On the run: KU’s five rushing touchdowns Sept. 27 against Missouri were the Jayhawks’ highest total in a Big 12 game since Kansas scored six TDs against Baylor in 1999 — a string of 41 games.
Lights out: KU has scored 35 or more points in four straight games (46 vs. UNLV, 42 at Wyoming, 41 vs. Jacksonville State and 35 against Missouri). KU has never scored 35 or more points in five straight games. Last year, KU scored that many points twice in 12 games.
Streaks: KU is looking to extend its winning streak to five games. … Two-time Big 12 North champ Colorado has lost three in a row. … The team with the most rushing yards has won the last 10 games in the series. CU averages 2.26 yards per carry.
Folsom Field factor: CU has won 16 of its last 19 games against Kansas at home.
Sack stats: KU’s offensive line has allowed two sacks in five games. Colorado’s defense has five in five games. KU’s defense has 12. Linebacker Brandon Perkins leads the Jayhawks with four.
Family ties: Colorado cornerback Phil Jackson is the cousin of former KU basketball player B.J. Williams.
Toomey on top: It will be hard for anyone to catch sophomore linebacker Gabriel Toomey for KU’s team lead in tackling. Toomey has 60. Fellow sophomore linebacker Nick Reid is second with 45.
Bad sign: Colorado’s coaching staff hasn’t awarded a defensive player of the week honor once during the team’s three-game skid. Colorado also hasn’t named an offensive player the last two games and hasn’t picked a special-teams player in two of the last three games.
Rough road: Colorado’s schedule was ranked the second toughest in the nation. Four other Big 12 teams — Texas A&M (first), Iowa State (third), Texas (10th) and Kansas State (17th) are in the top 20. KU and Baylor are tied for 31st.
Kicking woes: Colorado’s Mason Crosby has made 2-of-2 field-goal attempts, while Kevin Eberhart is 0-for-2. Crosby is 12-of-16 on extra-point attempts, while Eberhart made his only attempt. … KU’s Johnny Beck is 4-of-8 on field-goal attempts and 20-of-22 on extra points.
Kansas (2-4, 0-1 Big 12) vs. Colorado (3-2, 1-0)
When: 1 p.m. today.
Where: Memorial Stadium.
Series: CU leads 37-21-3.
Last meeting: CU won 27-16 on Sept. 22, 2001 at Boulder, Colo.
Upcoming: KU will play four of its last six games at home. Five of those six opponents have winning records.
Homecoming: Today marks KU’s 90th homecoming game. The Jayhawks are 38-46-5 in such games but have won 10 of the last 12, including victories against CU in 1998 and 2000.
Love a parade?: KU’s homecoming parade starts at 10:30 a.m. today at Adams Alumni Center and ends at Chi Omega Fountain.
Streaks: KU receiver Byron Gasaway has caught at least one pass in all six games. … Offensive lineman Justin Sands and defensive lineman Charlie Dennis have started 17 straight games. … Offensive lineman David Hurst has played 40 straight games.
Recruiting hotbeds: Glenn Robinson of Longmont, Colo., is KU’s only player from Colorado, while CU’s Clint Werth of Hays is the only Buff from Kansas.
Slow starts: Kansas has been outscored 27-0 in the first quarters of its last two games but outscored Tulsa and Baylor 75-41 in the final three quarters of those contests.
Red zone: KU’s offense has scored 21 of 25 times inside its opponents’ 20-yard line. KU’s opponents have scored 25 of 29 times inside the Jayhawks’ 20.
CU’s slide: Colorado was ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press preseason poll but lost two of its first three games. CU sandwiched losses to Colorado State and Southern Cal around a victory against San Diego State.
