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FOOTBALL
shattering the record book
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
New record
Old record
Passing TDs in a season
Todd Reeison - 32
Bill Whittreen (2003) - 18
Passing TDs in a career
Todd Reesing - 35 (tie)
David Jaynes (1971-1973) - 35
Completion percentage in a season
Todd Reeing - 62.6 percent
Mark Williams (1995) - 61.7
Consecutive pass attempts without interception
Todd Reesing - 213
Mike Norseth - 175 (1985)
Passing yards in a season
Todd Reesing - 3,259
Mike Norseth (1985) - 2,995
Total yards in a season
Todd Reeing - 3,462
Mike Norsesth (1985) - 3,214
Consecutive games with a TD
Todd Reesing - 7
Kerry Meier (2006), Bill Whittemore
(2003), Bobby Douglass (1968) - 6
Receiving TDs in a season Marcus Henry - 9 Quinton Smith (1989), Bruce Adams (1972) - 8
Receiving TDs by a freshman Dezmion Briscoe - 7 Two tied at 5 (Charles Gordon, Willie Vaughn)
Career receptions by a TE
Derek Fine - 88
John Mosier (1967-1969) - 87
Total points in a season
Scott Webb - 110
June Henley (1996) - 108
Extra points in a career
Scott Webb - 156
Dan Eichloff (1990-1993) - 116
Consecutive extra points in a season
Scott Webb - 45
Dan Eichloff (1992) - 38
Kick return yards in a season
Marcus Herford - 841
Marcus Herford (2006) - 757
Yards per kick return in a career
Marcus Herford - 28.0
Marcus Herford (2006) - 26.1
TEAM RECORDS
New record
Old record
Victories
11
10 (1899, 1905, 1995)
Points scored
Points scored
532
384 (2003)
Yards
5.893
5.479 (2003)
Yards
First downs
307
286 (2003)
First downs
Sophmore quarterback Todd Reesing concludes his first full season as the Kansas starter having already rewritten several team records. Reesing set season records for passing touchdowns, completion percentage and passing yards. Senior wide receiver Marcus Henry, junior kick retucker Marcus Herford and senior tight end Derek Fine also entered the record books.
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The season of records
BY ASHER FUSCO afusco@kansan.com
As the Kansas Jayhawks rushed, passed and scored their way to bowl eligibility and a share of the Big 12 North title, they defeated 11 opposing teams - usually in convincing fashion. But the Jayhawks didn't limit their dominance to the football field: The 2007 team made a substantial dent in the program's record books, climbing to the top of many all-time charts.
PASSING RECORDS
The Jahwaks' run through the record books was led by sophomore quarterback Todd Reesing. Blessed with a full year of health and a bevy of playmakers around him, the Austin, Texas, native emerged as the team's all-time best sophomore signal
caller. Reesing's total of 32 touchdown passes dwarfs the previous season high of 18 by Bill Whittemore, and that's just the beginning of his single-season statistical supremacy.
Reesing recorded the best completion percentage (62.6 percent), most passing yards (3,259), most touchdown passes (32), longest streak without an interception (213 attempts) and most completions (256) by a Kansas player in a single season. In fact, his 2007 campaign stands as the most productive in the history of Kansas football, as he moved into first place in single-season total yardage in his most recent game. His six-touchdown performance against Nebraska set a single-game passing touchdown mark, and he also appeared on several career lists — an impressive feat considering he has played just one full season. Reesing is currently tied for the Kansas career touchdown pass record (35), eighth in total completions
and has the longest streak of consecutive games with a touchdown pass (7). With two more seasons of eligibility remaining, "Sparky" could become a fixture in Kansas football's all-time record books.
RECEIVING RECORDS
Reesing's favorite targets also made their mark on Kansas football's annals this season. Senior wide receiver Marcus Henry moved into ninth place on the all-time receptions list (102) and third place in single-season receiving yards (994). With a bowl game left on the schedule, Henry needs 151 receiving yards to pass Bob Johnson and claim the single-season record. Henry set the single-season touchdown record when he caught his ninth of the season against Missouri, and his 11
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football notes
MANGINO WINS BIG 12
COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
Kansas won't have any more chances to add to its 11 regular season victories, but the Jayhawks picked up some postseason accolades Tuesday. Kansas coach Mark Mangino earned the Big 12 Coach of the Year Award for guiding the team to an 11-1 record and a peak ranking of No. 2 in the BCS Standings. The No. 2 ranking was the best in school history, and the team's five-game turnaround — from 6-6 last season — stands as the second best in the nation after Illinois' seven-game reversal. Mangino has a 36-36 record in his six seasons at Kansas and will take the Jayhawks to their third bowl of his tenure later this season.
MORE BIG 12 AWARDS
Two Kansas players also earned major awards from the Big 12 Conference coaches. Senior defensive jacket James McClinton won big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year.The Garland, Texas,native has made 38 tackles,2.5 sacks,11 tackles-for-loss and an interception this season. Junior wide receiver Marcus Herford earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the year honors for averaging 30 yards per kick return and bringing back two kicks for touchdowns.Herford's yards-per-return average is eighth in the nation and first in the Big 12.
JAYHAWKS ON ALL-BIG 12 TEAM
Team recognition, four made the All-Big 12 Second Team and six received Big 12 Honorable Mention status. The first-team honorees were McClinton, junior offensive tackle Anthony Collins, junior linebacker Joe Mortensen and junior cornerback Aqib Talb. The second-team selections were Herford, sophomore quarterback Todd Reesing, senior running back Brandon McAnderson and senior wide receiver Marcus Henry. Honorable mention picks included junior center Ryan Cantrell, sophomore safety Darrell Stuckey, senior kicker Scott Webb, junior linebacker James Holt, junior linebacker Mike Rivera and senior offensive tackles Cesar Rodriguez, Kansas' first-time selections is the most for the school since 1993, when four Jayhawks were named All-Big Eight Conference.
Four Jayhawks earned All-Big 12 First
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BIG 12 AWARDS
Mangino, eight players honored
BIG 12 COACH OF THE YEAR
Mark Mangino
11-1 (7-1 Big 12)
record
36-36 overall at KU
(six years)
+5 game turn-
around from 2006
Three bowl ap-
pearances in six
seasons
Mangino
ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM JAY HAWKS
— senior defensive tackle
James McClinton
38 tackles, 11
tackles-for-loss, 2.5
sacks, one interception
McClinton
nimony Collins
— junior offensive tackle
>> 11 games, nine knockdowns per game, Outland Trophy finalist
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Joe Mortensen
Collins
junior linebacker
98 tackles,14
tackles-for-loss, two
interceptions
Aqib Talib
Mortensen
junior cornerback
61 tackles, 13 passes broken up,
four interceptions
Talib
Marcus Herford
ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM JAYHAWKS
— junior kick returner
»> 28 kick returns,
30 yards per return,
two TD
Todd Reesing
— sophomore quarterback
3,259 passing yards, 62.6 completion percentage, 32 TD, six INT, 152.41 efficiency
Herford
Brandon McAnderson
— senior running back
175 carries, 1,050 rushing yards, 6.0 yards per carry, 16 TD, 20 receptions, 195 rec.yards
Reesing
Marcus Henry
— senior wide receiver
52 receptions,
994 rec, yards, 19.1
yards per catch, nine
TD
Marcus Henry
McAnderson
Henryv
Mizzou win might improve Kansas' bowl bid
How bad do you want it, Jayhawk fans? Most Kansas supporters would rather eat glass than root for Missouri. On Saturday, if they have the Jayhawks' best wishes in mind, they won't have a choice.
If Missouri beats Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship, and subsequently reaches the National Championship, it will markedly improve the Jayhawks' shot at a BCS
BY THOR NYSTROM
tnystrom@kansan.com
game, according to most bowl projections. Should Missouri lose on Saturday, Ohio State would ascend into the top two of the BCS standings and reach the Championship Game. Oklahoma, obviously, would make the BCS as the Big 12's representative. This would take away an at-large spot, because Missouri is expected to be a lock regardless of Saturday's outcome.
If the Sooners are victorious, Illinois, who will likely move into the required top 14 of the BCS standings next week to grab an atlarge bid, would likely become the Big 10's
representative in the Rose Bowl and probably shut Kansas out of a $14 million BCS payday, according to projections.
If the Tigers, who opened Sunday evening in Las Vegas as three-point underdogs, avenge their only loss of the season and defeat Oklahoma, the Fiesta Bowl has widely been speculated as the most likely Jayhawk destination.
The final BCS standings and bowl pairings will be announced on at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2 on Fox.
Some Jayhawk fans are worried about a
Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said there was no sense worrying about scenarios and that the Athletics Department wanted to watch the process play out. That didn't, however, prevent them from looking at projections.
nightmare scenario where the Cotton Bowl would select home-state and tradition-rich Texas — which could drop Kansas to the Holiday Bowl.
"The process is fun to go through," Marchiony said. "Who is going to go where and all that stuff. Of course we hope to go
to a BCS Bowl. That is our number one goal right now."
Larry Wahl, an Orange Bowl representative, said that despite speculation that
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