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Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas 0 0 0 0 0
Texas 14 12 7 10 43
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Jayhawk stat leaders
Webb
Passing 48
Miller
Rushing 6
Bourbon
Receiving 20
Kansas
| Passing | Cmp-Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Jordan Webb | 7-16 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 20 |
| Rushing | No | Yds | TD | Long | |
| Darrian Miller | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Tony Pierson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| James Sims | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Brandon Bourbon | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Rell Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jordan Webb | 4 | -21 | 0 | 2 | |
| Receiving | No | Yds | TD | Long | |
| Brandon Bourbon | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | |
| Christian Matthews | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| Trent Smiley | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Tony Pierson | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| D.J. Beshears | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Darrian Miller | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kicking | FG | Long | XP | | |
| Alex Mueller | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | | |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 |
| Ron Doherty | 7 | 297 | 42.4 | 54 | 1 |
Texas
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
David Ash 14-18 1 145 0 27
Rushing No Yds TD Long
Joe Bergeron 13 136 2 35
Malcolm Brown 28 119 2 14
Fozzy Whittaker 9 68 0 27
Marquise Goodwin 5 52 0 14
Receiving No Yds TD Long
Jaxon Shipley 5 47 0 15
Marquise Goodwin 4 36 0 27
Fozzy Whittaker 3 44 0 19
Kicking FG Long XP
Justin Tucker 2/2 52 5/5
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Justin Tcker 1 33 33.0 33 1
Schedule
*all games in bold are at home
KANSAS 0. TEXAS 43
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 11:30 a.m.
NOV. 12 BAYLOR TBA
NOV. 19 TEXAS A&M TBA
NOV. 26 MISSOURI 11 a.m.
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
FOOTBALL REWIND
The Jayhawks circle around to stretch at Darrell K Royal — Texas Memorial Stadium before the start of Saturday night's game against Texas. Kansas was defeated 43-0 and remain winless in Big 12 play. This was the first shutout since 2002.
Defense struggles to keep Texas off field
ETHAN PADWAY
epadway@kansan.com
AUSTIN, Texas- With a freshman quarterback coming off a poor performance in his first career start, the Kansas defense had an opportunity to make stops and gain some much needed confidence for the unit.
Instead, they continued to make the opposing offense look good. Kansas allowed the Texas offense to move the ball methodically down the field, eating up 44:07 off the clock while gaining 590 yards of offense, 441 of them on the ground, in the 43-0 loss.
"With two young quarterbacks, you definitely want to come in and make a lot of plays," junior safety Bradley McDougall said. "They basically took the game out of his hands with as much running as they did, they didn't throw that much, basically took the game out of his hands and put it in the rest of the offense."
Texas freshman quarterback David Ash made some freshman mistakes that were expected to accompany a first-year starter making his second career start.
Linebackers Steven Johnson, senior, and Prinz Kande, sophomore, stopped Ash on a fourth down goal line sneak in the second quarter.
The next drive Ash threw an interception to junior cornerback Greg Brown in the end zone, temporarily preventing the Longhorns from extending their lead to three scores in the second quarter.
"We practice it, condition it. We want it to become a muscle memory type thing to get turnovers. And what made our defense most proud was when we got the fourth-and-goal stop," McDougall said.
The Jayhawks had their biggest difficulty getting off the field on third downs. Whenever Kansas cornered the Longhorns into a third down situation, Texas managed to pick up the first, converting 10 of their 13 third downs in the first three quarters.
"I wouldn't say the defense was fatigued, it's more assignments and missing the gap. Different things like that. We exercise well, we condition well, guys, we just need to get off the field and make plays. That's what it comes down to." McDougald said.
The Longhorns found themselves in third and manageable situations because of the efforts of their running game on first and second downs.
They ran early and often, confusing the Kansas defense with fake handoffs and misdirection. Multiple times Linebacker Toben Opurum made a hard hit behind the line of scrimmage on a running back only to discover that he didn't have the ball.
"Loading up the box, bringing extra blockers in, just scheming that. It's a lot of beef coming at you when they have two tight ends and extra tackles in," freshman safety Keeston Terry said.
fell into the screen trap, allowing the Longhorn lineman to slip past the defenders and create huge running lanes for the backs. Ash did his part, holding onto the ball until the last possible moment, and then he would effortlessly loft the ball over the defenders and into the awaiting arms of his back.
Ash didn't have to pass often, but when he did, the defense easily
Ash wasn't called on to do much, but he successfully managed the game for the Longhorns.
"It might've got a little messed up that they kept getting first downs on third down, but just being on the field a long time, that's just how the game went," Johnson said. "You can't run away from the game, you just have to deal with it."
But when the Jayhawk offense can't move the chains and the defense can't get off the field, it makes a long day for the Kansas football program.
Edited by Josh Kantor
Quote of the Game
"I personally know I'm not going to quit and I know my teammates aren't."
Senior linebacker Steven Johnson
Johnson
Game Balls
Senior linebacker Steven Johnson: Johnson, the Jayhawks leading tackler on the season, set a new career high with 16 total tackles against the Longhorns on Saturday night.
Freshman Safety Keeston Terry: Terry, who struggled in pass coverage earlier in the year, played well in his first game back from a concussion. He appeared to be fully recovered, especially after a hit on Texas freshman receiver Jaxon Shipley that broke up a pass, even if it resulted in a questionable penalty for a hit on a defenseless receiver.
Junior safety Bradley McDougald:McDougald is the last line of defense for the Jayhawks, and he proved he was up to the task, posting a career-high 11 tackles that delayed Texas touchdowns.
Johnson
Terry
Game Notes
McDougald
The glass is half-full: With the season more than halfway over, the end is in sight.
The glass is half-empty: With four games left, the Jayhawks are fighting to not become known as one of the worst teams in Kansas football history. But with the offense slowing down in recent weeks and matching the defense's futility, the Jayhawks could be in for a long last month of the season.
Gill Hot Seat Watch
With another brutal beating, the heat has been turned up and it is safe to say that Gill currently sits on one of the hottest seats in the Nation. A few good stops by the defense on Saturday didn't help him out much as the team continues on a historically awful pace. He'll need bigger success, like a few wins in November, to cool off his chair.
Senior Center Jeremiah Hatch: Hatch, the offensive line's leader, was called for a illegal hands to the face penalty in the endzone that resulted in a Safety for the Longhorns. This was a momentum crushing blow, as the Jayhawk defenders had made a goal line stand on fourth down on the previous play.
Delay of Game
Freshman receiver JaCorey Shepherd: Shepherd dropped a wide open third down pass from quarterback Jordan Webb that'd've given the Jayhawks a first down, their first of the day not caused by a Texas penalty, and kept the drive alive. Instead, it was another three-and-out and Kansas was forced to punt.
Kansas offensive coordinator Chuck Long: With the Kansas offense putting up a meager 46 yards of total offense, some of the blame must fall on Long for not being able to install a competent game plan during the week.
Long
Still Questioning
Shepherd
Will the Jayhawks ever use their Jayhawk formation as more than just a direct snap to the back? As the season has progressed, the Jayhawk formation has stopped yielding any positive results. Maybe the defense would back off if Long called for a pass play out of the formation.
Hatch
Looking Ahead
What once seemed like it might be a winnable game at Iowa State took a drastic turn after the Cyclones rediscovered their early season magic and crushed the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock, Texas. Now the Jayhawks have to travel up to Ames, Iowa and play in front of what will certainly be a fired up fan base.
Final Thought
The Jayhawk rushing attack that was once a four-headed monster has been slain. If the Jayhawks want to turn their offense around, they will need to go back to the drawing board and think of more creative ways to get the ball moving. There are only so many times that freshman Darrien Miller can be tackled five yards behind the line of scrimmage on a shotgun sweep before the call needs to be ripped out of the playbook.
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