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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: W.R. Bass
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1881 <-- 1897 <- 1898 -> 1899 --> 2024

1898 Season Highlights

W.R. Bass enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1898 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Transylvania KY	18	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Georgetown	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. College of H. 8th	59	0	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Louisville AC	16	0	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Centre College	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. 160th Indiana	17	0	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. New Castle AC	36	0	W

1898 Season Totals
Record	7-0
Points Scored	180
Scoring Average	25.7
Points Allowed	0
Defense Average	0.0
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	2-0

1898 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	9-0	201	8					William A. Reynolds
Kentucky	7-0	180	0					W.R. Bass
Texas	5-1	136	4					D.F. Edwards
Georgia	4-2	70	70					Charles McCarthy
Virginia Tech	3-2	115	51					J. Lewis Ingles
Auburn	2-1	47	47					John W. Heisman
Tulane	1-1	14	46					John Lombard
Vanderbilt	1-5	9	61					R.G. Acton
Georgia Tech	0-3	6	67					R.B. Cow Nalley
North Carolina State	0-1	0	34					W.C. Riddick

1898 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1898 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 the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.