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Kansas

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

2-2 4 games tracked Offense B- Defense A+
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Season grades

Offense 62nd of 137
B-
2025 A 11th of 136
Points added per play
+0.16opponents usually allow +0.152025: +0.21
Plays that work
44%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 48%
Defense 5th of 137
A+
2025 C- 95th of 136
Points allowed per play
-0.03opponents usually get +0.172025: +0.22
Plays that work against it
29%usual for these opponents 43%2025: 41%
Special teams
–
Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Kansas finished 5-7. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

8.7yards to go on an average third down
Offense

Win first down to shorten third

Third downs average 8.7 yards to go, against 7.0 for all teams. First-down plays work 46% of the time (50 of 108).

60%of short yardage runs converted
Offense

Convert short yardage

Small sample

Kansas converts 60% of its runs on third or fourth and 2 or less, against 71% for all teams. That ranks 105th of 130.

25%all teams 41%
Defense

Stopping the run on 1st and long

Opponents' runs on 1st and long (7 or more) work 25% of the time, against 41% for all teams (12 of 48 plays).

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

WeekOpponentScoreOffenseDefense
1 vs Long Island University W51-6 A- A- Replay
2 vs Missouri L21-38 D- B- Replay
3 vs Arizona State L17-24 C A- Replay
5 vs Middle Tennessee W55-0 A- A+ Replay
6 at Utah Tracker
7 at Kansas State Tracker
8 vs Baylor Tracker
9 at TCU Tracker
10 vs UCF Tracker
11 at West Virginia Tracker
12 vs BYU Tracker
13 at Oklahoma State Tracker

What Kansas calls

60%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 105th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+105 plays
Run 60% Pass 40%

Runs work 49% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 38% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-311 plays
Run 64% Pass 36%

Runs work 86% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 100% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-613 plays
Run 54% Pass 46%

Runs work 57% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 67% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+51 plays
Run 55% Pass 45%

Runs work 32% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 35% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 4-610 plays
Run 40% Pass 60%

Runs work 25% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 33% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+27 plays
Run 30% Pass 70%

Runs work 50% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 37% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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