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1899 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team

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1899 Kentucky State College Blue and White football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–2 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainA. S. Reese
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0 12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0 7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0 3 1 0
Nashville 4 1 0 4 1 1
Tennessee 2 1 0 6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1 3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0 6 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 3 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1 2 3 1
Clemson 1 2 0 4 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 0 1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0 1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0 5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0 1 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0 0 6 0
Tulane 0 5 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1899 college football season. Led by W. R. Bass in his second and final season as head coach, the Blue and White compiled an overall record of 5–2–2 with a mark of 0–1 in SIAA play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Kentucky University*Lexington, KY (rivalry)W 23–6[1]
October 18Miami (OH)*Lexington, KYW 18–5[2]
October 21at Centre*Danville, KY (rivalry)T 11–11[3]
November 4at Tennessee
L 0–12[4]
November 11Central (KY)Lexington, KYL 0–5[5]
November 18Georgetown (KY)*Lexington, KYW 34–0[6]
November 21Washington and Lee*Lexington, KYT 0–0[7]
November 22Washington and Lee*Lexington, KYW 6–0[8]
November 30Kentucky State alumni*Lexington, KYW 6–5
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Blue and White downs the Crimson". The Morning Herald. October 8, 1899. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "State College 18, Miami 5". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1899. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Centre College 11, State College 11". The Courier-Journal. October 22, 1899. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee 12, State College 0". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1899. Retrieved July 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State College team defeated by Central University by a score of 5 to 0". The Morning Herald. November 12, 1899. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A terrible slaughter; Georgetown College suffers crushing defeat at hands of State College team". The Morning Herald. November 19, 1899. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Washington and Lee defeated". Lexington Gazette. November 22, 1899. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington and Lee beaten". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1899. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.