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Haskell vs. Kansas

Haskell and Kansas first met in 1901 and have played 6 times; Haskell leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Haskell 5–⁠1.

Haskell wins
5
Kansas wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1901
Longest streak
4 Haskell
Current streak
1 Haskell
Last 10 meetings
Haskell 5–⁠1
Most recent
1931

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s4–⁠0
1930s1–⁠1
Average margin
14.5 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Haskell
0–⁠1 Haskell’s record at home
At Kansas
0–⁠5 Kansas’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Haskell’s biggest win1902: Haskell 24, Kansas 5by 19 points
  2. Kansas’s biggest win1930: Kansas 33, Haskell 7by 26 points
  3. Upset1931: Haskell 6, Kansas 0Haskell had a 11% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1901: Haskell 18, Kansas 5Haskell had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Haskell and Kansas, 1901 on1300150017001905191019151920192519301935

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The The St. Louis Republic's story of the 1902 game: HASKELL INDIANS BEAT KANSAS. Light Line of Kansas Could Not Stand Rushes.

    1902 · The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo., Nov 16, 1902

  • The The Topeka state journal's story of the 1903 game: SPORTING NEWS. Haskell Won from h. q. in Sat- urday's Contest. Indians Did It in First Inning, Aided by Luck. KANSAS LOST NERVE. In Second Half Weeks Men Did Best Work. Played Rings Around the Noble Red Men. L. KANSAS LOST NERVE. Topeka Players Were a Factor Worthy of Mention.

    1903 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Oct 26, 1903

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story of the 1930 game: Football Developments Over Weekend In Thumbnail Form

    1930 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Oct 13, 1930

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story of the 1931 game: Kansas Champions Beaten BY Haskell

    1931 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Oct 4, 1931

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 2, 1931Haskell 6, Kansas 0at Kansas
Oct 10, 1930Kansas 33, Haskell 7at Haskell
Oct 6, 1904Haskell 23, Kansas 6at Kansas
Oct 24, 1903Haskell 12, Kansas 6at Kansas
Nov 15, 1902Haskell 24, Kansas 5at Kansas
Nov 9, 1901Haskell 18, Kansas 5at Kansas

Every game is listed as played on the field.