1891 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1891 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–0–1
Head coach	Edwin Mortimer Hopkins (1st season)
Captain	John Kenzie

1891 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	0	–	0
Kansas			–					7	–	0	–	1
Illinois			–					5	–	1	–	0
Missouri			–					3	–	1	–	0
Lake Forest			–					6	–	2	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	1	–	1
Minnesota			–					3	–	1	–	1
Wisconsin			–					3	–	1	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	2	–	1
Iowa			–					3	–	2	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	2	–	0
Iowa College			–					1	–	1	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	1	–	0
Nebraska			–					2	–	2	–	0
Northwestern			–					2	–	2	–	3
Michigan			–					4	–	5	–	0
Ohio State			–					2	–	3	–	0
Case			–					1	–	2	–	0
Buchtel			–					1	–	3	–	0
Washburn			–					1	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1891 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1891 college football season. In their first and only season under English professor and head football coach Edwin Mortimer Hopkins, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 54. The Jayhawks played their first ever game against rival Missouri on October 31, a game they won 22–8. John Kenzie was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 31	2:30 p.m.	vs. Missouri	Exposition Park Kansas City, MO (Border War)	W 22–8	3,000
November 17	4:00 p.m.	at Washburn	Topeka, KS	W 32–10
November 21	4:00 p.m.	Washburn	Lawrence, KS	W 38–10
November 26	3:00 p.m.	at Kansas City YMCA	Exposition Park Kansas City, MO	W 22–4	2,000
November 28		at Baker	Baldwin City, KS	W 18–4	2,000
December 5	2:30 p.m.	vs. Iowa	Exposition Park Kansas City, MO	W 14–12
December 17		Baker	Lawrence, KS	W 8–0	2,000
December 22	3:00 p.m.	vs. Washington University	Exposition Park Kansas City, MO	T 6–6
All times are in Central time