1909 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team
Date Opponent Site Result
September 25 Kentucky Wesleyan Lexington , KY W 18-0
October 2 Berea Lexington , KY W 28-0
October 9 at Illinois Urbana , IL W 6-2
October 16 Tennessee Lexington , KY ( rivalry ) W 17-0
October 22 at North Carolina A & M Riddick Stadium Raleigh , NC L 6-15
October 28 Rose Polytechnic Lexington , KY W 43-0
November 3 at Georgetown ( KY ) Georgetown , KY W 22-6
November 6 St. Mary 's High Lexington , KY W 29-0
November 13 Transylvania Lexington , KY ( rivalry ) W 77-0
November 19 Centre Lexington , KY ( rivalry ) W 81-0
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The 1909 Kentucky State College Blue and White football team represented Kentucky State College - now known as the University of Kentucky - during the 1909 college football season. When the Kentucky team was welcomed home after the upset win over Illinois, Philip Carbusier said that they had fought like wildcats, a nickname that stuck.