KU-Baylor notes

By Staff Jan 25, 2005

Kansas University leads the all-time series, 9-1. KU won the last meeting, 74-54, Feb. 18, 2004, in Allen Fieldhouse. KU is 3-1 at Ferrell Center.
Baylor in Big 12 play has lost at Texas A&M (79-60) and Oklahoma State (82-53). At home, the Bears have beaten Colorado (67-59) and lost to Oklahoma (65-61). The Bears won at Purdue, 73-72, on Dec. 30.
The Bears have surpassed last year’s win total. BU went 8-21 in Scott Drew’s first season.
BU has lost 13 straight games against ranked foes (2-26 last four years).
BU is among the country’s most inexperienced teams, returning one scholarship player. BU has dressed seven or fewer scholarship players for 44 straight games. The Bears do have two sophomore transfers — Tim Bush from LSU and Patrick Fields from Ole Miss.
Nine of the 12 players on Baylor’s roster are Texans.
BU is 12-15 over the last four years against Big 12 North schools, 8-37 versus the South.

KU-Baylor notes

By Staff Feb 18, 2004

Kansas leads the all-time series, 8-1. In the last meeting, the Jayhawks beat the Bears, 79-58, Feb. 11, 2003 in Waco, Texas.
KU coach Bill Self is 0-1 against the Bears; Baylor coach Scott Drew never has faced the Jayhawks as a head coach.
KU is 4-0 all-time versus the Bears in Allen Fieldhouse.
Kansas is 90-15 all-time versus schools from Texas.
Kansas is 1,007-463 all-time against schools in the Big 12 Conference.
The Jayhawks won the first-ever meeting with Baylor, 57-46, Dec. 3, 1951 in Lawrence.
Baylor’s Drew was the associate head coach at Valparaiso when the Crusaders lost to the Jayhawks, 81-73, Jan. 2, 2002, in Lawrence.
Jayhawk assistant Tim Jankovich was 1-1 against the Bears from 1993-97 while head coach at North Texas.
KU, which has lost two straight games, last lost three straight in 1994 (Oklahoma State, Missouri and Nebraska).
KU has won 23 straight home games against Big 12 opponents.
Keith Langford needs 12 points to pass Steve Woodberry for 25th place on Kansas’ all-time career scoring list.
Baylor point guard Carl Marshall has no assists in his last five games.
Aaron Miles needs 21 assists to pass Kirk Hinrich for third place on KU’s all-time career assist list. Miles needs 16 steals to pass Hinrich for third place on the Jayhawks’ all-time career steals list.

KU/Baylor notes

By Staff Oct 18, 2003

Last meeting: KU led 32-24 in last year’s game at Baylor before the Bears scored 11 points in the final 78 seconds. KU missed a 34-yard field goal, an extra point and twice failed to convert two-point conversion attempts in the three-point loss.

Home again: Today is KU’s homecoming game. The Jayhawks are 38-47-5 in homecoming games.

Scoring machine: Kansas has scored 35 or more points in five straight games for the first time in school history (46 vs. UNLV, 42 at Wyoming, 41 vs. Jacksonville State, 35 vs. Missouri and 47 at Colorado).

More on CU: KU’s 47 points against the Buffaloes were the Jayhawks’ most ever in a loss. … Kansas averaged 8.6 yards per play and finished with 586 yards on 68 plays.

On the run: KU quarterback Bill Whittemore has rushed for seven touchdowns, including two TDs in each of the last three games. He is third on KU’s career list for touchdown runs by a quarterback with 18. Chip Hilleary (1989-92) tops the list with 23. Bobby Douglass (1966-68) had 19.

More on Whittemore: KU’s quarterback is tied for fourth on the school’s list for career TD passes with 24, matching Kelly Donahoe (1986-89) and Mike Norseth (1984-85). David Jaynes (1971-73) tops the list with 35. Frank Seurer (1980-83) is second with 30, and Hilleary is third with 25.

Remember me: Baylor receiver J.T. Thompson started his collegiate career at KU in 2000. The Kilgore, Texas, native caught eight passes for 130 yards as a freshman. He has six catches for 28 yards this season.

Lone Star State: KU has 16 Texans on its roster.

We like his chances: Sophomore Greg Heaggans ranks second on KU’s career list for kickoff return yardage with 955. Maurice Douglas (1988-89) set the record with 1,077.

Road kill: Baylor has lost 16 straight road games and 30 consecutive conference road games. Kansas is 3-1 at home.

New role: Kansas is favored for the first time in five games against Division I-A opponents this season.