1909 Kentucky

2–⁠1, coached by Edwin Sweetland. The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠1, over 10 games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1909, game by game: won at Illinois 6–2; won vs. Tennessee 17–0; lost at NC State 6–15+17−9Won 6–2 at Illinois+4IllinoisWon 17–0 vs. Tennessee+17TennesseeLost 6–15 at NC State-9NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 9atIllinoisW 6–⁠229%
Oct 16vsTennesseeW 17–⁠054%
Oct 22atNC StateL 6–⁠1533%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 15–⁠6.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists seven games of Kentucky’s 1909 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 25vsKentucky WesleyanW 18–⁠0Kentucky’s article
Oct 2vsBereaW 28–⁠0Kentucky’s article
Oct 30vsRose HulmanW 43–⁠0Kentucky’s article
Nov 3atGeorgetown (KY)W 22–⁠6Kentucky’s article
Nov 6vsSt. Mary’s (KY)W 29–⁠0Kentucky’s article
Nov 13vsTransylvaniaW 77–⁠0Kentucky’s article
Nov 25vsCentral UniversityW 15–⁠6Kentucky’s article
Record
2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
29–⁠17
Coach
Edwin Sweetland
Elo
1501 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dick Barbee