1896 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team

1896 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–6 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Dudley Short (1st season)
Captain	Walter Duncan

1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
LSU +	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Georgia +	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	0	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	0	–	2			3	–	2	–	2
Auburn	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	1	–	0
Texas	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Alabama	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	0	–	0
Tulane	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Nashville	0	–	1	–	1			0	–	1	–	1
Mercer	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	2	–	1
Central (KY)	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
SW Presbyterian	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Cumberland (TN)			–							–
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1896 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 1896 college football season. It was the school's first season as a member of the SIAA. Led by Dudley Short in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue and White compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 1–1 in SIAA play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Lexington Athletic Club	Lexington, KY	L 0–10		[1]
October 10		Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–6	600	[2]
October 17		Catlettsburg Athletic Club	Catlettsburg, KY	L 4–6		[3]
October 24		Kentucky University	Lexington, KY	W 36–6		[4]
October 31		Centre	Danville, KY (rivalry)	L 0–32		[5]
November 7	3:30 p.m.	Central (KY)	Lexington, KY	W 62–0		[6]
November 14		Centre	Lexington, KY	L 0–44		[7]
November 21		at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	W 16–0		[8]
November 26		at Louisville Athletic Club	Louisville, KY	L 4–30		[9]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Football; The Lexington Athletic Club downs State College". The Sunday Leader. October 4, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Nashville Gets 'Em Both". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. October 11, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "At Catlettsburg Kentucky State College loses by a score of 6 to 4". The Sunday Leader. October 18, 1896. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "State College—Wins The Local Championship By A Score of 36 to 6". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. October 25, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. ""Old Centre."—The Danville Team beats State College By a Score Of 32 to 0". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 1, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "The Gridiron.–Ad[sic Unintersting Game Between S. C. and C. U." The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 8, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Football—"Old Centre" Wins The State Championship". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 15, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "At Georgetown—Kentucky State College Wins Easy From Georgetown University". The Sunday Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 22, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "L. A. C.'s Fine Victory". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 27, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .