2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2012 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference Big 12 Conference
2012 record 1–11 (0–9 Big 12)
Head coach Charlie Weis (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Charlie Weis
Defensive coordinator Dave Campo (1st year)
Captain Dayne Crist
Captain Tanner Hawkinson
Captain Toben Opurum
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 50,071)
2012 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#12 Kansas State $+   8 1         11 2  
#15 Oklahoma +   8 1         10 3  
#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  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

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
Name Position Previous Position
Charlie WeisHead Coach / Offensive CoordinatorFlorida (OC)
Dave CampoDefensive Coordinator/Defensive BacksDallas Cowboys (DB)
Clint BowenSpecial Teams/Defensive BacksNorth Texas (DC)
Jeff Blasko Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends CoachFlorida (GA)
Rob IanelloRecruiting Coordinator/ Wide Receivers CoachAkron (HC)
Buddy Wyatt Defensive Line(Returning)
DeMontie CrossLinebackersWisconsin (DB)
Ron Powlus Quarterbacks CoachAkron (QB)
Reggie Mitchell Running backs (Returning)
Tim Grunhard Offensive Line CoachBishop Miege High School (HC)
Scott Holsopple Strength & ConditioningFlorida (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

2012 Kansas Jayhawks football fall roster
(Starters in bold)

Quarterbacks

  •  6 Turner Baty - So.
  •  9 Jake Heaps -
  • 10 Dayne Crist - Sr. (5th yr TR)
  • 14 Michael Cummings – Fr.
  • 17 Blake Jablonski – So.

Running Backs

  •  3 Tony Pierson – So.
  • 25 Brandon Bourbon – So.
  • 28 Marquis Jackson – So.
  • 29 James SimsJr.
  • 36 Taylor Cox - Jr.
  • 37 Ryan Burton – Jr.
  • 40 Preston Randall - Fr.

Fullbacks

  • 28 Marquis Jackson – So.
  • 43 Ed Fink – So.
  • 45 Nick Sizemore – Sr.
  • 85 Trent Smiley So.

Wide Receivers

  •  7 Kale Pick Sr.
  •  8 Josh Ford - Jr.
  • 11 Tre' Parmalee - Fr.
  • 12 Christian Matthews – Jr.
  • 15 Daymond Patterson Sr.
  • 16 Matt Hentges - Fr.
  • 19 Justin McCay -
  • 20 D.J. Beshears – Sr.
  • 22 Connor Embree – So.
  • 80 Ricki Herod - So.
  • 82 Andrew Turzilli So.
  • 83 Chris Omigie – Jr.
  • 88 Billy Owens - Jr.

Tight Ends

  • 38 Justin Puthoff – Jr.
  • 41 Jimmay Mundine – So.
  • 46 Adam Novak - Fr.
  • 84 Mike Ragone Sr. (5th yr TR)
  • 85 Trent Smiley – So.
  • 86 Charles Brooks - Jr.
  • 87 Jordan Shelley-Smith - Fr.
 

Offensive Line

  • 56 Josh Burgoon – Jr.
  • 61 Pat Lewandowski – So.
  • 63 Dillon Roberts - Jr.
  • 64 Randall Dent Jr.
  • 66 Dylan Admire – Fr.
  • 67 Duane Zlatnik Sr.
  • 68 Luke Luhrsen – Fr.
  • 69 Trevor Marrongelli Sr.
  • 70 Gavin Howard – Jr.
  • 72 Tanner Hawkinson Sr.
  • 73 Damon Martin – Fr.
  • 74 Brian Beckmann - Fr.
  • 75 Sean Connolly - Fr.
  • 76 Bryan Peters – Fr.
  • 77 Aslam Sterling - Jr.
  • 78 Alex Beglinger - Jr.
  • 79 Riley Spencer – Jr.

Defensive Line

  •  9 Jordan Tavai - Jr.
  • 35 Toben OpurumSr.
  • 38 Josh Richardson – Sr.
  • 62 Dylan Avery – So.
  • 71 John Williams – Sr.
  • 90 Kevin Young – Jr.
  • 91 Shane Smith – Jr.
  • 92 Neal Page - Fr.
  • 93 Ben Goodman – Fr.
  • 94 Tyler Holmes - Fr.
  • 95 Josh Williams - Sr. (5th year TR)
  • 96 Keba AgostinhoJr.
  • 97 Ty McKinney - Jr.
  • 98 Keon Stowers - So.
  • 99 Peter Gallo - Fr.
 

Linebackers

  •  2 Darius Willis – Jr.
  •  4 Prinz Kande – Jr.
  • 17 Tunde BakareSr.
  • 31 Ben HeeneySo.
  • 32 Schyler Miles - Fr.
  • 34 Huldon Tharp Jr.
  • 51 Anthony McDonald - Sr. (5th year TR)
  • 52 Dom Bickus - Fr.
  • 53 Ryan Karlin – Fr.
  • 55 Michael Reynolds – So.
  • 57 Jake Love – Fr.
  • 58 Courtney Arnick - Fr.

Cornerbacks

  •  5 Greg Brown Sr.
  • 11 Tyree Williams - Fr.
  • 14 Nasir Moore - Jr.
  • 18 Corrigan Powell - Sr.
  • 22 Greg Allen - Fr.
  • 23 Dexter Linton – Jr.
  • 25 JaCorey Shepherd – So.
  • 33 Tyler Patmon Jr.
  • 37 Jackson Long - Fr.
  • 45 Piers Christian - Fr.

Safeties

  •  1 Lubbock Smith Sr.
  • 23 Dexter Linton – Jr.
  • 24 Bradley McDougaldSr.
  • 26 Ray Mitchell – So.'
  • 27 Victor Simmons – So.
  • 28 Brandon Hawks – Sr.
  • 30 Tevin Shaw - Fr.
  • 43 Alex Matlock – Fr.
  • 47 Brian Maura – So.

Special Teams

  • 13 Ron DohertyJr. (K/P)
  • 16 Nick Prolago - So. (K)
  • 19 Eric Kahn - So. (K)
  • 38 Justin Puthoff – Jr. (LS)
  • 40 Sean Huddleston - So. (P)
  • 54 Justin Carnes – Jr. (LS)
  • 59 Reilly Jeffers - Fr. (LS)
  • 65 Paul Clark - Fr. (LS)
  • 99 Austin Barone - Fr. (K)

Schedule

[3]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:00 PM South Dakota State* Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS Jayhawk TV W 31–17   46,601
September 8 2:30 PM Rice* Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 24–25   44,683
September 15 11:00 AM #16 TCU Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FX L 6–20   43,867
September 22 2:30 PM at Northern Illinois* Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL ESPN3 L 23–30   18,374
October 6 11:00 AM at #7 Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown) FX L 16–56   50,344
October 13 2:30 PM Oklahoma State Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 14–20   31,115
October 20 6:00 PM at #10 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK FSN L 7–52   84,532
October 27 11:00 AM Texasdagger Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 17–21   40,097
November 3 2:30 PM at Baylor Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX FSN L 14–41   39,039
November 10 11:00 AM at #25 Texas Tech Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX FSN L 34–41 2OT  55,052
November 17 6:00 PM Iowa State Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 23–51   41,608
December 1 1:30 PM at West Virginia Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV FSN L 10–59   51,112
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

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