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Kansas vs. Ottawa

Kansas and Ottawa first met in 1901 and have played 2 times; the series is tied 1–⁠1. Over the last 2 meetings it’s even at 1–⁠1.

Kansas wins
1
Ottawa wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1901
Longest streak
1 Ottawa
Current streak
1 Kansas
Last 10 meetings
even at 1–⁠1
Most recent
1910

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kansas and Ottawa, 1901 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 Butler weekly times's story of the 1901 game: Kansas University Beaten by Ottawa.

    1901 · The Butler weekly times, Butler, Mo., Oct 3, 1901

  • The University Missourian's story of the 1910 game: FEW SURPRISES IN MO. VALLEY GAMES Kansas Defeated Ottawa University, But Made Poor Showing. HASKELL INDIANS LOST Nebraska Ran Up a Big Score Against 3 Minor State College Team. HASKELL INDIANS LOST

    1910 · University Missourian, Columbia, Mo., Oct 3, 1910

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 1, 1910Kansas 11, Ottawa 0at Kansas
Sep 29, 1901Ottawa 16, Kansas 5at Kansas

Every game is listed as played on the field.