1912 Central University football team

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1912 Central University football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Patrick O'Brien (1st season)
Home stadiumCheek Field
Seasons
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1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Central University 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Central University football team represented Central University of Kentucky (now known as Centre College) as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Patrick O'Brien, the team compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a mark of 0–2 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5Kentucky Military Institute*
W 12–0
October 12Morris Harvey*
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
L 6–57[1][2]
October 17at Louisville*
L 6–23[3]
October 26Chattanooga*
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 7–6[4]
November 2at TennesseeL 0–67[5]
October 9Kentucky School for the Deaf*
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
W 13–7
November 16at VanderbiltL 0–23[6]
November 21at Georgetown (KY)*
L 12–34[7]
November 28at Transylvania*
W 13–7[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Morris Harvey defeats Central University at football 56 to 7". The Lexington Leader. October 13, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Morris-Harvey wins". The Courier-Journal. October 13, 1912. p. 35. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Red and Black gains glory: Louisville has little trouble defeating Central by score of 23 to 6". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.C. loses by single point". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 27, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Central overwhelmed by Tennessee eleven". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilts beat Kentuckys". The Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Central loses to Georgetown". The Lexington Leader. November 22, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Central beats Crimson team". The Courier-Journal. November 29, 1912. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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