The 1891 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas as members of the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1891 college football season.
[2] In their first and only season under English professor and head football coach Edwin Mortimer Hopkins, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 54.
The Jayhawks played their first ever game against rival Missouri on October 31, a game they won 22–8.
John Kenzie was the team captain.
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