1890 Kansas vs. Baker football game

1890 Kansas vs. Baker football game First college football game played in Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks Baker Methodists (0–0) (0–0) 9 22 Head coach:  Will Coleman Head coach:  Salem Goodale
1 2 3 4 Total Kansas 0 9 0 0 9 Baker 8 0 8 6 22
Date	November 22, 1890
Season	1890
Location	Baldwin City, Kansas

The 1890 Kansas vs. Baker football game was an American college football game between the Kansas Jayhawks football team of the University of Kansas and the Baker Methodists football (now nicknamed the Wildcats) team of Baker University played on November 22, 1890 in Baldwin City, Kansas. The game ended with Baker winning 22–9. ^[1] It was the first college football game played in the state of Kansas. ^[2]

See also

• 1890 college football season
• Timeline of college football in Kansas
• List of the first college football game in each US state

References

1. "Kansas Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
2. Evans, Harold (August 1940). "College Football in Kansas". Kansas Historical Quarterly. pp. 285–311. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2012.