1902 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1902 Kansas Jayhawks football Independent 6–4 Arthur Hale Curtis 1st W. D. Vincent McCook Field The 1902 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Arthur Hale Curtis, the Jayhawks compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 108 to 93. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. W. D. Vincent was the team captain. They played the first game in the Sunflower Showdown against Kansas State on October 4, winning by a 16–0 score. Schedule y y y September 29 1902 Fairmount Wheatshockers Fairmount McCook Field Lawrence, KS W 6-0 Kansas University 6; Fairmount 0 The Topeka State Journal September 30, 1902 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115702550/varsity-only-scored-once/ Newspapers.com October 7 Kansas State McCook Field Lawrence, KS (rivalry) W 16-0 The Jayhawkers Won The Topeka State Journal October 6, 1902 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115741829/kansas-won-17-to-5/ Newspapers.com October 11 1902 Washburn Ichabods Washburn McCook Field Lawrence, KS W 34-0 K. U. Line Was the Stronger The Topeka Daily Capital October 12, 1902 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115702720/k-u-line-was-stronger/ Newspapers.com October 18 1902 Kansas City Medics Kansas City Medics McCook Field Lawrence, KS W 13-0 Medics Played a Clean Game: K. U. Was Stronger, However, and Won; The Score Was 13 to 0 The Topeka Daily Capital October 19, 1902 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115702831/medics-played-a-clean-game/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI L 0-38 Kansas Beaten by the Badgers: Jayhawkers Failed to Score on Coach King's Men Wisconsin State Journal October 27, 1902 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115703145/kansas-beaten-by-the-badgers/ Newspapers.com October 29 at Knox Willard Field Galesburg, IL L 0-5 Knox Defeats Kansas Team The Chicago Tribune October 30, 1902 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115702902/knox-defeats-kansas/ November 8 at Nebraska Antelope Field Lincoln, NE (rivalry) L 0-16 2,000 Jayhawks Lose: Nebraska Adds Another Victory to the List The Nebraska State Journal November 9, 1902 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115741208/jayhawks-lose/ Newspapers.com November 15 Haskell McCook Field Lawrence, KS L 5-24 Indians Are Best Players The Topeka Daily Capital November 16, 1902 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115702635/indians-are-best-players/ Newspapers.com November 20 at 1902 Kansas State Normal Normals Kansas State Normal Mitway Field Emporia, KS W 17-5 Kansas University Defeats Normals 17 to 5 The Topeka State Journal November 21, 1902 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115702996/kansas-university-defeats-normals/ Newspapers.com November 27 2:30 p.m. vs Missouri Sportsman's Park Kansas, MO (rivalry) W 17-5 10,000 Tigers Ready For Thanksgiving Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116268021/the-st-louis-republic/ The St. Louis Republic St. Louis, Missouri November 27, 1902 8 January 11, 2023 Newspapers.com Kansas Won, 17 to 5: Ten Thousand Persons Witnessed the Defeat of the Tigers by the Jayhawkers The Kansas City Times November 28, 1902 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115741829/kansas-won-17-to-5/ Newspapers.com 1902 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1902-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference October 5, 2023 1902-03 Football Schedule https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/season/1902-03/ Kansas Athletics October 5, 2023 Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-Kansas-Football-Media-Guide-Comp-compressed.pdf Kansas Athletics 204 October 5, 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