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2015 Kansas

0–⁠12 (0–⁠9 Big 12), coached by David Beaty.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2015, game by game: lost vs. South Dakota State 38–41; lost vs. Memphis 23–55; lost at Rutgers 14–27; lost at Iowa State 13–38; lost vs. No. 3 Baylor 7–66; lost vs. Texas Tech 20–30; lost at No. 14 Oklahoma State 10–58; lost vs. No. 14 Oklahoma 7–62; lost at Texas 20–59; lost at No. 13 TCU 17–23; lost vs. West Virginia 0–49; lost vs. Kansas State 14–45+7−59Lost 38–41 vs. South Dakota State-3South Dakota St…Lost 23–55 vs. Memphis-32MemphisLost 14–27 at Rutgers-13RutgersLost 13–38 at Iowa State-25Iowa StateLost 7–66 vs. No. 3 Baylor-59No. 3 BaylorLost 20–30 vs. Texas Tech-10Texas TechLost 10–58 at No. 14 Oklahoma State-48No. 14 Oklahoma StateLost 7–62 vs. No. 14 Oklahoma-55No. 14 OklahomaLost 20–59 at Texas-39TexasLost 17–23 at No. 13 TCU-6No. 13 TCULost 0–49 vs. West Virginia-49West VirginiaLost 14–45 vs. Kansas State-31Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsSouth Dakota StateL 38–⁠4155%
Sep 12vsMemphisL 23–⁠5533%
Sep 26atRutgersL 14–⁠2727%
Oct 3atIowa StateL 13–⁠3835%
Oct 10vs3BaylorL 7–⁠6612%
Oct 17vsTexas TechL 20–⁠3029%
Oct 24at14Oklahoma StateL 10–⁠5810%
Oct 31vs14OklahomaL 7–⁠6213%
Nov 7atTexasL 20–⁠5917%
Nov 14at13TCUL 17–⁠235%
Nov 21vsWest VirginiaL 0–⁠4921%
Nov 28vsKansas StateL 14–⁠4525%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 45–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 129th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

Record
0–⁠12
Conference
0–⁠9 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked
Points
183–⁠553
Coach
David Beaty
Elo
1254 −153 this season
SP+ rating
-21.3 No. 125 of 128; offense No. 111, defense No. 123, special teams No. 93
SRS
−15.5 No. 110 of 128 in FBS
Returning
35% of last season’s EPA, No. 111 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 73 roster talent No. 68 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Rob Likens
Defensive coordinators
Clint Bowen and Kenny Perry
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense123rd of 128
  • Defense124th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted125th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted123rd of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1233%1.23123rd of 128
Defense0.2853%1.13124th of 128
Opponent-adjusted-0.07 off
0.19 def		34% off
50% def		—125th off
123rd def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.6own 272% allowed
Defense3.8own 332% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsRyan Willis QB1,719 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Willis QB9 TD
Rushing yardsKe’aun Kinner RB566 yds
Rushing touchdownsKe’aun Kinner RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTre’ Parmalee WR599 yds
Receiving touchdownsTre’ Parmalee WR3 TD
InterceptionsFish Smithson S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Tyrone Miller CB★★★No. 1331
Chase Harrell WR★★★No. 1535
Taylor Martin RB★★★No. 1540
Emmanuel Moore WR★★★No. 1559
Clyde McCauley OT★★★No. 1594

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.806
Running backs13.00.826
Receivers62.80.807
Offensive line22.50.797
Defensive line12.00.720
Linebackers22.00.771
Defensive backs33.00.810
Whole class162.70.797

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.

Roster 126

The 2015 roster

126 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 37 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big 12

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2015 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2015 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oklahoma8–⁠111–⁠25
TCU7–⁠211–⁠27
Oklahoma State7–⁠210–⁠320
Baylor6–⁠310–⁠313
West Virginia4–⁠58–⁠5
Texas Tech4–⁠57–⁠6
Texas4–⁠55–⁠7
Kansas State3–⁠66–⁠7
Iowa State2–⁠73–⁠9
Kansas0–⁠90–⁠12

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