John H. Outland

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John Outland
College	Washburn University
Sport	College football
Career highlights
Overall	14 -5 -0
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Playing career
1895-1898	Kansas, Penn
Position	Offensive Tackle, Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1904-1905 1901	Washburn Kansas

John H. Outland (March 7, 1871 – March 24, 1947) was an All American college football player and the namesake of the Outland Trophy.

Outland was born in Douglas County, Kansas. After starring in football and baseball at the University of Kansas in 1895 and 1896, Outland went to Philadelphia to complete his medical education. There, he became one of the few men ever to win All American football honors in both line and the backfield. He was picked by Walter Camp as a tackle for his All America team in 1897. In 1898 he was selected again, this time as a halfback. He was captain of the 1898 Pennsylvania team and was voted Most Popular Man at the University of Pennsylvania.

Outland was the founder of the Kansas Relays, having obtained the inspiration for that event at Penn, when as a student, he saw the Penn Relays just getting under way. For many years he held the post of honorary referee of the Kansas events. Later on, Outland became the Athletic Director at the University of Kansas.

1 Coaching History
- 1.1 University of Kansas
- 1.2 Washburn University
2 Outland Trophy
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Coaching History

[edit] University of Kansas

Outland was the eighth head football coach for the University of Kansas Jayhawks located in Lawrence, Kansas and he held that position for the 1901 season. His overall coaching record at Kansas was 3 wins, 5 losses, and 2 ties. This ranks him 32nd at Kansas in terms of total wins and 29th at Kansas in terms of winning percentage. ^[1]

[edit] Washburn University

Outland also coached at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. He was the ninth head football coach for Washburn and he held that position for two seasons, from 1904 until 1905. His overall coaching record at Washburn was 14 wins, 5 losses, and 0 ties. This ranks him tenth at Washburn in terms of total wins and eighth at Washburn in terms of winning percentage.^[2]

[edit] Outland Trophy

Outland conceived the idea of the Outland Trophy because of his belief that interior lineman were not given enough recognition in college football. The trophy is the third oldest college football trophy. Selection of the winner is made by the Football Writers Association of America.