1881 Kentucky State College football team

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1881 Kentucky State College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
  • None
Seasons
1891  
1881 college football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
MIT   3 0 0
Richmond   2 0 0
Georgetown   1 0 0
Yale   5 0 1
Princeton   7 0 2
Penn State   1 0 0
Columbian University   1 0 1
Dartmouth   1 0 1
Harvard   6 1 1
Massachusetts   2 1 1
Kentucky University   2 1 0
Columbia   3 3 1
Rutgers   2 4 1
Stevens   1 2 1
Kentucky State College   1 2 0
CCNY   1 1 1
Amherst   0 3 2
Lewisburg   0 1 0
MIT   3 0 0
Wesleyan   0 1 0
Randolph–Macon   0 2 0
Michigan   0 3 0
Penn   0 5 0

The 1881 Kentucky State College football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1881 college football season. The team compiled a record of 1–2. The 1881 season was Kentucky's first football season, and after this season, they would not play again until 1891. [1] :393

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In 1881, gridiron football had not fully separated from the other forms of football, and some scoring systems (including those used in Kentucky) scored touchdowns as a quarter of a goal/point. [1] :5

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 12vs. Kentucky University [a] Lexington, KY (rivalry)W 7¼–1 [1] :393
November 19vs. Kentucky UniversityLexington, KYL 1–2 [1] :393
December 3vs. Kentucky UniversityLexington, KYL 2½–3¾ [1] :393

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Carlson, Kenneth N. (1988). College football scorebook. Lynnwood, Wash.: Rain Belt Publications. ISBN   978-0-938428-09-1 . Retrieved November 22, 2025.