1907 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

1907 Kansas Jayhawks football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 5–3 (1–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* A. R. Kennedy (4th season)

Captain| Carl Rouse
Home stadium| McCook Field

Seasons

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1908 ->

1907 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
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

* \+ - Conference co-champions

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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 5| William Jewell*|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, KS

| W 38–0| | [1]
October 12| St. Mary's (KS)*|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, KS

| W 14–2| | [2]
October 19| at Oklahoma*|

* Boyd Field
* Norman, Oklahoma Territory

| W 15–0| 1,400| [3]
October 26| Kansas State*|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, KS (rivalry)

| W 29–10| | [4]
November 2| at Washburn*|

* Washburn Field
* Topeka, KS

| L 5–12| | [5]
November 9| Nebraska|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, KS (rivalry)

| L 6–16| | [6]
November 16| at Saint Louis*|

* Sportsman's Park
* St. Louis, MO

| L 0–17| | [7]
November 28| vs. Missouri|

* League Park
* St. Joseph, MO (rivalry)

| W 4–0| 15,000| [8]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "An Accident in K.U.'s First Game". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 6, 1907. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "St. Mary's Lost to K.U. 14 to 2". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 13, 1907. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "K. U. Scored a 15 to 0 Victory". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 20, 1907. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Jayhawkers Are Revenged on Aggies: Beat Manhattan Players 29 to 10". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 27, 1907. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Washburn Team State Champions". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 3, 1907. pp. 1, 2 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Victory Is Easy: Nebraska Plays Rings Around Jayhawker Crowd". The Nebraska State Journal. November 10, 1907. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "St. Louis U. Team Makes Good Again". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. November 17, 1907. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Gold and Black Lowered by Jayhawkers: Forter Kicks Goal From Field". St. Joseph Gazette. November 29, 1907. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "1907 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
10. ^ "1907-08 Football Schedule". Kansas Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
11. ^ "Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Kansas Athletics. p. 204. Retrieved October 6, 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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