1904 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1904 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1904 college football season. In their first season under head coach A. R. Kennedy, the Jayhawks compiled an 8–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 179 to 38. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Albert Hicks was the team captain.

1904 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–1
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Hicks
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1903
1905 →
1904 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis     10 0 0
Bethany (KS)     7 0 0
Northern Illinois State     5 0 0
Missouri State Normal     2 0 0
Haskell     8 1 0
Michigan Agricultural     8 1 0
Cincinnati     7 1 0
Butler     6 1 0
Doane     5 1 0
Kansas     8 1 1
DePauw     8 2 0
Iowa State     7 2 0
Ohio Northern     7 2 1
Michigan State Normal     6 2 0
Wittenberg     6 2 0
Marquette     5 2 0
Nebraska     7 3 0
Detroit College     4 2 0
South Dakota State     4 2 1
Notre Dame     5 3 0
Iowa State Normal     5 3 1
Western Illinois     6 4 0
Heidelberg     6 4 1
Drake     5 4 0
Carthage     0 0 2
North Dakota Agricultural     3 3 0
Wabash     4 4 0
Fairmount     4 5 0
Lake Forest     3 5 1
Ohio Medical     2 4 2
Washington University     4 7 0
Ohio     2 4 1
Missouri     3 6 0
Mount Union     2 6 0
Miami (OH)     1 5 0
Kansas State     1 6 0
American Medical     0 3 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24College of EmporiaW 6–0[1]
October 1Kansas State Normal
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 34–0[2]
October 6Haskell
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
L 6–233,000[3]
October 15Colorado
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
T 6–6[4]
October 21at OklahomaNorman, Oklahoma TerritoryW 16–0[5]
October 29at Washburn
W 5–02,000[6]
November 5Notre Dame
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 24–5[7]
November 123:00 p.m.vs. Washington UniversityW 12–0[8][9]
November 19at Kansas StateManhattan, KS (rivalry)W 41–4
November 24vs. Missouri
W 29–010,000[10][11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Too Hot for Good Playing: A Slow Football Game at Lawrence; Kansas, 6; Emporia, 0". The Topeka Daily Capital. September 25, 1904. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Slow Game in the Mud: K. U. Defeated Normal Yesterday at Normal, 34 to 0". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 2, 1904. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Easy for Indians: Haskell Defeated Jayhawkers by Score of 23 to 6". The Topeka Daily Herald. October 7, 1904. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Luck was in Kansas' favor". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 16, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved April 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kansas Won Quite Easily". The Daily Oklahoman. October 22, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "K. U. Defeats Washburn in a Slow Game". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 30, 1904. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kansas Beats Notre Dame 25 to 5 Was Score Made in Lawrence Yesterday". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 6, 1904. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington Plays Kansas U. To-day". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 12, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Kansas Defeats Washington; High School Bests Manual". The St. Louis Republic. St. Louis, Missouri. November 13, 1904. p. 6, part III. Retrieved January 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Kansas Wins!!". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 24, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved July 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Aftermath of the Game: Kansas Outclassed Missouri in Nearly Every Department". The Kansas City Star. November 25, 1904. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1904 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "1904-05 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 204. Retrieved October 6, 2023.