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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 7 3 14 10 31 SDSU 7 0 0 10 17
KANSAS 31.
JAYHAWK STAT LEADERS
Crist
Passing 169
Pierson
Rushing 128
Pick
KANSAS
Receiving 81
KANSAS
| Passing | Cmp-Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Dayne Crist | 17-36 | 1 | 169 | 1 | 43 |
| Rushing | No | Yds | TD | Long | |
| Tony Pierson | 20 | 128 | 2 | 47 | |
| Taylor Cox | 16 | 125 | 1 | 39 | |
| Brandon Bourbon | 5 | 17 | 0 | 10 | |
| Daymond Patterson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Receiving | No | Yds | TD | Long | |
| Kale Pick | 5 | 81 | 0 | 43 | |
| Daymond Patterson | 4 | 44 | 0 | 14 | |
| DJ Beshears | 5 | 27 | 0 | 9 | |
| Brandon Bourbon | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| Kicking | FG | Long | XP | | |
| Ron Doherty | 1/2 | 22 | 4/4 | | |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 |
| Ron Doherty | 6 | 275 | 45.8 | 63 | 4 |
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
South Dakota State
Passing Cmp-Att Int Yds TD Long
Austin Sumner 14-31 4 175 42 60
Rushing No. Gain TD Long Avg
Zach Zenner 23 186 1 99 8.0
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
Tyler Kool 8 76 1 22
Kicking FG Long XP
Syrovatka 1/1 25 2/2
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20
Ethan Sawye 5 207 41.4 61 0
63
GLASS HALF FULL
GLASS HALF EMPTY
The layhawks won their first game in 356 days, they had two backs pick up 100-plus yards and their defense made four picks.
NOTES
Kansas gave up a 99-yard touchdown run, missed a 35-yard field goal, only completed 17 of 36 passes while beating a FCS team.
GOOD, BAD OR JUST PLAIN
STUPID
Tyler Patton was in prime position to make a pick. His feet were set, hands up and the ball was pulling toward him like a magnet. Had Patton caught it he would have had six blockers running down the field ahead of him, instead the ball hit his hands and dropped to the turf.
Verdict: Bad
LOOKING AHEAD
Kansas begins preparing for a Rice team that pushed UCLA to be better than the Owls last Saturday. Rice scored 25 points, had two passing touchdowns and gained 355 yards. Kansas will need to be able to defend the pass to come
away with another win.
DELAY OF THE GAME
Dayne Crist, despite the reasons behind his poor play, will need to be much better going forward. After all the hype, 17-36 with an interception won't cut it when conference play starts.
GAME BALL
Special Teams and Defensive Backs coach Clint Bowen wins this hands down. Kansas blocked two punts, and made four interceptions, giving the offense too-good-to-be-true field position to start some of their drives. Weis said it himself, turnovers are the biggest reasons for wins and losses. Kansas won that battle because of Bowen.
FOOTBALL
Coach Charlie Weis watches his team from the sideline play in Saturday, game against South Dakota State University at Memorial Stadium. This was Weis' first game coaching for Kansas.
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Junior defensive line Jordan Taval makes a tackle against South Dakota State sophomore running back Zach Zenner during the match against South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Saturday. Kansas defeated South Dakota State 31-17.
ASHLFIGH LFF/KANSAN
Senior wide receiver Daymond Patterson runs from South Dakota State defense during the first half of the match against the Jackrabbits. Patterson had a total of 44 receiving yards and Kansas defeated South Dakota State 31-17.
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Kansas marching band before the game against South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Saturday. They performed during the pre-game and during halftime.
Week 1 in the Big 12
FARZIN VOUSOUGHIAN
fvousoughian@kansan.com
Oklahoma found themselves in trouble early on when UTEP blocked a punt and took it back for a touchdown to draw first blood. Oklahoma tied the game at seven going into the locker room and put up 17 points on the scoreboard after a few mishaps in the first half.
4 OKLAHOMA 24 - UTEP 7
11 WEST VIRGINIA 69 -
MARSHALL 34
Geno Smith showed why he
earned his spot in the Big 12 all-preseason team. He went 32-of-36 for 323 yards and four touchdown passes. For Big 12 fans who now follow West Virginia closer than before, it is hard not to be impressed with their 10-touchdown game performance.
15 TEXAS 37 - WYOMING 17
It took the Texas Longhorns a little bit of time to figure out Wyoming's style of football. Midway through the second quarter, the Longhorns began to take the game away from Wyoming as they put together four rushing touchdowns against the Cowboys.
19 OKLAHOMA STATE 84 -
SAVANNAH STATE 0
Oklahoma State put up five touchdowns in the first quarter, finishing the game with 12 to defeat Savannah State in a no contest. Unsurprisingly, Oklahoma State's 682 yards and 84 points are more than any team in the country from Saturday.
22 KANSAS STATE 51
MISSOURI STATE 9
Kansas State and Missouri state found themselves in a field goal contest in the first half. The field goal shootout carried over
IOWA STATE 38 - TULSA 23
TEXAS TECH 44 -
NORTHWESTERN STATE 6
While the offense had no problems putting up points on the board, Texas Tech's defense shined by not giving up a single touchdown. Marcus Kennard was the bright spot for Tech's offense after pulling in two touchdown receptions to contribute to their big win.
early to the third quarter. After the score was tied at nine, the Wildcats scored six touchdowns as three different Kansas State rushers found the end zone.
BAYLOR 59 - SOUTHERN METHODIST 24
Iowa State got off to a slow start, giving up 16 unanswered points and trailing by nine after the first quarter. But Cyclones quarterback
It was Baylor's first game without 2011 Heisman winner Robert Griffin III. However, Nick Florence led the Bears to a big win over Southern Methodist, 59-24. Florence threw four touchdown passes. Wide receiver Terrance Williams had a field day with seven receptions for 138 yards to contribute to Baylor's strong offensive output.
Steele Jantz went 32-of-45 and threw for 281 yards and two touchdowns to put his team back on top and eventually move on to win.
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