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1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football
KCAC co-champion
ConferenceKansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–1–1 (4–1–1 KCAC)
Head coach
Seasons← 19121914 →
1913 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
College of Emporia + 5 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Southwestern (KS) + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Washburn 2 – 0 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Kansas State 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Baker 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Friends 3 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Kansas State Normal 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Cooper 3 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Pittsburg Normal 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
St. Mary's (KS) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Fairmount 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Hays Normal 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Kansas City University 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Ottawa 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1913 Southwestern Moundbuilders football team represented Southwestern College in the 1913 college football season. The team won the Kansas State Championship.

Clapp fielded an African American player for his team. Kansas Normal School (now called Pittsburg State University officially launched a formal protest against the appearance of the player. In that same game, a player named Fred Hamilton was playing left halfback and was injured to the extent of having a broken neck and paralyzed arms. The game ended in a 6–6 tie.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Oklahoma Methodist*Winfield, KSW 47–0
October 3at Kansas StateW 13–10
October 17Oklahoma Tech*Winfield, KSW 19–13
October 24at FairmountWichita, KSW 29–7
October 31Ottawa (KS)Winfield, KSW 75–0
November 6at Kansas State NormalEmporia, KSL 10–28
NovemberBakerW 21–13
November 25at Pittsburg NormalPittsburg, KST 6–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1913 Moundbuilders Football Team to be Recognized Saturday". KCACSports.com. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  2. New York Times "Protest Negro Football Player" November 21, 1913
  3. Reading Eagle "Telegrams" December 3, 1913
  4. College Football Data Warehouse Fred H. Clapp Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine 1913 Football Season
  5. "Oklahoma M. U. Down To Defeat". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. September 27, 1913. p. 7. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "We Have Been Mighty Busy". The Topeka state journal. October 18, 1913. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  7. "On The Gridiron". The Topeka state journal. October 16, 1913. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  8. "On The Gridiron". The Topeka state journal. October 30, 1913. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. "On The Gridiron". The Topeka state journal. October 24, 1913. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  10. "Sports". The Lake County times. October 25, 1913. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  11. "On The Gridiron". The Topeka state journal. October 31, 1913. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  12. "Football Gossip". The Topeka state journal. November 6, 1913. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. "1913 Football Schedule - Pittsburg State University Athletics". Pittsburg State University. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  14. "Color Line Drawn". The Topeka state journal. November 21, 1913. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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