1897 Kansas Jayhawks football team
American college football season
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The 1897 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Western Interstate University Football Association during the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Wylie G. Woodruff, the Jayhawks compiled an 8â2 record (2â1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, shut out seven of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 253 to 16. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. A. R. Kennedy was the team captain.
| 1897 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Western Interstate University Football Association |
| Record | 8â2 (2â1 WIUFA) |
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| Captain | A. R. Kennedy |
| Home stadium | McCook Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 2 | Haskell* | W 40â0 | [1][2] | |||
| October 6 | 10:00 a.m. | at Kansas City Medics* | W 22â8 | 2,500 | [3][4] | |
| October 9 | 2:15 p.m. | Midland* |
| W 40â0 | [5] | |
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | Warrensburg Normal* |
| W 23â0 | [6][7] | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Glasco* | Glasco, KS | W 23â0 | 1,000 | [8][9][10] |
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | Iowa |
| W 56â0 | [11] | |
| November 3 | at St. Mary's (KS)* |
| W 28â0 | 300 | [12][13] | |
| November 13 | Nebraska |
| L 5â10 | 2,500 | [14][15][16] | |
| November 20 | 2:47 p.m. | at Kansas City Medics* |
| L 0â2 | 1,500 | [17][18] |
| November 25 | 2:52 p.m. | vs. Missouri |
| W 16â0 | 4,000 | [19] |
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