1898 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainArthur Mosse
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
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1898 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington University   –   6 – 0 – 0
Detroit College   –   5 – 0 – 0
Carthage   –   3 – 0 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   4 – 0 – 1
Washburn   –   4 – 0 – 1
Kansas   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cincinnati   –   5 – 1 – 3
Indiana   –   4 – 1 – 2
Nebraska   –   8 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 2 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 1 – 0
Notre Dame   –   4 – 2 – 0
Western Reserve   –   5 – 3 – 0
Butler   –   2 – 1 – 1
Heidelberg   –   4 – 3 – 0
Michigan Agricultural   –   4 – 3 – 0
Iowa State   –   3 – 2 – 0
Kansas State   –   1 – 1 – 2
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 1 – 0
South Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 1 – 1
DePauw   –   3 – 4 – 2
Iowa   –   3 – 4 – 2
Ohio   –   1 – 2 – 1
Ohio State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   2 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan   –   1 – 2 – 0
Indiana State Normal   –   1 – 2 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   2 – 5 – 1
Ohio Wesleyan   –   2 – 5 – 0
Haskell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Missouri   –   1 – 4 – 1
Wittenberg   –   1 – 5 – 1
Fairmount   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1898 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Wylie G. Woodruff, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–1 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 129 to 24. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Arthur Mosse was the team captain.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Haskell
W 15–0[1]
October 510:00 a.m.at Kansas City Medics
W 6–01,500[2][3]
October 15Iowa State
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 11–6
October 22at Warrensburg NormalWarrensburg, MOW 33–0
October 293:30 p.m.at Ensworth Medical
W 40–0[4][5]
November 5Nebraska
L 6–18
November 12Kansas City Medics
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 6–0
November 242:00 p.m.vs. Missouri
  • Exposition Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
W 12–02,000[6][7]

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References

  1. ^ "Football Notes". Lawrence Daily Journal. September 26, 1898. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kansas And The Medics". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 4, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Jayhawkers, 6; Medics, 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 5, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Today's Football Game". St. Joseph Gazette. St. Joseph, Missouri. October 29, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "His Clothes Were Blooded". St. Joseph Gazette. St. Joseph, Missouri. October 30, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "To-day's Big Game". The Kansas City Journal. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Kansas, 12; Missouri, 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 25, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "1898-99 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 203. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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