The 1914 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1914 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach H. M. Wheaton, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–2–1 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 158 to 84.[1][2] The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. John Detwiler was the team captain.[2]
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–2–1 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Captain | John Detwiler |
| Home stadium | McCook Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | William Jewell* | W 48–2 | [3] | ||||
| October 10 | College of Emporia* |
| W 7–0 | [4] | |||
| October 17 | at Drake | Des Moines, IA | W 32–7 | [5] | |||
| October 24 | Kansas State |
| W 27–0 | [6] | |||
| October 31 | Oklahoma* |
| T 16–16 | 4,000 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | at Washburn* | Topeka, KS | W 20–14 | [8] | |||
| November 14 | at Nebraska | L 0–35 | [9] | ||||
| November 21 | Missouri |
| L 7–10 | [10] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1914 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 181.
- ^ "K.U. Romps Away From Jewells, Winning 48-2". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 4, 1914. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Outplayed, K.U. Manages To Win". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 11, 1914. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawkers Win From Bulldogs by Score of 32 to 7". The Des Moines Register. October 18, 1914. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smashing Kansans Swat the Aggies". The Topeka Dailly Capitall. October 25, 1914. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smashing Jayhawkers Tie Speedy Sooners". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 1, 1914. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ H.L. Clark (November 8, 1914). "Kansas Overcomes Washburn Eleven". The Topeka Daily Capital. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nebraska Defeats Kansas Jayhawks". The Nebraska State Journal. November 15, 1914. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers Run Over Big Jayhawkers, and Win 10 to 7". University Missourian. United Press. November 22, 1914. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.