 Mangino's Jayhawk defense was ranked 12th in the nation, and 4th in scoring defense.On the other side of the ball, the Jayhawks finished 2nd in scoring offense led by Quarterback Todd Reesing

Following a win against rival Iowa State, Mark Mangino became the first KU football coach with a winning career record since Jack Mitchell in 1966.While at Kansas, Mangino led the Jayhawks to 19 consecutive weeks ranked in the AP and/or USA Today polls (2007–08), 20 wins in a 2-year period for the first time in school history, set home attendance average records in each of the last 4 seasons (2004–2008), led KU to its first appearance in national polls since 1996 and to the school's highest ranking ever at No.