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2026 · THROUGH WK 8

Big 12 · 2-4 · 0-3 CONF · ATS 2-4 · O/U 5-1

Kansas Jayhawks

HC Lance Leipold (6th yr) · OC — · DC D.K. McDonald

STARTS IN 11 PERSONNEL (4 OF 6) · BASE D 4-2-5 · SHOTGUN 99%

Power rating1.758th
CFP odds0%—
PLAYOFFOUT→OUT
Proj. wins4.6of 12
Fan pulse−4▲23

Big 12 · 2-4 · 0-3 CONF · ATS 2-4 · O/U 5-1

Kansas

Jayhawks · HC Lance Leipold (6th yr) · starts in 11 (4 of 6) · base D 4-2-5

Power rating1.758th
CFP odds · outlook0%—OUT→OUT
Proj. wins4.6of 12
Fan pulse−4▲23

Kansas

2-4 · 0-3 Big 12

POWER RATING1.758th in FBS
CFP ODDS0%no change
PROJ. WINS4.6of 12 games
PLAYOFF OUTLOOKOUT→OUT

4 losses now · CFP 0% in sims · CCG 0% · title 0%

FAN PULSE−4▲23

20 pts above the model ·Coverage →

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Schedule & resultsSchedule

POSTGAME WE = HOW OFTEN THIS BOX SCORE WINS · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PREGAME WPCLOSING LINES · FUTURE ROWS SHOW PROJECTED LINEFUTURE LINES PROJECTED

Kansas schedule and results
Wk
Opponent
Result
Line
ATS
Net EPA
Off SR
Def SR
Win prob
Plays
s/play
1Long Island UniversityLong Island UniversityW51–6−43.5−43.5W+0.9861%14%100%7627.5
2MissouriMissouriL21–38+4+4L−0.4429%36%21%6628.5
3vs Arizona State · Londonvs Arizona StateL17–24+5.5+5.5L−0.0438%33%39%7422.7
4BYE
5Middle TennesseeMiddle TennesseeW55–0−21−21W+1.0060%17%100%8232.3
6at Utahat UtahL24–41+15.5+15.5L−0.2238%55%15%5823.2
7at Kansas Stateat Kansas StateL24–35+3+3L−0.1934%48%43%5824.4
8BaylorBaylorNEXTSAT 1:00 TNTSAT 1:00+1+1————47%150—
9at TCUat TCUOCT 31OCT 31+7.3 proj+7.333%
10UCFUCFNOV 7NOV 7−0.9 proj−0.952%
11at West Virginiaat West VirginiaNOV 14NOV 14−4.6 proj−4.661%
12BYUBYUNOV 21NOV 21+12.7 proj+12.722%
13at Oklahoma Stateat Oklahoma StateNOV 28NOV 28+2.4 proj+2.444%

Success rate by down & distance

1st100%n 180%n 546%n 1520%n 4
2nd75%n 1653%n 1735%n 5518%n 22
3rd40%n 1035%n 1740%n 2524%n 17
4th67%n 90%n 10%n 20%n 2

Formation & personnelFormation

PBP TAGS · 355 OF 355 PLAYS355 OF 355 PLAYS TAGGED

Formation splits
LookLook · usage
Usage
Pass %Pass
EPA/playEPA
SR
Shotgun99%99%48%+0.0542%
Under center1%1%25%+0.4950%
No-huddle19%19%52%+0.2546%
Huddle81%81%47%+0.0141%
StartersSTARTERS
114 of 6 games121 of 6BASE D4-2-54 of 6
114 of 64-2-5base D · 4 of 6

In shotgun on 99 % of tagged snaps, passing 48 % of the time (+0.05 EPA a play; +0.49 under center). No-huddle on 19 %. Starts in 11 personnel in 4 of 6 games. Base defense 4-2-5 (4 of 6).

Next game

SAT 1:00 TNT · MEMORIAL STADIUMSAT 1:00 TNT

vs BaylorLINE+1MODEL+1.4WP47%

TOP INJURY · OFFICIAL REPORT

O
Kasen CarpenterOL · JR
OL · top injury
NEXT UPN. Morrow
0%TO PLAY
−0.5IMPACT PTS

% to play = 1 − P(out) · expected return not reported

LINE · MODEL · WPIMPACT −0.5 PTS

Refs

JUDGMENT FLAGS OVER EXPECTED · 2026FLAGS OVER EXPECTED / G · 2026

Judgment flags over expected by crew conference
Crews from
FOE / G
90% range
Games
Read
Big 12 crews−0.7 to +0.1 · 47 games−0.3−0.7 to +0.147NOISE
ACC crews— · 2 games+8.5—2NOISE
Big Ten crews— · 1 game+0.2—1NOISE
Mountain West crews— · 1 game+0.3—1NOISE
Pac-12 crews— · 1 game+0.2—1NOISE
SEC crews— · 1 game+1.3—1NOISE
FRIENDLIEST CREWFRIENDLIESTDavid Alvarez−1.9 / g · 5 games · noise−1.9 / g · 5 g · noise
TOUGHEST CREWTOUGHESTMichael VanderVelde+0.4 / g · 6 games · noise+0.4 / g · 6 g · noise

+ = more judgment flags on Kansas than expected · 2026 only: crews known for 6 of 7 games · no lean before 8 gamesJudgment flags only, 2026 · crews known for 6 of 7 games · + = more on Kansas than expected · no lean before 8 games

Key players

Unit statsEfficiency

OPP-ADJUSTED · RANK OF 138 FBSFBS RANK · OPP-ADJUSTED

Kansas offense statistics
MetricStat
KansasKU
RankRK
FBS avgVS FBS
EPA / play+0.0480th+0.06
Success rate41.9%69th42.3%
Explosiveness1.3815th1.30
Rush EPA / play+0.0859th+0.07
Pass EPA / play+0.1269th+0.11
Passing downs SR29.2%106th31.1%
Line yards3.5124th3.21
Sack rate allowed2.9%21st5.3%
3rd-down conversion35%104th41%
Points / opportunity3.81100th4.27
Red zone TD rate67%55th63%
Seconds / play25.830th28.0