Game notes: BYU at Kansas
Saturday, November 21, kickoff time not yet set, Memorial Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- BYU (6–0, 3–0 in conference) at Kansas (2–4, 0–3 in conference), Saturday, November 21, 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’).
The series
- It will be their fourth meeting; Kansas leads the series 3–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 16, 2024: Kansas 17, BYU 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1992: Kansas 23, BYU 20.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last three meetings: 2024: Kansas 17–13 (at BYU); 2023: Kansas 38–27 (at Kansas); 1992: Kansas 23–20 (neutral site).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
BYU
- BYU is 6–0 (3–0 in conference games), 1–0 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 63–7 vs. Utah Tech; W 28–17 vs. Arizona; W 41–23 at Colorado State; W 17–10 at TCU; W 24–10 vs. Iowa State; W 28–24 vs. No. 2 Notre Dame.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- BYU has won seven straight, since losing 34–7 to Texas Tech (Dec. 6, 2025).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- BYU is No. 8 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- BYU is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech, UCLA and Utah.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Kalani Sitake is 90–45 in his 11th season at BYU.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kalani Sitake is 0–2 against Kansas.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Bear Bachmeier (QB): 1,257 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Legend Glasker (WR): 24 catches, 444 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cade Uluave (LB): 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- L.J. Martin needs 15 yards to pass Tyler Allgeier (2,904, 2018–21) for fifth on BYU’s career rushing yards list. He has 2,890 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, BYU beat North Alabama 66–14.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.
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 2–0 against BYU.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 2009, Kansas lost to No. 3 Texas 51–20.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 2–0 against Kalani Sitake’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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