1912 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1912 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–4 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainHoward Brownlee
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska + 2 0 0 8 1 0
Iowa State + 2 0 0 6 2 0
Drake 2 2 0 5 3 0
Missouri 2 3 0 5 3 0
Kansas 1 2 0 4 4 0
Washington University 0 2 0 4 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1912 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 1912 college football season. In their first season under head coach Arthur Mosse, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–4 record (1–2 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 45.[1][2] The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Howard Brownlee was the team captain.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5St. Mary's (KS)*W 62–0[3]
October 12Warrensburg Teachers*
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 27–0[4]
October 19at DrakeDes Moines, IAL 0–6[5]
October 26Kansas State*
W 19–6[6]
November 2Oklahoma*
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
L 5–6
November 9at Washburn*Topeka, KSL 0–10[7]
November 16at Nebraska
L 3–147,000[8]
November 23Missouridagger
W 12–3[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1912 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. ^ "K.U. Opens Season With Record Score". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 6, 1912. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kansas Had To Hustle". The Kansas City Star. October 13, 1912. p. 10.
  5. ^ R.E. Bales (October 20, 1912). "Bulldogs Defeat Kansas 6 to 0". The Des Moines Register. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Aggies Lose To K.U. 19 to 6". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 27, 1912. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Driver's Warriors Defeat Jayhawks". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 10, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Desperate Battle Won by Nebraska". The Lincoln Star. November 17, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kansas Victory: Tigers Couldn't Solve Shift Play and Lost Game by Score of 12 to 3 Yesterday". University Missourian. November 24, 1912. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.