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THE UNIVERSITY
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 0 10 0 0 10 Missouri 0 3 14 7 24
KANSAS 10,
Jayhawk stat leaders
Webb
Passing 60
Sims
Rushing
36
Pierson
Receiving 31
Kansas
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Jordan Webb 9-20 2 60 0 16
Christian Matthews 1-1 0 12 0 12
Rushing No Yds TD Long
James Sims 15 36 0 7
Tony Pierson 11 36 0 16
Christian Matthews 6 31 0 8
Reil Lewis 1 2 0 2
Jordan Webb 3 -21 0 0
Receiving No Yds TD Long
Tony Pierson 2 31 0 16
Kale Pick 2 20 0 12
D.J. Beshears 2 12 0 8
James Sims 2 9 0 5
Kicking FG Long XP
Ron Doherty 1/1 33 0
Alex Mueller 0/0 -- 1/1
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Ron Doherty 7 281 40.1 62 3
Missouri
| Passing | Cmp-Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| James Franklin | 14-22 | 3 | 187 | 2 | 53 |
| Rushing | No | Yds | TD | Long | |
| Kendail Lawrence | 17 | 63 | 1 | 9 | |
| James Franklin | 17 | 45 | 0 | 15 | |
| De'Vion Moore | 7 | 33 | 0 | 20 | |
| T.J. Moe | 4 | 24 | 0 | 20 | |
| Receiving | No | Yds | TD | Long | |
| Jerrel Jackson | 3 | 46 | 0 | 22 | |
| T.J. Moe | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wes Kemp | 2 | 29 | 1 | 25 | |
| Kicking | FG | Long | XP | | |
| Trey Barrow | 1/2 | 23 | 3/3 | | |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 |
| Trey Barrow | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 48 | 0 |
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME
SEPT. 3 MCNEESE STATE W, 42-24
SEPT.10 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 45-42
SEPT. 17 GEORGA TECH L, 66-24
OCT. 1 TEXAS TECH L, 45-34
OCT. 8 OKLAHOMA STATE L, 70-28
OCT. 15 OKLAHOMA L, 47-17
OCT. 22 KANSAS STATE L, 59-21
OCT. 29 TEXAS L, 43-0
NOV. 5 IOWA STATE L, 13-10
NOV. 12 BAYLOR L, 31-30 OT
NOV. 19 TEXAS A&M L, 61-7
NOV. 26 MISSOURI L, 24-10
Quote of the game
"Everything about this whole game makes me frustrated. The offense couldn't get rolling, but we can't blame it on that one play. The whole game was bad. The guys on our side didn't quit and kept going. It just wasn't for us today."
— senior center Jeremiah Hatch
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Hatch
FOOTBAL
Seniors conclude Kansas career with loss
LETHAN PADWAY
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With their uniforms stained from the grass of Arrowhead Stadium, the seniors plodded off the field for the final time wearing the crimson and blue, left to contemplate how fast things turned around in their time as Jayhawks.
epadway@kansan.com
The seniors entered the Kansas program with BCS bowl dreams following the Jayhawks 2008 Orange Bowl victory.
They left the program after a 24-10 loss to rival Missouri, in a half-full NFL stadium where supporters of their rival greatly outnumbered Jayhawk nation in what was supposed to be a neutral atmosphere.
"Life isn't fair, that's just how things go," Johnson said. "You just have to continue to roll with the punches. You get knocked down; you got to get back up."
But the seniors don't look back on their time as Jayhawks with regret. Instead they relish the opportunity they were given.
But it wasn't meant to be. The Jayhawks collapsed in the third quarter in a way that is all too familiar to fans, allowing Missouri to get the last laugh in what could be the last Border Showdown game for years to come.
"It's over man. God gave me this opportunity and I think I seized the most of it," senior center Jeremiah Hatch said. "At times I didn't, but you can't worry about that. Just move on with my life."
With a 10-3 lead at halftime and the defense playing its best game of the year, it looked like the seniors' careers just might end on a positive note.
Hatch left the younger Jayhawks with a simple message.
Johnson said he was walking out of the stadium with his head held high, even though the team lost.
"It kind of hit me that it's over," senior linebacker Steven Johnson said. "My college career is over. Just taking it all in I came a long way."
"It's been a rough season and there's a lot of good character on this队," he said.
"Never forget this feeling,' Hatch said.
The loss to Missouri was not how the seniors wanted to end their career. They began their careers when football was becoming more than a simple distraction for students until basketball season rolled around.
But things have taken a sharp turn for the program. Since the Jayhawks ranked 16th in the AP
Through all the ups and downs, the Jayhawks never strayed from their positive mentality.
Edited by Josh Kantor
"We all had some ups and downs, but at the end of the day, you just have to know not to quit and just to fight through everything," senior defensive tackle Richard Johnson, Jr. said.
poll in 2009, they have gone 5-26.
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
Junior linebacker Malcolm Walker reaches for his opponent to stop him from gaining yards during Saturday afternoon's game against Missouri at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Walker had three solo tackles.
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MIKE GUNNOE/KANSAN
Sophomore running back James Sims (29) is taken down by Missouri players Saturday. Sims averages only 2.3 yards per carry in the loss.
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