1923 Kansas Jayhawks football team

American college football season

1923 Kansas Jayhawks football

MVC co-champion

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 5–0–3 (3–0–3 MVC)
Head coach|

* Potsy Clark (3rd season)

Captain| Charles Black
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1922

1924 ->

1923 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Kansas \+  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 3 |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 3
Nebraska \+  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Drake | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Iowa State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Kansas State | 2  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 2
Oklahoma | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Missouri | 1  | - | 3  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 3
Grinnell | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Washington University | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1923 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1923 college football season. In their third season under head coach Potsy Clark, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 5–0–3 record with a mark of 3–0–3 against conference opponents, shared the MVC title with Nebraska, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 68 to 30.[1][2][3] The season is, as of 2018, the last season the Jayhawks finished undefeated. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Charles Black was the team captain.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 6| Creighton*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 6–0| |
October 13| Oklahoma A&M*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 9–0| |
October 20| at Nebraska|

* Nebraska Field
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| T 0–0| |
October 27| Kansas State|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS (rivalry)

| T 0–0| |
November 3| at Oklahoma|

* Owen Field
* Norman, OK

| W 7–3| |
November 10| Washington University|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 83–0| | [4]
November 17| Drake|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS

| W 17–0| | [5]
November 29| Missouri|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lawrence, KS (rivalry)

| T 3–3| 20,992| [6]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "Nebraska and Kansas Tied For Valley Title". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1923. p. 44. Retrieved January 1, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "1923 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
3. ^ a b 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 181.
4. ^ "K. U. Defeats Washington U." Springfield Republican. Springfield, Missouri. November 11, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved July 14, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Drake Stopped By Kansas, 17-0: Jayhawks Put Bulldogs Out of Title Race". The Des Moines Register. November 18, 1923. pp. 1S, 3S - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Tiger-Jayhawker Turkey Day Fray Ends In 3 To 3 Tie". St. Joseph Gazette. St. Joseph, Missouri. Associated Press. November 30, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2022 - 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

Culture & lore|

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

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1890
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Big Eight Conference football champions

MVIAA|

* Iowa & Nebraska (1907)
* Kansas (1908)
* Missouri (1909)
* Nebraska (1910)
* Iowa State & Nebraska (1911)
* Iowa State & Nebraska (1912)
* Missouri & Nebraska (1913)
* Nebraska (1914)
* Nebraska (1915)
* Nebraska (1916)
* Nebraska (1917)
* Missouri (1919)
* Oklahoma (1920)
* Nebraska (1921)
* Drake & Nebraska (1922)
* Kansas & Nebraska (1923)
* Missouri (1924)
* Missouri (1925)
* Oklahoma A&M (1926)
* Missouri (1927)

Big Six|

* Nebraska (1928)
* Nebraska (1929)
* Kansas (1930)
* Nebraska (1931)
* Nebraska (1932)
* Nebraska (1933)
* Kansas State (1934)
* Nebraska (1935)
* Nebraska (1936)
* Nebraska (1937)
* Oklahoma (1938)
* Missouri (1939)
* Nebraska (1940)
* Missouri (1941)
* Missouri (1942)
* Oklahoma (1943)
* Oklahoma (1944)
* Missouri (1945)
* Kansas & Oklahoma (1946)
* Kansas & Oklahoma (1947)

Big Seven|

* Oklahoma (1948)
* Oklahoma (1949)
* Oklahoma (1950)
* Oklahoma (1951)
* Oklahoma (1952)
* Oklahoma (1953)
* Oklahoma (1954)
* Oklahoma (1955)
* Oklahoma (1956)
* Oklahoma (1957)
* Oklahoma (1958)
* Oklahoma (1959)

Big Eight|

* Missouri (1960)
* Colorado (1961)
* Oklahoma (1962)
* Nebraska (1963)
* Nebraska (1964)
* Nebraska (1965)
* Nebraska (1966)
* Oklahoma (1967)
* Kansas & Oklahoma (1968)
* Missouri & Nebraska (1969)
* Nebraska (1970)
* Nebraska (1971)
* Nebraska (1972)
* Oklahoma (1973)
* Oklahoma (1974)
* Nebraska & Oklahoma (1975)
* Colorado, Oklahoma, & Oklahoma State (1976)
* Oklahoma (1977)
* Nebraska & Oklahoma (1978)
* Oklahoma (1979)
* Oklahoma (1980)
* Nebraska (1981)
* Nebraska (1982)
* Nebraska (1983)
* Nebraska & Oklahoma (1984)
* Oklahoma (1985)
* Oklahoma (1986)
* Oklahoma (1987)
* Nebraska (1988)
* Colorado (1989)
* Colorado (1990)
* Colorado & Nebraska (1991)
* Nebraska (1992)
* Nebraska (1993)
* Nebraska (1994)
* Nebraska (1995)

National championships in bold

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Missouri Valley Conference football champions

Pre-split|

* Iowa & Nebraska (1907)
* Kansas (1908)
* Missouri (1909)
* Nebraska (1910)
* Iowa State & Nebraska (1911)
* Iowa State & Nebraska (1912)
* Missouri & Nebraska (1913)
* Nebraska (1914)
* Nebraska (1915)
* Nebraska (1916)
* Nebraska (1917)
* Missouri (1919)
* Oklahoma (1920)
* Nebraska (1921)
* Drake & Nebraska (1922)
* Kansas & Nebraska (1923)
* Missouri (1924)
* Missouri (1925)
* Oklahoma A&M (1926)
* Missouri (1927)

Post-split|

* Drake (1928)
* Drake (1929)
* Drake & Oklahoma A&M (1930)
* Drake (1931)
* Oklahoma A&M (1932)
* Oklahoma A&M (1933)
* Washington University (1934)
* Tulsa & Washington University (1935)
* Creighton & Tulsa (1936)
* Tulsa (1937)
* Tulsa (1938)
* Washington University (1939)
* Tulsa (1940)
* Tulsa (1941)
* Tulsa (1942)
* Tulsa (1943)
* Oklahoma A&M (1944)
* Oklahoma A&M (1945)
* Tulsa (1946)
* Tulsa (1947)
* Oklahoma A&M (1948)
* Detroit (1949)
* Tulsa (1950)
* Tulsa (1951)
* Houston (1952)
* Detroit & Oklahoma A&M (1953)
* Wichita (1954)
* Detroit & Wichita (1955)
* Houston (1956)
* Houston (1957)
* North Texas State (1958)
* Houston & North Texas State (1959)
* Wichita (1960)
* Wichita (1961)
* Tulsa (1962)
* Wichita (1963)
* Cincinnati (1964)
* Tulsa (1965)
* North Texas State & Tulsa (1966)
* North Texas State (1967)
* Memphis State (1968)
* Memphis State (1969)
* Louisville (1970)
* Memphis State (1971)
* Drake, Louisville, & West Texas State (1972)
* North Texas State & Tulsa (1973)
* Tulsa (1974)
* Tulsa (1975)
* New Mexico State & Tulsa (1976)
* West Texas State (1977)
* New Mexico State (1978)
* West Texas State (1979)
* Tulsa (1980)
* Drake & Tulsa (1981)
* Tulsa (1982)
* Tulsa (1983)
* Tulsa (1984)
* Tulsa (1985)

National championships in bold
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