1909 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team

1909 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–1 (5–0 KIAA)
Head coach	Edwin Sweetland (1st season)
Captain	Dick Barbee

1909 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arkansas			–					7	–	0	–	0
Texas A&M			–					7	–	0	–	1
Mississippi College			–					3	–	0	–	0
Stetson			–					3	–	0	–	1
Kentucky State			–					9	–	1	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	1	–	0
North Carolina A&M			–					6	–	1	–	0
VPI			–					6	–	1	–	0
Florida			–					6	–	1	–	1
Elon			–					4	–	1	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					4	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	1	–	0
Catholic University			–					0	–	1	–	1
North Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	0
Kendall			–					2	–	1	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					5	–	2	–	2
Marshall			–					3	–	2	–	1
VMI			–					4	–	3	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	3	–	1
Texas			–					4	–	3	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	3	–	2
West Virginia			–					4	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee			–					4	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					6	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	3	–	0
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	2
George Washington			–					3	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					2	–	3	–	2
Wake Forest			–					2	–	4	–	0
Maryland			–					2	–	5	–	0
South Carolina			–					2	–	6	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	6	–	1

The 1909 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1909 college football season. When the Kentucky team was welcomed home after the upset win over Illinois, Philip Carbusier said that they had "fought like wildcats", a nickname that stuck.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Kentucky Wesleyan	Lexington, KY	W 18–0
October 2	Berea	Lexington, KY	W 28–0
October 9	at Illinois	Illinois Field Champaign, IL	W 6–2
October 16	Tennessee	Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 17–0	2,000	[2]
October 21	at North Carolina A&M	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–15		[3]
October 28	Rose Polytechnic	Lexington, KY	W 43–0
November 3	at Georgetown (KY)	Georgetown, KY	W 22–6
November 6	St. Mary's High	Lexington, KY	W 29–0
November 13	Transylvania	Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 77–0
November 25	Central University	Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 15–6

References

1. Michael Leo Donovan, Yankees to Fighting Irish : What's Behind Your Favorite Team's Name (Taylor Trade Publications, 2004), p107
2. "State team wins from Tennessee by 17–0 score". The Lexington Herald. October 17, 1909. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "A&M won easily". Greensboro Daily News. October 22, 1909. Retrieved July 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.