4B | KU 62-SLU 0 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN M st — d MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 THE WEEKEND WRAP-UP Marcus Herford, junior wide reciever, steps into the end zone after a 74-yard kickoff return in the first quarter. Herford built up an average of 49.7 yards per kickoff return. FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B) Andrew Wacker/KANSAN McAnderson plowed into the end zone twice, and Reasing completed six passes for 156 yards. The Jayhawks followed Herford's touchdown with three scoring drives in as many chances and entered halftime nursing a substantial 29-0 lead. The Lions received little relief in the second half. The Jayhawks marched 50 yards on the opening drive of the half and took a 32-10 lead on a 33-yard Scott Webb field goal. By the middle of the third quarter, Kansas had added another safety and a Dexton Fields touchdown reception to the deficit. With about five minutes to play in the third quarter, the Kansas second-stringers trotted into the game. With sophomore quarterback Kerry Meier at the helm, the Jayhawks moved the ball down the field with ease. Meier threw a touchdown pass to sophomore running back Jake Sharp. Later in the fourth quarter, Sharp and freshman running back Carmon Boyd-Anderson each scored a rushing touchdown to put the finishing touches on the blowout victory. It Boyd-Anderson's first touchdown. At times the Kansas offense did not look as smooth as it did against Central Michigan. Reeing failed to improve on his impressive season opener but still tallied an efficient 257 yards on 13-of-23 passing. "I didn't think it was my personal best performance," Reesing said. "I didn't think I was real crisp throwing the ball tonight and a lot of passes didn't come off of my hand really well. That happens, and luckily we were able to do a great job defensively." SHUT-OUT DEFENSE The Kansas defense did not exactly have its hands full with a Southeastern Louisiana offense that struggled earlier this season against New Mexico State, which finished near the bottom of the Western Athletic Conference in 2006. Despite the relative weakness of Kansas' opponent, the stifling defensive performance drew plenty of praise from Mangino. "I'm especially pleased with the defense," Mangino said. "I thought the defense was really impressive. We stopped the run, played the pass well and gave us great field position the whole night." Impressive could be a bit of an understatement. The Lions managed only eight first downs and 75 total yards. Southeastern Louisiana's run game — the strength of its offense — totaled negative 31 yards on 29 carries. The Lions' offensive line looked overmatched on nearly every snap as Kansas senior defensive tackle James McClinton made five tackles, three of which resulted in lost yardage, and one sack. BLITZED When the defense stymied Southeastern Louisiana, the offense did not have too much trouble finding the end zone. Despite the Lions' aggressive defensive scheme, Kansas put together more than 500 yards of total offense for the second straight game. Mangino said it was hard for Kansas to get a feel for Southeastern Louisiana's blitzes early in the game, but he said Reeing did a good job making adjustments as the game progressed. "It was a blitz-fest out there. They blitzed on every single down, just about," Mangino said. "It's been a long, long time since I coached in a game where a team blitzed as much as they did." his pass-blocking abilities. He finished the game with 60 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Sharp played for most of the third quarter and totaled 32 yards and one rushing touchdown on only eight carriers. Senior running back Brandon McAnderson saw the majority of the playing time on Saturday because of Kansas' top two running backs combined for only 19 carries, which reinforced the strength of the defense and special teams. Handed a 9-0 lead that was never in question, the offense enjoyed a pressure-free evening. "After getting some three-and-outs on offense, the special teams plays really helped us," senior wide receiver Marcus Henry said. "Getting points on special teams gave us more of a push - we just wanted to score more." Score more was what the Kansas offense did. The 62-point outburst is the most any Kansas team has scored since 1994. In fact, Kansas had never scored more than 50 points in back-to-back games before this season. Though Kansas faced a lower-division opponent on Saturday, the Jayhawks played well enough to beat most any team. Edited by Matt Erickson SCORING DRIVE CHART KANSAS SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 1st Quarter KANSAS TD, 0 plays, 74 yards, 0:00 TOP TD, 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:49 TOP SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter KANSAS FG, 10 plays, 50 yards, 2:47 TOP TD, 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:05 TOP TD, 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:28 TOP SOUTHEASTERNLOUISIANA 4th Quarter Kansas 62, Southeastern Louisiana u Team Statistics
Southeastern LouisianaKansas
First downs822
Rushing yards-31221
  Rushing attempts2939
  Average yards-1.15.7
  Rushing TDs04
Passing yards106280
  Comp.-Att.-Int.22-34-014-24-0
Passing TDs03
Total offensive yards75501
  Fumbles-lost0-00-0
  Penalties-yards3-333-15
Punts-yards9-2952-76
  Average yards32.838
  在side 20-yard line20
  Touchbacks02
Punt returns-yards-TDs0-0-04-76-0
  Average yards019
Kickoff returns-yards-TDs9-157-03-149-1
  Average yards17.449.7
Interception-yards-TDs0-0-00-0-0
Fumble returns-yards-TDs0-0-00-0-0
Third-down conversions5 of 188 of 12
Fourth-down conversions1 of 30 of 1
Red zone: Scores-chances0-05-6
Sacks by-yards1-94-19
Time of possession32:4127:19
Individual Statistics **Passing** Comp.-Att.-Int. Reesing, Todd 13-23-0 257 2 66 1 Meier, Kerry 1-1-0 23 1 23 0 **Rushing** No. Gain Loss Net TD Long Avg. McAnderson, Brandon 11 60 0 60 2 24 5.5 Boyd-Anderson, Carmon 13 54 0 54 1 9 4.2 Meier, Kerry 2 44 0 44 0 40 22 Sharp, Jake 8 32 0 32 1 7 4.0 Reesing, Todd 5 40 9 31 0 18 6.2 **Receiving** No. Yards TD Long Henry, Marcus 5 119 0 66 Fields, Dexton 5 59 1 25 Fine, Derek 2 43 0 32 Tallb, Aqib 1 36 1 36 Sharp, Jake 1 23 1 23 **Punting** No. Yards Avg. Long In20 TB Tucker, Kyle 2 76 38.0 41 0 2 **Returns** Pendleton, Raim 4 76 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herford, Marcus 0 0 0 3 149 74 0 0 0 **Field goals** Qtr. Time Distance Result Webb, Scott 3rd 12:07 33 yards good **Kickoffs** No. Yards Avg. TB OB Webb, Scott 10 641 64.1 1 0 Bands from more than 30 area high schools, including Greensburg High School, perform at halftime Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. It was the University's 60th Annual Band Day. Sarah Leonard/KANSAN Y