1916_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team

1916 Kentucky Wildcats football
1916 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–1–2 (2–1–2 SIAA)
Head coach	John J. Tigert (2nd season);
Captain	Maury Crutcher
Home stadium	Stoll Field
	Seasons ← 1915 1917 →

1916 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

The 1916 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by John J. Tigert in his second and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–1–2 with a mark 2–1–2 in SIAA play.

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Stoll Field was dedicated for the game with rival Vanderbilt, the season's only loss. Vanderbilt's quarterback was third-team All-American Irby Curry. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin stated "If you would give me Doc Rodes, I would say he was a greater player than Curry."^[1] The season closed with an upset tie of conference champion and rival Tennessee; an account of which reads "Rodes and McIlvain, Kentucky's quarterback and fullback, played a magnificent game and had they received the proper support from their team, would have piled up a large score against Tennessee."^[2]

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"Doc Rodes".

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"Kentucky State Outplays Tenn". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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"State falls before Vandy". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Kentucky ties Sewanee". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Sensational aerial attack and brilliant open field running game give Wildcats victory over Mississippi A&M". The Lexington Herald. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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"Kentucky State Outplays Tenn". Atlanta Constitution. December 1, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved April 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.

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"1916 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	Butler*	Lexington, KY	W 39–3
October 7	Centre	Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 68–0
October 14	Vanderbilt	Stoll Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–45	^[3]
October 21	Sewanee	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	T 0–0	^[4]
October 28	at Cincinnati*	Carson Field Cincinnati, OH	W 32–0
November 18	Mississippi A&M	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 13–3	^[5]
November 30	at Tennessee	Waite Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	T 0–0	^[6]
*Non-conference game

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Georgia Tech +	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
LSU	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
The Citadel	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Tulane	2	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	1	–	2	4	–	1	–	2
Auburn	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Georgia	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Sewanee	2	–	2	–	2	5	–	2	–	2
Centre	1	–	1	–	1	5	–	1	–	3
Howard (AL)	1	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	1	–	0	2	–	1	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Wofford	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Louisville	1	–	2	–	1	2	–	3	–	1
Transylvania	1	–	2	–	1	1	–	2	–	1
Furman	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Florida	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

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