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1915 Kentucky

6–⁠1–⁠1 (1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by J.J. Tigert.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1915, game by game: won vs. Butler 33–0; won vs. Earlham 54–13; lost at Mississippi State 0–12; tied vs. Sewanee 7–7; won vs. Cincinnati 27–6; won at Louisville 15–0; won vs. Purdue 7–0; won vs. Tennessee 6–0+41−12Won 33–0 vs. Butler+33ButlerWon 54–13 vs. Earlham+41EarlhamLost 0–12 at Mississippi State-12Mississippi Sta…Tied 7–7 vs. Sewanee0SewaneeWon 27–6 vs. Cincinnati+21CincinnatiWon 15–0 at Louisville+15LouisvilleWon 7–0 vs. Purdue+7PurdueWon 6–0 vs. Tennessee+6Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsButlerW 33–⁠093%
Oct 9vsEarlhamW 54–⁠1389%
Oct 16atMississippi StateL 0–⁠1230%
Oct 23vsSewaneeT 7–⁠741%
Oct 30vsCincinnatiW 27–⁠660%
Nov 6atLouisvilleW 15–⁠088%
Nov 13vsPurdueW 7–⁠056%
Nov 25vsTennesseeW 6–⁠056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 6–⁠0; tied for 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
149–⁠38
Coach
J.J. Tigert
Elo
1538 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.7 No. 49 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles C. Schrader

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt3–⁠09–⁠1
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠06–⁠2
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Florida3–⁠24–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Furman1–⁠15–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠21–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠44–⁠4
Wofford0–⁠23–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠42–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2

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