1898 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team

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The 1898 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by first-year head coach W. R. Bass, the team, known as "the Immortals,"[1] was undefeated, untied, and unscored upon, posted a 7–0 record and outscored its opponents 181 to 0.[2][3][4] The Centre game was stopped by rain after fifteen minutes of play.

ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–0 (0–0 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainRoscoe Severs
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1898 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–0 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoscoe Severs
Seasons
← 1897
1899 â†’
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1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee3–0–04–0–0
Auburn2–0–02–1–0
LSU1–0–01–0–0
Georgia3–1–04–2–0
Clemson1–1–03–1–0
Tulane1–1–01–1–0
Vanderbilt1–2–01–5–0
Mississippi0–1–01–1–0
Texas0–1–05–1–0
Nashville0–2–00–2–0
Georgia Tech0–3–00–4–0
Kentucky State#0–0–07–0–0
Cumberland (TN)0–0–00–0–0
SW Presbyterian0–0–00–0–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – State champion
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Kentucky University*Lexington, KY (rivalry)W 18–0[5]
October 8at Georgetown (KY)*Georgetown, KYW 28–0[6]
October 15Co. H. of 8th Massachusetts*Lexington, KYW 59–0
October 29at Louisville Athletic Club*
W 17–0[7]
November 5Centre*Lexington, KY (rivalry)W 6–0[8]
November 8160th Indiana*Lexington, KYW 17–0[9]
November 19New Castle Athletic Club*Lexington, KYW 36–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game
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