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Kansas

JayhawksRun-Heavy
Big 12 Conference1-0#29 (+5.85)
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
How grades work →

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

Special Teams

Opponent-adjusted special-teams component of the Final Rating, in expected points per game — positive = better. The four units sum to the net.

Net ST Rating
-0.86
expected pts/game
Kicking
+0.02
own kicking game
Kick Defense
-0.26
vs opponent kicks
Returns
-0.60
own return game
Return Defense
-0.02
vs opponent returns

Peer Context

Where Kansas ranks among all FBS teams in 2026 (percentile).

Opp-adjusted offense
76th
Opp-adjusted defense
91th
Offensive EPA/play
88th
Defensive EPA/play
91th
Offensive success rate
95th
Explosiveness
85th
Defensive havoc
94th
Points per drive
87th

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

WkOpponentScoreW/LSpreadATSTotalO/U
1vs LIU51-6W-42.0W54.5O
2vs Missouri------
3vs Arizona State------
5vs Middle Tennessee------
6@ Utah------
7@ Kansas State------
8vs Baylor------
9@ TCU------
10vs UCF------
11@ West Virginia------
12vs 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
Full ATS log & splits →
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.

Situational Profile

Situational EPA percentile across 8 phases (the larger the shape, the more dominant). Within-FBS ranks.

Pass Off88thRush Off82thRed Zone Off66th3rd Down Off94thPass Def66thRush Def90thRed Zone Def79th3rd Down Def77th
SituationOFF EPAOFF RankDEF EPADEF Rank
Overall+0.28091th-0.30085th
Red Zone+0.28766th-0.62379th
Third Down+0.97894th-0.40077th
No Garbage Time+0.29488th-0.54994th
First Half+0.29485th-0.54992th
Second Half+0.26482th-0.02241th
Early Downs+0.22285th-0.49595th
Passing Downs+0.51788th-0.19866th
Standard Downs+0.18482th-0.41590th
Goal to Go+0.64877th-0th

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.
StatKansasOpponents
Scoring
Points516
Points / Game51.06.0
First Downs
Total2911
Rushing123
Passing157
Penalty21
Rushing
Attempts5133
Yards27735
Yards / Carry5.41.1
Yards / Game277.035.0
Touchdowns50
Passing
Attempts2520
Completions1810
Completion %72.0%50.0%
Yards336111
Yards / Attempt13.45.5
Touchdowns20
Interceptions00
Passer Rating211.3096.62
Total Offense
Plays7653
Yards613146
Yards / Play8.12.8
Yards / Game613.0146.0
Punt Returns
Returns60
Yards390
Average6.5—
Touchdowns00
Kickoff Returns
Returns10
Yards100
Average10.0—
Touchdowns00
Punting
Punts07
Yards0286
Average—40.9
Interception Returns
Returns00
Yards00
Touchdowns00
Fumbles
Fumbles12
Lost11
Penalties
Penalties63
Yards6040
Yards / Game60.040.0
Time of Possession
Per Game33:0626:54
Third Downs
Attempts1313
Conversions82
Conversion %61.5%15.4%
Fourth Downs
Attempts31
Conversions21
Conversion %66.7%100.0%
Red Zone
Trips82
Scores (TD + FG)82
Score %100.0%100.0%
Touchdowns70
TD %87.5%0.0%
Field Goals
Attempts12
Made12
Pct100.0%100.0%
PAT Kicking
Attempts60
Made60
Pct100.0%—
Two-Point Conversions
Attempts10
Made00
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.
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