1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team

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1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football
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KCAC co-champion
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
1913 record6–1–1 (4–1–1 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons
  1912
1914 
1913 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
College of Emporia +501521
Southwestern (KS) +411611
Washburn 202322
Kansas State 211341
Baker 320440
Friends 320 ? ? ?
Kansas State Normal 440460
Cooper 330 ? ? ?
Pittsburg Normal 111421
St. Mary's (KS) 230341
Fairmount 160261
Hays Normal 010420
Kansas City University 020030
Ottawa 040140
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team represented Southwestern College in the 1913 college football season. The team won the Kansas State Championship. [1]

Clapp fielded an African American player for his team. Kansas Normal School (now called Pittsburg State University officially launched a formal protest against the appearance of the player. [2] In that same game, a player named Fred Hamilton was playing left halfback and was injured to the extent of having a broken neck and paralyzed arms. [3] The game ended in a 6–6 tie. [4]

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References

  1. "1913 Moundbuilders Football Team to be Recognized Saturday". KCACSports.com. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  2. New York Times "Protest Negro Football Player" November 21, 1913
  3. Reading Eagle "Telegrams" December 3, 1913
  4. College Football Data Warehouse Fred H. Clapp 1913 Football Season