| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 1–11 |
| Conf Record: | 0–9 |
| Head Coach: | Charlie Weis |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Dave Campo |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple[1] |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple |
| Captain: | Dayne Crist |
| Captain2: | Tanner Hawkinson |
| Captain3: | Toben Opurum |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
The 2012 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jayhawks were led by new head coach Charlie Weis and played their home games at Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season with 1–11 overall, 0–9 in Big 12, finishing in last place and failing to be bowl eligible (alone in Big 12 teams in doing so).
The Jayhawks fired head coach Turner Gill after going 2–10 in his second year in 2011. He was replaced by former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis.[2]
| New Coaching Staff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Previous Position | |
| Charlie Weis | Head Coach / offensive coordinator | Florida (OC) | |
| Dave Campo | Defensive coordinator/defensive backs | Dallas Cowboys (DB) | |
| Clint Bowen | Special Teams/defensive backs | North Texas (DC) | |
| Jeff Blasko | Assistant Special Teams coordinator/tight ends coach | Florida (GA) | |
| Rob Ianello | Recruiting coordinator/ wide receivers coach | Akron (HC) | |
| Buddy Wyatt | Defensive line | (returning) | |
| DeMontie Cross | Linebackers | Wisconsin (DB) | |
| Quarterbacks Coach | Akron (QB) | ||
| Reggie Mitchell | Running backs | (returning) | |
| Offensive line coach | Bishop Miege High School (HC) | ||
| Scott Holsopple | Strength and conditioning | Florida (asst. S&C) | |
Following the hire of Charlie Weis, the Jayhawks received a pair of high-profile quarterback transfers in the duo of Dayne Crist from Notre Dame and Jake Heaps from BYU. Crist will be eligible for the 2012 season while Heaps will be eligible for the 2013-2014 seasons.[3]