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View of Haskell campus looking Northwest. Haskell Indian Nations University is a public tribal [2] land-grant university in Lawrence, Kansas, United States.Founded in 1884 as a residential boarding school for Native American children, [3] the school has developed into a university operated by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs [4] that offers both associate and baccalaureate degrees. [5]
The off-reservation Indian boarding school that he secured in Lawrence was named the Haskell Institute in 1887 in his honor. Since the mid-20th century, it has developed as the Haskell Indian Nations University. He is the namesake of Haskell County in southwestern Kansas [2]
The 1963 Haskell Indians football team represented the Haskell Institute—now known as Haskell Indian Nations University—as a member of the Interstate Conference during the 1963 junior college football season. Led by first-year head coach H. E. (Lew) Llewellyn, the Indians compiled an overall record of 1–6–1 with a mark of 1–3 in ...
The 1895 Haskell Indians football team was an American football team that represented the Haskell Indian Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Prior to the fall of 1895, Haskell had fielded a baseball team. The 1895 season was the school's first competing in ...
The 1938 Haskell Indians football team was an American football that represented the Haskell Institute—now known as Haskell Indian Nations University—as an independent during the 1938 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Carmody, Haskell compiled a record of 2–6.
The 1946 Haskell Indians football team was an American football that represented the Haskell Institute—now known as Haskell Indian Nations University—as an independent during the 1946 college football season. Haskell compiled a record of 0–8.
In the early 1930s, the Bureau of Indian Affairs eliminated junior college courses and reduced the school's emphasis on intercollegiate athletics. After the 1938 season, Haskell dropped intercollegiate football altogether until 1946, when the program was revived, with the schedule mostly consisting of military academys, forts, and junior colleges.
Haskell played only one home game during the 1925 season, that one taking place at Lawrence High School. [3] After the 1925 season, Haskell built its own football stadium, Haskell Memorial Stadium, at a cost of approximately $200,000. [4] Mayes McLain played for Haskell during the 1925 and 1926 seasons. In 1926, he set the all-time college ...