1924 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1924 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1924 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for 14th place in the SoCon.[1]

1924 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCurtis Sanders
Home stadiumStoll Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Florida 2 0 1 6 2 2
Georgia 5 1 0 7 3 0
Tulane 4 1 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee 4 1 1 6 3 1
South Carolina 3 2 0 7 3 0
Sewanee * 3 2 0 6 4 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 3 2 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 1 5 3 1
Vanderbilt * 3 3 0 6 3 1
VPI 2 2 3 4 2 3
VMI 2 3 1 6 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 2 4 1 4 4 1
Maryland 1 2 1 3 3 3
NC State 1 4 1 2 4 2
LSU 0 3 0 5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 4 5 0
Clemson 0 3 0 2 6 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4Louisville*W 29–0[2]
October 11Georgetown (KY)*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 42–0[3]
October 18Washington and Lee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–10[4]
October 25Sewanee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 7–0[5]
November 1Centre*
L 0–7[6]
November 8at AlabamaL 7–42[7]
November 15VMI
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 3–10[8]
November 27at TennesseeW 27–6[9]
December 6at West Virginia Wesleyan*
L 7–24[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1924 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wildcats win opening game". The News-Democrat. October 5, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky eleven spurts in closing quarter, and swamps Georgetown 42–0". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Generals beat Kentucky 10 to 7". Winston-Salem Journal. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kentucky vanquishes Sewanee 7 to 0". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Praying Colonels defeat Kentucky "U" 7 to 0". The Owensboro Messenger. November 2, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama batters Kentucky". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 9, 1924. p. 10.
  8. ^ "V.M.I. Cadets triumph 10–3". The Knoxville Journal and Tribune. November 16, 1924. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats take annual Tennessee game, 27 to 6, as kittens lick lieutenants". The Lexington Herald. November 28, 1924. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Cats suffer bad breaks in postseason tilt with Wesleyan and lose, 24–7". The Courier-Journal. December 7, 1924. Retrieved August 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.