Kansas at Washburn
Saturday, December 5, 1931 Share
Kansas beat Washburn 6–0. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Kansas led the series 17–3–3.
FinalHigh 31°F, low 28°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, December 6, 1931, page 71
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ONE FOR KANSAS u. Trims Washburn College, 6 to o, in Charity Contest. TOPEKA, Kans, December S LP.- Carnie Smith, line-smashing Kansas University quarterback, led the Jay haWkers to a 6-to-O triumph over the WeshbU-n College Ichebods in a char ity, benefit foot ball game played here today on muddy field. ChaTlty and unemployment relief / agenclsS OF Lawrence and Topeka, home cltleS OF the two schools, will receive approximately $4,000 from the receipts. Smith scored the only counter of the game after starting a drive late in the initial period by returning a punt is ! yards.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Kansas 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Kansas–Washburn gameKansas leads 23–3–4 in 30 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 1945 | Kansas 34, Washburn 0 | |
| 1944 | Kansas 47, Washburn 0 | |
| 1943 | Kansas 13, Washburn 0 | |
| 1943 | Kansas 0, Washburn 0 | |
| 1938 | Kansas 58, Washburn 14 | |
| 1937 | Kansas 25, Washburn 2 |
Around this game
Kansas
- Next gameat DenverSept. 30, 1932
- SeasonKansas in 1931
- ProgramKansas history and records
Washburn
- SeasonWashburn in 1931
- ProgramWashburn history and records
