1917 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1917 Kansas Jayhawks football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 6–2 3–1 Herman Olcott 3rd Harry Neilson McCook Field 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1917-schedule.html 1917 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. Harry Neilson was the team captain. Schedule y y October 6 at Illinois<ncg> Illinois Field Champaign, IL L 0-22 Illini, Fighting Hard, Win by 22 to 0 The Champaign Sunday News October 7, 1917 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115427405/illini-fighting-hard-win-by-22-to-0/ Newspapers.com October 13 1917 Kansas State Normal Normals Kansas State Normal<ncg> McCook Field Lawrence, KS W 33-0 October 20 1917 Washburn Ichabods Washburn<ncg> McCook Field Lawrence, KS W 34-2 Jayhawk Fumble Blocks Shutout The Topeka Daily Capital October 21, 1917 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115429251/jayhawk-fumble-blocks-shutout/ Newspapers.com October 27 Iowa State McCook Field Lawrence, KS W 7-0 Twenty Five Yard Throw Won Ames Game for Kansas The Wichita Eagle October 28, 1917 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115428637/twenty-five-yard-throw-won-ames-game/ Newspapers.com November 3 at Kansas State Ahearn Field Manhattan, KS (rivalry) W 9-0 November 10 at Oklahoma<ncg> Boyd Field Norman, OK W 13-6 Kansas 13; Oklahoma 6 The Oklahoma Daily November 11, 1917 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115428254/kansas-13-oklahoma-6/ Newspapers.com November 17 Nebraska<hc> McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry) L 3-13 5,000 Jayhawkers Bow To Cornhuskers The Topeka Daily Capital Dr. A. R. Kennedy November 18, 1917 8B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115428021/jayhawkers-bow-to-cornhuskers/ Newspapers.com November 29 Missouri Rollins Field Columbia, MO (rivalry) W 27-3 10,000 Tigers Crushed by Heavy Kansas Team: Jayhawkers Win Twenty-Seventh Annual Contest by 27 to 3 Score The Evening Missourian November 30, 1917 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115427754/tigers-crushed-by-heavy-kansas-team/ Newspapers.com References Kansas Category:Kansas Jayhawks football seasons Kansas Jayhawks football