THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total BAYLOR 17 3 14 7 41 KANSAS 7 7 0 0 14
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JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Cummings
Sims
Passing 81
Pick
Rushing 136
KANSAS
Receiving 56
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
KANSAS
| Passing | Cmp-Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Michael Cummings | 9-19 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 37 |
| Dayne Crist | 2-7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Rushing | No | Yds | TD | Long | |
| James Sims | 21 | 136 | 1 | 58 | |
| Taylor Cox | 10 | 71 | 0 | 18 | |
| Michael Cummings | 4 | 33 | 1 | 22 | |
| Tony Pierson | 2 | 18 | 0 | 16 | |
| Receiving | No | Yds | TD | Long | |
| Kale Pick | 3 | 56 | 0 | 37 | |
| Tony Pierson | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | |
| James Sims | 2 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Kicking | FG | Long | XP | | |
| Nick Prologo | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | | |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 |
| Ron Doherty | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 47 | 0 |
TEXAS
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long-
Nick Florence 26-42 0 367 3 68
Rushing No. Gain TD Long Avg
Glasco Martin 11 157 0 43 14.3
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
Terrance Williams 11 137 1 43
Kicking FG Long XP
Aaron Jones 2/4 35 5/5
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Spencer Roth 4 183 45.8 62 2
GLASS HALF FULL
NOTES
making him the first Jayhawk since 1974 with five straight hundred yard performances.
GLASS HALF EMPTY
Go ahead and jump on the James Sims bandwagon, there's plenty of room. It seems every week Sims starts slow but then breaks through for a major run. Against Baylor, it was a 58-yard touchdown in the first quarter. He finished the day with 136-ydrs
Baylor racked up 666 yards, had four receivers with catches of more than 32 yards, and gained more than 300 yards on the ground for the first time all year. This game will give Kansas defensive coordinator Dave Campo nightmares. The Jayhawks' defense plays great at home, now they have to learn how to keep it up on the road.
GOOD, BAD OR JUST PLAIN STUPID
In the second quarter, Kansas came out to kick a field goal from about 30-yards on on 4th and 10. Kansas coach Charlie Weis said he told his players if an opportunity to run a fake
was there to take it. The opportunity wasn't there, but that didn't stop the Jayhawks from trying to run the ball in. They only got a yard.
Verdict: Just Plain Stupid
DELAY OF THE GAME
Kansas went into halftime after limiting a 17-play drive by Baylor to just a field goal, but a rain delay at halftime killed any momentum the Jayhawks gained.
James Sims. Need any reasons? See above.
GAME BALL
LOOKING AHEAD
If Baylor was trouble for Kansas, there's even more reason for concern heading into Lubbock, Texas next week. The Jayhawks will go from facing the best passing game in the nation to the fourth best passing game in the nation — not to mention the 18th best defense.
QUOTE OF THE GAME
"The one thing we're going to really have to research is rain delays. I prepare for a lot of stuff, but I really haven't done a lot of research on lightning delays. I'm 0-2."
— Kansas coach Charlie Weis on losing after rain delays
SCHEDULE
*All games in bold are at home
DATE OPPONENT RESULT/TIME
OCT. 27 TEXAS L, 21-17
NOV. 3 BAYLOR L, 41-14
NOV. 10 TEXAS TECH 12 P.M.
NOV. 17 IOWA STATE TBA
DEC. 1 WEST VIRGINIA TBA
BAYLOR 41, KANSAS 14
FOOTBALL REWIND
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas running back James Sims (29) scores past Baylor cornerback Joe Williams (22), left, in the first half of the game on Saturday in Waco, Texas. Sims rushed for 136 yards and one touchdown.
Sims reaches rushing milestone
NATHAN FORDYCE
nfordyce@kansan.com
WACO, TEXAS — Even with the dreary weather and a 41-14 loss to the Baylor Bears, Kansas junior running back James Sims continues to be the bright spot on the offense.
For the first time since 1974, a Jayhawk running back has reached the 100-yard plateau in five consecutive games. The only other Jayhawk to do so was Laverne Smith, who hit that mark during his sophomore season with the Jayhawks.
He wouldn't have been able to do it without the five offensive linemen who block for him.
"I give all the credit to the offensive line," Sims said. "They did an amazing job up front and
won the line of scrimmage. I ran behind them, and they gave me the holes, and I just ran through them."
Sims ran through those holes for 136 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown. He eclipsed the 100-yard mark during the first half, as he rushed for 116 yards and his lone touchdown.
Coach Charlie Weis said Sims is the Jayhawk workhorse, and he's getting a lot of opportunities to run the ball because the offense has been ineffective.
During the five straight games that Sims has had 109 yards, his workload has been steady. He's carried the ball 162 times for 667 yards and three touchdowns.
Senior tackle Tanner Hawkinson is one of the key reasons why Sims has been able to
reach the 100-yard mark in five of the six games he has played.
Hawkinson said having a back like Sims makes his job — and the job of the rest of the line — a lot easier.
"You know you can just go out there and just stay on your blocks, and he'll be able to produce," Hawkinson said. "He's going to be able to make some big runs like he did tonight. He's obviously a great back and a great asset to us."
Hawkinson said that Sims is able to make something happen on a routine basis, which speaks to how good he truly is. Hawkinson also said that Sims keeps improving each game.
"It's just the way he comes out every game," Hawkinson said. "It just seems like he's running
harder from game to game. It's his work ethic that transpired from a great offseason that has definitely paid off for him."
The thing that really stands out about Sims is the fact that he has rushed for 622 yards this season in just six games. Last year, he rushed for 727 yards in 12 games, and he rushed 742 yards in 11 games during his freshman season.
The statistics speak well for Sims, and Weis recognizes what he has been able to do.
"He's as good as I've seen in this league," Weis said.
- Edited by Nikki Wentling
ASSOCIATED PHOTO
Baylor head coach Art Briles, left, shakes hands with Kansas coach Charlie Weis, right, following their NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in Waco Texas. Baylor won 41-14.