1902 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1902 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainW. D. Vincent
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska     9 0 0
South Dakota     9 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     4 0 0
Central Michigan     4 0 0
Ohio Medical     9 1 0
Marquette
    6 1 1
Knox     9 2 0
Northern Illinois State     5 1 1
Haskell     8 2 1
Notre Dame     6 2 1
Drake     5 2 1
Mount Union
    6 3 0
Iowa State     6 3 1
Carthage
    2 1 1
Cincinnati     4 2 2
Missouri     5 3 0
Miami (OH)     5 3 1
Kansas     6 4 0
South Dakota Agricultural
    3 2 0
Fairmount
    4 3 1
Detroit College     3 3 0
Lake Forest     4 4 1
Western Illinois
    2 2 0
Michigan Agricultural     4 5 0
Wittenberg     3 4 2
Washburn     3 4 0
Doane     2 3 0
Heidelberg
    3 5 1
Wabash
    2 4 2
Buchtel     2 5 0
Washington University     2 6 1
Butler
    1 3 0
Kansas State     2 6 0
Michigan State Normal     1 5 1
Iowa State Normal
    1 6 1
Ohio     0 5 1

The 1902 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Arthur Hale Curtis, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 108 to 93. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. W. D. Vincent was the team captain. They played the first game in the Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State on October 4, winning by a 16–0 score.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29
Fairmount
W 6–0[1]
October 7
rivalry)
W 16–0[2]
October 11Washburn
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 34–0[3]
October 18
Kansas City Medics
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 13–0[4]
October 25at WisconsinL 0–38[5]
October 29at Knox
L 0–5[6]
November 8at Nebraska
L 0–162,000[7]
November 15Haskell
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
L 5–24[8]
November 20at
Kansas State Normal
W 17–5[9]
November 272:30 p.m.vs. Missouri
W 17–510,000[10][11]

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  14. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 204. Retrieved October 5, 2023.