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. In their first and only season under English professor and head football coach Edwin Mortimer Hopkins, the Jayhawks compiled a 7âÂÂ0âÂÂ1 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 22âÂÂ8. John Kenzie was the team captain.