FOOTBALL REVIEW 13
A football season by the numbers
NSAN
The numbers tell the story of a season that started with high expectations
The Jayhawks started this season with a No. 25 ranking and high hopes. After losing their last seven games, the Jayhawks missed out on a bowl game for the first time since the 2006 season.
The Jayhawks averaged 29.4 points per game this season and gave up 28.4 points per contest. Kansas' scoring average ranked seventh in the Big 12 Conference.
Here are a few key numbers from this season.
15
The highest ranking the Jayhawks achieved this season was No. 15 in the USA Today Coaches' Poll. Kansas had started the season 5-0 and was ranked right behind No.14 Oklahoma State.
29. 4
Kansas ranked second in the Big 12 for passing yards per game. The Jayhawks' 310.3 passing yards per game ranked behind Texas Tech, who gained 380.7 yards per game through the air.
2
10
The Jayhawks' passing defense ranked 10th in the Big 12 this season. Kansas surrendered 245 yards per game through the air this season.
1
Senior quarterback Todd Reesing finished this season ranked first in career touchdown passes, passing yards, completions and total yards gained.
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2009 Individual Statistics
| Passing | Effic | Cmp-Att | Int | Pct | Yds | TD |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Todd Reeing | 134.9 | 313-496 | 10 | 63.1 | 3616 | 22 |
| Kale Pick | 117.0 | 4-5 | 0 | 80.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Kmeier Meier | 262.7 | 2-3 | 0 | 66.7 | 70 | 0 |
| Team | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Alonso Rojas | 234.4 | 1-1 | 0 | 100.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 135.5 | 320-506 | 10 | 63.2 | 3724 | 22 |
| Receiving | Catches | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Kerry Meier | 102 | 985 | 9.7 | 8 | 71 |
| Kezmon Briscoe | 102 | 1337 | 15.9 | 9 | 74 |
| Jonathan Wilson | 35 | 449 | 12.8 | 0 | 47 |
| Jake Sharp | 34 | 266 | 7.8 | 3 | 56 |
| Brad McDougald | 33 | 318 | 9.6 | 0 | 42 |
| Tim Biere | 13 | 183 | 1.3 | 0 | 33 |
| Toben Opurum | 13 | 105 | 8.1 | 1 | 30 |
| Roll Lewis | 1 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 42 |
| Tertavian Ingram | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Todd Reesing | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| **Total** | **320** | **3724** | **11.6** | **22** | **74** |
Rushing
Att  Yds  Avg  TD  Long
Toben Opurum 133 554 4.2 9 26
Jake Sharp 102 429 4.2 4 30
Kale Pick 14 167 11.9 0 55
Todd Reeing 104 119 1.1 6 22
Rell Lewis 13 72 5.5 0 15
Dezmon Briscoe 2 19 9.5 1 20
Kerry Meier 2 -2 -1.0 0 6
Team 9 -13 -1.4 0 0
Total 379 1345 3.5 20 55
Interceptions No. Yds Avg TD Long Ryan Murphy 2 0 0.0 0 0 Brad McDougald 1 38 3.80 0 38 Dareil Stuckey 1 0 0.0 0 0 Maxwell Onyeguble 1 48 48.0 1 48 Daymond Patterson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Justin Thornton 1 4 4.0 0 4 Total **7** **90** **90** **1** **90**
| **Field Goals** | FGM-FGA | Pct | Lg | Blk |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Jacob Branstetter | 13-19 | 68.4 | 57 | 0 |
| **Kick Returns** | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Brad McDougald | 21 | 395 | 18.8 | 0 | 47 |
| Dezmon Briscoe | 19 | 432 | 22.7 | 1 | 98 |
| Darrell Stuckey | 14 | 358 | 25.6 | 0 | 67 |
| Justin Springer | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jonathan Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| **Total** | **56** | **1206** | **21.5** | **1** | **98** |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Punt Returns** | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Daymond Patterson | 21 | 168 | 8.0 | 0 | 49 |
| Brad McDougald | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| **Total** | **24** | **171** | **7.1** | **0** | **49】 |
| **Punting** | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Alonso Rojas | 51 | 2108 | 41.3 | 72 | 6 |
| Jacob Branstetter | 2 | 73 | 16.9 | 43 | 0 |
**Punting**
Alonso Rojas
No. 51 2108 41.3 72 TB 6
Jacob Branstetter
2 72 36.0 43 0
Team 1 36 36.0 36 0
2009 Schedule
Date Opponent Location Score
9/5 Northern Colorado Lawrence W, 49-3
9/12 at UTEP El Paso, Texas W, 34-7
9/19 Duke Lawrence W, 44-16
9/26 Southern Miss Lawrence W, 35-28
10/10 Iowa State Lawrence W, 41-36
10/17 at Colorado Boulder, Colo. L, 34-30
10/24 Oklahoma Lawrence L, 35-13
10/31 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas L, 42-21
11/7 at Kansas State Manhattan L, 17-10
11/14 Nebraska Lawrence L, 31-17
11/21 at Texas Austin, Texas L, 51-20
11/28 Missouri Kansas City, Mo. L, 41-39
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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THE WAVE DECEMBER 4,2009