1924 Kentucky

4–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Fred Murphy.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1924, game by game: won vs. Louisville 29–0; won vs. Georgetown (Kentucky) 42–0; lost vs. Washington and Lee 7–10; won vs. Sewanee 7–0; lost vs. Centre 0–7; lost at Alabama 7–42; lost vs. VMI 3–10; won at Tennessee 27–6; lost at West Virginia Wesleyan 7–24+42−35Won 29–0 vs. Louisville+29LouisvilleWon 42–0 vs. Georgetown (Kentucky)+42Georgetown (Ken…Lost 7–10 vs. Washington and Lee-3Washington and …Won 7–0 vs. Sewanee+7SewaneeLost 0–7 vs. Centre-7CentreLost 7–42 at Alabama-35AlabamaLost 3–10 vs. VMI-7VMIWon 27–6 at Tennessee+21TennesseeLost 7–24 at West Virginia Wesleyan-17West Virginia W…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia Wesleyan 24–⁠7; tied for 14th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 14th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
129–⁠99
Coach
Fred Murphy
Elo
1429 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.9 No. 55 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Curtis Sanders

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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