Jayhawks announce foes for 2012 non-conference season

By Matt Tait Aug 10, 2010

Nick Krug

Kansas receiver Bradley McDougald charges up field past Northern Colorado safety Stephen Michon during the second quarter Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009 at Memorial Stadium. The catch set up a Jake Sharp touchdown.

Tuesday afternoon, the Kansas University football program announced its three non-conference games for the 2012 season, which will be the second year for the Big 12 without Colorado and Nebraska in the mix.

The 2012 schedule, which likely will feature the Jayhawks playing all nine remaining Big 12 opponents, includes home games against South Dakota State and Rice and a road game at Northern Illinois.

The Big 12 portion of the 2012 season has not yet been announced. What is known, however, is that the Jayhawks will open the year on Sept. 1 at home against South Dakota State.

KU then will host Rice in the first of a two-game series on Sept. 8. The Jayhawks also will play at Rice in 2013. On Sept. 22 KU will travel to Northern Illinois in a return game for the Huskies’ trip to Lawrence in 2011.

KU has played all three opponents in the past, defeating South Dakota State 86-6 in 1947; knocking off Rice, 33-7, in the 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl; and falling, 37-34, to Northern Illinois in the first game of the Mike Gottfried era in 1983.

The 80-point victory against SDSU is second in history behind an 83-0 win against Washington (Mo.) in 1923. The win over Rice was KU’s second ever bowl appearance and first bowl victory.

The last time Kansas played just three regular-season non-conference games was 2005.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.