1930 Kentucky

5–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Harry Gamage.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1930, game by game: won vs. Sewanee 37–0; won vs. Maryville (TN) 57–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 33–14; won vs. Virginia 47–0; lost vs. Alabama 0–19; lost at Duke 7–14; won vs. VMI 26–0; lost at Tennessee 0–8+57−19Won 37–0 vs. Sewanee+37SewaneeWon 57–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+57Maryville (TN)Won 33–14 vs. Washington and Lee+19Washington and …Won 47–0 vs. Virginia+47VirginiaLost 0–19 vs. Alabama-19AlabamaLost 7–14 at Duke-7DukeWon 26–0 vs. VMI+26VMILost 0–8 at Tennessee-8Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 8–⁠0; tied for 11th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 11th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
207–⁠55
Coach
Harry Gamage
Elo
1571 +9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.4 No. 39 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
L.G. Forquer

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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