Running back Jake Sharp led the Kansas offense on Saturday night with three touchdowns (2 rushing) as the Jayhawks pulled away from UTEP to a 34-7 victory in El Paso, Texas. The Jayhawks are now 2-0, and will look to be 3-0 on Saturday when the Duke Blue Devils visit Lawrence.
Here’s a look at the stats.
Fast Facts
• Kansas coach Mark Mangino tied Glen Mason with 47 coaching wins (second most in school history) and the Jayhawks rolled up 570 yards, scoring 34 unanswered points to beat the Miners.
• Kansas was paced by 104 rushing yards from Jake Sharp. Quarterback Todd Reesing passed for 259 yards.
• UTEP is 3-45 all-time vs. ranked opponents.
– ESPN Stats & Information
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER |
KU |
UTEP |
 |
FG |
09:00 |
Jacob Branstetter 21 Yd |
3 |
0 |
| SECOND QUARTER |
KU |
UTEP |
|
TD |
07:23 |
Jake Sharp 1 Yd Run (Jacob Branstetter Kick) |
10 |
0 |
|
FG |
04:42 |
Jacob Branstetter 24 Yd |
13 |
0 |
|
TD |
01:21 |
Jake Sharp 5 Yd Pass From Todd Reesing (Jacob Branstetter Kick) |
20 |
0 |
| THIRD QUARTER |
KU |
UTEP |
|
TD |
07:06 |
Jake Sharp 3 Yd Run (Jacob Branstetter Kick) |
27 |
0 |
| FOURTH QUARTER |
KU |
UTEP |
|
TD |
13:45 |
Toben Opurum 1 Yd Run (Jacob Branstetter Kick) |
34 |
0 |
 |
TD |
12:39 |
Donavon Kemp 75 Yd Pass From Trevor Vittatoe (Logan Barrett Kick) |
34 |
7 |
| Team Stat Comparison |
| |
|
|
| 1st Downs |
26 |
7 |
|
3rd down efficiency
|
9-18 |
1-11 |
|
4th down efficiency
|
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Total Yards |
576 |
208 |
| Passing |
321 |
204 |
|
Comp-Att
|
27-43 |
17-29 |
|
Yards per pass
|
7.5 |
7.0 |
| Rushing |
255 |
4 |
|
Rushing Attempts
|
42 |
20 |
|
Yards per rush
|
6.1 |
0.2 |
| Penalties |
6-48 |
13-137 |
| Turnovers |
2 |
1 |
|
Fumbles lost
|
1 |
0 |
|
Interceptions thrown
|
1 |
1 |
| Possession |
34:41 |
25:19 |
| Kansas Passing |
| |
C/ATT |
YDS |
AVG |
TD |
INT |
| T. Reesing |
25/41 |
260 |
6.3 |
1 |
1 |
| K. Meier |
1/1 |
56 |
56.0 |
0 |
0 |
| K. Pick |
1/1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team |
27/43 |
321 |
7.5 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Kansas Interceptions |
| |
INT |
YDS |
TD |
| J. Thornton |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| Team |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
| UTEP Interceptions |
| |
INT |
YDS |
TD |
| B. Amy |
1 |
16 |
0 |
| Team |
1 |
16 |
0 |
|
| Kansas Kick Returns |
| |
NO |
YDS |
AVG |
LG |
| D. Briscoe |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
16 |
| Team |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
16 |
|
| UTEP Kick Returns |
| |
NO |
YDS |
AVG |
LG |
| E. Davis |
6 |
101 |
16.8 |
23 |
| D. Kemp |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
23 |
| Team |
7 |
124 |
17.7 |
23 |
|
| Kansas Punt Returns |
| |
NO |
YDS |
AVG |
LG |
| D. Patterson |
6 |
69 |
11.5 |
49 |
| Team |
6 |
69 |
11.5 |
49 |
|
| UTEP Punt Returns |
| |
NO |
YDS |
AVG |
LG |
| J. Moturi |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
4 |
| Team |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
4 |
|
| Kansas Kicking |
| |
FG |
PCT |
LONG |
XP |
PTS |
| J. Branstetter |
2/4 |
50.0 |
24 |
4/4 |
10 |
| Team |
2/4 |
50.0 |
24 |
4/4 |
10 |
|
| UTEP Kicking |
| |
FG |
PCT |
LONG |
XP |
PTS |
| L. Barrett |
0/0 |
0.0 |
– |
1/1 |
1 |
| Team |
0/0 |
0.0 |
– |
1/1 |
1 |
|
| Kansas Punting |
| |
TOT |
YDS |
AVG |
TB |
-20 |
LG |
| A. Rojas |
2 |
75 |
37.5 |
0 |
1 |
38 |
| Team |
2 |
75 |
37.5 |
0 |
1 |
38 |
|
| UTEP Punting |
| |
TOT |
YDS |
AVG |
TB |
-20 |
LG |
| G. Hiett |
10 |
443 |
44.3 |
1 |
1 |
57 |
| Team |
10 |
443 |
44.3 |
1 |
1 |
57 |
|
| Kansas Drive Summaries |
| START |
QTR |
POSS. |
YARD |
PLAYS |
YARDS |
RESULT |
| 12:02 |
1 |
03:02 |
KU 21 |
9 |
66 |
Field Goal Good |
| 05:02 |
1 |
03:20 |
KU 6 |
7 |
44 |
Punt |
| 14:52 |
2 |
01:43 |
KU 41 |
3 |
-17 |
Punt |
| 09:53 |
2 |
02:30 |
KU 29 |
9 |
72 |
Rushing Touchdown |
| 06:29 |
2 |
01:47 |
KU 21 |
5 |
14 |
Field Goal Good |
| 02:58 |
2 |
01:37 |
KU 40 |
4 |
40 |
Passing Touchdown |
| 00:51 |
2 |
00:51 |
KU 38 |
7 |
17 |
Field Goal Missed |
| 15:00 |
3 |
04:05 |
KU 3 |
10 |
76 |
Interception |
| 08:47 |
3 |
00:07 |
KU 24 |
2 |
24 |
Rushing Touchdown |
| 03:46 |
3 |
05:01 |
KU 20 |
13 |
80 |
Rushing Touchdown |
| 12:39 |
4 |
03:48 |
KU 25 |
9 |
60 |
Field Goal Missed |
| 06:39 |
4 |
02:28 |
KU 32 |
6 |
23 |
Fumble |
| 02:48 |
4 |
02:48 |
KU 28 |
5 |
62 |
End of Half |
| UTEP Drive Summaries |
| START |
QTR |
POSS. |
YARD |
PLAYS |
YARDS |
RESULT |
| 15:00 |
1 |
02:58 |
UTEP 14 |
5 |
9 |
Punt |
| 09:00 |
1 |
03:58 |
UTEP 20 |
6 |
8 |
Punt |
| 01:42 |
1 |
01:50 |
UTEP 17 |
3 |
-4 |
Punt |
| 13:09 |
2 |
03:16 |
UTEP 38 |
5 |
-20 |
Punt |
| 07:23 |
2 |
00:54 |
UTEP 23 |
2 |
4 |
Interception |
| 04:42 |
2 |
01:44 |
UTEP 23 |
3 |
0 |
Punt |
| 01:21 |
2 |
00:30 |
UTEP 17 |
3 |
-5 |
Punt |
| 00:00 |
2 |
00:00 |
UTEP 21 |
0 |
0 |
End of Half |
| 10:55 |
3 |
02:08 |
UTEP 26 |
2 |
12 |
Punt |
| 07:06 |
3 |
03:20 |
UTEP 14 |
6 |
42 |
Punt |
| 13:45 |
4 |
01:06 |
UTEP 18 |
2 |
82 |
Passing Touchdown |
| 08:51 |
4 |
02:12 |
UTEP 20 |
3 |
3 |
Punt |
| 04:11 |
4 |
01:23 |
UTEP 14 |
3 |
5 |
Punt |
Running back Jake Sharp led the Kansas offense on Saturday night with three touchdowns (2 rushing) as the Jayhawks pulled away from UTEP to a 34-7 victory in El Paso, Texas. The Jayhawks are now 2-0, and will look to be 3-0 on Saturday when the Duke Blue Devils visit Lawrence.
