1918 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1918 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1918 record2–2 (NA Missouri Valley)
Head coach
CaptainLewis Foster
Home stadiumMcCook Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Missouri Valley football standings
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Due to events related to World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association did not schedule any official conference games, recorded no standings, and awarded no title for 1918.
Conference members:

The 1918 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1918 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Jay Bond, the Jayhawks compiled a 2–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents), and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 66 to 33.[1][2] Due to events related to World War I and the 1918 flu pandemic, the Missouri Valley Conference did not schedule any official conference games, recorded no standings, and awarded no title for 1918. The 1918 Kansas team played its home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Lewis Foster was the team captain.[2]

Schedule[]

Season was shortened due to the Spanish flu pandemic

DateOpponentSiteResult
November 9OklahomaL 0–33
November 16at NebraskaL 0–20
November 23BakerW 20–6
November 28Kansas StateW 13–7

References[]

  1. ^ "1918 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.
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