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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: John A. Thompson
Conference: Independent-

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1881 <-- 1892 <- 1893 -> 1894 --> 2024

1893 Season Highlights

John A. Thompson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1893 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Georgetown	80	0	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Tennessee	56	0	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Centre College	4	6	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Transylvania KY	28	0	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Central University	36	48	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Cincinnati YMCA	14	4	W
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Transylvania KY	38	28	W
Thu., Nov. 30	vs. Indiana	24	24	T

1893 Season Totals
Record	5-2 -1
Points Scored	280
Scoring Average	35.0
Points Allowed	110
Defense Average	13.8
Opponents Record	3-8
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1 -1
Away Record	1-1

1893 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1893 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	6-0	148	38					Wallie Winter
New Mexico	3-1	32	16					No Coach
Iowa State	0-3	14	56					W.F. Finney
Stanford	8-0-1	284	17					W.A. Pop Bliss
Virginia	8-3	244	78					John P. Johnny Poe
Michigan	7-3	278	102					Frank Barbour
Maryland	6-0	104	16					Samuel Harding
Vanderbilt	6-1	181	60					W.J. Keller
Akron	5-2	276	82					John W. Heisman
California	5-1-1	110	60					Walt W. Pudge Heffelfinger
Kentucky	5-2-1	280	110					John A. Thompson
Navy	5-3	122	78					John A. Josh Hartwell
Oregon State	5-1	180	48					Bill Bloss
Army	4-5	84	109					Laurence T. Bliss
Eastern Michigan	4-2	116	94					Ernest Goodrich
Mississippi	4-1	120	28					Dr. Alexander H. Bondurant
Notre Dame	4-1	92	24					No Coach
Ohio State	4-5	202	178					Jack Ryder
Penn State	4-1	92	36					George W. Hoskins
Syracuse	4-9-1	124	324					No Coach
Texas	4-0	98	16					No Coach
Wisconsin	4-2	112	110					Parke H. Davis
Boston College	3-3	24	34					Joseph Drum
Duke	3-1	88	40					No Coach
Miami Ohio	3-0	58	12					No Coach
North Carolina	3-4	152	66					No Coach
Southern California	3-1	56	50					No Coach
Auburn	2-0-2	84	40					G.H. Harvey
Georgia	2-2-1	62	71					Ernest Brown
Georgia Tech	2-1-1	38	18					Stanley Borleske/Finnegan
North Carolina State	2-0	25	6					Bart Gatling
Northwestern	2-5-3	92	176					Paul Noyes
Tennessee	2-4	44	256					No Coach
West Virginia	2-1	24	60					F. William John Rane
Massachusetts	1-9	64	236					No Coach
New Mexico State	1-1	16	18					W.M. Clutte
Pittsburgh	1-4	14	70					Anson F. Harrold
Tulane	1-2	38	24					T.L. Bayne
Wake Forest	1-2	70	52					Walter E. Sikes
Washington	1-3-1	18	86					William B. Goodwin
Wyoming	1-0	14	0
Alabama	0-4	23	74					Eli Abbott
Cincinnati	0-6	12	120					No Coach
Louisiana State	0-1	0	34					Dr. Charles E. Coates
San Jose State	0-1	0	18					J.E. Addicott
Virginia Tech	0-2	6	40					E.A. Smyth

1893 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1893 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.