Kansas routs Long Island University 51-6
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Kansas routed Long Island University 51-6. Share this game
We had Kansas favored. It won.
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Top comment in the game thread
Seems like when Marshall can use his whole arm his throws are pretty good. Needs to work on the soft/touch type throws.
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Kansas an 87% chance, and the closing betting line (Kansas was a 44.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Kansas led by 6 after the first quarter and by 30 at the half.
Kansas 51-6 Long Island University
Kansas wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Long Island University 6-51 KansasLong Island University lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
What fans said, play by play
The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.
- Q1 5:59Kansas fans mock the 2-point attempt after Willis scores against LIU
I'm liking Willis. He's not Hishaw, but dammit he's trying.
r/CFB game thread - Q2 12:23Fans debate if McMillan established possession on Marshall's pass
So maybe I'm confusing college and NFL rules, but this is the second time that LIU has called a time out hoping the refs review it instead of just throwing the challenge flag?
r/CFB game thread - Q2 10:16Fans criticize Marshall's reads and mock LIU's helmet as Kansas drives
Commentator is right. Marshall has had some space to run but his reads haven't been great.
r/CFB game thread - Q2 6:50Marshall throws deep to McMillan as Kansas fans react to the play and stadium band
Damn ok Marshall, got a bit of an arm on you too
r/CFB game threadNik McMillan looks like he has negative percent body fat
r/CFB game thread - Q2 3:50Marshall connects with Cox for a 47-yard gain before Dupree scoresQuoted at the top of the page.
- Q2 1:22Kansas fans celebrate McMillan's 18-yard catch for a first down
yee more points for birbs
r/CFB game thread
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Kansas -44.5), at 100% for Kansas (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. The gray band is r/CFB game-thread activity, its loudest stretches in gold. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.Watch the plays
The bar and the arrow show Kansas’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.
- Q1, 5:59Willis 5-yd TD runKansas goes ahead 6-0Q1, 5:59 · Kansas 6, Long Island University 06-0score after the play6-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 6:10Willis 10-yd TD runKansas leads 16-0Q2, 6:10 · Kansas 16, Long Island University 016-0score after the play16-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 2:26Stanzani run for a 2-yd lossfumblesQ2, 2:26 · Kansas 23, Long Island University 023-0score after the play23-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q2, 0:57Marshall 19-yd TD pass to McMillanKansas leads 30-0Q2, 0:57 · Kansas 30, Long Island University 030-0score after the play30-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q3, 8:13Marshall 6-yd TD pass to NagyKansas leads 37-0Q3, 8:13 · Kansas 37, Long Island University 037-0score after the play37-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q3, 4:17Slade run for a 2-yd lossfumblesQ3, 4:17 · Kansas 37, Long Island University 037-0score after the play37-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q4, 14:19Johnson 8-yd TD runKansas leads 44-0Q4, 14:19 · Kansas 44, Long Island University 044-0score after the play44-0score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
- Q4, 7:22Collier 3-yd TD runKansas leads 51-3Q4, 7:22 · Kansas 51, Long Island University 351-3score after the play51-3score after the play▶Watch from this playESPN College Football
Every drive
Kansas scored on 8 of its 10 drives; Long Island University on 2 of its 11.
Kansas’s drives are teal, Long Island University’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
“Nik McMillan looks like he has negative percent body fat”
When fans got loud
Busy
The loudest stretch came in the second quarter.
The jump was busy; the crowd was quiet.
Never in doubt.
Box score
Kansas 51, Long Island University 6
Kansas covered −44.5 by 0.5. The total, 57, stayed under 57.5.
| Team totals | Long Island University | Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 146 | 613 |
| Passing | 10 of 20, 111 yds | 18 of 25, 336 yds |
| Rushing | 33 for 35 yds | 51 for 277 yds |
| First downs | 11 | 29 |
| Third down | 2 of 13 | 8 of 13 |
| Fourth down | 1 of 1 | 2 of 3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 3 for 40 yds | 6 for 60 yds |
| Time of possession | 26:54 | 33:06 |
Long Island University leaders
- Passing Luca Stanzani 10 of 19, 111 yds
- Rushing Luca Stanzani 12 for 20 yds; Nathan Gray 7 for 8 yds
- Receiving Josiah Brown 3 for 47 yds; Jayden Simpson 2 for 21 yds
Kansas leaders
- Passing Isaiah Marshall 14 of 19, 246 yds, 2 TD
- Rushing Yasin Willis 11 for 72 yds, 2 TD; Micah Johnson 11 for 52 yds, 1 TD
- Receiving Nik McMillan 6 for 130 yds, 1 TD; Bryson Hayes 2 for 56 yds
No rain through the game
94° at kickoff · no rain recorded
September game-day temperatures at Memorial Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Lawrence airport, 3.6 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games · 2025 season
Long Island University · 6-6
Rated 178th in our preseason ratings, 178th now.
Three straight wins, including a 18-point win over Duquesne as a 7-point underdog.
W 24-17 vs Wagner #236 of 667
won by 7 as a 10-point favorite
W 10-3 @ Saint Francis #254 of 667
won by 7 as a 14-point favorite
W 29-11 vs Duquesne #178 of 667
won by 18 as a 7-point underdog
L 7-10 @ Central Connecticut #191 of 667
lost by 3 as a 5.5-point underdog
W 38-16 vs New Haven #261 of 667
won by 22 as a 10-point favorite
W 17-7 vs Robert Morris #252 of 667
won by 10 as a 9.5-point favorite
L 13-22 @ Mercyhurst #240 of 667
lost by 9 as a 3.5-point underdog
L 3-10 @ Stonehill #246 of 667
lost by 7 as a 6-point favorite
L 7-28 @ Rhode Island #132 of 667
lost by 21 as a 16.5-point underdog
L 21-24 vs Sacred Heart #234 of 667
lost by 3 as a 13.5-point favorite
W 28-23 @ Eastern Michigan #154 of 667
won by 5 as a 21.5-point underdog
L 0-55 @ FloridaTop 25 #12 of 667
lost by 55 as a 46.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
Kansas · 5-7
Rated 87th in our preseason ratings.
L 21-31 vs UtahTop 25 #14 of 667
lost by 10 as a 10.5-point underdog
L 14-38 @ Iowa StateTop 25 #42 of 667
lost by 24 as a 3.5-point underdog
L 20-24 @ ArizonaTop 25 #57 of 667
lost by 4 as a 6.5-point underdog
W 38-21 vs Oklahoma State #168 of 667
won by 17 as a 24.5-point favorite
L 17-42 vs Kansas StateTop 25 #32 of 667
lost by 25 as a 3.5-point favorite
L 17-42 @ Texas TechTop 25 #12 of 667
lost by 25 as a 13.5-point underdog
W 27-20 @ UCF #58 of 667
won by 7 as a 3.5-point favorite
L 34-37 vs CincinnatiTop 25 #39 of 667
lost by 3 as a 4.5-point favorite
W 41-10 vs West Virginia #62 of 667
won by 31 as a 13.5-point favorite
L 31-42 @ MissouriTop 25 #12 of 667
lost by 11 as a 6.5-point underdog
W 46-7 vs Wagner #242 of 667
won by 39 as a 45.5-point favorite
W 31-7 vs Fresno State #87 of 667
won by 24 as a 14.5-point favorite
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Kansas’s chances here.
Kansas favored by 44.5 · Total 57.5
How games like this usually go
Kansas by 44.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 6 points toward Kansas.
The total rose 4 points.
Spread: −38.5 → −44.5 · Total: 53.5 → 57.5
Home field
Kansas is worth +3.2 points (±4.6) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 32nd percentile.
38% at home, 22% on the road against FBS opponents (15-25 home, 10-36 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -1.0 at home vs. away over 92 games — inside the ±6.8 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 1,152 miles to get here.