1916 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1916 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–1–2 (2–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainMaury Crutcher
Home stadium Stoll Field
Seasons
  1915
1917  
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 18 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 17 1 1
LSU 3 1 17 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 06 1 1
Tulane 2 1 14 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 24 1 2
Auburn 6 2 06 2 0
Georgia 5 2 06 3 0
Alabama 4 3 06 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 25 2 2
Centre 1 1 15 1 3
Howard (AL) 1 1 06 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 02 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 04 4 1
Transylvania 2 3 13 3 2
Mississippi College 2 3 06 3 0
Clemson 2 4 03 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 02 7 0
Wofford 1 2 02 7 0
Louisville 1 2 12 3 1
Furman 1 3 04 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 03 5 0
Mercer 0 3 01 6 0
Florida 0 4 00 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1916 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by John J. Tigert in his second and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–1–2 with a mark 2–1–2 in SIAA play.

Stoll Field was dedicated for the game with rival Vanderbilt, the season's only loss. Vanderbilt's quarterback was third-team All-American Irby Curry. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin stated "If you would give me Doc Rodes, I would say he was a greater player than Curry." [1] The season closed with an upset tie of conference champion and rival Tennessee; an account of which reads "Rodes and McIlvain, Kentucky's quarterback and fullback, played a magnificent game and had they received the proper support from their team, would have piled up a large score against Tennessee." [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30 Butler *W 39–3 [3]
October 7 Central University
W 68–0 [4]
October 14 Vanderbilt
L 0–45 [5]
October 21 Sewanee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
T 0–0 [6]
October 28at Cincinnati *W 32–0 [7]
November 18 Mississippi A&M
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 13–3 [8]
November 30at Tennessee T 0–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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  3. "Kentucky too much for Butler eleven". The Indianapolis Star. October 1, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wildcats slaughter Centre eleven by score of 68 to 0". The Lexington Herald. October 8, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "State falls before Vandy". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kentucky ties Sewanee". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wildcats are untamed bunch, Kentucky State's classy crew wallops Cincinnati". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1916. Retrieved June 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sensational aerial attack and brilliant open field running game give Wildcats victory over Mississippi A&M". The Lexington Herald. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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