52 |
| 2 | Cole BallardD#15 · Backup | Micah Johnson#22 · Backup | Keaton Kubecka#3 · 15-20% | Carson BruhnOUT#44 | Antonio Wilson#76 | Amir Herring#56 | Anderson Kopp#73 | James Livingston#71 | DeAndre Harper#72 |
| 3 | Chase Jenkins#10 · 3rd String | Jalen DupreeQ#4 · 3rd String | Tate NagySO · #11 · 10-15% | Leyton Cure#87 · 0-5% | Jack Tanner#74 | Eli Richmond#67 | Trezelle Jenkins Jr.SO · #55 | Malachi MillsFR · #77 | Brandon Solis#78 |
| 4 | Jaylen MasonOUTFR · #16 · Injured | Jack ReevesFR · #30 · Development | Nahzae Cox#0 · 5-10% | Carter Moses#85 · 0-5% | Marco MohajirFR | Kaden SnyderFR · #4 | |||
| 5 | Connor HanikaFR · #20 · Depth/Develop | John Kelly#24 · Development | Cam PickettQ#7 · 5-10% | Jack UtzFR · #35 | Kaden MoodyFR · #3 | ||||
| 6 | Braylen Rooney#18 · Depth/Develop | Chase Belcher#1 · Depth/Develop | Bryson Hayes#12 · 0-5% | Kevin SullivanFR · #88 | Max ManskeFR | ||||
| 7 | Yasin WillisOUTJR · #6 · Injured | Corbin GlascoFR · #19 | Quinton Conley#81 | ||||||
| 8 | Justin ThurmanOUT#25 · Injured | Tyren ParkerFR · #17 | Mikey Pauley#14 | ||||||
| +2 more | +6 more | +1 more |
| DL | LB | DB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Herold#94 · 1/2 | Trey Lathan#4 · Full Time | Corey Gordon#3 · Full Time |
| 2 | Leroy Harris IIIJR · #33 · 1/2 | Quincy Davis#13 · Full Time | Jalen ToddJR · #1 · Full Time |
| 3 | David Santiago#44 · 1/2 | Malachi Curvey#11 · 1/2 | Taylor Davis#27 · 3/4 |
| 4 | Marcus Calvin#56 · 1/3 | Bam CrouchQ#7 · 1/5 | Elijah Cannon#10 · 3/4 |
| 5 | Alex BraySR · #91 · 1/4 | Jaron Willis#14 · 1/5 | Roman Pearson#5 · 1/2 |
| 6 | Eamon Smalls#99 · 1/4 | Jibreel Al-Amin#25 · 1/5 | Syeed Gibbs#2 · 1/3 |
| 7 | Dakyus Brinkley#9 · 1/5 | Joseph CreditFR · #18 · Spell | Austin Alexander#0 · 1/4 |
| 8 | Kevin Oatis#88 · 1/5 | Ezra Vedral#41 · Spell | Mason Ellis#23 · 1/4 |
| +13 more | +4 more | +12 more |
| Player | G | Passing | Rushing | Receiving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nik McMillan | 3 | 12 of 49 (24%) rec, med 52 yds | ||
| Dylan Edwards | 3 | 30 of 127 (24%) carries, med 39 yds | 9 of 49 (18%) rec, med 18 yds | |
| Keaton Kubecka | 3 | 5 of 49 (10%) rec, med 15 yds | ||
| Isaiah Marshall | 3 | att med 30, 53.7%, 5-3 | 40 of 127 (31%) carries, med 49 yds | 1 of 49 (2%) rec, med 0 yds |
| Yasin Willis | 3 | 27 of 127 (21%) carries, med 35 yds | 3 of 49 (6%) rec, med 2 yds | |
| Tate Nagy | 3 | 1 of 127 (1%) carries, med 0 yds | 6 of 49 (12%) rec, med 40 yds | |
| Nahzae Cox | 3 | 4 of 49 (8%) rec, med 47 yds | ||
| Carson Bruhn | 2 | 3 of 32 (9%) rec, med 27.5 yds | ||
| Cole Ballard | 2 | att med 3.5, 71.4%, 0-0 | 1 of 86 (1%) carries, med 7 yds | |
| Micah Johnson | 2 | 13 of 92 (14%) carries, med 27.5 yds | ||
| Cam Pickett | 1 | 2 of 14 (14%) rec, med 6 yds | ||
| Bryson Hayes | 1 | 2 of 18 (11%) rec, med 56 yds | ||
| Jalen Butler | 1 | 2 of 17 (12%) rec, med 29 yds | ||
| Jalen Dupree | 1 | 9 of 51 (18%) carries, med 35 yds | ||
| John Kelly | 1 | 1 of 51 (2%) carries, med 1 yds | ||
| Donald Collier | 1 | 3 of 51 (6%) carries, med 18 yds | ||
| Jack Reeves | 1 | 2 of 51 (4%) carries, med 4 yds |