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THE UNIVERSIT
KANSAS 30, B
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 3 14 7 0 30 Baylor 0 3 0 21 31
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Webb
Passing 108
DAI
Miller
Rushing 147
Beshears
Receiving 20
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14. 2011
KANSAS
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Jordan Webb 17-27 3 108 1 25
Rushing No Yds TD Long
Darrian Miller 24 147 0 23
Tony Pierson 8 70 1 34
James Sims 24 64 1 9
Christian Matthews 4 15 1 6
Jordan Webb 4 0 0 3
Receiving No Yds TD Long
Tim Biere 3 47 1 25
Kale Pick 5 39 0 13
D.J. Beshears 7 20 0 6
Tony Pierson 1 4 0 4
Rell Lewis 1 -2 0 0
Kicking FG Long XP
Ron Doherty 1/1 37 0
Alex Mueller 0/0 -- 3/3
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Ron Doherty 5 231 46.2 59 1
BAYLOR
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Robert Griffin III 22-29 1 312 3 67
Rushing No Yds TD Long
Robert Griffin III 10 103 1 49
Terrance Ganaway 9 45 0 9
Jarred Salubi 5 27 0 7
Glasco Martin 3 20 0 13
Receiving No Yds TD Long
Tevin Reese 6 127 2 67
Kendall Wright 8 102 0 25
Terrance Williams 4 52 1 36
Kicking FG Long XP
Aaron Jones 1/1 37 4/4
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Spencer Roth 3 138 46 51 1
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 TBA
NOV. 26 MISSOURI 11 a.m.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"Any time the coach puts the game in the player's hand, you have to love it. Offense was rolling, what can you say, it's either do or die."
Senior center Jeremiah Hatch on the decision to go for two in overtime.
Hatch
Baylor's botched coin toss benefits Kansas
FOOTBAL
Kansas benefited from a Baylor mistake even before kick-off. After Kansas deferred its selection to the second half, a Baylor captain chose which end zone he wanted to defend instead of receiving the ball, giving the Jayhawks the ball at the start of each half.
LETHAN PADWAY
epadway@kansan.com
"It wasn't what we said we wanted to happen," Baylor coach Art Briles said. "I was a little surprised they didn't let us change it because the two referees on our side asked me, 'What do you want to do coach?' I said, 'We want the ball.' Then they won't go out there and change it. The Big 12 needs to get that clarified. That should never happen."
Baylor's batched coin-toss call wasn't the strangest event that occurred on Saturday, but a foreshadowing of what would become a surprising and memorable game for Kansas.
In the middle of the second
quarter, sophomore quarterback Jordan Webb rolled out and tried to throw the ball to senior tight end Tim Biere. Webb was hit and the ball floated into the arms of an awaiting Baylor defender.
Webb didn't give up on the play, instead he got up, ran down the defender and laid a hit into him, jarring the ball lose up into the air.
A quarterback forcing a fumble happens after turnovers by the offense. What isn't seen every day is a 308-pound behemoth of a player tracking down the ball in the air and catching it, while nimbly navigating the sideline.
"I think I just put my head to the ball," Webb said. "I just went for the hit on the sideline, he reached it out and I popped it out."
Senior center Jeremiah Hatch did just that, preventing a Baylor touchdown by recovering the ball in the end zone and giving Kansas a touchback that placed the ball at the 20-yard line.
know I had it in me," Hatch said. "My teammates, they were happy and thought I made a good play and supported me"
Hatch's teammates were not as surprised that the big man had the moves and agility to make the play.
"I surprised myself. I didn't
"Hatch is a pretty athletic dude," Webb said. "He's got great handeye coordination, he's not the kind of guy you want to go out there and play horse with, he'll embarrass you."
The strange feeling continued into the second half as Kansas, the nation's last ranked defense in yards allowed held Baylor, the nation's second ranked offense in total yards to a mere 190 yards in the first three quarters.
The teams regressed to their norms in the third quarter as Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III rediscovered his scoring ability, throwing his touchdowns and running for one more to tie the game, then throwing one more touchdown in overtime of the Bears' 31-
But even the normally reserved Kansas coach Turner Gill stepped out of character when he shouted at the officials after they failed to call pass interference on the Jayhawks' final offensive snap of regulation. The overlook resulted in an interception and ended the team's options for a late game-winning score.
30 victory over the Jayhawks.
"The referee makes the call and that's the way it is," Gill said. "I see it one way but they had to make the call and that's the way it goes in a football game."
In the end, the Jayhawks' 31-30 defeat did not come at the hands of a game-winning touchdown or field goal, but instead on a failed two-point conversion attempt, quite the fitting end to a game that began with a botched call on the coin-toss.
ABBY DAVIS/KANSAN
Turner Gill hugs senior defensive tackle Richard Johnson Jr. before KU's Senior Day game against Baylor. KU honored all seniors during the game.
Edited by Rachel Schultz
Fans wave the wheat in celebration of a touchdown against Baylor Saturday afternoon. Baylor gained a victory over Kansas winning 31-30 in overtime, bringing their record up to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in Big 12 play.
JESSICA JANASZ/KANSAN