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Kansas
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Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.
Grades
Percentile grades against every FBS team this season — 99 is best. Curved so an average team reads C, not F.
79· BOverall
Offense
74· BRating
87· BPer play
95· AConsistency
85· BBig plays
Defense
76· BRating
90· A-Per play
95· AConsistency
Situational
65· CRed-zone O
78· BRed-zone D
93· A3rd down O
77· B3rd down D
Analytical Fingerprint
SS-native team profile — opponent-adjusted and garbage-filtered EPA, success, and explosiveness.
Opp-Adj Offense
+0.033
Opp-Adj Defense
+0.069
higher = better
Offensive EPA/play
+0.294
Defensive EPA/play
-0.569
lower = better
Off Success Rate
61.8%
Def Success Rate
30.2%
allowed · lower = better
Explosive Rate
29.3%
pass EPA > 1.0 · rush > 0.8
Explosive Allowed
0.0%
lower = better
Net EPA/play
+0.863
net · higher = better
Recent EPA Trend
0.000
last 3 weeks
Points / Drive
5.17
Peer Context
Where Kansas ranks among all FBS teams in 2026 (percentile).
Opp-adjusted offense76th
Opp-adjusted defense91th
Offensive EPA/play88th
Defensive EPA/play91th
Offensive success rate95th
Explosiveness85th
Defensive havoc94th
Points per drive87th
Historical Fingerprint
Most statistically similar team-seasons, 2017–2025, by the same 44-feature profile The Archive uses. Descriptive context, not a forecast.
1Alabama2018OA +0.280 / +0.145similar: defensive success rate, passing offense, havoc rate4212Ohio State2019OA +0.314 / +0.166similar: turnover rate, offensive success rate, passing offense4063Alabama2021OA +0.139 / +0.155similar: passing offense, run defense, defensive EPA4014Indiana2024OA +0.060 / +0.030similar: havoc rate, rushing offense, run defense3905Western Michigan2021OA +0.092 / +0.023similar: offensive success rate, defensive success rate, offensive EPA390
2026 Schedule & Results
12 games
| Wk | Opponent | Score | W/L | Spread | ATS | Total | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs LIU | 51-6 | W | -42.0 | W | 54.5 | O |
| 2 | vs Missouri | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | vs Arizona State | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | vs Middle Tennessee | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | @ Utah | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | @ Kansas State | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | vs Baylor | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | @ TCU | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | vs UCF | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | @ West Virginia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | vs BYU | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | @ Oklahoma State | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Betting Profile
ATS Record
1-0
100.0%
O/U Record
1-0
100.0%
Straight Up
1-0
100.0%
Home ATS1-0
Away ATS0-0
Favorite ATS1-0
Underdog ATS0-0
Last 5 ATS
W
Graded against consensus market lines (median across multiple sportsbooks). Games the market never lined — mostly early-season non-FBS matchups — are excluded from ATS and O/U records; individual games may grade differently than closing-line sources.
Style & Tendencies
Pass 32.9%Rush 67.1%
Havoc/Game
18.0
Havoc Rate
34.0%
TO Margin
0.0
Explosive/G
12.0
Yards/Game
613.0
Pts/Drive
5.17
3rd Down%
61.5%
3&Out%
0.0%
Team Statistics
2026 season totals across 1 games — Kansas vs. the combined line of every opponent in those games.
| Stat | Kansas | Opponents |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | ||
| Points | 51 | 6 |
| Points / Game | 51.0 | 6.0 |
| First Downs | ||
| Total | 29 | 11 |
| Rushing | 12 | 3 |
| Passing | 15 | 7 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | ||
| Attempts | 51 | 33 |
| Yards | 277 | 35 |
| Yards / Carry | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| Yards / Game | 277.0 | 35.0 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Attempts | 25 | 20 |
| Completions | 18 | 10 |
| Completion % | 72.0% | 50.0% |
| Yards | 336 | 111 |
| Yards / Attempt | 13.4 | 5.5 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Passer Rating | 211.30 | 96.62 |
| Total Offense | ||
| Plays | 76 | 53 |
| Yards | 613 | 146 |
| Yards / Play | 8.1 | 2.8 |
| Yards / Game | 613.0 | 146.0 |
| Punt Returns | ||
| Returns | 6 | 0 |
| Yards | 39 | 0 |
| Average | 6.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | ||
| Returns | 1 | 0 |
| Yards | 10 | 0 |
| Average | 10.0 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | ||
| Punts | 0 | 7 |
| Yards | 0 | 286 |
| Average | — | 40.9 |
| Interception Returns | ||
| Returns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 2 |
| Lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | ||
| Penalties | 6 | 3 |
| Yards | 60 | 40 |
| Yards / Game | 60.0 | 40.0 |
| Time of Possession | ||
| Per Game | 33:06 | 26:54 |
| Third Downs | ||
| Attempts | 13 | 13 |
| Conversions | 8 | 2 |
| Conversion % | 61.5% | 15.4% |
| Fourth Downs | ||
| Attempts | 3 | 1 |
| Conversions | 2 | 1 |
| Conversion % | 66.7% | 100.0% |
| Red Zone | ||
| Trips | 8 | 2 |
| Scores (TD + FG) | 8 | 2 |
| Score % | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Touchdowns | 7 | 0 |
| TD % | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Field Goals | ||
| Attempts | 1 | 2 |
| Made | 1 | 2 |
| Pct | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| PAT Kicking | ||
| Attempts | 6 | 0 |
| Made | 6 | 0 |
| Pct | 100.0% | — |
| Two-Point Conversions | ||
| Attempts | 1 | 0 |
| Made | 0 | 0 |
Official-stats conventions: rushing includes sacks as negative attempts (NCAA), so Total Offense = rush + pass. Red-zone Score % counts touchdowns and field goals per trip.