Kentucky Football Team History
Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,500 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Lyman B. Eaton Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-
1897 Season Highlights
Lyman B. Eaton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1897 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Transylvania KY
8
6
W
Mon., Oct. 11 @ Kentucky Wesleyan
0
4
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. Georgetown
20
4
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Vanderbilt
0
50
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Central University
0
18
L
Thu., Nov. 25 vs. Centre College
0
36
L
1897 Season Totals
Record 2-4
Points Scored 28
Scoring Average 4.7
Points Allowed 118
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 6-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 0-2
1897 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1897 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1897 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.