Kansas 34, Louisiana Tech 14

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	20	13
Total Yards	295	277
Passing	257	236
Rushing	38	41
Penalties	7-72	6-35
3rd Down Conversions	2-14	3-13
4th Down Conversions	2-2	0-0
Turnovers	4	1
Possession	31:04	28:56

Individual Leaders

Louisiana Tech Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Kubik 18/32 186 2 2 Allen 8/14 71 0 2	Kansas Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Luke 19/31 236 3 1
Louisiana Tech Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Franklin 5 23 0 12 Dillard 8 20 0 7 Kubik 5 12 0 18	Kansas Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Cornish 15 31 1 10 Green 9 23 0 8 Herford 3 8 0 4
Louisiana Tech Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Chambers 9 109 0 20 King 7 45 1 19 Franklin 4 42 0 19 Newman 3 40 0 15	Kansas Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Simmons 6 106 0 29 Murph 4 41 1 13 Green 4 34 0 11 Cornish 3 37 0 18

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				LT	KU
	TD	0:48	CHARLES GORDON 14 YD PASS FROM BRIAN LUKE (SCOTT WEBB KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 27 yards.	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				LT	KU
	TD	7:24	ANTHONY HARRISON 3 YD PASS FROM MATT KUBIK (DANNY HORWEDEL KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 78 yards.	7	7
THIRD QUARTER				LT	KU
	TD	6:33	DEREK FINE 4 YD PASS FROM BRIAN LUKE (SCOTT WEBB KICK) Drive info: 7 plays, 63 yards.	7	14
FOURTH QUARTER				LT	KU
	TD	14:03	BRIAN MURPH 6 YD PASS FROM BRIAN LUKE (SCOTT WEBB KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 15 yards.	7	21
	TD	12:57	JON CORNISH 1 YD RUN (SCOTT WEBB KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 30 yards.	7	28
	TD	10:06	FREDDIE KING 15 YD PASS FROM MATT KUBIK (DANNY HORWEDEL KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 80 yards.	14	28
	FG	4:52	SCOTT WEBB 47 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 50 yards.	14	31
	FG	1:37	SCOTT WEBB 24 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 19 yards.	14	34

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) -- The team that led the Big 12 with 19 interceptions last year was starting to feel a little embarrassed. In its first two games this season, Kansas had two wins but not a single pick.

So after working all week on forcing turnovers, the Jayhawks made four interceptions in a 34-14 victory over Louisiana Tech Saturday night.

The interceptions were no doubt aided by constant pressure on the quarterback. Seven times Bulldog quarterbacks were thrown to the ground. Five of the sacks, a team record, went to linebacker Brandon Perkins.

"Our defense gave us great field position, and that's part of our strategy," said coach Mark Mangino. "Win the field position game, be opportunistic."

Perkins, a part-time linebacker who usually comes in only on passing downs, got the record on the last play of the game.

"Our defensive line put their hands up and created problems in the throwing lanes," Mangino said. "Our safeties broke on the ball a little better. So we did create the turnovers. And Brandon Perkins ... he's just a tremendous team player."

While going 3-0 for the first time since 1997, the Jayhawks wore red uniforms they hadn't worn in 58 years.

"It was just a whim," said Mangino.

Brian Luke threw three touchdown passes and Kansas scored twice off interceptions in a 66-second span in the fourth quarter to pull away from a 7-7 halftime tie against the Bulldogs (0-2).

"I was sure that we were going to come out in the second half and win the game," said Louisiana Tech coach Jack Bicknell. "I felt like we were going to get the offense going and I felt that our defense was going to shut them down. I am very disappointed, to be honest."

Luke, a senior who began the season No. 2 behind Adam Barmann, was 19-for-31 for 236 yards after passing for only 60 yards in the first half. Mark Simmons caught six balls for 106 yards and figured prominently in two scoring drives.

Louisiana Tech, which gave up 475 yards in a 41-3 loss to No. 6 Florida in its season opener, held Kansas to 73 yards in the first half. But Matt Kubik and Donald Allen each threw two interceptions.

"It was pretty tough out there," Louisiana Tech wide receiver Seneca Chambers of the Kansas defense. "They were everywhere. They were all around the ball. Their defense did a good job.".

The Jayhawks were leading 14-7 beginning the fourth period when Perkins tipped Kubik's pass and Theo Baines intercepted on the Bulldogs 14.

A personal foul moved Kansas to the 7, then Luke connected with Brian Murph in the back of the end zone on a 6-yard scoring pass.

About a minute later, Charles Gordon broke up Kubik's pass to Seneca Chambers, the ball popped into the air and Aqib Talik made a diving interception on the 30.

Luke hit Simmons for 29 yards to the 1, and Jon Cornish took it in on the next play for a 28-7 lead.

"We're our biggest critics, and we knew our first half wasn't our best," said Luke. "We came in (at halftime) and it really didn't even need to be said that we needed to pick it up. Fortunately, we came out in the second half and played much better football."

The Bulldogs responded to Kansas' fourth TD with a nine-play, 80-yard drive capped by Kubik's 15-yard touchdown pass to Freddie King.

Kansas' first-half touchdown came down to a battle between punters. Kansas' Kyle Tucker, after booting a 54-yarder earlier, pinned the Bulldogs on their own 1 with a perfectly placed 38-yard kick.

A few minutes later on fourth and 10, Louisiana Tech freshman Chris Keagle stood at the back of the end zone and managed only a 27-yard kick.

Two plays later, cornerback/wide receiver Charles Gordon, flanked out wide right, took Luke's pass and went 13 yards into the end zone.

The Bulldogs drove 78 yards in 11 plays for their first touchdown of the year, capped by Kubik's 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end Anthony Harrison.

Kansas took a 14-7 lead in the third quarter on Luke's 3-yard TD pass to Derek Fine. Cott Webb had field goals in the final minutes of 47 and 24 yards for the Jayhawks, who played their first three games at home but will not play in Memorial Stadium again until Oct. 29.