1911 Kansas vs. Missouri football game explained

First American Football Homecoming Game
Kansas vs. Missouri
Football Season:1911
Visitor Name Short:Kansas
Visitor Nickname:Jayhawks
Visitor School:Kansas Jayhawks football
Home Name Short:Missouri
Home Nickname:Tigers
Home School:Missouri Tigers football
Visitor Record:4–2–1
Home Record:2–4–1
Visitor Coach:Ralph W. Sherwin
Home Coach:Chester Brewer
Date:November 25, 1911
Stadium:Rollins Field
City:Columbia, Missouri
Attendance:10,000+

The 1911 Kansas vs. Missouri football game was a college football game between the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri played on November 25, 1911[1] at Rollins Field in Columbia, Missouri.[2] It is widely considered, although contested, to be the first college football homecoming game ever played.[3] [4] [5] [6]

The Missouri Tigers, under coach Chester Brewer entered the game with a record of 2 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie. The Kansas Jayhawks, led by Ralph W. Sherwin brought a record of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie.[7] The game ended in a 3–3 tie and was the final game of the season for both schools.[8]

More than 1,000 people gathered in downtown Lawrence, Kansas to watch a mechanical reproduction of the game while it was being played. A Western Union telegraph wire was set up direct from Columbia, with information "broadcast" to Lawrence. A group of people then would announce the results of the previous play and used a large model of a football playing field to show the results. Those in attendance would cheer as though they were watching the game live, including the school's Rock Chalk, Jayhawk cheer.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coaching Records: Game-by-game (Chester L. Brewer, 1911). David. DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 27, 2011. March 2, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302040654/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=236&year=1911. dead.
  2. Web site: 100 years ago: Football fans enjoy mechanized reproduction of KU-MU game. . December 27, 2011. November 27, 2011.
  3. Web site: The History of Homecoming . Active.com . 2011-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019180352/http://www.active.com/football/Articles/The_History_of_Homecoming.htm . October 19, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: U celebrates Homecoming Week 2004 : UMNews : University of Minnesota . .umn.edu . 2011-12-05.
  5. Web site: Chrös Mcdougall And Blaine Grider . Tradition's beginnings mysterious . Columbia Missourian . 2011-12-05 . dead . https://archive.today/20121209005555/http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2006/10/20/traditions-beginnings-mysterious/ . 2012-12-09 .
  6. Web site: Eric J Eckert . Vincent's Views . . 2011-09-23 . 2011-12-05.
  7. Web site: Coaching Records: Game-by-game (Ralph Sherwin, 1911). College Football Data Warehouse. David. DeLassus. December 27, 2011. March 2, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120302040659/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2134&year=1911. dead.
  8. Web site: Kansas 3 vs Missouri 3. Ian. Shaffer. College Football Reference. December 27, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033510/http://www.cfreference.net/cfr/schedules/missouri/vs/kansas/1911/7426. March 4, 2016. mdy-all.

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