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American college football season
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
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 31 2:30 p.m. vs.
Missouri W 22–83,000
[1]
[2]
November 17 4:00 p.m. at
Washburn
Topeka, KS W 32–10
[3]
November 21 4:00 p.m. Washburn
Lawrence, KS W 38–10
[4]
November 26 3:00 p.m. at Kansas City YMCA Exposition Park Kansas City, MO W 22–42,000
[5]
[6]
November 28 at
Baker
Baldwin City, KS W 18–42,000
[7]
December 5 2:30 p.m. vs.
Iowa Exposition Park Kansas City, MO W 14–12
[8]
[9]
[10]
December 17 Baker Lawrence, KS W 8–02,000
[11]
December 22 3:00 p.m. vs.
Washington University Exposition Park Kansas City, MO T 6–6
[12]
[13]
[14]
References
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"The Foot Ball Match Today" .
Kansas City Times .
Kansas City, Missouri . October 31, 1891. p. 5. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Victory For the Crimson" .
Kansas City Times .
Kansas City, Missouri . November 1, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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"The Crimson Is Victorious" .
The Topeka Daily Capital .
Topeka, Kansas . November 18, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Victors Once More" .
Lawrence Daily Journal .
Lawrence, Kansas . November 23, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Rock Chalk! Jay hawk! K. U.!" .
Kansas City Times .
Kansas City, Missouri . November 26, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Another Victory For K. U."
Kansas City Times .
Kansas City, Missouri . November 27, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Kansas University Again" .
Kansas City Times .
Kansas City, Missouri . November 29, 1891. p. 8. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"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
.
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"Both Claim A Victory" .
The Topeka Daily Capital .
Topeka, Kansas . December 6, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"Iowas, 18; Kansas 16" .
St. Louis Globe-Democrat .
St. Louis, Missouri . December 6, 1891. p. 11. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Kansas Boys Champions" .
Kansas City Times .
Kansas City, Missouri . December 18, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"They Played A Tie Game" .
Kansas City Times .
Kansas City, Missouri . December 23, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved January 1, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com
.
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"1891-92 Football Schedule" . Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2023 .
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"Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF) . Kansas Athletics. p. 203. Retrieved October 4, 2023 .
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