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Surprising Kansas tries to remain undefeated vs. Baylor

Oct 13, 2007 - 10:49 AM Baylor (3-3) at No. 20 Kansas (5-0) 12:30 pm EDT

LAWRENCE, Kansas (Ticker) -- Kansas should have a pretty good shot at continuing its perfect record this season.

The 20th-ranked Jayhawks host middling Baylor in a Big 12 Conference matchup on Saturday.

One of the surprise teams this season, Kansas (5-0, 1-0 Big 12 North) opened conference play last Saturday with a 30-24 victory at then-No. 24 Kansas State, which had upset Texas on the road the previous week.

Todd Reesing overcame three interceptions to throw for 267 yards and three TDs for the Jayhawks, who took the lead, 27-24, on Reesing's 30-yard toss to Dexton Fields with 6:27 to play.

Kansas, which entered the polls after the win, had not been ranked since 1996.

The Jayhawks, who had not beaten a ranked team on the road as an unranked squad since 1984, have won five straight games for the first time since a seven-game tear in 1995.

Baylor (3-3, 0-2 South) has lost back-to-back Big 12 contests, including a 43-23 home setback to Colorado last Saturday.

Blake Szymanski threw for 410 yards and a touchdown but was picked off twice for the Bears, who were outgained on the ground, 157-55.

Last year, Baylor scored 19 fourth-quarter points to stun Kansas in Waco, 36-35. The Bears are 4-0 at home against the Jayhawks but 1-3 here.

The Jayhawks have lost 11 consecutive contests against members of the Big 12 South since defeating Baylor at home in 2003, 28-21.