1911 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

1911 Kansas Jayhawks football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 4–2–2 (1–1–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* Ralph W. Sherwin (1st season)

Captain| Earl Ammons
Home stadium| McCook Field

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1911 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Iowa State \+  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Nebraska \+  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
Kansas | 1  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Washington University | 0  | - | 0  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Missouri | 0  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Drake | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1911 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 1911 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Ralph W. Sherwin, the Jayhawks compiled a 4–2–2 record (1–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 81 to 44.[1][2] The Jayhawks played their home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Earl Ammons was the team captain.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 7| Baker*|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, Kansas

| T 0–0| 2,500| [3]
October 14| St. Mary's (Kansas)*|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, Kansas

| W 46–0| 2,000| [4]
October 21| at Kansas State*|

* Ahearn Field
* Manhattan, Kansas (rivalry)

| W 6–0| 2,200| [5]
October 28| Drake|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, Kansas

| W 11–3| | [6]
November 4| at Washburn*| Topeka, Kansas| W 14–6| | [7]
November 11| Oklahoma*|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, Kansas

| L 0–3| 1,500| [8]
November 18| Nebraska|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, Kansas (rivalry)

| L 0–29| 7,000| [9]
November 25| at Missouri|

* Rollins Field
* Columbia, Missouri (first college football homecoming game, rivalry)

| T 3–3| 8,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1911 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. ^ "Baker Held K.U To a 0 to 0 Score". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 8, 1911. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "K. U. Piled Up Big Score on St. Marys". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 15, 1911. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "K. U. Had Hard Time To Win: Aggies Held Sherwin's Pupils to One Touchdown at Manhattan". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 22, 1911. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "K. U. Defeated Drake 11 to 3". The Topeka Daily Capital. October 29, 1911. p. 2B - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Washburn Eleven Outclassed by K.U." The Topeka Daily Capital. November 5, 1911. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "A Poor Showing By Jayhawkers". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 12, 1911. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Scoring All Done by Cornhuskers: Kansas Lost Game to Nebraska 29 to 0 and Also the Missouri Valley Championship -- Line Didn't Hold". The Topeka Daily Capital. November 19, 1911. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Glenn Shuck's Toe Prevents A Kansas Victory Over Tigers: Evenly Matched Opponents Play 3 to 3 Tie in the Annual Game". University Missourian. November 26, 1911. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.

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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"
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* Aggieville riots
* Timeline of football in Kansas
* First game in Kansas
* 1911 Missouri game

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