1906 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 1906 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In their third season under head coach A. R. Kennedy, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 55. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Prentiss Donald was the team captain.

1906 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–2
Head coach
CaptainPrentiss Donald
Home stadiumMcCook Field
1906 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Louis   –  11 –0 –0
North Dakota Agricultural   –  5 –0 –0
Butler   –  1 –0 –0
Michigan State Normal   –  5 –0 –1
Iowa State   –  9 –1 –0
Ohio   –  7 –1 –0
Notre Dame   –  6 –1 –0
St. Mary's (OH)   –  5 –1 –0
Fairmount   –  7 –1 –2
Wabash   –  5 –1 –1
Kansas   –  7 –2 –2
Michigan Agricultural   –  7 –2 –2
Kansas State   –  5 –2 –0
Missouri   –  5 –2 –1
Detroit College   –  4 –2 –1
Northern Illinois State   –  4 –2 –1
Carthage   –  3 –2 –0
Lake Forest   –  3 –2 –0
Nebraska   –  6 –4 –0
Wittenberg   –  5 –4 –1
Heidelberg   –  3 –3 –1
Washington University   –  2 –2 –2
Beloit   –  3 –4 –1
Franklin   –  3 –4 –0
Doane   –  2 –3 –0
Shurtleff   –  2 –4 –2
Western State Normal (MI)   –  1 –2 –0
Mount Union   –  2 –5 –1
Drake   –  2 –5 –0
Haskell   –  2 –5 –0
Marquette   –  1 –4 –2
Chicago P&S   –  0 –1 –1
Cincinnati   –  0 –7 –2

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22William Jewell
W 18–0[1]
October 3College of Emporia
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 25–0[2]
October 6St. Mary's (KS)
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 18–0
October 13Arkansas
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 37–5[3]
October 20Oklahoma
  • McCook Field
  • Lawrence, KS
W 20–42,000[4][5]
November 3at Saint Louis
L 2–34[6]
November 10at Washburn
T 0–0[7]
November 17at Nebraska
W 8–6[8]
November 23at Kansas StateManhattan, KS (rivalry)L 4–6[9]
November 292:30 p.m.vs. Missouri
T 0–03,500[10][11][12]

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References
  1. "Kansas Wins Game: Defeats William Jewell College by Score of 18 to 0". The Topeka Daily Capital. September 23, 1906. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "K.U. Is Fast: Jayhawker Elleven Defeated Emporia College 25 to 0". The Topeka State Journal. October 4, 1906. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jayhawkers Defeated the Razorbacks". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 14, 1906. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jayhawkers Easily Won the Game: Defeated Oklahoma by Score of 20 to 4". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 21, 1906. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jayhawkers Won". The Topeka Daily State Journal. Topeka, Kansas. October 22, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "St. Louis Beats Kansas, 34 to 2". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 4, 1906. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Battled for Championship of the State: Neither K. U. Nor Washburn Could Score". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 11, 1906. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kansas 8, Nebraska 6". The Lincoln Daily Star. November 18, 1906. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "K. U. Outplayed: Defeated by the Manhattan College Eleven by Score 6 to 4". The Topeka State Journal. November 24, 1906. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "The Annual Game To-day". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "K. U., 0; M. S. U., 0". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. November 29, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved July 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Mud Tied the Score". Lawrence Daily World. November 30, 1906. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1906 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  14. "1906-07 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  15. "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 204. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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