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1916 Kentucky

4–⁠1–⁠2 (1–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by J.J. Tigert.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1916, game by game: won vs. Butler 39–3; won vs. Centre 68–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 0–45; tied vs. Sewanee 0–0; won at Cincinnati 32–0; won vs. Mississippi State 13–3; tied at Tennessee 0–0+68−45Won 39–3 vs. Butler+36ButlerWon 68–0 vs. Centre+68CentreLost 0–45 vs. Vanderbilt-45VanderbiltTied 0–0 vs. Sewanee0SewaneeWon 32–0 at Cincinnati+32CincinnatiWon 13–3 vs. Mississippi State+10Mississippi Sta…Tied 0–0 at Tennessee0Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsButlerW 39–⁠394%
Oct 7vsCentreW 68–⁠090%
Oct 14vsVanderbiltL 0–⁠4548%
Oct 21vsSewaneeT 0–⁠051%
Oct 28atCincinnatiW 32–⁠071%
Nov 18vsMississippi StateW 13–⁠353%
Nov 30atTennesseeT 0–⁠029%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

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

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
152–⁠51
Coach
J.J. Tigert
Elo
1544 +19 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.4 No. 66 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Maury Crutcher

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Tennessee4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
LSU2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
Auburn6–⁠26–⁠2
Vanderbilt3–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠26–⁠3
The Citadel2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Wofford1–⁠12–⁠7
Alabama2–⁠36–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠43–⁠6
Furman0–⁠34–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠43–⁠6
Samford0–⁠10–⁠1
Chattanooga0–⁠20–⁠4
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3
Florida0–⁠40–⁠5

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