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1894 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team

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1894 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
State champion[1]
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Carey
Seasons
← 1893
1895 →
1894 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI     6 0 0
Hampden–Sydney     1 0 0
Tennessee     2 0 2
Vanderbilt     7 1 0
Ole Miss     6 1 0
Texas     6 1 0
Georgia     5 1 0
Kentucky State College     5 1 0
VAMC     4 1 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Centre     3 1 0
Alabama     3 1 0
Navy     4 1 2
North Carolina     6 3 0
Arkansas     2 1 0
LSU     2 1 0
West Virginia     2 2 0
Texas A&M     1 1 0
Delaware     1 1 0
Georgetown     4 5 0
Sewanee     3 4 0
Auburn     1 3 0
Johns Hopkins     1 4 1
Richmond     0 4 2
Centenary     0 1 0
Trinity (NC)     0 1 0
William & Mary     0 1 0
North Carolina A&M     0 2 0
South Carolina     0 2 0
Georgia Tech     0 3 0
Tulane     0 4 0

The 1894 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1894 college football season. Led by W. P. Finney in his first and only season as head coach, the Blue and White compiled a record of 5–1.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Georgetown (KY)
W 40–6[2]
October 13Miami (OH)Lexington, KYW 28–6
October 20Jeffersonville ACLexington, KYW 64–0
November 103:30 p.m.Kentucky UniversityLexington, KYW 44–0[3]
November 173:00 p.m.CentreLexington, KY (rivalry)L 0–671,250[4]
November 2911:15 a.m.Central (KY)Lexington, KYW 38–10600[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Image 6 of the Cats' Pause, February 18, 1989 - Kentucky Digital Library". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "On Lexington's Gridiron.—State College Wins a Good Game From Georgetown College". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 7, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "K. U. Defeated". The Kentucky Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 11, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Old Centre's Triumph". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 18, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "They Rule The Roost". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 30, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "'Tis Over". The Kentucky Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. November 30, 1894. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.