Wk 8 · 2026
Baylor Bears at Kansas Jayhawks — Sat, Oct 24
Sat, Oct 24 ·
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS
Weather
67° / 55° overcast
20% chance of precipitation
Kickoff time is not set yet, so this is the forecast for the day rather than for the hour.
Forecast from Open-Meteo
Big 12 · 4-1
at
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Ratings differential BAY by 2.3
Big 12 · 2-3
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Baylor form
W 55-19at ASUW 23-13vs COLOW 36-19vs LTW 44-3vs PVL 16-17at AUB
2026 season
Kansas form
L 24-41at UTAHW 55-0vs MTSUL 17-24vs ASUL 21-38vs MIZW 51-6vs LIU
2026 season
Baylor this season
Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Kansas this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Baylor | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona St Big 12 | at W 55-19 preview | N L 17-24 preview |
| TCU Big 12 | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| UCF Big 12 | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| BYU Big 12 | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Baylor leads 15–1 · Baylor has won the last 14
16 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
27.2 points toward Baylor
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-30 | Kansas 17 — 45 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2022 | 2022-10-22 | Kansas 23 — 35 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2021 | 2021-09-18 | Baylor 45 — 7 Kansas | at KU | Baylor |
| 2020 | 2020-09-26 | Kansas 14 — 47 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2019 | 2019-11-30 | Baylor 61 — 6 Kansas | at KU | Baylor |
| 2018 | 2018-09-22 | Kansas 7 — 26 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2017 | 2017-11-04 | Baylor 38 — 9 Kansas | at KU | Baylor |
| 2016 | 2016-10-15 | Kansas 7 — 49 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2015 | 2015-10-10 | Baylor 66 — 7 Kansas | at KU | Baylor |
| 2014 | 2014-11-01 | Kansas 14 — 60 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2013 | 2013-10-26 | Baylor 59 — 14 Kansas | at KU | Baylor |
| 2012 | 2012-11-03 | Kansas 14 — 41 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2011 | 2011-11-12 | Baylor 31 — 30 Kansas | at KU | Baylor |
| 2010 | 2010-10-02 | Kansas 7 — 55 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
| 2007 | 2007-10-13 | Baylor 10 — 58 Kansas | at KU | Kansas |
| 2006 | 2006-10-21 | Kansas 35 — 36 Baylor | at BAY | Baylor |
Baylor leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | DJ Lagway QB #2 | 71/133, 860 YDS, 8 TD, 2 INT |
| Nate Bennett QB #12 | 47/62, 581 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Dawson Pendergrass RB #35 | 81 CAR, 316 YDS, 1 TD |
| Caden Knighten RB #11 | 49 CAR, 244 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Ryelan Morris RB #25 | 22 CAR, 182 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Gavin Freeman WR #6 | 42 REC, 479 YDS, 2 TD |
| Louis Brown IV WR #4 | 15 REC, 253 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jayden McGowan WR #15 | 9 REC, 210 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jadon Porter WR #3 | 9 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Travion Barnes LB #5 | 33 |
| Micah Gifford S #24 | 30 | |
| Devon Jordan CB #7 | 22 | |
| Sacks | Daniel Cobbs S #14 | 3 |
| Bo Onu S #21 | 3 | |
| Devonte Tezino DL #59 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Devon Jordan CB #7 | 2 |
| Reggie Bush II CB #22 | 1 | |
| Micah Gifford S #24 | 1 |
Kansas leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Isaiah Marshall QB #8 | 57/104, 810 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT |
| Cole Ballard QB #15 | 5/7, 96 YDS | |
| Rushing | Dylan Edwards RB #1 | 50 CAR, 296 YDS, 3 TD |
| Isaiah Marshall QB #8 | 51 CAR, 234 YDS | |
| Yasin Willis RB #6 | 27 CAR, 125 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Nik McMillan WR #5 | 14 REC, 256 YDS, 2 TD |
| Nahzae Cox WR #0 | 6 REC, 167 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Bryson Hayes WR #12 | 5 REC, 106 YDS | |
| Tate Nagy WR #11 | 6 REC, 101 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Trey Lathan LB #4 | 22 |
| Corey Gordon S #3 | 16 | |
| Leroy Harris III DE #33 | 16 | |
| Sacks | Bam Crouch LB #7 | 1 |
| Dakyus Brinkley DE #9 | 1 | |
| Trey Lathan LB #4 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.