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2007 Kansas

12–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Big 12), coached by Mark Mangino, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2007, game by game: won vs. Central Michigan 52–7; won vs. SE Louisiana 62–0; won vs. Toledo 45–13; won vs. Florida International 55–3; won at No. 24 Kansas State 30–24; won vs. Baylor 58–10; won at Colorado 19–14; won at Texas A&M 19–11; won vs. Nebraska 76–39; won at Oklahoma State 43–28; won vs. Iowa State 45–7; lost vs. No. 3 Missouri 28–36; won vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech 24–21+62−8Won 52–7 vs. Central Michigan+45Central MichiganWon 62–0 vs. SE Louisiana+62SE LouisianaWon 45–13 vs. Toledo+32ToledoWon 55–3 vs. Florida International+52Florida Interna…Won 30–24 at No. 24 Kansas State+6No. 24 Kansas StateWon 58–10 vs. Baylor+48BaylorWon 19–14 at Colorado+5ColoradoWon 19–11 at Texas A&M+8Texas A&MWon 76–39 vs. Nebraska+37NebraskaWon 43–28 at Oklahoma State+15Oklahoma StateWon 45–7 vs. Iowa State+38Iowa StateLost 28–36 vs. No. 3 Missouri-8No. 3 MissouriWon 24–21 vs. No. 6 Virginia Tech+3No. 6 Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsCentral MichiganW 52–⁠751%
Sep 8vsSE LouisianaW 62–⁠091%
Sep 15vsToledoW 45–⁠1375%
Sep 22vsFlorida InternationalW 55–⁠389%
Oct 6at24Kansas StateW 30–⁠2444%
Oct 13vsBaylorW 58–⁠1080%
Oct 20atColoradoW 19–⁠1461%
Oct 27atTexas A&MW 19–⁠1147%
Nov 3vsNebraskaW 76–⁠3978%
Nov 10atOklahoma StateW 43–⁠2857%
Nov 17vsIowa StateW 45–⁠788%
Nov 24vs3MissouriL 28–⁠3649%
Jan 3Bowls & playoffvs6Virginia TechOrange BowlW 24–⁠2137%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia Tech 24–⁠21 in the Orange Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Big 12.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
  2. Wk 8: 15
  3. Wk 9: 12
  4. Wk 10: 8
  5. Wk 11: 5
  6. Wk 12: 4
  7. Wk 13: 2
  8. Wk 14: 7
  9. Final: 7

Big 12 North champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Missouri

2 consensus All-AmericansAnthony Collins, OT; Aqib Talib, CB

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearMark Mangino, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach and Bear Bryant Award

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Big 12
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 2
Points
556–⁠213
Coach
Mark Mangino
Elo
1704 +182 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 8 of 120; offense No. 11, defense No. 10, special teams No. 65
SRS
17.3 No. 7 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 50
Offensive coordinator
Ed Warinner
Defensive coordinators
Clint Bowen and Bill Young
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense14th of 119
  • Defense11th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1046%0.8714th of 119
Defense-0.0436%0.9411th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 342% allowed
Defense-0.1own 284% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Carmon Boyd-Anderson RB★★★No. 493
Richard Johnson Jr. SDE★★★No. 608
Stephen Hoge K★★★No. 835
Patrick Dorsey DT★★★No. 879
Dezmon Briscoe WR★★★No. 879

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.811
Running backs22.50.827
Receivers22.50.800
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line32.70.829
Linebackers13.00.833
Defensive backs13.00.823
Athletes and specialists43.00.822
Whole class152.70.817

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 1Aqib Talib CBTampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 4Anthony Collins OTCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Derek Fine TEBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Marcus Henry WRNew York Jets

All-Big 12

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kansas7–⁠112–⁠17
Missouri7–⁠112–⁠24
Oklahoma6–⁠211–⁠38
Texas5–⁠310–⁠310
Texas Tech4–⁠49–⁠422
Oklahoma State4–⁠47–⁠6
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Colorado4–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠55–⁠7
Nebraska2–⁠65–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠63–⁠9
Baylor0–⁠83–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.