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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 7 14 14 10 45 N. Illinois 7 14 14 7 42
Javhawk Stat Leaders
Webb
KANSAS 45. NORT
Passing 281
Sims
Rushing 117
Beshears
Receiving 70
Kansas
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Jordan Webb 21-30 0 281 3 39
Rushing No Yds TD Long
James Sims 26 117 2 15
Darrian Miller 10 57 1 18
Brandon Bourbon 7 38 0 22
Tony Pierson 4 37 0 20
Jordan Webb 11 22 0 8
Receiving No Yds TD Long
DJ Beshears 7 70 2 18
Kale Pick 3 55 1 36
Tim Biere 4 49 0 18
Kicking FG Long XP
Alex Mueller 1/2 27 6/6
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Ron Doherty 1 56 56.0 56 0
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Team 27-33 0 314 2 35
Rushing No. Gain TD Long Avg
Team 29 147 4 26 5.1
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
Team 27 314 2 35
Kicking FG Long XP
Team - - 6/6
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Team 2 64 32.0 34 0
Northern Illinois
Schedule
SEPT. 17 GEORGA TECH 11:30 A.M.
OCT. 1 TEXAS TECH TBA
OCT. 8 OKLAHOMA STATE TBA
OCT. 15 OKLAHOMA TBA
OCT. 22 KANSAS STATE TBA
OCT. 29 TEXAS TBA
NOV. 5 IOWA STATE TBA
NOV. 12 BAYLOR TBA
NOV. 19 TEXAS A&M TBA
NOV. 26 MISSOURI TBA
\*all games in bold are at home
FOOTBAL
Offense displays passing proficiency
EFTHAN PADWAY
For a team that prides itself on its running game, the Kansas football team proved it was a multi-dimensional offense, accumulating 283 yards and three touchdowns passing.
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Sophomore quarterback Jordan Webb completed passes to eight different players while guiding the Jayhawks to their 45-42 victory against Northern Illinois.
Against Northern Illinois, offensive coordinator Chuck Long
"I just felt hot," Webb said. "It's just like whenever you get a scorer in basketball feeling hot, you have to get him the ball, and I felt every time we called a passing play it was going to be a completion. I knew my receivers were going to make a play for me."
"Our receivers stayed steadfast, even though last week we didn't really throw them the ball very much," center Jeremiah Hatch said. "They still blocked and came through when we needed big plays. You don't want to just rely on running the ball, you want to be able to play pitch and catch too."
Sophomore receiver D.J. Beshears led the Jayhawks in receiving, bringing in seven passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns, including the game winner with nine seconds left on the clock.
opened up the playbook for Webb, as the he threw the ball 20 more times than he did in their contest against McNeese State.
Beshears showed his mental fortitude, recovering from a slow start where he dropped a ball and was called for a holding penalty that negated a lajahawk touchdown.
"DJ, he's one of those playmakers that when it comes down to it, you throw him the ball, you expect him to make a big play every time," Webb said.
Senior tight end Tim Beire was second on the team in catches, with four for 49 yards, including a number of grabs that kept Jayhawk drives alive on third down.
This led the Jayhawks to convert 13 of 18 third downs and both of their fourth down opportunities.
"They came up huge for me on third down, there were a couple of times that I had to scramble, and they have a knack for finding open windows and being there for me when I'm scrambling." Webb said.
first career touchdown reception.
That kind of awareness paid off for the layhawks when, with half-time fast approaching, Webb hit junior receiver Kale Pick deep for a 36-yard touchdown reception, Pick's
"I saw the safety sprint up toward the underneath route, so once he did that, I just kind of faced up and Jordan threw the ball," Pick said.
Even with the added work in the passing game, the Jayhawk receivers never took a play off on any of the 60 plays they ran the ball on, focusing on blocking the Northern Illinois defensive backs to make life easier on the running backs.
"It helps us out a lot to know that the receivers are getting blocks downfield," sophomore running back James Sims said. "Last year, we weren't really like that, but this year it's different because it helps us out as runs, we can just make one cut and go instead of making a lot of cuts."
Edited by Rachel Schultz
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