1907 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1907 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–3 (1–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Rouse
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa + 1 0 0 3 2 0
Nebraska + 1 0 0 8 2 0
Kansas 1 1 0 5 3 0
Missouri 1 2 0 7 2 0
Washington University 0 1 0 1 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1907 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football that represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1907 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach A. R. Kennedy, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–3 record (1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 57. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Carl Rouse was the team captain.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5William Jewell*W 38–0[1]
October 12St. Mary's (KS)*
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 14–2[2]
October 19at Oklahoma*W 15–01,400[3]
October 26Kansas State*
W 29–10[4]
November 2at Washburn*
L 5–12[5]
November 9Nebraska
L 6–16[6]
November 16at Saint Louis*L 0–17[7]
November 28vs. Missouri
W 4–015,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "An Accident in K.U.'s First Game". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 6, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "St. Mary's Lost to K.U. 14 to 2". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 13, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "K. U. Scored a 15 to 0 Victory". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 20, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jayhawkers Are Revenged on Aggies: Beat Manhattan Players 29 to 10". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 27, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washburn Team State Champions". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 3, 1907. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Victory Is Easy: Nebraska Plays Rings Around Jayhawker Crowd". The Nebraska State Journal. November 10, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "St. Louis U. Team Makes Good Again". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 17, 1907. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gold and Black Lowered by Jayhawkers: Forter Kicks Goal From Field". St. Joseph Gazette. November 29, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "1907 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "1907-08 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 204. Retrieved October 6, 2023.