Kentucky State Thorobreds
SIACFrankfort, KYAlumni Stadium (KY)
2026: 6–2 (5–1 SIAC). Last: beat Lane College 55–22 at home. Next: Savannah State, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 41–14at Central State
- L 15–34at Southern
- W 30–3at Clark Atlanta
- W 21–17Saginaw Valley State
- W 24–16at Albany State
- L 42–61at Edward Waters
- W 46–0Miles
- W 55–22Lane College
- Oct 24Savannah State
- Nov 7vs. Morehouse
Kentucky State has played football since at least 1963 and is 35–34 in the 69 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Kentucky State. This season, they’re 6–2.
On this date in 2024Kentucky State lost to Tuskegee 38–24 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 35–34 .507; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–1 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1255
- Seasons
- 13 since 1963, 69 games
2026 season 6–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | atCentral State | W 41–14 | 63% |
| Sep 5 | at Southern | L 15–34 | 51% |
| Sep 12 | atClark Atlanta | W 30–3 | 57% |
| Sep 19 | vsSaginaw Valley State | W 21–17 | 60% |
| Sep 26 | atAlbany State | W 24–16 | 36% |
| Oct 3 | atEdward Waters | L 42–61 | 51% |
| Oct 10 | vsMiles | W 46–0 | 73% |
| Oct 17 | vsLane College | W 55–22 | 93% |
| Oct 24 | vsSavannah State | Preview | 86% |
| Nov 7 | vsMorehouse | Preview | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterOn the 2026 team
- Tristan Thomas110 rushing yards
- Roman Hernandez12 tackles
- Juan Gainous196 passing yards, 2 TD
- Darius Cyprian8 catches, 77 yards
- Elijah Henderson7 tackles
- Kendrick Curry7 tackles
Program greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Kentucky State.
Program strength since 1963
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Central State
5–2 in 7
Won the last three.
- Lane College
6–0 in 6
Won the last six.
| Opponent | Games | KYSU record |
|---|---|---|
| Central State | 7 | 5–2 |
| Lane College | 6 | 6–0 |
Every opponent (32)
Every program Kentucky State has played, A to Z, with Kentucky State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama A&M 0–2
- Albany State 1–3
- Allen 2–1
- Benedict 2–2
- Central State 5–2
- Charleston Southern 0–1
- Clark Atlanta 3–0
- Dayton 0–1
- Delta State 0–1
- Eastern Kentucky 0–1
- Edward Waters 2–1
- Erskine 1–0
- Fort Valley State 0–3
- Franklin Pierce 1–0
- Grambling 0–1
- Grand Valley State 0–1
- Hampton 0–1
- Jackson State 1–0
- Kentucky Wesleyan 0–1
- Lane College 6–0
- Marshall 0–2
- Miles 3–1
- Morehouse 2–1
- Newberry 0–1
- Robert Morris 1–0
- Saginaw Valley State 1–0
- Savannah State 2–1
- Shorter 1–0
- Southern 0–1
- Tennessee State 0–1
- Tuskegee 1–3
- Virginia Union 0–1
Black college football
Black college national titles 3
- 1933
- 1934
- 1935
Who named them
- 1933 4–3: Champion Aggregation of All Conferences (William Lawrence “Paul” Jones)
- 1934 9–0: Champion Aggregation of All Conferences (William Lawrence “Paul” Jones); Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
- 1935 9–1: Champion Aggregation of All Conferences (William Lawrence “Paul” Jones)
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 1 inductee from Kentucky State.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 2007 | Joe Kendall RB |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 7 since 1971
- First-round picks
- 1
| 1982 | Rod Hill DB | No. 25, Dallas Cowboys |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6–2 | 5–1 | 1255 | ||||
| 2025 | 9–3 | 7–1 | 1223 | ||||
| 2024 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1064 | ||||
| 2023 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1068 | ||||
| 2022 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1170 | ||||
| 2021 | 7–4 | 6–2 | 1237 | ||||
| 2019 | 2–0 | 1187 | |||||
| 2017 | 0–1 | 1130 | |||||
| 2016 | 0–1 | 1144 | |||||
| 2015 | 0–1 | 1155 | |||||
| 2010 | 0–1 | 1161 | |||||
| 1964 | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1963 | 0–1 | 1185 |
No season on file for 1965–2009, 2011–14, 2018, 2020: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 13 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.