1893 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1893 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Western Interstate University Football Association (WIUFA) during the 1893 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach A. W. Shepard. Despite finishing with a 2–5 overall record and being outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 108 to 85, the Jayhawks were WIUFA co-champions due to their 2–1 conference record. The Jayhawks one home game at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. A. R. Champlin was the team captain.

1893 Kansas Jayhawks football
WIUFA co-champion
ConferenceWestern Interstate University Football Association
Record2–5 (2–1 WIUFA)
Head coach
CaptainA. R. Champlin
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Western Interstate University Football Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri + 2 1 0 4 3 0
Kansas + 2 1 0 2 5 0
Nebraska 1 2 0 3 2 1
Iowa 1 2 0 3 4 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 143:15 p.m.at Minnesota*L 6–12[1][2][3]
October 212:37 p.m.Baker*L 12–14[4]
October 28at Denver Athletic Club*Denver, COL 10–24[5]
November 43:00 p.m.vs. IowaW 35–24[6][7]
November 18at Nebraska
W 18–0[8]
November 253:15 p.m.vs. Michigan*
  • Fairmount Oval
  • Kansas City, MO
L 0–223,000[9][10][11]
November 303:00 p.m.vs. Missouri
  • Exposition Park
  • Kansas City, MO (rivalry)
L 4–124,000–5,000[12][13]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Will Be A Hot Contest". The Saint Paul Daily Globe. Saint Paul, Minnesota. October 14, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Victory". The Sunday Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 15, 1893. p. 5. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Now Ski-u-mah! Hurrah!". The Saint Paul Daily Globe. Saint Paul, Minnesota. October 15, 1893. p. 8. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Baker Wins". Lawrence Daily Journal. Lawrence, Kansas. October 21, 1893. p. 4. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "K. U. At Denver". Omaha Daily Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. October 29, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Ready For The Kick-off". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 4, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Jay-Hawkers Win At Last". Kansas City Times. November 5, 1893. p. 7. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Their Colors Drag". The Sunday State Journal. Lincoln, Nebraska. November 19, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Braun Meets Skill Today". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 25, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Joy For Ann Arbor". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 26, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Michigan Shut Kansas Out". Detroit Free Press. November 26, 1893. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Crown Old Missouri". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. December 1, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "It Is Not A Kansas Year". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. December 1, 1893. p. 6. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "1893-94 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 203. Retrieved October 4, 2023.