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2024 Kansas

5–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Big 12), coached by Lance Leipold.

Schedule and results

Kansas in 2024, game by game: won vs. Lindenwood 48–3; lost at Illinois 17–23; lost vs. UNLV 20–23; lost at West Virginia 28–32; lost vs. TCU 27–38; lost at Arizona State 31–35; won vs. Houston 42–14; lost at No. 16 Kansas State 27–29; won vs. No. 17 Iowa State 45–36; won at No. 7 BYU 17–13; won vs. No. 16 Colorado 37–21; lost at Baylor 17–45+45−28Won 48–3 vs. Lindenwood+45LindenwoodLost 17–23 at Illinois-6IllinoisLost 20–23 vs. UNLV-3UNLVLost 28–32 at West Virginia-4West VirginiaLost 27–38 vs. TCU-11TCULost 31–35 at Arizona State-4Arizona StateWon 42–14 vs. Houston+28HoustonLost 27–29 at No. 16 Kansas State-2No. 16 Kansas StateWon 45–36 vs. No. 17 Iowa State+9No. 17 Iowa StateWon 17–13 at No. 7 BYU+4No. 7 BYUWon 37–21 vs. No. 16 Colorado+16No. 16 ColoradoLost 17–45 at Baylor-28Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsLindenwoodW 48–⁠389%
Sep 7atIllinoisL 17–⁠2355%
Sep 13vsUNLVL 20–⁠2353%
Sep 21atWest VirginiaL 28–⁠3242%
Sep 28vsTCUL 27–⁠3849%
Oct 5atArizona StateL 31–⁠3543%
Oct 19vsHoustonW 42–⁠1457%
Oct 26at16Kansas StateL 27–⁠2920%
Nov 9vs17Iowa StateW 45–⁠3632%
Nov 16at7BYUW 17–⁠1328%
Nov 23vs16ColoradoW 37–⁠2143%
Nov 30atBaylorL 17–⁠4545%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Baylor 45–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 19
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 10th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
356–⁠312
Coach
Lance Leipold
Elo
1580 +5 this season
SP+ rating
4.9 No. 50 of 134; offense No. 32, defense No. 68, special teams No. 96
SRS
10.8 No. 28 of 134 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 29 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 43 roster talent No. 49 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Jeff Grimes and Jim Zebrowski
Defensive coordinators
Brian Borland and D.K. McDonald
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 134
  • Defense107th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted5th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted88th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2447%1.2911th of 134
Defense0.2146%1.33107th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.26 off
0.14 def		49% off
43% def		—5th off
88th 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
Offense4.7own 2512% allowed
Defense3.8own 2917% caused

CORE rating 11.5, 31st of 134 (offense 19.8, defense 8.3).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJalon Daniels QB2,454 yds
Passing touchdownsJalon Daniels QB14 TD
Rushing yardsDevin Neal RB1,266 yds
Rushing touchdownsDevin Neal RB16 TD
Receiving yardsLuke Grimm WR690 yds
Receiving touchdownsLuke Grimm WR6 TD
TacklesJ.B. Brown LB74 tkl
SacksJereme Robinson DE5.5 sacks
InterceptionsRa’Mello Dotson CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

D.J. Warner DE★★★★No. 124
Dakyus Brinkley DE★★★★No. 323
Austin Alexander CB★★★★No. 357
Jalen Todd CB★★★No. 518
Damani Maxson S★★★No. 603

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.883
Running backs23.00.873
Receivers13.00.863
Offensive line43.00.862
Defensive line33.70.898
Linebackers23.00.862
Defensive backs43.30.883
Whole class173.20.876

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 6Devin Neal RBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Bryce Cabeldue OTSeattle Seahawks

Roster 125

The 2024 roster

125 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2024 portal
Bai Jobe DE★★★★from Michigan State
DeShawn Hanika TE★★★from Iowa State
Amir Herring OT★★★from Michigan
Bryce Foster OL★★★from Texas A&M
Darrell Simmons OL★★★from Iowa State
Javier Derritt DT★★★from North Dakota State
Shane Bumgardner OL★★★from Tiffin University
Devin Dye S★★★from Utah State
Bryce Cohoon WR★★★from Syracuse
Dylan Wudke DE★★★from Youngstown State
Leyton Cure TEfrom Fort Hays

Transfers out 13

Ar’maj Reed-Adams OL★★★to Texas A&M
Gage Keys DL★★★to Auburn
Red Martel RB★★★no new school on file
Spencer Lovell OL★★★to Nevada
Akili Hubbard S★★★no new school on file
Davion Westmoreland DE★★★to Florida A&M
Surahz Buncom WR★★★to Eastern Illinois
Tanaka Scott WR★★★to North Alabama
Will Huggins TE★★★to Pittsburg State
Andon Carpenter DLto Missouri Western State
Billy Conaway RBno new school on file
Dillon Mong TEno new school on file

And 1 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

4 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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