The 1907 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football that represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1907 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach A. R. Kennedy, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–3 record (1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 111 to 57. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Carl Rouse was the team captain.
| 1907 Kansas Jayhawks football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (1–1 MVC) |
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| Captain | Carl Rouse |
| Home stadium | McCook Field |
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| Iowa + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska + | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | William Jewell* | W 38–0 | [1] | ||||
| October 12 | St. Mary's (KS)* |
| W 14–2 | [2] | |||
| October 19 | at Oklahoma* | W 15–0 | 1,400 | [3] | |||
| October 26 | Kansas State* |
| W 29–10 | [4] | |||
| November 2 | at Washburn* |
| L 5–12 | [5] | |||
| November 9 | Nebraska |
| L 6–16 | [6] | |||
| November 16 | at Saint Louis* | L 0–17 | [7] | ||||
| November 28 | vs. Missouri |
| W 4–0 | 15,000 | [8] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "An Accident in K.U.'s First Game". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 6, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Mary's Lost to K.U. 14 to 2". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 13, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K. U. Scored a 15 to 0 Victory". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 20, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawkers Are Revenged on Aggies: Beat Manhattan Players 29 to 10". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 27, 1907. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Washburn Team State Champions". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 3, 1907. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Victory Is Easy: Nebraska Plays Rings Around Jayhawker Crowd". The Nebraska State Journal. November 10, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Louis U. Team Makes Good Again". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 17, 1907. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gold and Black Lowered by Jayhawkers: Forter Kicks Goal From Field". St. Joseph Gazette. November 29, 1907. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1907 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "1907-08 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 204. Retrieved October 6, 2023.