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1896 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Duncan
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Georgia + 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 0 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Auburn 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 1 – 0
Texas 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Alabama 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Nashville 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 1 – 1
Mercer 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 2 – 1
Central (KY) 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Cumberland (TN)   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1896 college football season. It was the school's first season as a member of the SIAA. Led by Dudley Short in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue and White compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–1 in SIAA play.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3Lexington Athletic ClubLexington, KYL 0–10[1]
October 10Vanderbilt
L 0–6600[2]
October 17Catlettsburg Athletic ClubCatlettsburg, KYL 4–6[3]
October 24Kentucky UniversityLexington, KYW 36–6[4]
October 31CentreDanville, KY (rivalry)L 0–32[5]
November 73:30 p.m.Central (KY)Lexington, KYW 62–0[6]
November 14CentreLexington, KYL 0–44[7]
November 21at Georgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYW 16–0[8]
November 26at Louisville Athletic ClubLouisville, KYL 4–30[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Football; The Lexington Athletic Club downs State College". The Sunday Leader. October 4, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Nashville Gets 'Em Both". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 11, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "At Catlettsburg Kentucky State College loses by a score of 6 to 4". The Sunday Leader. October 18, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "State College—Wins The Local Championship By A Score of 36 to 6". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 25, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ ""Old Centre."—The Danville Team beats State College By a Score Of 32 to 0". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 1, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "The Gridiron.–Ad[sic Unintersting Game Between S. C. and C. U." The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 8, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Football—"Old Centre" Wins The State Championship". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 15, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "At Georgetown—Kentucky State College Wins Easy From Georgetown University". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 22, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "L. A. C.'s Fine Victory". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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