The 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by second year head coach Charlie Weis and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference.
On September 21, with a 13–10 win over Louisiana Tech, the Jayhawks ended a 22-game losing streak to FBS opponents. On November 16, the Jayhawks ended their 27 conference game losing streak with a 31–19 defeat of visiting West Virginia. The conference win was the Jayhawks first conference win since their 52–45 defeat of Colorado during the 2010 season.
Coaching staff Name Position Charlie Weis Head coach Dave Campo Assistant head coach-Defense/defensive Backs coach Tim Grunhard Offensive line coach Rob Ianello Wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator Reggie Mitchell Running backs coach Ron Powlus Quarterbacks coach Jeff Blasko Tight ends coach Buddy Wyatt Defensive line coach Clint Bowen Linebackers coach Scott Vestal Assistant defensive backs coach
Schedule
Roster 2013 Kansas Jayhawks football roster (Starters in bold)Quarterbacks 2 Montell Cozart – Fr. 9 Jake Heaps – Jr. 10 T.J. Millweard – (TR) 14 Michael Cummings – So. 16 Jordan Darling – Fr. 17 Blake Jablonski – Jr.
Running backs 3 Tony Pierson – Jr. 6 Darrian Miller – So. 20 Colin Spencer – Fr. 25 Brandon Bourbon – Jr. 29 James Sims – Sr. 34 Connor Embree – Jr. 36 Taylor Cox – Sr. 40 Preston Randall – Fr.
Fullbacks 25 Brandon Bourbon – Jr. 35 T.J. Semke – So. 43 Ed Fink – Jr. 85 Trent Smiley – Jr.
Wide receivers 1 Rodriguez Coleman – Jr. 3 Tony Pierson – Jr. 7 Mark Thomas – Jr. 8 Josh Ford – Sr. 11 Tre' Parmalee – So. 12 Christian Matthews – Sr. 13 Ishmael Hyman – Fr. 15 Matt Hentges – Fr. 19 Justin McCay – Jr. 80 Ricki Herod – Jr. 81 Billy Owens – Jr. 82 Andrew Turzilli – Jr. 88 Nick Harwell –
Tight ends 41 Jimmay Mundine – Jr. 44 Scott Baron – So. 45 Nick Sizemore – Sr. 84 Ben Johnson – Fr. 85 Trent Smiley – Jr. 86 Charles Brooks – Sr. 87 Jordan Shelley-Smith – Fr. Offensive line 50 Jamal Brown – Jr. 61 Pat Lewandowski – Jr. 63 Ngalu Fusimalohi – Jr. 64 Randall Dent – Sr. 65 Mike Smithburg – Jr. 66 Dylan Admire – So. 67 Joey Bloomfield – Fr. 70 Gavin Howard – Sr. 72 Zach Fondal – Jr. 73 Damon Martin – So. 74 Brian Beckmann – Fr. 75 Sean Connolly – Fr. 76 Bryan Peters – So. 77 Aslam Sterling – Sr. 78 Joe Gibson – Fr. 79 Riley Spencer – Sr.
Defensive line 9 Jordan Tavai – Sr. 35 T.J. Semke – So. 54 Neal Page – Fr. 69 Peter Gallo – Fr. 90 Kevin Young – Sr. 91 Shane Smith – Sr. 93 Ben Goodman – So. 94 Tyler Holmes – Fr. 95 Andrew Bolton – Jr. 96 Keba Agostinho – Sr. 97 Ty McKinney – Jr. 98 Keon Stowers – Jr. 99 Tedarian Johnson – Jr. Linebackers 2 Marcus Jenkins-Moore – 4 Prinz Kande – Sr. 31 Ben Heeney – Jr. 32 Schyler Miles – So. 37 Beau Bell – So. 44 Mike Zunica – So. (TR) 46 Kellen Ash – Fr. 47 Brian Maura – Jr. 51 Samson Faifili – Jr. 52 Darius Willis – Sr. 53 Colton Goeas – Fr. 55 Michael Reynolds – Jr. 57 Jake Love – So. 58 Courtney Arnick – Fr. 59 Cameron Rosser – Fr.
Cornerbacks 7 Kevin Short – 11 Tyree Williams – So. 12 Dexter McDonald – Jr. 14 Nasir Moore – Jr. 22 Greg Allen – Fr. 24 JaCorey Shepherd – Jr. 26 Brandon Hollomon – So. 49 Deron Dangerfield – Sr.
Safeties 5 Isaiah Johnson – So. 23 Dexter Linton – Sr. 27 Victor Simmons – Jr. 30 Tevin Shaw – Fr. 38 Jaccare Givens – Jr. (TR) 33 Cassius Sendish – Jr. 43 Alex Matlock – So.
Special teams 13 Ron Doherty – Sr. (P/K) 15 Michael Mesh – Jr. (K) 16 Trevor Pardula – Jr. (P/K) 18 Eric Kahn – Jr. (K) 28 Matthew Wyman – So. (K) 39 Austin Barone – Fr. (K) 60 Reilly Jeffers – So. (LS) 62 Zack Young – Sr. (LS) 68 John Wirtel – Fr. (LS)
Awards Trevor Pardula Week 4 Ray Guy Award Player of the Week Week 4 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week Week 4 College Football Performance Awards Punter of the Week
Isiah Johnson Big 12 Newcomer of the Year
All Conference 2nd team James sims – RB Ben heeny – LB Honorable Mention Ngalu fusimalohi – OL Isaiah johnson – DB Dexter mcdonald – DB Jimmay mundine – TE Trevor pardula – P JaCorey shepherd – KR/PR/DB James sims – RB
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