1919 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1919 Kansas Jayhawks football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 3–2–3 1–1–1 Leon McCarty 1st Howard Laslett McCook Field The 1919 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1919 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Leon McCarty, the Jayhawks compiled a 3–2–3 record (1–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 85 to 35.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1919-schedule.html 1919 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 21, 20172017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 181. They played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Howard Laslett was the team captain. Schedule y y October 4 1919 Pittsburg Normal Gorillas Pittsburg Normal<ncg> McCook Field Lawrence, KS W 42-0 Jayhawkers Romp Over Weede's Pittsburgers The Topeka Daily Capital October 5, 1919 8B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115423357/jayhawkers-romp-over-weedes/ Newspapers.com October 11 1919 Kansas State Normal Normals Kansas State Normal<ncg> McCook Field Lawrence, KS W 14-0 K.U. Wins From Kansas Normals The Wichita Eagle October 12, 1919 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115423116/ku-wins-from-kansas-normals/ Newspapers.com October 18 at 1919 Washburn Ichabods Washburn<ncg> Topeka, KS T 0-0 Ichabods Hold Jayhawkers to a Scoreless Tie The Topeka Daily Capital Ray Yarnell October 19, 1919 1, 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115422806/ichabods-hold-jayhawkers-to-a-scoreless/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Iowa State State Field Ames, IA T 0-0 Ames and Kansas Unable to Score: Valley Conference Teams Play Great Defensive Football on Slippery Field The Des Moines Register Sec Tayor October 26, 1919 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115422311/ames-and-kansas-unable-to-score-valley/ Newspapers.com November 1 Kansas State McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 16-3 Jinx Still Camps on Kansas Aggies' Trail: Jayhawkers Outplay Farmers and Win, 16 to 3 The Topeka Daily Capital November 2, 1919 10B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115421878/jinx-still-camps-on-kansas-aggies-trail/ Newspapers.com November 8 Oklahoma<ncg> McCook Field Lawrence, KS T 0-0 Heavy Sooner Eleven Fails To Beat K.U.: Rival University Squads Play Scoreless Gridiron Battle at Lawrence The Wichita Eagle November 9, 1919 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115421337/heavy-sooner-eleven-fails-to-beat-ku/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Nebraska<ncg> Nebraska Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) L 7-19 8,000 Jayhawks Lies With the Missouri Tiger: Cornhuskers Nail Down Lid of Kansas Coffin Sunday State Journal November 16, 1919 8A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115420884/jayhawk-lies-with-the-missouri-tiger/ Newspapers.com November 27 Missouri<hc> McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry) L 5-13 8,000 Tigers Are Champs of the Valley Now: Missouri Eleven Won on McCook Field Yesterday by Score of 13 to 6 Lawrence Daily Journal-World November 28, 1919 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115416787/missouri-kansas/ Newspapers.comCrowd Made Record for Good Behavior: Eight Thousand Visitors For the Big Game Were Easy to Handle Lawrence Daily Journal-World November 28, 1919 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115416787/missouri-kansas/ Newspapers.com References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks football