Game notes: Kansas at TCU
Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Amon G. Carter Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Kansas (2–4, 0–3 in conference) at TCU (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, October 31, kickoff time not yet set, Amon G. Carter 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’).
The series
- It will be their 41st meeting; TCU leads the series 27–9–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 28, 2024: TCU 38, Kansas 27.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1942: TCU 41, Kansas 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- TCU is 12–2–2 at home against Kansas.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: TCU 38–27 (neutral site); 2022: TCU 38–31 (at Kansas); 2021: TCU 31–28 (at TCU); 2020: TCU 59–23 (at Kansas); 2019: TCU 51–14 (at TCU).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 TCU.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. 23 Iowa State 52–22.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.
TCU
- TCU is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 10–15 vs. North Carolina; W 63–7 vs. Grambling; W 31–7 vs. Arkansas State; L 13–21 at UCF; L 10–17 vs. No. 10 BYU; W 17–6 at Baylor.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- TCU is No. 39 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Sonny Dykes is 39–20 in his fifth season at TCU and 110–83 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Sonny Dykes is 2–0 against Kansas.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jaden Craig (QB): 1,694 passing yards, 10 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jeremy Payne (RB): 429 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hudson Hooper (LB): 33 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1953, TCU lost to No. 3 Baylor 25–7.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.
The coaches
- Sonny Dykes is 2–0 against Lance Leipold’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).
- 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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