1900 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1900 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1900 college football season. In August 1900, Lawrence W. Boynton, a recent graduate of Cornell, accepted an offer to serve as the Kansas football coach.[1] In their only season under Boynton, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–5–2 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 118 to 75.[2] The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Charles Wilcox was the team captain.[2]

1900 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceIndependent
1900 record2–5–2
Head coach
CaptainCharles Wilcox
Home stadiumMcCook Field
1900 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lake Forest      1 0 0
Haskell      9 1 0
North Dakota Agricultural      8 1 1
Ohio State      8 1 1
Nebraska      7 1 2
Beloit      7 1 2
Washburn      6 2 0
Wittenberg      5 2 1
Drake      6 3 0
Doane      2 1 0
Notre Dame      6 3 1
Fairmount      5 3 0
Detroit College      3 2 0
Washington University      3 2 1
Carthage      4 3 0
Wabash      5 4 0
Missouri      4 4 1
Cincinnati      3 4 1
Iowa State Normal      3 4 1
Buchtel      2 3 1
Ohio      2 4 1
Kansas State      2 4 0
Kansas      2 5 2
Ohio Wesleyan      2 5 2
Iowa State      2 5 1
Butler      0 1 3
Heidelberg      0 2 2
Michigan Agricultural      1 3 0
Chicago P&S      1 3 0
Mount Union      1 4 1

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1at OttawaW 6–0
October 6WashburnL 0–24
October 20Emporia StateT 6–6
October 27at South DakotaW 42–0
November 3vs. Kansas City MedicalKansas City, MOL 15–23
November 10WashburnL 0–29
November 17NebraskaL 0–12
November 21at Emporia StateL 0–18
November 29vs. MissouriKansas City, MOT 6–6

References

  1. "K. U. Football Coach: Manager Davis Engages L. W. Boynton of Cornell". The Topeka Daily Capital. August 22, 1900. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
  2. 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 179.
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