The 1911 Kansas vs. Missouri football game was a

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game between the

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and the

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played on November 25, 1911 at Rollins Field in

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. It is widely considered, although contested, to be the first

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game ever played. The Missouri Tigers, under coach

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entered the game with a record of 2 wins, 4 losses, and 1 tie. The Kansas Jayhawks, led by Ralph W. Sherwin brought a record of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 1 tie. The game ended in a 3–3

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and was the final game of the season for both schools. More than 1,000 people gathered in downtown

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to watch a mechanical reproduction of the game while it was being played. A

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telegraph wire was set up direct from Columbia, with information "broadcast" to Lawrence. A group of people then would announce the results of the previous play and used a large model of a football playing field to show the results. Those in attendance would cheer as though they were watching the game live, including the school's ''

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'' cheer.

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