1912 Kentucky State College Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1912 Kentucky State College Wildcats football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 7–2 1–0 Edwin Sweetland 3rd W. C. Harrison Stoll Field 1913 The 1912 Kentucky State College Wildcats football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Edwin Sweetland in his third and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–2 with a mark of 1–0 in SIAA play. Sweetland fired his assistant coach, Richard S. Webb, after Webb took several team members to a Knoxville red-light district after the game against Tennessee.Stanly, Gregory Kent, "Before Big Blue – Sports at the University of Kentucky 1880–1940," (The University Press of Kentucky, 1996), p. 48, 0-8131-1991-X. Schedule September 28 w y 1912 Maryville Scots Maryville (TN) Stoll Field Lexington, KY 34–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-state-wins-over/147611709/ The Lexington Leader State wins over Maryville 34–0 September 29, 1912 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 5 w y Marshall Stoll Field Lexington, KY 13–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-state-university-tea/147611793/ The Courier-Journal State University team beats Marshall College October 6, 1912 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 l y Miami (OH) Stoll Field Lexington, KY 8–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-morris-harvey-wins/53271652/ The Courier-Journal Wildcats lose to Miami team October 13, 1912 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 19 w y y Cincinnati Carson Field Cincinnati, OH 19–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-baehrlkjr-uofcfo/3320689/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Shattered U. of C. winning streak; Kentucky State first to down the Varsity eleven October 20, 1912 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com October 26 w y Louisville Stoll Field Lexington, KY rivalry 41–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47873712/wildcats-gain-easy-victory-louisville/ The Courier-Journal Wildcats gain easy victory: Louisville eleven battles gamely, but teamwork of State proves too much October 27, 1912 III-6 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 2 l y VMI Stoll Field Lexington, KY 2–3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-cadets-defeat-ke/147612117/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Cadets defeat Kentucky team November 3, 1912 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 9 w y 1912 Hanover Panthers Hanover Stoll Field Lexington, KY 64–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-hanover-college-is/147612261/ The Lexington Herald Hanover College is 'dead easy' for State November 10, 1912 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 w y Tennessee Waite Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 13–6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82704000/tennessee-is-beaten-by-state/ The Courier-Journal Tennessee is beaten by State November 17, 1912 August 2, 2021 Newspapers.com November 28 w y Cincinnati YMI Stoll Field Lexington, KY 56–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-easy-picking-y/147612472/ The Cincinnati Enquirer Easy picking; Y.M.I. eleven proves no match for Kentucky State November 29, 1912 May 18, 2024 Newspapers.com References Kentucky State College Category:Kentucky Wildcats football seasons Kentucky State College Wildcats football