2025 Kansas
5–7 (3–6 Big 12), coached by Lance Leipold. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wagner 46–7Aug 29
By 39 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Cincinnati 34–37Sep 27
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs Fresno State | W 31–7 | 65% |
| Aug 29 | vs Wagner | W 46–7 | 93% |
| Sep 6 | at Missouri | L 31–42 | 37% |
| Sep 20 | vs West Virginia | W 41–10 | 62% |
| Sep 27 | vs Cincinnati | L 34–37 | 70% |
| Oct 4 | at UCF | W 27–20 | 52% |
| Oct 11 | at 9Texas Tech | L 17–42 | 35% |
| Oct 25 | vs Kansas State | L 17–42 | 54% |
| Nov 1 | vs Oklahoma State | W 38–21 | 81% |
| Nov 8 | at Arizona | L 20–24 | 41% |
| Nov 22 | at Iowa State | L 14–38 | 34% |
| Nov 28 | vs 14Utah | L 21–31 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Utah 31–21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Big 12.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 on file).
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–6 tied for 11th in Big 12
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 337–321
- Coach
- Lance Leipold
- Elo
- 1490 −63 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.1 No. 58 of 136; offense No. 48, defense No. 76, special teams No. 8
- SRS
- 3.2 No. 55 of 136 in FBS
- Returning
- 41% of last season’s EPA, No. 57 of 134
- Recruiting class
- No. 72 roster talent No. 48 in FBS
- Offensive coordinators
- Jim Zebrowski and Matt Lubick
- Defensive coordinator
- D.K. McDonald
- Offense
- Pro spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.14 | 46% | 1.19 | 38th of 136 |
| Defense | 0.21 | 43% | 1.37 | 122nd of 136 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.18 off 0.19 def | 48% off 43% def | — | 26th off 120th def |
Passing and running
| Pass success | Depth of target | Deep throws | Line yards | Stuffed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 47% | 10.5 yds | 22% | 3.50 | 12% |
| Defense | 44% | 8.3 yds | 15% | 3.00 | 19% |
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.9 | own 29 | 14% allowed |
| Defense | 4.2 | own 27 | 18% caused |
CORE rating 5.1, 49th of 136 (offense 12.8, defense 7.6).
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 yards | Jalon Daniels QB | 2,504 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Jalon Daniels QB | 22 TD |
| Rushing yards | Daniel Hishaw Jr. RB | 587 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Leshon Williams RB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. WR | 766 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Boden Groen TE | 5 TD |
| Tackles | Trey Lathan LB | 86 tkl |
| Sacks | Leroy Harris III DE | 4.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Devin Dye S | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Chris McCorkle CB | ★★★ | No. 660 |
| David McComb QB | ★★★ | No. 665 |
| Malachi Curvey DE | ★★★ | No. 706 |
| Jaden Nickens WR | ★★★ | No. 821 |
| Adrian Holley DE | ★★★ | No. 917 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.879 |
| Running backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.870 |
| Receivers | 4 | 3.0 | 0.859 |
| Offensive line | 1 | 3.0 | 0.853 |
| Defensive line | 4 | 3.0 | 0.868 |
| Defensive backs | 3 | 3.0 | 0.867 |
| Whole class | 15 | 3.0 | 0.865 |
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 2026
The 2026 draft| Rd 5 | Enrique Cruz Jr. OT | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 6 | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. WR | Seattle Seahawks |
Roster 112
The 2025 roster112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 27
The 2025 portal Emmanuel Henderson Jr. WR | ★★★ | from  Alabama |
 Bangally Kamara LB | ★★★ | from  South Carolina |
 Bryson Canty WR | ★★★ | from  Columbia |
| Jahlil Hurley CB | ★★★ | from Alabama |
 Boden Groen TE | ★★★ | from  Rice |
| DeAndre Harper OT | ★★★ | from Northwest Missouri State |
 Jack Tanner OT | ★★★ | from  Tulsa |
 Justice Finkley DE | ★★★ | from  Texas |
| Levi Wentz WR | ★★★ | from Albany |
 Syeed Gibbs CB | ★★★ | from  Georgia Tech |
 Tavake Tuikolovatu OT | ★★★ | from  UCLA |
| Trey Lathan LB | ★★★ | from  West Virginia |
And 15 more, lower-rated or unrated.
Transfers out 17
 Keyan Burnett TE | ★★★ | to  Arizona |
| D.J. Warner DE | ★★★ | to  SMU |
| Bai Jobe DE | ★★★ | to  Miami (OH) |
| Sevion Morrison RB | ★★★ | to Tulsa |
| Carson Morgan RB | ★★ | to Rice |
| Damarius McGhee CB | ★★★★ | to  Florida Atlantic |
| Brian Dilworth CB | ★★★ | to  North Alabama |
| Harrison Utley OT | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| Kaleb Purdy S | ★★★ | to  Tennessee Tech |
| Charlie Weinrich K | to  Houston Christian | |
| Damon Greaves P | to  Colorado | |
| Hunter Luke WR | to Texas–Rio Grande Valley |
And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.
All-Big 12
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
- Emmanuel HendersonAPBCoaches-1; Media-2
Second team
- Kobe BaynesOLMedia-2
From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2025 Big 12 standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 8–1 | 12–2 | 7 |
 BYU | 8–1 | 12–2 | 11 |
| Utah | 7–2 | 11–2 | 14 |
| Arizona | 7–3 | 9–4 | |
 Houston | 6–3 | 10–3 | 22 |
 Arizona State | 6–3 | 8–5 | |
 TCU | 5–4 | 9–4 | 25 |
| Iowa State | 5–4 | 8–4 | |
| Cincinnati | 5–4 | 7–6 | |
| Kansas State | 5–5 | 6–6 | |
 Baylor | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| Kansas | 3–6 | 5–7 | |
| UCF | 2–7 | 5–7 | |
| West Virginia | 2–7 | 4–8 | |
 Colorado | 1–8 | 3–9 | |
| Oklahoma State | 0–9 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.