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Kentucky Football Team History

Kentucky Wildcats

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 67,500
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Fred J. Murphy
Conference: Southern-

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1881 <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024

1924 Season Highlights

Fred J. Murphy enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1924 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Louisville	29	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Georgetown (Kentucky)	42	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Washington & Lee	7	10	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Sewanee	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Centre	0	7	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Alabama	7	42	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Virginia Military Institute	3	10	L
Thu., Nov. 27	@ Tennessee	27	6	W
Sat., Dec. 6	@ West Virginia Wesleyan	7	24	L	@ Charleston, WV

1924 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	129
Scoring Average	14.3
Points Allowed	99
Defense Average	11.0
Opponents Record	14-11
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-2

1924 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1924 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	8-1	290	24					Wallace W. Wade
Tulane	8-1	201	59					Clark D. Shaughnessy
Georgia	7-3	129	61					George C. Kid Woodruff
South Carolina	7-3	120	48					Sol S. Metzger
Florida	6-2-2	211	44					J.A. VanFleet
Vanderbilt	6-3-1	150	53					Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech	5-3-1	82	78					William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State	5-4	124	81					Mike Donahue
Mississippi State	5-4	82	90					Earl C. Abell
Virginia	5-4	72	83					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn	4-4-1	46	40					Boozer Pitts
Kentucky	4-5	129	99					Fred J. Murphy
Mississippi	4-5	36	142					Chester S. Barnard
North Carolina	4-5	38	57					Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Virginia Tech	4-2-3	103	18					Ben C. Cubbage
Maryland	3-3-3	74	78					H.C. Curley Byrd
Tennessee	3-5	83	135					M.B. Banks
Clemson	2-6	80	96					Bud Saunders
North Carolina State	2-6-2	43	147					Lawrence T. Buck Shaw

1924 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1924 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.