2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2021 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record2–10 (1–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Borland (1st season)
Home stadiumDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Oklahoma State y   8 1     12 2  
No. 5 Baylor y$   7 2     12 2  
No. 10 Oklahoma   7 2     11 2  
Iowa State   5 4     7 6  
Kansas State   4 5     8 5  
West Virginia   4 5     6 7  
Texas   3 6     5 7  
TCU   3 6     5 7  
Texas Tech   3 6     7 6  
Kansas   1 8     2 10  
Championship: Baylor 21, Oklahoma State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Jayhawks 132nd season. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They played their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. They were coached by Lance Leipold in his first year as head coach.[1]

The Jayhawks entered the season with multiple losing streaks: 41 games to AP ranked teams, 54 road conference games, twelve conference games, and an overall losing streak of thirteen. Only one of the streaks would still be standing by the end of the season. They would end their thirteen game overall losing streak with their victory over South Dakota on September 3, 2021.[2] Their victory over Texas on November 13 ended several more losing streaks: 8 straight overall losses, 18 straight within the Big 12, 20 straight to FBS opponents, and 56 straight in road conference games. They lost all their games against AP poll ranked teams during the season extending the streak to 44 games. The Jayhawks also failed to qualify for a bowl game for the 13th consecutive season, dating back to the 2008 season. They finished last in the Big 12 for the 7th consecutive season.

  1. ^ "Kansas hires Buffalo's Lance Leipold as football coach". ESPN.com.
  2. ^ "Kansas scores late to beat S. Dakota 17-14 in Leipold debut". ESPN.com.