Game notes: Baylor at Kansas
Saturday, October 24, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Baylor (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Kansas (2–4, 0–3 in conference), Saturday, October 24, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
- Forecast for kickoff: 71°F, slight chance rain showers, 16% chance of rain, S wind 10 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.
The series
- It will be their 24th meeting; Baylor leads the series 19–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Baylor has won 14 straight against Kansas, last losing to them in 2007.resultsThe current run of wins in the series, every meeting on file.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 30, 2024: Baylor 45, Kansas 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1971: Kansas 22, Baylor 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Kansas is 4–7 at home against Baylor.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Baylor 45–17 (at Baylor); 2022: Baylor 35–23 (at Baylor); 2021: Baylor 45–7 (at Kansas); 2020: Baylor 47–14 (at Baylor); 2019: Baylor 61–6 (at Kansas).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Baylor
- Baylor is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 16–17 vs. Auburn; W 44–3 vs. Prairie View A&M; W 36–19 vs. Louisiana Tech; W 23–13 vs. Colorado; W 55–19 at Arizona State; L 6–17 vs. TCU.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Baylor is No. 56 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dave Aranda is 40–39 in his seventh season at Baylor.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dave Aranda is 4–0 against Kansas.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Gavin Freeman (WR): 49 catches, 555 yards, 2 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- D.J. Lagway (QB): 1,120 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Travion Barnes (LB): 35 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Baylor lost to No. 14 Oklahoma State 34–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Kansas
- Kansas is 2–4 (0–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 51–6 vs. Long Island University; L 21–38 vs. No. 23 Missouri; L 17–24 vs. Arizona State; W 55–0 vs. Middle Tennessee; L 24–41 at No. 12 Utah; L 24–35 at Kansas State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kansas has lost two straight, since beating Middle Tennessee 55–0 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kansas is No. 96 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Lance Leipold is 29–39 in his sixth season at Kansas and 66–72 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Lance Leipold is 0–3 against Baylor.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Isaiah Marshall (QB): 1,294 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dylan Edwards (RB): 376 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Trey Lathan (LB): 41 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Kansas lost to No. 20 Kansas State 55–14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Lance Leipold is 0–3 against Dave Aranda’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- National Weather Service: The kickoff-hour forecast. Public domain (US government work).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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