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Conference | Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 4–3–1 (1–2–1 MVIAA) |
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Captain | Adrian Lindsey |
Home stadium | McCook Field |
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Nebraska $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington University | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1916 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1916 college football season. In their second season under head coach Herman Olcott, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–3–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the MVIAA, and were outscored by a total of 72 to 68. The team's November 18 victory over Nebraska snapped a 34-game unbeaten streak for the Cornhuskers.[1][2] The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook FieldinLawrence, Kansas. Adrian Lindsey was the team captain.[2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 30 | Kansas State Normal* |
| W 13–0 | ||||
October 7 | atIllinois* |
| L 0–30 | 3,788 | [3] | ||
October 14 | atIowa State |
| L 0–13 | 5,200 | [4] | ||
October 28 | Kansas State |
| T 0–0 | [5] | |||
November 4 | Oklahoma* |
| W 21–13 | [6] | |||
November 11 | atWashburn* | Topeka, KS | W 27–0 | [7] | |||
November 18 | atNebraska |
| W 7–3 | 6,000 | [8] | ||
November 30 | Missouri |
| L 0–13 | 12,000 | [9] | ||
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