1903 Kansas Jayhawks football
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CaptainAlpha Brumage
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska   –   11 – 0 – 0
North Dakota   –   7 – 0 – 0
Central Michigan   –   6 – 0 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 0 – 1
Iowa State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Marquette   –   7 – 1 – 0
Lake Forest   –   6 – 1 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural   –   5 – 1 – 0
Haskell   –   7 – 2 – 0
Fairmount   –   6 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   9 – 3 – 0
St. Xavier   –   7 – 3 – 0
Wittenberg   –   5 – 2 – 1
Doane   –   2 – 1 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   4 – 2 – 0
American Medical   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kansas   –   6 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   5 – 3 – 0
Kirksville Osteopaths   –   5 – 3 – 0
Iowa State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 1
Ohio Medical   –   5 – 4 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 4 – 0
Washington University   –   4 – 4 – 2
Heidelberg   –   3 – 4 – 2
Kansas State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Detroit College   –   3 – 4 – 0
Shurtleff   –   2 – 4 – 1
Ohio   –   2 – 4 – 0
South Dakota Agricultural   –   1 – 2 – 0
Mount Union   –   2 – 5 – 1
DePauw   –   2 – 6 – 1
Miami (OH)   –   1 – 4 – 0
Western Illinois   –   0 – 2 – 1
Missouri   –   1 – 7 – 1
Cincinnati   –   1 – 8 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   0 – 1 – 0
Buchtel   –   0 – 2 – 0
Butler   –   0 – 3 – 0
Chicago P&S   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1903 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1903 college football season. In January 1903, Kansas hired Boss Weeks, who was the quarterback of Fielding H. Yost's 1901 and 1902 "Point-a-Minute" teams at Michigan, as its new head coach.[1] In their only season under Weeks, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 118 to 39. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Alpha Brumage was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28College of Emporia
W 34–0[2]
October 3Kansas State
W 34–0
October 10Kansas State Normal
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 12–0[3]
October 17at Colorado
W 12–11
October 24Haskell
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
L 6–12[4]
October 31at WashburnTopeka, KSL 0–5[5]
November 7Oklahoma
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrece, KS
W 17–5[6]
November 14Nebraska
L 0–6[7]
November 26vs. Missouri
W 5–010,000[8]

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References

  1. ^ "The New Coach: Weeks of Michigan to Land the Place at K.U." Lawrence Weekly World. January 22, 1903. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A Score of 34 to 0 The Jayhawkers Smothered the College of Emporia". Lawrence Daily World. September 29, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rough and Tumble Game By Hard Work K. U. Beat Normal 12 to 0". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 11, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Haskell Beats K.U. With Very Little Efffort". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 25, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washburn Is Victor Over the K.U. Team". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 1, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas 17, Oklahoma 5: Jayhawkers Win Out by Their Better Team Work". Lawrence Daily World. November 9, 1903. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornhuskers Won With a Lucky Stroke". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 15, 1903. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pooler Won the Game". The Kansas City Times. November 27, 1903. p. 1.
  9. ^ "1903 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "1903-04 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 204. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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