The 1915 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 1915 college football season. In their first season under head coach Herman Olcott, the Jayhawks achieved a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 79.[1][2] The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. D. S. James was the team captain.[2]
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 6–2 (3–1 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | D. S. James |
Home stadium | McCook Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington University | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 2 | William Jewell* | W 20–0 | [3] | ||||
October 9 | Kansas State Normal* |
| W 21–3 | [4] | |||
October 16 | Drake |
| W 30–7 | [5] | |||
October 23 | at Kansas State | W 19–7 | [6] | ||||
October 30 | at Oklahoma* | L 14–23 | [7] | ||||
November 6 | Washburn* |
| W 41–0 | [8] | |||
November 13 | Nebraska |
| L 0–33 | 10,000 | [9][10] | ||
November 27 | at Missouri | W 8–6 | 10,500 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1915 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 181.
- ^ "Kansas University Beat William Jewell Team". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 3, 1915. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas Team Improves and Defeats Normals". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 10, 1915. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kansas Team Improves and Beats Drake Team". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 17, 1915. p. 9B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K. U. Scores Two Touch Downs in Last Quarter". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 24, 1915. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma Triumphs Over Jayhawkers in Thrilling Gridiron Struggle, 23-14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1915. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawkers Beat Washburn 41 to 0". The Hutchison Gazette. November 7, 1915. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fred S. Hunter (November 14, 1915). "Sweeter to Win as a Come-Back Than if it is Expected: Huskers Win Valley Championship by the Victory Over Kansas". The Omaha Sunday Bee. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawkers Easy for Cornhuskers". The Hutchison Gazette. November 14, 1915. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "10,500 at the Game; Receipts, $16,600". University Missourian. November 28, 1915. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.