1912 Kentucky State College Wildcats football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1912 Kentucky State College Wildcats football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Edwin Sweetland in his third and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 1–0 in SIAA play. Sweetland fired his assistant coach, Richard S. Webb, after Webb took several team members to a Knoxville red-light district after the game against Tennessee.[1]

Record7–2 (1–0 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainW. C. Harrison
Quick facts Kentucky State College Wildcats football, Conference ...
1912 Kentucky State College Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–2 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. C. Harrison
Home stadiumStoll Field
Seasons
← 1911
1913 â†’
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $3–0–18–1–1
Texas A&M2–0–08–1–0
Kentucky State1–0–07–2–0
Auburn6–1–16–1–1
Georgia5–1–16–1–1
Sewanee2–1–25–1–2
Georgia Tech5–3–05–3–1
Alabama3–3–15–3–1
Tulane3–3–05–3–0
Mississippi A&M3–3–04–3–0
Clemson3–3–04–4–0
Ole Miss2–2–05–3–0
Mercer2–3–15–3–1
LSU2–3–04–3–0
Mississippi College1–4–03–4–0
Tennessee1–4–04–4–0
Florida0–2–15–2–1
Central University0–2–04–5–0
The Citadel0–3–02–4–0
Howard (AL)0–4–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Close

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Maryville (TN)*
W 34–0[2]
October 5Marshall*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 13–6[3]
October 12Miami (OH)*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 8–13[4]
October 19at Cincinnati*W 19–13[5]
October 26Louisville*
W 41–0[6]
November 2VMI*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 2–3[7]
November 9Hanover*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 64–0[8]
November 16at TennesseeW 13–6[9]
November 28Cincinnati YMI*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 56–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game
Close

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI