1898 Kentucky State College Blue and White football | |
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State champion | |
Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 7–0 (0–0 SIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Roscoe Severs |
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Sewanee | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nashville | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky State# | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cumberland (TN) | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Presbyterian | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1898 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by first-year head coach W. R. Bass, the team, known as "the Immortals," was undefeated, untied, and unscored upon, posted a 7–0 record and outscored its opponents 181 to 0. The Centre game was stopped by rain after fifteen minutes of play.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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October 1 | Kentucky University* | Lexington, KY (rivalry) | W 18–0 | |
October 8 | at Georgetown (KY)* | Georgetown, KY | W 28–0 | |
October 15 | Co. H. of 8th Massachusetts* | Lexington, KY | W 59–0 | |
October 29 | at Louisville Athletic Club* |
| W 17–0 | |
November 5 | Centre* | Lexington, KY (rivalry) | W 6–0 | |
November 8 | 160th Indiana* | Lexington, KY | W 17–0 | |
November 19 | New Castle Athletic Club* | Lexington, KY | W 36–0 | |
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See also
References
- Toby Barnhart (August 2008). Southern Fried Football. p. 113. ISBN 9781623684884.
- Hambleton Tapp (1977). Kentucky:Decades of Discord. p. 113. ISBN 0916968057.
- William Ellis (June 2011). A History of Education in Kentucky. p. 35. ISBN 978-0813129846.
- Carl B. Cone (1989). The University of Kentucky: A Pictorial History. p. 32. ISBN 0813116961.
- "Football at Lexington". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The State College team". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "State College eleveen defeats Louisville's team". The Courier-Journal. October 30, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lexington the winner". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The 160th gone South". The Indianapolis Journal. November 10, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "State College won". The Courier-Journal. November 20, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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