1897 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1897 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference Western Interstate University Football Association
1897 record 8–2 (2–1 WIUFA)
Head coach Wylie G. Woodruff (1st season)
Captain A. R. Kennedy
Home stadium McCook Field
1897 Western Interstate football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Nebraska $ 3 0 0  5 1 0
Kansas 2 1 0  8 2 0
Iowa 0 2 0  4 4 0
Missouri 0 2 0  5 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Western Interstate University Football Association during the 1897 college football season. In their first season under head coach Wylie G. Woodruff, the Jayhawks compiled an 8–2 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, shut out seven of ten opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 253 to 16. The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. A. R. Kennedy was the team captain.[1]

References

  1. "2017 Kansas Football Media Guide". Kansas University. p. 179.
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