1917 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Neilson
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Kansas 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Iowa State 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Kansas State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Missouri 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Washington University 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Drake 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1917 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Herman Olcott, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 126 to 46.[1][2] They played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Harry Neilson was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Illinois*
L 0–22[3]
October 13Kansas State Normal*
W 33–0
October 20Washburn*
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 34–2[4]
October 27Iowa State
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 7–0[5]
November 3at Kansas State
W 9–0
November 10at Oklahoma*
W 13–6[6]
November 17Nebraskadagger
L 3–135,000[7]
November 29Missouri
W 27–310,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1917 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 181.
  3. ^ "Illini, Fighting Hard, Win by 22 to 0". The Champaign Sunday News. October 7, 1917. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jayhawk Fumble Blocks Shutout". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 21, 1917. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Twenty Five Yard Throw Won Ames Game for Kansas". The Wichita Eagle. October 28, 1917. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kansas 13; Oklahoma 6". The Oklahoma Daily. November 11, 1917. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Dr. A. R. Kennedy (November 18, 1917). "Jayhawkers Bow To Cornhuskers". The Topeka Daily Capital. p. 8B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers Crushed by Heavy Kansas Team: Jayhawkers Win Twenty-Seventh Annual Contest by 27 to 3 Score". The Evening Missourian. November 30, 1917. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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