1909 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team

The 1909 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1909 college football season. When the Kentucky team was welcomed home after the upset win over Illinois, Philip Carbusier said that they had "fought like wildcats", a nickname that stuck.[1]

1909 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record9–1 (5–0 KIAA)
Head coach
CaptainDick Barbee
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas     7 0 0
Texas A&M     7 0 1
Mississippi College     3 0 0
Stetson     3 0 1
Kentucky State     9 1 0
Virginia     7 1 0
North Carolina A&M     6 1 0
VPI     6 1 0
Florida     6 1 1
Elon     4 1 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 1 0
Spring Hill     4 1 0
Catholic University     0 1 1
North Carolina     5 2 0
Kendall     2 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 2 2
Marshall     3 2 1
VMI     4 3 0
Navy     4 3 1
Texas     4 3 1
Tulane     4 3 2
West Virginia     4 3 2
Washington and Lee     4 3 0
Oklahoma     6 4 0
Georgetown     3 2 1
Oklahoma A&M     5 3 0
Davidson     3 4 2
George Washington     3 4 1
Chattanooga     2 3 2
Wake Forest     2 4 0
Maryland     2 5 0
South Carolina     2 6 0
Delaware     1 6 1

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Kentucky WesleyanLexington, KYW 18–0
October 2BereaLexington, KYW 28–0
October 9at IllinoisW 6–2
October 16TennesseeLexington, KY (rivalry)W 17–02,000[2]
October 21at North Carolina A&ML 6–15[3]
October 28Rose PolytechnicLexington, KYW 43–0
November 3at Georgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYW 22–6
November 6St. Mary's HighLexington, KYW 29–0
November 13TransylvaniaLexington, KY (rivalry)W 77–0
November 25Central UniversityLexington, KY (rivalry)W 15–6

References

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  1. ^ Michael Leo Donovan, Yankees to Fighting Irish : What's Behind Your Favorite Team's Name (Taylor Trade Publications, 2004), p107
  2. ^ "State team wins from Tennessee by 17–0 score". The Lexington Herald. October 17, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "A&M won easily". Greensboro Daily News. October 22, 1909. Retrieved July 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.