1913 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1913 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–3 (3–2 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam D. Weidlein
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Nebraska + 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Kansas 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Iowa State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Kansas State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Washington University 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1913 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 1913 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Arthur Mosse, the Jayhawks compiled a 5–3 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 40.[1][2] The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. William D. Weidlein was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4William Jewell*
W 7–02,000[3]
October 113:30 p.m.Washington University
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 55–7[4][5]
October 18Drake
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 11–0[6]
October 25at Kansas State
W 26–0[7]
November 1at Oklahoma*
L 7–21[8]
November 8Washburn*
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 14–0[9]
November 15Nebraskadagger
L 0–910,000[10]
November 22at Missouri
L 0–310,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1913 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 181.
  3. ^ "Jayhawkers Open With a Victory". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 5, 1913. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mosse Predicts Two-Touchdown Victory". The University Daily Kansan. Lawrence, Kansas. October 10, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved July 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Lucky Touchdown Saves W.U. Team From a Shutout". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 12, 1913. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Game To Kansas, 11 to 0". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1913. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "K. U. Smothers Aggies, 26 to 0". The Leavenworth Times. October 26, 1913. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Victory Triumph For Bennie Owen". The Daily Oklahoman. November 2, 1913. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Washburn Loses in Last Quarter". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 9, 1913. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Earl W. Brannon (November 16, 1913). "Cornhuskers Crush Kansas in Decisive, Hard-Fought Battle". The Lincoln Daily Star. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "M'Williams' Kick Wins 3-0 Victory Over Jayhawkers: Heavy Kansas Team Defeated Yesterday on a Muddy Gridiron". University Missourian. November 23, 1914. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.