1896 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team

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1896 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record3–6 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • (1st season)
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 3 0 0 6 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 0 4 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 2 3 2 2
Auburn 3 1 0 3 1 0
Georgia Tech 1 1 1 1 1 1
Texas 1 1 0 4 2 1
Alabama 1 1 0 2 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 0 3 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 0 3 3 0
Tulane 1 2 0 3 2 0
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0 0 1 0
Nashville 0 1 1 0 1 1
Mercer 0 2 1 0 2 1
Central (KY) 0 2 1 0 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 0 0 4 0
Cumberland (TN)        
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1896 college football season. It was the school's first season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Lexington ACL 0–10
October 10 Vanderbilt Nashville, TNL 0–6[1]
October 17Cattlesburg ACL 4–6
October 24 Kentucky UniversityLexington, KY W 36–6[2]
October 31CentreDanville, KYL 0–32
November 7Central (KY)W 62–0
November 14CentreLexington, KYL 0–44
November 21Georgetown (KY)W 16–0
November 27Louisville ACL 4–30

References[]

  1. ^ "Games in Tennessee". The Times-Democrat. Louisiana, New Orleans. October 11, 1896. p. 12. Retrieved November 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ "The Accidents Begin". The Courier-Journal. Kentucky, Louisville. October 25, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved November 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access


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