1900 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1900 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–2
Head coach
CaptainCharles Wilcox
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan     1 0 0
Lake Forest     1 0 0
Haskell     9 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural     8 1 1
Ohio State     8 1 1
Nebraska     6 1 1
Beloit     7 1 2
Kirksville Osteopaths     7 2 1
Washburn     6 2 0
Wittenberg     5 2 1
Drake     6 3 0
Doane     2 1 0
Notre Dame     6 3 1
Fairmount
    5 3 0
Detroit College     3 2 0
South Dakota Agricultural
    3 2 0
Washington University     3 2 1
Carthage
    4 3 0
Wabash
    5 4 0
Missouri     4 4 1
Northern Illinois State     2 2 2
Iowa State Normal
    3 4 1
Buchtel     2 3 1
Cincinnati     3 5 1
Ohio     2 4 1
Kansas State     2 4 0
Kansas     2 5 2
Ohio Wesleyan
    2 5 2
Iowa State     2 5 1
Butler
    0 1 3
Heidelberg
    0 2 2
Michigan Agricultural     1 3 0
Chicago P&S     1 3 0
Mount Union
    1 4 1
Miami (OH)     0 4 0

The 1900 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In August 1900, Lawrence W. Boynton, a recent graduate of Cornell, accepted an offer to serve as the Kansas football coach.[1] In their only season under Boynton, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–5–2 record and were outscored by a total of 118 to 75. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Charles Wilcox was the team captain.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at
Ottawa
Ottawa, KSW 6–0[2]
October 6WashburnL 0–24[3]
October 20
Kansas State Normal
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
T 6–6[4]
October 26at South DakotaVermillion, SDW 42–0[5]
November 3vs.
Kansas City Medics
Kansas City, MOL 15–23
November 10Washburn
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
L 0–29[6]
November 17Nebraska
L 0–12[7]
November 21at Kansas State NormalEmporia, KSL 0–181,500[8]
November 293:10 p.m.vs. Missouri
T 6–67,000[9][10][11]

[12][13]

References

  1. Newspapers.com
    .
  2. Newspapers.com
    .
  3. Newspapers.com
    .
  4. Newspapers.com
    .
  5. Newspapers.com
    .
  6. Newspapers.com
    .
  7. Newspapers.com
    .
  8. Newspapers.com
    .
  9. Newspapers.com Open access icon
    .
  10. .
  11. Newspapers.com
    .
  12. ^ "1900-01 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 203. Retrieved October 5, 2023.