2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2008
Next year = 2009
Team=Kansas Jayhawks

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Conference=Big 12 Conference
Division=North
ShortConference=Big 12
CoachRank=15
APRank=16
BCSRank=
Record=5-1
ConfRecord=2-0
HeadCoach=Mark Mangino
OffCoach=Ed Warinner
DefCoach=Clint Bowen
OScheme=Multiple
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=Memorial Stadium
Champion=
BowlTourney=
BowlTourneyResult= The 2008 Kansas Jayhawks football team (variously "Kansas", "KU", or the "Jayhawks") represents the University of Kansas for the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision intercollegiate football season of 2008-2009. It is the school's 119th year of intercollegiate football. The team is led by head coach Mark Mangino, in his seventh season, with Ed Warinner as the offensive coordinator for his second season (4th year overall) and Clint Bowen (8th year) in his first season as the defensive coordinator, having served the previous two seasons as co-defensive coordinator. Junior Todd Reesing returns to the starting quarterback position after a records-setting performance in the previous season. They play their home games on Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = August 30
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = 6:00 p.m.
rank = 13
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = cfb link|year=2008|school=Florida International University|team=FIU Golden Panthers|title=Florida International
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
gamename =
tv =
score = 40-10
overtime =
attend = 52,112CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 6
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = 6:00 p.m.
rank = 12
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Louisiana Tech
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
gamename =
tv = FSN
score = 29-0
attend = 48,621CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = l
date = September 12
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = 7:00 p.m.
rank = 11
away = yes
neutral =
opprank = 18
opponent = South Florida
site_stadium = Raymond James Stadium
site_cityst = Tampa, FL
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 37-34
attend = 58,755CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = September 20
nonconf = yes
homecoming =
time = 6:00 p.m.
rank = 19
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Sam Houston State
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
gamename =
tv = Fox College Sports
score = 38-14
attend = 51,767CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 4
homecoming =
time = 11:30 a.m.
rank = 16
away = yes
neutral =
opponent = Iowa State
opprank =
site_stadium = Jack Trice Stadium
site_cityst = Ames, IA
gamename =
tv = Versus
score = 35-33
attend = 47,847CFB Schedule Entry
w/l = w
date = October 11
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 11:30 a.m.
rank = 15
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Colorado
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 30-14
attend = 49,566CFB Schedule Entry
w/l =
date = October 18
nonconf =
homecoming =
time = 2:30 p.m.
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Oklahoma
site_stadium = Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Norman, OK
gamename =
tv = ABC
score =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l =
date = October 25
nonconf =
homecoming = yes
time =
rank =
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Texas Tech
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
gamename =
tv =
score =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l =
date = November 1
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away =
neutral =
opponent = cfb link|year=2008|school=Kansas State University|team=Kansas State Wildcats|title=Kansas State
opprank =
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
gamename = Sunflower Showdown
tv =
score =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l =
date = November 8
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away = yes
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Nebraska
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
gamename =
tv =
score =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l =
date = November 15
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away =
neutral =
opprank =
opponent = Texas
site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Lawrence, KS
gamename =
tv =
score =
attend = CFB Schedule Entry
w/l =
date = November 29
nonconf =
homecoming =
time =
rank =
away =
neutral = yes
opprank =
opponent = Missouri
site_stadium = Arrowhead Stadium
site_cityst = Kansas City, MO
gamename = Border War
tv = FSN
score =
attend =

[ [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2008Schedule.pdf 2008 Schedule] ]

Roster

KU dismissed junior cornerback Anthony Webb in June for violating team rules. At the same time, senior defensive tackle Todd Haselhorst left the team for health reasons. KU lost three running backs in August. Carmon Boyd-Anderson transferred to Southwest Baptist University. Donte Bean left the team for Washburn University. Sean Ransburg didn't qualify academically for the fall. Kicker Stephen Hoge quit the team in mid-August.

tatistics

[http://kuathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kan/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/cumulative-stats 2008 Official Statistics]

Team

cores by quarter

Receiving

See also

* University of Kansas

References

External links

* [http://kuathletics.cstv.com/ Official website of University of Kansas]