1912 Central University football team

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1912 Central University football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCheek Field
Seasons
  1911
1913  
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 18 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 08 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 07 2 0
Auburn 6 1 16 1 1
Georgia 5 1 16 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 25 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 05 3 1
Alabama 3 3 15 3 1
Tulane 3 3 05 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 04 3 0
Clemson 3 3 04 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 05 3 0
Mercer 2 3 15 3 1
LSU 2 3 04 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 03 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 04 4 0
Florida 0 2 15 2 1
Central University 0 2 04 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 02 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1912 Central University football team represented Central University of Kentucky (now known as Centre College) as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Patrick O'Brien, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a mark of 0–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5 Kentucky Military Institute *
W 12–0
October 12 Morris Harvey *
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
L 6–57 [1] [2]
October 17at Louisville *
L 6–23 [3]
October 26 Chattanooga *
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 7–6 [4]
November 2at Tennessee L 0–67 [5]
October 9 Kentucky School for the Deaf *
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 13–7
November 16at Vanderbilt L 0–23 [6]
November 21at Georgetown (KY) *
L 12–34 [7]
November 28at Transylvania *
W 13–7 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Morris Harvey defeats Central University at football 56 to 7". The Lexington Leader. October 13, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Morris-Harvey wins". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1912. p. 35. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Red and Black gains glory: Louisville has little trouble defeating Central by score of 23 to 6". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "U.C. loses by single point". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 27, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Central overwhelmed by Tennessee eleven". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vanderbilts beat Kentuckys". The Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Central loses to Georgetown". The Lexington Leader. November 22, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Central beats Crimson team". The Courier-Journal. November 29, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 via Newspapers.com.