1924 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

1924 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 4–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Fred J. Murphy (1st season)

Captain| Curtis Sanders
Home stadium| Stoll Field

Seasons

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1925 ->

1924 Southern Conference football standings

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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

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]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 4| Louisville*|

* Stoll Field
* Lexington, KY (rivalry)

| W 29–0| [2]
October 11| Georgetown (KY)*|

* Stoll Field
* Lexington, KY

| W 42–0| [3]
October 18| Washington and Lee|

* Stoll Field
* Lexington, KY

| L 7–10| [4]
October 25| Sewanee|

* Stoll Field
* Lexington, KY

| W 7–0| [5]
November 1| Centre*|

* Stoll Field
* Lexington, KY (rivalry)

| L 0–7| [6]
November 8| at Alabama|

* Denny Field
* Tuscaloosa, AL

| L 7–42| [7]
November 15| VMI|

* Stoll Field
* Lexington, KY

| L 3–10| [8]
November 27| at Tennessee|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| W 27–6| [9]
December 6| at West Virginia Wesleyan*|

* Laidley Field
* Charleston, WV

| 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.

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Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues|

* Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972)
* Kroger Field (1973–present)
* E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Centre
* Florida
* Indiana
* Louisville: Governor's Cup
* Tennessee
* Transylvania: Battle On Broadway
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* The Wildcat
* Scratch
* Blue
* "On, On, U of K"
* "Kentucky Fight"
* Marching band
* Bluegrass Miracle
* 2003 Arkansas game
* Big Blue Nation

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