The 2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the

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in the

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. It was the Jayhawks' 135th season. Due to construction on

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, the Jayhawks played their non-conference home games at

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and their conference home games at

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. They were led by fourth-year head coach Lance Leipold. The Jayhawks looked to win a bowl game in back–to–back seasons for only the second time in program history, and to qualify for a bowl game for a third straight season for the first time in program history. The Jayhawks also started the year ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since the

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season. After a stale 2–6 record, which included a 5-game losing streak, including a loss to in-state rival Kansas State for the sixteenth straight year. The Jayhawks upset then no. 17 Iowa State, handed then no. 6 ranked BYU its first loss of the season, and upset no. 16

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to become the first team in FBS history with a losing record to beat 3 straight AP Poll ranked opponents. However, the Jayhawks were defeated in the final game of the season against Baylor, ending their season with a 5–7 record and preventing the team from clinching a third-straight bowl game.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Starters lost

Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2023 season. Players listed below have run out of eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 8 players run out of eligibility.

Entered NFL draft

Below are players who had remaining eligibility but instead of returning or transferring, chose to enter the 2024 NFL draft.

Recruiting

The Jayhawks received a commitment from their highest rated recruit ever, who was ranked 67th nationally among all recruits. ;Highest rated recruit

Preseason

Big 12 media poll

The preseason poll was released on July 2, 2024. *First place votes in ()

Schedule

Game summaries

vs. Lindenwood (FCS)

at Illinois

UNLV

at West Virginia

TCU

at Arizona State

Houston

at No. 16 Kansas State (Sunflower Showdown)

No. 17 Iowa State

at No. 6 BYU

Colorado

at Baylor

Roster

Rankings

References

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