1925 Kentucky

6–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Fred Murphy.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1925, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 13–6; lost at Chicago 0–9; won vs. Clemson 19–6; lost vs. Washington and Lee 0–25; won vs. Sewanee 14–0; won at Centre 16–0; lost at Alabama 0–31; won vs. VMI 7–0; won vs. Tennessee 23–20+16−31Won 13–6 vs. Maryville (TN)+7Maryville (TN)Lost 0–9 at Chicago-9ChicagoWon 19–6 vs. Clemson+13ClemsonLost 0–25 vs. Washington and Lee-25Washington and …Won 14–0 vs. Sewanee+14SewaneeWon 16–0 at Centre+16CentreLost 0–31 at Alabama-31AlabamaWon 7–0 vs. VMI+7VMIWon 23–20 vs. Tennessee+3Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 23–⁠20; 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 7th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
92–⁠97
Coach
Fred Murphy
Elo
1517 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.2 No. 71 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Albert D. Kirwan

1925 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Washington and Lee5–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠26–⁠3
Florida3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠27–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
Sewanee1–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
VMI1–⁠55–⁠5
LSU0–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠45–⁠5
Maryland0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠41–⁠7

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