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1921 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1921 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–3 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Jones
Home stadiumHaskell Field, Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska $ 3 0 0 7 1 0
Kansas State 4 2 0 5 3 0
Missouri 4 2 0 6 2 0
Drake 2 2 0 5 2 0
Kansas 3 3 0 4 4 0
Iowa State 3 4 0 4 4 0
Oklahoma 2 3 0 5 3 0
Washington University 2 3 0 4 3 1
Grinnell 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1921 college football season. In their first season under head coach Potsy Clark, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, finished in fifth place in the MVC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 97 to 92.[1][2] Kansas played its first home game of the season, against Drake in October 15, then moved to the newly opened Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas for the rest of the season. Paul Jones was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Washburn*Emporia, KSW 28–7
October 15Drake
L 7–15[3]
October 22at Iowa StateW 14–7
October 29Kansas StateW 21–7
November 5at OklahomaL 7–24
November 12at NebraskaL 0–28
November 24Missouridagger
W 15–9
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1921 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 181.
  3. ^ "Drake Winner Over K.U. ON Haskell Field, 15 to 7". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 16, 1921. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.