1890 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

1890 Kansas Jayhawks football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–2
Head coach|

* Will Coleman (1st season)

Captain| Howard Peairs

Seasons

1891 ->

1890 Midwestern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Nebraska |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Washington University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Minnesota |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Michigan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0
Northwestern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1
Missouri |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Cincinnati |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1
Lake Forest |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Baker |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Iowa |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Illinois |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Kansas |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Ohio Wesleyan |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wisconsin |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0
Ohio State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0
Doane |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Washburn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Western Reserve |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0

The 1890 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1890 college football season. In their first season of existence, the Jayhawks had no official coach. Starting center Will Coleman served as an unofficial coach for the team. In just three games of the season, the Jayhawks offense scored 33 points while the defense allowed 52 points and ended with a record of one win and two losses. This was the first season for Kansas Jayhawks football and the first game against Baker marked the first time college football was played in the state of Kansas.[1] The Jayhawks' 14–12 victory over Baker on December 8, was the first victory in the program's history.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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November 22| at Baker| Baldwin City, KS (first college football game played in Kansas)| L 9–22|
November 27| at Kansas City YMCA| Kansas City, MO| L 10–18|
December 8| Baker| Lawrence, KS| W 14–12| [2]

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## References

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1. ^ Evans, Harold (August 1940). "College Football in Kansas". Kansas Historical Quarterly. pp. 285–311. Retrieved September 11, 2012.285-311&rft.pub=Kansas+Historical+Quarterly&rft.date=1940-08&rft.aulast=Evans&rft.aufirst=Harold&rft_id=http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-quarterly-college-football-in-kansas/12834&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1890+Kansas+Jayhawks+football+team" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "A Brilliant Game: K.S.U. the Victor Despite the Decision Against It". Lawrence Daily Journal. December 9, 1890. p. 4.
3. ^ "1890-91 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
4. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 203. Retrieved October 4, 2023.

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Kansas Jayhawks football

Venues|

* McCook Field (1892–1920)
* David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (1921–2023, 2025–future)
* Arrowhead Stadium (2024)
* Children's Mercy Park (2024)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Kansas State: Sunflower Showdown
* Missouri: Border War
* Nebraska

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* Big Jay
* Baby Jay
* "I'm a Jayhawk"
* Marching Jayhawks
* Aggieville riots
* Timeline of football in Kansas
* First game in Kansas
* 1911 Missouri game

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* NFL draftees
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