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2025 Kentucky State

9–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Kentucky State in 2025, game by game: won vs. Central State 34–24; lost vs. Albany State 21–49; lost at Grambling 31–37; won at Morehouse 35–17; won at Savannah State 37–20; won at Miles 38–17; won vs. Edward Waters 42–14; won vs. Franklin Pierce 17–14; won vs. Clark Atlanta 43–28; won at Lane College 55–0; won vs. Shorter 35–7; lost at Newberry 24–45+55−28Won 34–24 vs. Central State+10Central StateLost 21–49 vs. Albany State-28Albany StateLost 31–37 at Grambling-6GramblingWon 35–17 at Morehouse+18MorehouseWon 37–20 at Savannah State+17Savannah StateWon 38–17 at Miles+21MilesWon 42–14 vs. Edward Waters+28Edward WatersWon 17–14 vs. Franklin Pierce+3Franklin PierceWon 43–28 vs. Clark Atlanta+15Clark AtlantaWon 55–0 at Lane College+55Lane CollegeWon 35–7 vs. Shorter+28ShorterLost 24–45 at Newberry-21Newberry
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsCentral StateW 34–⁠2459%
Sep 6vsAlbany StateL 21–⁠4938%
Sep 13atGramblingL 31–⁠3720%
Sep 20atMorehouseW 35–⁠1758%
Sep 27atSavannah StateW 37–⁠2037%
Oct 4atMilesW 38–⁠1746%
Oct 11vsEdward WatersW 42–⁠1458%
Oct 17vsFranklin PierceW 17–⁠1465%
Nov 1vsClark AtlantaW 43–⁠2879%
Nov 8atLane CollegeW 55–⁠082%
Nov 15vsShorterW 35–⁠781%
Nov 15atDelta StatePreview
Nov 22Bowls & playoffatNewberryDivision II Championship – First RoundL 24–⁠4541%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Newberry 45–⁠24 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 13 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
412–⁠272
Coach
—
Elo
1223 +131 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2025 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Albany State8–⁠012–⁠2
Benedict7–⁠110–⁠3
Kentucky State7–⁠19–⁠3
Allen5–⁠36–⁠5
Edward Waters4–⁠45–⁠5
Fort Valley State4–⁠44–⁠6
Savannah State3–⁠54–⁠6
Tuskegee3–⁠54–⁠7
Central State3–⁠53–⁠7
Morehouse3–⁠53–⁠7
Miles3–⁠53–⁠8
Clark Atlanta2–⁠63–⁠7
Lane College0–⁠80–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.