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Entries in 2007 KU Game Notes (3)

Sunday
Sep162007

Game Notes: Kansas-Toledo

--The 3-0 start means the Jayhawks will be playing for their first 4-0 start since 1995 next week against FIU.
--KU has 13 straight home wins against non-conference teams.
--KU has gone over 500 yards on offense in each game this season.
--The 557 yard performance was the most since KU gained 586 yards against Colorado in 2003
--The defense should expect to spend some time on the field. The six scoring drives last night took less than two minutes and KU has had 23 scoring drives this season under the two-minute mark.
--Kansas' two scoring drives of 81 yards and 92 yards in the first quarter marked KU's fourth and fifth scoring drives of 80-plus yards this season.
--The game attendance was 48,112.
--Wide receiver Marcus Henry had 133 yards on seven receptions which ties a KU record with three consecutive 100-yard receiving yards game. (the other KU players that hold the record -- Isaac Byrd in 1996, Willie Vaughn in 1988 and Bob Johnson in 1983).
--Aqib Talib's has a TD reception in four straight games. The longest streak for a Jayhawk since Mark Simmons in 2003.
--Talib now has nine career interceptions.
--Todd Reesing's 313 passing yards for the game rank as the 16th most in school history.
--Reesing now has 10 TD passes on the year versus zero inteceptions.
--Sophomore Jake Sharp rushed for 127 yards, the second 100-yard perfomance of his career.
--Sharp averaged 9.8 yards on his 13 carries
--Dexton Fields has at least two catches in each of his last 14 games, plus eight career TD receptions.
--Senior DT James McClinton led KU with nine tackles.
--The 45-yard miss by senior kicker Scott Webb ended a streak of eight straight successful attempts.

Sunday
Sep092007

Game Notes: Kansas-SE Lousiana

--Kansas is 2-0 for the fourth straight season.
--The 'Hawks have won 12 straight home games against non-conference teams.
--Mark Mangino is 13-2 at home against non-conference teams.
--The 62-point win for KU was the largest margin since a 72-0 win against UAB on Sept. 24, 1994. It also ranks tied for fourth as the largest margin of victory in school history.
--With 52 points last week, KU scored more than 50 points in back-to-back games for the first time in school history.
--The last KU shut out was against Southern Illinois on Sept. 23, 2000 (42-0).
--SE Louisiana rushed for -31 yards which is the second fewest yards rushing all time by a KU opponent. KSU rushed for -56 yards in the 1992 season.
--Eight different Jayhawks have scored KU's 11 TDs this season.
--The attendance of 43,914 was the 12th time in the last 13 home games KU has drawn over 40,000 at Memorial Stadium.
--KU junior Marcus Herford's kick return for a touchdown in the first quarter was his first career kick return TD and first TD return since Greg Heaggans' 100-yard return vs. Southwest Missouri State in 2002.
--Junior cornerbak Aqib Talib has four career receptions with three of those going for touchdowns.
--Sophomore Raimond Pendleton has 9 punt returns for 166 yards. KU's leading punt returner in 2006 was Jonathan Lamb with 165 yards on 15 returns.
--Senior Marcus Henry had 119 receiving yards on five catches for back-to-back 100-yard games.
--Junior Dexton Fields first touchdown pass of the year was his seventh career TD catch.
--Senior Derek Fine has at least one reception in 23 of his last 26 games at Kansas.

Sunday
Sep022007

Game Notes: Kansas-Central Michigan

--KU has now won four straight openers.
--The 52 point total was the second most during the Mark Mangino era. KU scored 63 against Toledo on Sept. 11, 2004.
--Central Michigan's seven points were the lowest for a KU opponent since South Florida scored seven last season. 
--Brandon McAnderson (110) and Jake Sharp (106) both rushed for over 100 yards.
--The attendance of 46,815 was the largest for a KU home opener since 1994 - 48,100 - against Michigan State.
--KU has gone over 40,000 in 11 of the last 12 home games.
--The first quarter touchdown marked the first time in the last six games that KU has scored first.
--Senior Marcus Henry caught a career-high seven passes for a career-high 103 yards.
--Joe Mortensen and John Larson each had two tackles for loss.
--Eight Jayhawks made their first career start against Central Michigan - OFFENSE: Adrian Mayes (LG), Chet Hartley (RG), Tertavian Ingram (WR), Todd Reesing (QB); DEFENSE: Caleb Blakesley (DT), John Larson (DE), Patrick Resby (S), Chris Harris (CB).