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1930 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainL. G. Forquer
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons← 19291931 →
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Duke 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
Vanderbilt 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Clemson 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
LSU 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Virginia 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Auburn 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington and Lee 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VMI 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1930 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–3 record with a mark of 4–3 against conference opponents, tied for 11th place in the SoCon, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 55. The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4SewaneeW 37–09,000
October 11Maryville (TN)*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 57–0
October 18Washington and Lee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 33–14
October 25Virginia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 47–0
November 1Alabama
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–1922,000
November 8at DukeL 7–1415,000
November 15VMI
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 26–0
November 27at TennesseeL 0–825,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1930 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. "Powerful Kentucky eleven swamps Sewanee, 37 to 0". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1930. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kentucky sinks Maryville, 57–0". The Evansville Journal and Courier. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hiss Kentucky Cats as their claws sink into Washington and Lee". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 19, 1930. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wildcats bowl over Cavaliers with ease, 47–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bama slaughters its third 'giant'". The Lexington Herald. November 2, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Kentucky bows in defeat to Duke 14–7". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spicer's work pushes Kentucky on". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vols beat Wildcats, 8–0". The Lexington Herald. November 28, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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