1891 Kansas Jayhawks football team

1891 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–0–1
Head coach	Edwin Mortimer Hopkins (1st season)
Captain	John Kenzie

1891 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	0	–	0
Kansas			–					7	–	0	–	1
Illinois			–					5	–	1	–	0
Missouri			–					3	–	1	–	0
Lake Forest			–					6	–	2	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	1	–	1
Minnesota			–					3	–	1	–	1
Wisconsin			–					3	–	1	–	1
Cincinnati			–					4	–	2	–	1
Iowa			–					3	–	2	–	0
Doane			–					2	–	2	–	0
Iowa College			–					1	–	1	–	1
Miami (OH)			–					1	–	1	–	0
Nebraska			–					2	–	2	–	0
Northwestern			–					2	–	2	–	3
Michigan			–					4	–	5	–	0
Ohio State			–					2	–	3	–	0
Case			–					1	–	2	–	0
Buchtel			–					1	–	3	–	0
Washburn			–					1	–	5	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1891 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1891 college football season. In their first and only season under English professor and head football coach Edwin Mortimer Hopkins, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 160 to 54. The season included the first football games played against both Iowa and Missouri. John Kenzie was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 31	vs. Missouri	Kansas City	W 22–8
November 17	at Washburn		W 32–10
November 21	Washburn		W 38–10
November 26	at Kansas City YMCA		W 22–4
November 28	at Baker		W 18–4
December 5	vs. Iowa	Kansas City	W 14–12
December 17	Baker		W 8–0
December 22	vs. Washington	Kansas City	T 6–6