1916 Kentucky Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1916
| team = Kentucky Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 4–1–2
| conf_record = 2–1–2
| head_coach = John J. Tigert
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Maury Crutcher
| stadium = Stoll Field
}}
{{1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1916 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season. Led by John J. Tigert in his second and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–1–2 with a mark 2–1–2 in SIAA play.
Stoll Field was dedicated for the game with rival Vanderbilt, the season's only loss. Vanderbilt's quarterback was third-team All-American Irby Curry. Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin stated "If you would give me Doc Rodes, I would say he was a greater player than Curry."{{cite web|url=http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/statistics/Players/Rodes_Doc.html|title=Doc Rodes}} The season closed with an upset tie of conference champion and rival Tennessee; an account of which reads "Rodes and McIlvain, Kentucky's quarterback and fullback, played a magnificent game and had they received the proper support from their team, would have piled up a large score against Tennessee."{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2274824/the_atlanta_constitution/|title=Kentucky State Outplays Tenn.|date=December 1, 1916|work=Atlanta Constitution|page=8|access-date=April 23, 2015|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1916|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
| site_stadium = Stoll Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 39–3
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-kentucky-too-much/148526638/|work=The Indianapolis Star|title=Kentucky too much for Butler eleven|date=October 1, 1916|accessdate=June 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1916|team=Central University|title=Central University}}
| site_stadium = Stoll Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 68–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-wildcats-slaughter/148526851/|work=The Lexington Herald|title=Wildcats slaughter Centre eleven by score of 68 to 0|date=October 8, 1916|accessdate=June 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = Vanderbilt
| site_stadium = Stoll Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–45
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-state-falls-before-v/140868838/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=State falls before Vandy|date=October 15, 1916|accessdate=February 13, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = t
| opponent = Sewanee
| site_stadium = Stoll Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 0–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-kentucky-ties-sewa/136968701/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Kentucky ties Sewanee|date=October 22, 1916|accessdate=December 17, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Carson Field
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 32–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-wildcats-are-unt/148527041/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Wildcats are untamed bunch, Kentucky State's classy crew wallops Cincinnati|date=October 29, 1916|accessdate=June 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = w
| opponent = Mississippi A&M
| site_stadium = Stoll Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| score = 13–3
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lexington-herald-sensational-aerial/140861995/|work=The Lexington Herald|title=Sensational aerial attack and brilliant open field running game give Wildcats victory over Mississippi A&M|date=November 19, 1916|accessdate=February 13, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Tennessee
| site_stadium = Waite Field
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2274824/the_atlanta_constitution/|title=Kentucky State Outplays Tenn.|date=December 1, 1916|work=Atlanta Constitution|page=8|access-date=April 23, 2015|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
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References
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