2019 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2019 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record3–9 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Dearmon (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorD. J. Eliot (1st season)
Home stadiumDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Oklahoma y$^   8 1     12 2  
No. 13 Baylor y   8 1     11 3  
No. 25 Texas   5 4     8 5  
Oklahoma State   5 4     8 5  
Kansas State   5 4     8 5  
Iowa State   5 4     7 6  
West Virginia   3 6     5 7  
TCU   3 6     5 7  
Texas Tech   2 7     4 8  
Kansas   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Oklahoma 30, Baylor 23 OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Kansas Jayhawks football team, representing the University of Kansas for the 130th season, was led by first-year head coach Les Miles. Members of the Big 12 Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the Jayhawks played their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Their season was chronicled by ESPN+ in the docuseries Miles to Go: Les Miles and Kansas Football.

The Jayhawks attempted to end two major losing streaks, but instead extended the streaks. They extended their consecutive losses on the road to Big 12 teams to 45 games. They also extended their streak of consecutive games lost to teams ranked in the AP poll to 38. With a 48–24 win over Boston College, KU ended a 48-game road losing streak against power five conference teams.[1] With the Jayhawks seventh loss of the season to Oklahoma State, they became ineligible for a bowl game for the eleventh consecutive season, the last time they were eligible was the 2008 season. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big 12 play to finish in last place.

On July 8, 2019, Kansas announced that 1st team All-Big 12 running back Pooka Williams Jr. will be suspended for the first game of the season against Indiana State as discipline for his arrest for domestic battery December 2018.[2]

On October 6, 2019, Miles fired offensive coordinator Les Koenning. Senior offensive analyst Brent Dearmon was promoted to replace him. Additionally, Dearmon was named quarterbacks coach.[3]

  1. ^ "Jayhawks break 48-game road skid vs. Power 5". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "Pooka Williams reinstated by KU football will miss season opener". KUSports.com.
  3. ^ "Kansas fires OC Les Koenning, promotes analyst Brent Dearmon". ESPN.com.