1914 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1914 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–2–1 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Detwiler
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1913
1915 →
1914 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 3 0 0 7 0 1
Missouri 4 1 0 5 3 0
Iowa State 2 1 0 4 3 0
Kansas 2 2 0 5 2 1
Washington University 0 1 1 3 3 1
Drake 0 3 1 4 3 1
Kansas State 0 3 0 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1914 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach H. M. Wheaton, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 84.[1][2] The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. John Detwiler was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3
William Jewell*
W 48–2[3]
October 10College of Emporia*
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 7–0[4]
October 17at DrakeDes Moines, IAW 32–7[5]
October 24
rivalry)
W 27–0[6]
October 31Oklahoma*
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
T 16–164,000[7]
November 7at Washburn*Topeka, KSW 20–14[8]
November 14at NebraskaL 0–35[9]
November 21Missouri
L 7–10[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1914 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 181.
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