1881 Kentucky State College football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 November 2025 1881 Kentucky State College football Independent 1–2 None none 1891 The 1881 Kentucky State College football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1881 college football season. The team compiled a record of 1–2. The 1881 season was Kentucky's first football season, and after this season, they would not play again until 1891.393 Schedule In 1881, gridiron football had not fully separated from the other forms of football, and some scoring systems (including those used in Kentucky) scored touchdowns as a quarter of a goal/point.Carlson Kenneth N. College football scorebook 1988 Rain Belt Publications Lynnwood, Wash. 978-0-938428-09-1 https://archive.org/details/collegefootballs0000carl/page/4/mode/2up 22 November 20255 November 12 w y Kentucky Universitynow known as Transylvania University Lexington, KY rivalry 7¼–1 393 November 19 l y Kentucky University Lexington, KY 1–2 393 December 3 l y Kentucky University Lexington, KY 2½–3¾ 393 Notes References Kentucky State College Category:Kentucky Wildcats football seasons Kentucky State College football