Haskell Indian Nations University is a public tribal land-grant university in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Founded in 1884 as a residential boarding school for Native American children, the school has developed into a university operated by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs that offers both associate and baccalaureate degrees. The college was founded to serve members of federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States. It is the oldest continually operating federal school for American Indians.
John Henry Outland was an American college football player and coach. He played football at Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the University of Kansas, and the University of Pennsylvania. He was twice named an All-American while playing for the Penn Quakers, in 1897 as a tackle and in 1898 as a halfback. After playing, Outland coached at Franklin & Marshall College in 1900, the University of Kansas in 1901, Haskell Institute in 1902 and 1906, and Washburn University from 1904 to 1905, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 31–22–3. He is the namesake of the Outland Trophy, an annual award established in 1946 and given to the best interior lineman in college football. Outland was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 2001.
Lawrence High School (LHS) is a public secondary school in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, operated by Lawrence USD 497 school district, and serves students of grades 9 to 12. The school is one of the two public high schools located in the city. Lawrence High enrolled 1,575 students in the 2020–2021 school year. The school colors are red and black and the mascot is the "Chesty Lion".
Albert Rutherford Kennedy was an American college football player and coach. He played football at both the University of Kansas for three seasons, from 1895 to 1897, including one as team captain, and at the University of Pennsylvania, for one season in 1899. Kennedy also played one year of professional football immediately after graduating from Penn. During this time he played in the first professional football game ever played in Madison Square Garden which was also the first indoor professional football game ever played. After his one and only year of playing professionally, he returned to his home state of Kansas and coached football at Washburn University, at the University of Kansas (1904–1910), and at the Haskell Institute—now known as Haskell Indian Nations University (1911–1915), compiling a career record of 95–36–10. His 52 wins with the Kansas Jayhawks football team are the most in the program's history. He remains, as of 2024, the last coach to lead the Jayhawks to a perfect season.
Richard Edgar Hanley was an American football player and coach. Hanley played quarterback at Washington State College from 1915 to 1917 and again in 1920. During his four years at Washington State, the them was 22–4–1, including a victory in the 1916 Rose Bowl over Brown. Hanley is notable for being one of the few players to have played in the Rose Bowl for two different teams. In 1918, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps becoming a player and captain for the Marine Island Marines.
Lawrence Free State High School is a public secondary school in Lawrence, Kansas, operated by Lawrence USD 497 school district, and serves students of grades 9 to 12. It is one of two public high schools within the city limits of Lawrence. The current enrollment is 1,786 students. The school colors are hunter green, garnet red, and silver. The current principal is Amy McAnarney.
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The Haskell Indian Nations Fighting Indians are the athletic teams that represent Haskell Indian Nations University, located in Lawrence, Kansas, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing as an NAIA Independent within the Continental Athletic Conference since the 2015–16 academic year. The Fighting Indians previously competed in the defunct Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) from 2001–02 to 2014–15.
The Haskell Fighting Indians football team represented the Haskell Institute, later known as Haskell Indian Nations University, in college football. They fielded their first football team in 1895.
This timeline of college football in Kansas sets forth notable college football-related events that occurred in the state of Kansas.
The 1921 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1921 college football season. In their first season under head coach Potsy Clark, the Jayhawks compiled an overall record of 4–3 with a mark of 3–3 against conference opponents, finished in fifth place in the MVC, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 97 to 92. Kansas played its first home game of the season, against Drake in October 15, then moved to the newly opened Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas for the rest of the season. Paul Jones was the team captain.
The 1925 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Institute as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Dick Hanley, the team compiled a 9–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 229 to 65.
The 1903 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute as an independent during the 1902 college football season. In its first season under head coach Albert E. Herrnstein, Haskell compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 50. Its victories included shutouts against Texas (6–0), Missouri (12–0), and Creighton (22–0); its losses were to Nebraska (16–0) and Chicago (17–11).
The 1895 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Prior to the fall of 1895, Haskell had fielded a baseball team. The 1895 season was the school's first competing in football. It was also in 1894 and 1895 that Haskell expanded its curriculum to include a teacher-training program and a commercial program; the school had previously been limited to training its students for jobs of manual labor. In her history of Haskell Institute, Myriam Vuckovic wrote that football competition with white schools served a symbolic function: "The gridiron became a mystic space where Native Americans and whites were reliving their turbulent history and where old scores were settled. But unlike their fathers, grandfathers, and ancestors, Indian students at the end of the nineteenth century had the sympathy of the crowd. White football fans loved to cheer for Indian teams. .. "
The 1911 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In its first season under head coach A. R. Kennedy, Haskell compiled a 4–2–3 record. The team played its four home games at Haskell Field in Lawrence, Kansas. Left tackle Willie Williams was the team captain.
The 1916 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach A. M. Venne, Haskell compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 130 to 63.
The 1920 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Institute as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In its first season under head coach Matty Bell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.
The 1929 Haskell Indians football team was an American football that represented the Haskell Institute during the 1929 college football season. In its first year under head coach William Henry Dietz, the team compiled a 8–2 record. Halfback Louis Weller, a Caddo Indian, was the team captain. The team played its two home games at night at Haskell Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
