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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: J.J. Tigert
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024
1915 Season Highlights
 J.J. Tigert enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
 
1915 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Butler  33   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Earlham  54   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Mississippi State  0   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Sewanee  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Cincinnati  27   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Louisville  15   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Purdue  7   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Tennessee  6   0   W       
 
1915 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -1
  Points Scored149
  Scoring Average18.6
  Points Allowed38
  Defense Average4.8
  Opponents Record17-19
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record1-1
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 9-151338   Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech 7-0-123324   John W. Heisman
Alabama 6-225051   Thomas Kelly
Auburn 6-218224   Mike Donahue
Kentucky 6-1-114938   J.J. Tigert
Georgia 5-2-224527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi State 5-2-111036   E.C. Hayes
South Carolina 5-3-119093   N.B. Red Edgerton
Florida 4-39965   Charles J. McCoy
Tennessee 4-410358   Zora G. Clevenger
Tulane 4-411878   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Mississippi 2-651334   Fred Robbins

1915 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1915 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.