Running back, Kansas, 2006–⁠09

Jake Sharp

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Salina, KS

Jake Sharp played running back at Kansas (2006–⁠09).

At a glance

Best season
858
Rushing yards, 2008 (Kansas, 8–⁠5)
Best game
181 yards
Vs. Kansas State, week 10, 2008: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

181rushing yards, career highvs. Kansas State, 20084rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Kansas State, 20088catches, career highvs. Missouri, 2009107receiving yards, career highat Iowa State, 2008

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2006*Kansas211296.1027
2007*Kansas1115565.0525
2008*Kansas1858584.61247
2009Kansas1024294.2430
Career4191,9724.72147

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2006*Kansas67312.2042
2007*Kansas191347.1131
2008*Kansas2528311.3167
2009Kansas342667.8356
Career847569.0567

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2006Kansas1RB
2007Kansas1RB
2008Kansas1RB
2009Kansas1RB5′10″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2009 Kansas 10 games, 429 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5vs.Northern ColoradoW 49–⁠3211231291
Sep 12atUTEPW 34–⁠71610426291
Sep 19vs.DukeW 44–⁠165130171
Oct 17atColoradoL 30–⁠34132903440
Oct 24vs.OklahomaL 13–⁠3571403620
Oct 31atTexas TechL 21–⁠42105004150
Nov 7atKansas StateL 10–⁠17113504120
Nov 14vs.NebraskaL 17–⁠313100140
Nov 21atTexasL 20–⁠519221260
Nov 28vs.MissouriL 39–⁠4172908780
2008 Kansas 13 games, 858 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.Florida InternationalW 40–⁠1082702170
Sep 6vs.Louisiana TechW 29–⁠07220–––
Sep 12atSouth FloridaL 34–⁠3751102100
Sep 20vs.Sam HoustonW 38–⁠145240–––
Oct 4atIowa StateW 35–⁠331979131071
Oct 11vs.ColoradoW 30–⁠14311183380
Oct 18atOklahomaL 31–⁠45121031270
Oct 25vs.Texas TechL 21–⁠63138001120
Nov 1vs.Kansas StateW 52–⁠212118145760
Nov 8atNebraskaL 35–⁠45229012140
Nov 15vs.TexasL 7–⁠356110210
Nov 29vs.MissouriW 40–⁠37204813310
Dec 31 ✦vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠2116641–––
2007 Kansas 10 games, 556 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 22vs.Florida InternationalW 55–⁠364213460
Oct 6atKansas StateW 30–⁠2416811190
Oct 13vs.BaylorW 58–⁠10181101–––
Oct 20atColoradoW 19–⁠14155316180
Oct 27atTexas A&MW 19–⁠1114660110
Nov 3vs.NebraskaW 76–⁠39114412271
Nov 10atOklahoma StateW 43–⁠286440–––
Nov 17vs.Iowa StateW 45–⁠715830230
Nov 24vs.MissouriL 28–⁠36100–––
Jan 3 ✦vs.Virginia TechW 24–⁠2193304300
2006 Kansas 7 games, 129 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Northwestern StateW 49–⁠186390270
Sep 9vs.UL MonroeW 21–⁠192180–––
Sep 23vs.South FloridaW 13–⁠7260–––
Oct 14vs.Oklahoma StateL 32–⁠4212701150
Oct 21atBaylorL 35–⁠366240–––
Oct 28vs.ColoradoW 20–⁠15–––1420
Nov 4atIowa StateW 41–⁠104150290

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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