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Kentucky Football Team History


Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
 Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 67,500
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Fred J. Murphy
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1923 <- 1924 -> 1925 --> 2024
1924 Season Highlights
 Fred J. Murphy enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
 
1924 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Louisville  29   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Georgetown (Kentucky)  42   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Washington & Lee  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Sewanee  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Centre  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Alabama  7   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Virginia Military Institute  3   10   L       
 Thu., Nov. 27  @ Tennessee  27   6   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6  @ West Virginia Wesleyan  7   24   L    @ Charleston, WV   
 
1924 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored129
  Scoring Average14.3
  Points Allowed99
  Defense Average11.0
  Opponents Record14-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-2
1924 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1924 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 8-129024   Wallace W. Wade
Tulane 8-120159   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Georgia 7-312961   George C. Kid Woodruff
South Carolina 7-312048   Sol S. Metzger
Florida 6-2-221144   J.A. VanFleet
Vanderbilt 6-3-115053   Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech 5-3-18278   William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State 5-412481   Mike Donahue
Mississippi State 5-48290   Earl C. Abell
Virginia 5-47283   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 4-4-14640   Boozer Pitts
Kentucky 4-512999   Fred J. Murphy
Mississippi 4-536142   Chester S. Barnard
North Carolina 4-53857   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Virginia Tech 4-2-310318   Ben C. Cubbage
Maryland 3-3-37478   H.C. Curley Byrd
Tennessee 3-583135   M.B. Banks
Clemson 2-68096   Bud Saunders
North Carolina State 2-6-243147   Lawrence T. Buck Shaw

1924 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1924 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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