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SPORTS / MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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Jayhawk Stat Leaders
Rushing
James Sims 115 yds
Passing
Jordan Webb 249 yds
Receiving
Johnathan Wilson 57 yds
Kansas Passing
Player C/AT/INT Yards TD Long Sack
Webb, Jordan 17-27-0 249 1 43 0
Pick, Kale 1-1-0 15 0 15 0
Rojas, Alonso 0-1-0 0 0 0 0
Kansas Rushing
Player CAR Yards TD Lg Avg.
Sims, James 16 115 2 13 7.2
Beshears, D.J. 8 38 2 10 4.8
Sands, Deshaun 11 37 0 9 3.4
Webb, Jordan 5 33 0 24 6.6
Pick, Kale 1 15 0 15 15.0
Patterson, Daym 1 1 0 1 1.0
Kansas Receiving
Player REC Yards TD Lg
Patterson, Daym 6 40 0 12
Wilson, Johnath 3 57 0 35
Sims, James 2 49 0 30
Beshears, D.J. 2 6 0 3
Quigley, Angus 1 43 0 43
Matthews, Chris 1 41 0 41
Omgie, Chris 1 15 0 15
McDougald, Brad 1 11 0 11
Kansas Kick Returns
Player No. Yards Long TD
Beshears, DJ. 2 117 96 1
McDougald, Brad 2 50 33 0
Kansas Punt Returns
Player NO YDS AVG LG
Patterson, Daymond 2 23 11.5 23
Totals 2 23 11.5 23
Kansas Kicking
Player FG PCT XP PTS
Branstetter, Jacob 0 0 7 7
Kansas Punting
Player TOT YDS TB -20 LG
Rojas, Alonso 2 89 0 1 50
New Mexico State Passing
| | C/AT/INT Yards | TD | Long | Sack |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 12-20-0 147 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
New Mexico State Rushing
CAR Yards TD LG AVG team 35 128 1 26 3.7
New Mexico State Receiving
KANSAS 42, NEW
REC Yards TD Lg Team 12 147 1 36
New Mexico State Kick Returns
NO Yards Avg Lg Team 7 239 34.1 54
New Mexico State Punt Returns
| | NO | Yards | Avg | Lg |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Mexico State Kicking
FG PCT Long XP Pts
Team 1/1 100.0 30 1 4
New Mexico State Punting
Tot Yards TB -20 LG
Team 7 237 0 3 48
KANSAS FOOT
Freshman running back James Sims leaps over New Mexico State's George Callender during the second quarter of the Jaynawks' 42-16 victory over the Aggies. Kansas improved to 2-2 on the sea
FOOTBALL
Defense solid in 42-16 victory
BY MEGAN RUPP
mrupp@kansan.com
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Patrick Dorsey still had his legs in the fourth of quarter of a well-executed defensive game. He can thank the offense for that.
The Jayhawk offense had it's best drive of the season in the third quarter when it drove for 99 yards on 17 plays. The drive took more than six minutes off the clock, giving the defense time to recover.
the telephone to reach "We were happy and thankful for that drive," said Dorsey, a junior defensive tackle.
"That's one thing I'm very proud of — getting the offense back on the field;" Dorsey said.
The offense gained 501 total yards whil the Jayhawk defense held New Mexico State
The Kansas defense put on a show, forcing New Mexico State into three three-and-outs en route to a 21-7 halftime lead.
to only 275. Dorsey, who made three tackles in Saturday's game, said he was happy with the performance that earned them a home victory even though they have yet to make a sack so far this season.
"I know we have not had a sack yet, that is our goal to get sacks, but other than that I feel we have played pretty good" Dorsey said. "Especially with conference play coming up, we need to get sacks and pressure on the quarterback."
Though the defensive line hasn't had a sack yet this season, New Mexico State quarterback Matt Christian still felt the line's pressure.
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Christian hurt his finger midway through the first quarter on a running play that ended when he fumbled the ball. The combination of his injury, the weather and the strong defensive performance may have affected Christian's 60 percent passing game that
pressure.
"They were big and could hit," Christian said. "Our scheme was there, we just couldn't execute to keep ourselves in the game."
gained 147 yards for the Aggies offense.
Senior linebackers Justin Springer and Steven Johnson and senior cornerback Chris Harris were among the Jayhawks' top tacklers, with 24 tackles among them. Springer contributed with eight tackles, but emphasized the team's effort in successfully tightening the straps on the opposing offense.
ening the straps on the opposing team. "We wanted to come out and get a three-and-out off the bat," Springer said. "We wanted to show them that we were excited and that they would have to work harder on the ball with us."
The defensive line achieved that goal, not allowing the Aggies to find their offensive rhythm and get significant points on the board, but Springer said that might not be enough as the team enters conference play next week.
"We've come a long way, but at the same time we're still inconsistent," Springer said.
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FOOTBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"I take our hats off to him but more importantly to our offensive line. They did some great things here today. It is great to see our guys gel and do some execution."
The Jayhawks' (2-2) first score came on a three play, 88-yard drive in the first quarter led by two seniors. On their own 12-yard line, senior wide receiver Johnathan Wilson pulled in a 36-yard pass from freshman quarterback Jordan Webb. On the next play, senior running back Angus Quigley took a screen pass 43 yards to the Aggies 10-yard line. Beshears punched it in from there for his first career touchdown.
The Aggies (0-3) answered back on their next possession on a one-yard touchdown run by senior Seth Smith. The scoring drive was made possible by a Jayhawk kickoff coverage team that allowed four kickoff returns
of forty or more yards, this time a 51-yard return to the Kansas 49-yard line.
Gill is still concerned about the performance of his special teams unit, which struggled mightily last week against Southern Miss.
"I think that is the only phase where we didn't do very well," Gill said. "We had not done very well the whole football season, but unfortunately some of it started with our kicker."
"I have to give all the credit to my blockers on the kickoff return team," Beshears
In addition to his two touchdowns on the ground, Beshears also scored on a kickoff immediately after the Aggies tied the game 7-7 early in the second quarter. The 96-yard scamper was the eighth longest in school history.
said. "I told them, 'Go out there and make good blocks and I'm going to take it to the house.'"
house.
With the win, the Jayhawks assured themselves of an even non-conference schedule as they head into Big 12 play next week at Baylor. Freshman quarterback Jordan Webb, who finished 17-for-27 with 249 yards passing and a touchdown, is relieved Beeshars broke out of his shell and had the kind of performance his offensive teammates knew he had in him.
"We've wanted to all along," Webb said of getting the ball in Beshears' hands. "He's electric with the ball in his hands. He's a physical guy, he's fast and he wants to get to the end zone every time he touches it."
Edited by Anna Nordling