1896 Kansas Jayhawks football team
American college football season
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The 1896 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) during the 1896 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Hector Cowan, the Jayhawks compiled a 7â3 record (2â1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the WIUFA, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 136 to 40. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. B. D. Hamill was the team captain.[1]
| 1896 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Record | 7â3 (2â1 WIUFA) |
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| Captain | B. D. Hamill |
| Home stadium | McCook Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa $ | 2 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 1 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Haskell* | Lawrence, KS | W 32â0 | [2][3] | ||
| October 3 | Abilene* |
| W 6â0 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | College of Emporia* |
| W 26â0 | 150 | [5][6] | |
| October 17 | at Denver Athletic Club* | Denver, CO | W 8â6 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | at Iowa | L 0â6 | 2,000 | [8] | ||
| October 31 | 3:00 p.m. | at Kansas City Medics* | L 0â8 | 1,000 | [9][10] | |
| November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Nebraska |
| W 18â14 | 1,200 | [11][12] |
| November 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Doane* |
| W 16â4 | [13][14] | |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Missouri |
| W 30â0 | 15,000 | [15][16][17] |
| November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Minnesota* |
| L 0â12 | [18][19] | |
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