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1892 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1892 Kansas Jayhawks football
WIUFA champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record7–1 (3–0 WIUFA)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Kenzie
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1891
1893 →
1892 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas $ 3 0 0 7 1 0
Nebraska 1 1 1 2 2 1
Missouri 1 2 0 1 2 0
Iowa 0 2 1 3 2 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1892 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) during the 1892 college football season. In their first season under head coach A. W. Shepard, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–1 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 144 to 36. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. John Kenzie was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 154:15 p.m.at Denver Athletic Club*Denver, COW 20–63,000[1]
October 212:15 p.m.Baker*Lawrence, KSW 14–0600[2][3]
October 272:50 p.m.Illinois*
W 26–41,000[4]
October 293:50 p.m.Washburn*
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 36–0200[5][6]
November 53:00 p.m.vs. IowaW 26–42,500[7][8][9]
November 123:00 p.m.at Nebraska
W 12–0600[10][11]
November 19at Baker*Baldwin City, KSL 0–18[12]
November 243:00 p.m.vs. Missouri
  • Exposition Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
W 12–43,500[13][14][15]

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References

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  1. ^ "The Denver Game". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. October 16, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "The First Half". Lawrence Daily Journal. Lawrence, Kansas. October 21, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "High Goes The Crimson". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. October 22, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "K. S. U. Wins". Lawrence Daily Journal. Lawrence, Kansas. October 28, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "News From The Football Fields". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. October 30, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "The Washburn Foot Ball Game and Other Athletic Notes". Lawrence Daily Journal. Lawrence, Kansas. October 31, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "It's Kansas Versus Iowa". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 5, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Victory For The Crimson". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 6, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Like All The Rest". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 6, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "To Kick The Leather". Daily Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 12, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Kansans Call Play Ball". Daily Nebraska State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 13, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Beaten By Baker". The Topeka Daily Capital. Topeka, Kansas. November 20, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Rival Foot Ball Teams". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "The Kansans Won Again". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 25, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Kansas, 12; Missouri, 4". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 25, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "1892-93 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 203. Retrieved October 4, 2023.