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1891 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Kenzie
Seasons
← 1890
1892 →
1891 Midwestern college football independents records
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Ohio Wesleyan     4 0 0
    Kansas     7 0 1
    Illinois     5 1 0
    Missouri     3 1 0
    Lake Forest     6 2 0
    Washington University     4 1 1
    Minnesota     3 1 1
    Wisconsin     3 1 1
    Cincinnati     4 2 1
    Iowa     3 2 0
    Doane     2 2 0
    Iowa College     1 1 1
    Miami (OH)     1 1 0
    Nebraska     2 2 0
    Northwestern     2 2 3
    Michigan     4 5 0
    Ohio State     2 3 0
    Case     1 2 0
    Buchtel     1 3 0
    Washburn     1 5 0
    Michigan State Normal     0 2 0

    The 1891 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1891 college football season. In their first and only season under English professor and head football coach Edwin Mortimer Hopkins, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 54. The Jayhawks played their first ever game against rival Missouri on October 31, a game they won 22–8. John Kenzie was the team captain.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    October 312:30 p.m.vs. Missouri
  • Kansas City, MO (Border War)
  • W 22–83,000[1][2]
    November 174:00 p.m.atWashburnTopeka, KSW 32–10[3]
    November 214:00 p.m.WashburnLawrence, KSW 38–10[4]
    November 263:00 p.m.at Kansas City YMCA
    • Exposition Park
  • Kansas City, MO
  • W 22–42,000[5][6]
    November 28atBakerBaldwin City, KSW 18–42,000[7]
    December 52:30 p.m.vs. Iowa
    • Exposition Park
  • Kansas City, MO
  • W 14–12[8][9][10]
    December 17BakerLawrence, KSW 8–02,000[11]
    December 223:00 p.m.vs. Washington University
    • Exposition Park
  • Kansas City, MO
  • T 6–6[12]

    [13][14]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "The Foot Ball Match Today". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. October 31, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Victory For the Crimson". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 1, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "The Crimson Is Victorious". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 18, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Victors Once More". Lawrence Daily Journal. Lawrence, Kansas. November 23, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Rock Chalk! Jay hawk! K. U.!". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 26, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Another Victory For K. U." Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 27, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Kansas University Again". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "K. U. Vanquished By By[sic] S. U. I." Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 6, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Both Claim A Victory". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. December 6, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Iowas, 18; Kansas 16". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. December 6, 1891. p. 11. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "Kansas Boys Champions". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 18, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "They Played A Tie Game". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 23, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  • ^ "1891-92 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  • ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 203. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

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