1916 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1916 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the Kentucky Wildcats of the University of Kentucky during the 1916 college football season. 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]

1916 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record4–1–2 (2–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainM aury Crutcher
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0  8 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 1  8 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 1  7 1 1
LSU 3 1 1  7 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 0  6 1 1
Tulane 2 1 1  4 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 2  4 1 2
Auburn 6 2 0  6 2 0
Georgia 5 2 0  6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0  6 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 2  5 2 2
Centre 1 1 1  5 1 3
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 0  2 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 0  4 4 1
Mississippi College 2 3 0  4 3 0
Clemson 2 4 0  3 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 0  2 7 0
Wofford 1 2 0  2 7 0
Louisville 1 2 1  2 3 1
Transylvania 1 2 1  1 2 1
Furman 1 3 0  4 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 0  3 5 0
Howard (AL) 0 1 0  0 1 0
Mercer 0 3 0  1 6 0
Florida 0 4 0  0 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0  3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30Butler*Lexington, KYW 39–3
October 7CentreLexington, KY (rivalry)W 68–0
October 14Vanderbilt
L 0–45
October 21Sewanee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
T 0–0
October 28at Cincinnati*Cincinnati, OHW 32–0
November 18Mississippi A&M
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 13–3
November 30at TennesseeT 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Doc Rodes".
  2. "Kentucky State Outplays Tenn". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kentucky/1916-schedule.html


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