1906 Kansas Jayhawks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1906
| team = Kansas Jayhawks
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 7–2–2
| head_coach = A. R. Kennedy
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Prentiss Donald
| stadium = McCook Field
}}
{{1906 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1906 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kansas as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In their third season under head coach A. R. Kennedy, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–2–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 148 to 55. The Jayhawks played home games at McCook Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Prentiss Donald was the team captain.
Schedule
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|September 22|||{{cfb link|year=1906|team=William Jewell Cardinals|title=William Jewell}}|McCook Field|Lawrence, KS|W 18-0||{{cite news|title=Kansas Wins Game: Defeats William Jewell College by Score of 18 to 0|newspaper=The Topeka Daily Capital|date=September 23, 1906|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115664923/kansas-wins-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 3|||College of Emporia|McCook Field|Lawrence, KS|W 25-0||{{cite news|title=K.U. Is Fast: Jayhawker Elleven Defeated Emporia College 25 to 0|newspaper=The Topeka State Journal|date=October 4, 1906|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115666403/ku-is-fast/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6|||{{cfb link|year=1906|team=St. Mary's Knights|title=St. Mary's (KS)}}|McCook Field|Lawrence, KS|W 18-0||
|October 13|||Arkansas|McCook Field|Lawrence, KS|W 37-5||{{cite news|title=Jayhawkers Defeated the Razorbacks|newspaper=The Topeka Daily Capital|date=October 14, 1906|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115667495/jayhawkers-defeated-the-razorbacks/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|||Oklahoma|McCook Field|Lawrence, KS|W 20-4|2,000|{{cite news|title=Jayhawkers Easily Won the Game: Defeated Oklahoma by Score of 20 to 4|newspaper=The Topeka Daily Capital|date=October 21, 1906|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115670877/jayhawkers-easily-won/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news |author= |title=Jayhawkers Won |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83207841/the-topeka-state-journal/ |newspaper=The Topeka Daily State Journal |location=Topeka, Kansas |date=October 22, 1906 |page=2 |access-date=August 10, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3||at|Saint Louis|Sportsman's Park|St. Louis, MO|L 2-34||{{cite news|title=St. Louis Beats Kansas, 34 to 2|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=November 4, 1906|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115678099/st-louis-beats-kansas-34-to-2/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||at|{{cfb link|year=1906|team=Washburn Ichabods|title=Washburn}}|Washburn Field|Topeka, KS|T 0-0||{{cite news|title=Battled for Championship of the State: Neither K. U. Nor Washburn Could Score|newspaper=The Topeka Daily Capital|date=November 11, 1906|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115665585/battled-for-championship/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17||at|Nebraska|Antelope Field | Lincoln, NE (rivalry)|W 8-6||{{cite news|title=Kansas 8, Nebraska 6|newspaper=The Lincoln Daily Star|date=November 18, 1906|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115670073/kansas-8-nebraska-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 23||at|Kansas State||Manhattan, KS (rivalry)|L 4-6||{{cite news|title=K. U. Outplayed: Defeated by the Manhattan College Eleven by Score 6 to 4|newspaper=The Topeka State Journal|date=November 24, 1906|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115682371/k-u-outplayed/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 29|2:30 p.m.|vs|Missouri|Association Park|Kansas City, MO (rivalry)|T 0-0|3,500|{{cite news |author= |title=The Annual Game To-day |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times/128393083/ |newspaper=Kansas City Times |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=November 29, 1906 |page=5 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=K. U., 0; M. S. U., 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star/128392879/ |newspaper=The Kansas City Star |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=November 29, 1906 |page=1 |access-date=July 17, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Mud Tied the Score|newspaper=Lawrence Daily World|date=November 30, 1906|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115668406/mud-tied-score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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{{cite web |author= |title=1906 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kansas/1906-schedule.html |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=October 6, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=1906-07 Football Schedule |url=https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/season/1906-07/ |publisher=Kansas Athletics |access-date=October 6, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=Kansas Football 2023 Media Guide |url=https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-Kansas-Football-Media-Guide-Comp-compressed.pdf |publisher=Kansas Athletics |page=204 |access-date=October 6, 2023 }}