1881 Kentucky State College football team

1881 Kentucky State College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
  • None
1881 college football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MIT     3 0 0
Richmond     2 0 0
Georgetown     1 0 0
Yale     5 0 1
Princeton     7 0 2
Penn State     1 0 0
Columbian University     1 0 1
Dartmouth     1 0 1
Harvard     6 1 1
Massachusetts     2 1 1
Kentucky University     2 1 0
Columbia     3 3 1
Rutgers     2 4 1
Stevens     1 2 1
Kentucky State College     1 2 0
CCNY     1 1 1
Amherst     0 3 2
Lewisburg     0 1 0
MIT     3 0 0
Wesleyan     0 1 0
Randolph–Macon     0 2 0
Michigan     0 3 0
Penn     0 5 0

The 1881 Kentucky State College football team represented Kentucky State College—now known as the University of Kentucky—during the 1881 college football season. The team compiled a record of 1–2. The 1881 season was Kentucky's first football season, and after this season, they would not play again until 1891.[1]: 393 

Schedule

In 1881, gridiron football had not fully separated from the other forms of football, and some scoring systems (including those used in Kentucky) scored touchdowns as a quarter of a goal/point.[1]: 5 

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 12vs. Kentucky University[a]Lexington, KY (rivalry)W 7¼–1[1]: 393 
November 19vs. Kentucky UniversityLexington, KYL 1–2[1]: 393 
December 3vs. Kentucky UniversityLexington, KYL 2½–3¾[1]: 393 

Notes

  1. ^ now known as Transylvania University

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Carlson, Kenneth N. (1988). College football scorebook. Lynnwood, Wash.: Rain Belt Publications. ISBN 978-0-938428-09-1. Retrieved November 22, 2025.