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1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     7 0 0
Presbyterian     8 1 0
Navy     7 1 0
North Texas State Normal     6 1 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     3 2 0
Texas Mines     0 0 1
Kentucky     3 5 1
Oglethorpe     1 2 0
Wake Forest     1 6 1
Marshall     1 7 1
Tennessee (SATC)     0 3 0

The 1917 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by Stanley A. Boles in his first and only season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled a record of 3–5–1.[1] The season ended on a high note with the 52–0 defeat of Florida.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Butler*W 33–0
October 6Maryville (TN)*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 19–0
October 13Miami (OH)
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
T 0–0
October 20Vanderbilt
L 0–5
October 273:00 p.m.vs. Sewanee
L 0–7[2][3]
November 3at Centre*
L 0–3
November 10at Mississippi A&ML 0–14[4]
November 17Alabama
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–27[5]
November 29Florida
W 52–0[6]

References

  1. ^ "1917 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Kentucky Faces Sewanee Eleven". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 27, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Wortham's Brilliant Runs, as Usual, Enable Sewanee to Win—Tiger Defense Great". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. October 28, 1917. p. 14. Retrieved April 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Aggies win from Kentucky State". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alabama's 'Thin Red Line' too thick for Kentucky Wildcats". The Lexington Herald. November 18, 1917. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State Wins Final Game". The Courier Journal. November 30, 1917. p. 7. Retrieved July 26, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon