1917 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1917 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by Stanley A. Boles in his first and only season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled a record of 3–5–1.[1] The season ended on a high note with the 52–0 defeat of Florida.

1917 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Brittain
Home stadiumStoll Field
1917 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Normal    7 0 0
Presbyterian    8 1 0
Navy    7 1 0
North Texas State Normal    6 1 0
Spring Hill    4 2 0
West Virginia    6 3 1
Southwest Texas State    5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal    3 2 0
Texas Mines    0 0 1
Kentucky    3 5 1
Oglethorpe    1 2 0
Wake Forest    1 6 1
Marshall    1 7 1
Tennessee (SATC)    0 3 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Butler*W 33–0
October 6Maryville (TN)*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 19–0
October 13Miami (OH)
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
T 0–0
October 20Vanderbilt
L 0–5
October 273:00 p.m.vs. Sewanee
L 0–7[2][3]
November 3at Centre*
L 0–3
November 10at Mississippi A&ML 0–14
November 17Alabama
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–27[4]
November 29Florida
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 52–0[5]

References

  1. "1917 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  2. "Kentucky Faces Sewanee Eleven". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 27, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Wortham's Brilliant Runs, as Usual, Enable Sewanee to Win—Tiger Defense Great". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 28, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved April 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Alabama's 'Thin Red Line' too thick for Kentucky Wildcats". The Lexington Herald. November 18, 1917. Retrieved February 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "State Wins Final Game". The Courier Journal. November 30, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved July 26, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access


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