1890 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1890 Kansas Jayhawks football Independent 1–2 Will Coleman 1st Howard Peairs none The 1890 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1890 college football season. In their first season of existence, the Jayhawks had no official coach. Starting center Will Coleman served as an unofficial coach for the team. In just three games of the season, the Jayhawks offense scored 33 points while the defense allowed 52 points and ended with a record of one win and two losses. This was the first season for Kansas Jayhawks football and the first game against Baker marked the first time college football was played in the state of Kansas.http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-quarterly-college-football-in-kansas/12834 Kansas Historical Quarterly College Football in Kansas Harold Evans August 1940 285–311 September 11, 2012 The Jayhawks' 14–12 victory over Baker on December 8, was the first victory in the program's history. Schedule Central November 22 l y Baker Baldwin City, KS first college football game played in Kansas 9–22 November 27 l y Kansas City YMCA Kansas City, MO 10–18 December 8 w Baker Lawrence, KS 14–12 A Brilliant Game: K.S.U. the Victor Despite the Decision Against It Lawrence Daily Journal December 9, 1890 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13913334/a_briliant_game_ksu_the_victor/ 1890-91 Football Schedule https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/season/1890-91/ Kansas Athletics October 4, 2023 Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-Kansas-Football-Media-Guide-Comp-compressed.pdf Kansas Athletics 203 October 4, 2023 October 6, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231006235817/https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-Kansas-Football-Media-Guide-Comp-compressed.pdf dead References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks football