1926 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1926 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1926 season. In its third and final season under head coach Fred J. Murphy, Kentucky compiled an overall record of 2–6–1 with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, tying for 19th place in the SoCon.[1]

1926 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Smith
Home stadiumStoll Field
1926 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 0 09 0 1
Tennessee 5 1 08 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 08 1 0
South Carolina 4 2 06 4 0
Georgia 4 2 05 4 0
Virginia 4 2 16 2 2
VPI 3 2 15 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 2 14 3 2
Georgia Tech 4 3 04 5 0
North Carolina 3 3 04 5 0
Auburn 3 3 05 4 0
LSU 3 3 06 3 0
Ole Miss 2 2 05 4 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 05 4 0
VMI 2 4 05 5 0
Tulane 2 4 03 5 1
Maryland 1 3 15 4 1
Clemson 1 3 02 7 0
Florida 1 4 12 6 2
Kentucky 1 4 12 6 1
NC State 0 4 04 6 0
Sewanee 0 5 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Maryville (TN)*W 25–0
October 9at Indiana*L 6–14
October 16Washington and Lee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 13–14
October 23at FloridaW 18–13[2]
October 30VPI
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
T 13–13
November 6at AlabamaL 0–14[3]
November 13vs. VMI
L 9–10[4]
November 20Centre*
L 0–7
November 25at TennesseeL 0–6[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1926 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. "'Gators Lose To Kentucky On Hot Field". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. October 24, 1926.
  3. "Kentucky Wildcats hold Alabama team to 14–0 score". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Flying Squadron downs Kentucky". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vols beat Wildcats, 6 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1926. Retrieved August 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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