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1897 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–4 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoscoe Severs
Seasons
←  1896
1898 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1897 college football season. Led by Lyman Eaton in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue and White compiled an overall record of 3–4 with a mark of 0–2 in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Kentucky University* Lexington, KYW 8–6 [1]
October 11at Kentucky Wesleyan* Winchester, KYL 0–4 [2]
October 23 Georgetown (KY)*Lexington, KYW 20–4 [3]
October 30at VanderbiltL 0–50400 [4]
November 6 Central (KY)Lexington, KYL 0–18 [5]
November 25 Centre*Lexington, KY ( rivalry)L 0–36 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "State College wins a game". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Winchester 4, State College 0". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky State College wins from Georgetown". The Lexington Herald. October 24, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Were Sorely Routed". The Tennessean. October 31, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "K.S.C. meets defeat at Richmond yesterday". The Lexington Herald. November 7, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Game between Centre and State College yesterday; Results in a sad defeat for the local team". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1897 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–4 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainRoscoe Severs
Seasons
←  1896
1898 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1897 college football season. Led by Lyman Eaton in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue and White compiled an overall record of 3–4 with a mark of 0–2 in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 Kentucky University* Lexington, KYW 8–6 [1]
October 11at Kentucky Wesleyan* Winchester, KYL 0–4 [2]
October 23 Georgetown (KY)*Lexington, KYW 20–4 [3]
October 30at VanderbiltL 0–50400 [4]
November 6 Central (KY)Lexington, KYL 0–18 [5]
November 25 Centre*Lexington, KY ( rivalry)L 0–36 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "State College wins a game". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Winchester 4, State College 0". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky State College wins from Georgetown". The Lexington Herald. October 24, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Were Sorely Routed". The Tennessean. October 31, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "K.S.C. meets defeat at Richmond yesterday". The Lexington Herald. November 7, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Game between Centre and State College yesterday; Results in a sad defeat for the local team". The Lexington Herald. November 26, 1897. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.



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