[2] Tom Sims replaced Joe Bob Clements, who left for Kansas State, as defensive line coach.

Reesing found numerous opportunities to run as Northern Colorado was preoccupied with slowing Kansas' passing attack.

Backup red-shirt Freshman Quarterback Kale Pick also played his first minutes in a Kansas uniform in the 4th Quarter.

Senior DE Maxwell Onyegbule and the Jayhawk defense set the tone early as the University of Kansas football team rolled past UTEP 34–7 in front of 31,885 fans in the Sun Bowl.

Add to that line six quarterback hurries, three passes broken up and an interception, and it was a good night for the defense in El Paso.

The win also improved Mark Mangino's overall record to 47–41 at Kansas which tied him with Glen Mason as the second-winningest coach in school history.

The defeat dropped Southern Mississippi to 3-1 ending the nation's second longest winning streak at eight games.

This time the Jayhawks took advantage of the kick return, and Reesing found Meier uncovered for a 12-yard touchdown, his second of the game, to make the score 35–28.

Both teams traded possessions before Kansas' defense forced Southern Mississippi to punt with three minutes remaining.

Before a crowd of 48,203 at Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium, Kansas improves to 5–0 for the second time in three years, and 1–0 in Big 12 Conference play.

Reesing's main two targets for the afternoon were Meier, with his record-setting 16 receptions and junior wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe, who had 12 catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns.

Despite the offensive firepower displayed by the Jayhawks, the team needed a fourth-down stop at its own 31-yard line to solidify the win.

Trailing by five with 2:36 remaining in the game, ISU regained possession on its own 34-yard line and marched to the KU 31 before the Jayhawks' defense held fast to produce a turnover on downs.

KU defensive back Chris Harris made a huge tackle of Iowa State receiver Jake Williams on second-and-10 and then broke up the third-down pass, resulting in a fourth-and-nine attempt for the Cyclones.

[9] Despite erasing a 21-point deficit, the University of Kansas football team could not pull off the win as Colorado escaped with a 34–30 victory over the Jayhawks in front of 51,146 fans in Boulder.

The lead changed hands twice in the fourth quarter and Kansas had the chance to win on the final play of the game.

Kansas then rallied, dominating on both sides of the ball into the early fourth quarter, scoring 20 straight points to take a 30–27 lead with 12:57 remaining in the game.

They managed to force a Colorado punt and take one final possession with 24 seconds left in the game, but a heavily covered Dezmon Briscoe could not hold on to a Reesing pass in the end zone as time expired.

Kansas answered with a pair of field goals by junior kicker Jacob Branstetter, including a career-long 57-yarder just before the end of the half, but despite cutting the deficit to a single possession, the Jayhawks could not contain the Oklahoma offense in the third quarter.

OU extended its lead to 28–6 on its next possession, as Chris Brown hauled in an eight-yard TD pass from Jones.

[11] Four turnovers resulting in 28 Texas Tech points spoiled any chance of the University of Kansas football team picking up its sixth win as the Jayhawks fell to the Red Raiders 42–21 in front of 47,291 fans in Jones AT&T Stadium.

At halftime, the teams entered the locker room tied at 14, with Texas Tech outgaining Kansas 127 yards to 106 in the half.

Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing connected with Dezmon Briscoe three times on the drive including a touchdown pass from six yards out.

Texas Tech responded immediately, tying the game on 80-yard drive capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by Baron Batch.

Kansas freshmen Huldon Tharp and Lubbock Smith led the defense with nine tackles a piece, while Darrell Stuckey and Drew Dudley chipped in six.

Nebraska quarterback Zac Lee then found Paul for the two-point conversion to push the Cornhuskers back into the lead at 24–17 with just over six minutes remaining.

[14] Despite 245 all-purpose yards from junior Dezmon Briscoe, the Kansas football team could not keep up with the high-powered Texas offense as the No.

The 118th edition of the Border War was a hard-fought battle, with the winner determined in the final seconds as MU kicker Grant Ressel hit a 27-yard field goal as time expired.

[16] Drew Dudley Maxwell Onyegbule Todd Reesing Alonso Rojas Darrell Stuckey Dezmon Briscoe Kerry Meier Tanner Hawkinson Jake Laptad