Male Bulldog Football History

 

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State Championships

 

1924                     Record:  9-0                      Coach:  Tom King

Sept 29   St Xavier                                            38-0

Oct 4      Chicago, IL Austin High                  26-0

Oct 11    Owensboro                                         21-6

Oct 17    Indianapolis, IN Shortridge              53-0

Oct 25    Indianapolis, IN Arsenal Tech         49-0

Nov 1     Cincinnati, OH East Night               57-0

Nov 8      Moline, IL                                         72-0

Nov 15    Lexington                                          46-0

Nov 27    Manual*                                           14-9

 

*  Manual had earlier defeated Shelbyville (76-0), Somerset (27-0), and Hopkinsville (20-0) in Kentucky during the 1924 season.

 

 

1937                       Record:  12-0                      Coach:  Wallace Butts

Sept 10      Breckinridge County                      65-0

Sept 17      Princeton                                        45-0

Sept 24      Mayfield                                          37-2

Sept 27      Campbellsville                                26-6

Oct 1         St Louis, MO Roosevelt                  32-6

Oct 9         Ashland                                           6-0

Oct 15       New Albany, IN                              14-7

Oct 22       Nashville, TN Central                    28-0

Oct 29       Miami, FL                                      34-7

Nov 5        Cincinnati, OH Elder                     38-6

Nov 13      St Xavier                                         13-6

Nov 25      Manual*                                         25-20

 

* Manual had earlier defeated Fort Thomas Highlands (18-0), Owensboro (33-6), Newport (6-0), the U of L freshmen (13-0), and St Xavier (12-0) in Kentucky during the 1937 season.

 

Final 1937 Litkenhous Ratings:

1) Male          86.1

2) Manual     84.2

3) St Xavier   78.6

4) Covington 74.9

 

 

 

1943                       Record:  9-0                      Coach:  Paul Jenkins

Sept 17      Tomkinsville                                   57-0

Sept 30      Evansville, IN Central                   21-0

Oct 8         Danville                                          46-0

Oct 15       West Frankfort, IL                         40-6

Oct 23       Mayfield                                         41-0

Oct 29       Kentucky Military Institute           61-0

Nov 5        Knoxville, TN Central                   38-6

Nov 13      St Xavier                                         19-0

Nov 25      Manual*                                         26-7

 

* Manual had earlier defeated Bowling Green (52-0), St Xavier (20-0), Paducah Tilghman (33-7), K.M.I. (34-6), and tied Ashland (7-7) in Kentucky during the 1943 season.

 

Final 1943 Litkenhous Ratings:

1) Male          111.3

2) Manual     102.4

 

 

1944                       Record:  7-1-1                   Coach:  Paul Jenkins

                       Bowling Green                           40-6

                       Danville                                      28-6

Oct 6              Paintsville                                   67-6

Oct 14            St Xavier                                     25-6

Oct 20            Erie, PA East                             18-6

                       Mayfield                                     61-0

                       Knoxville, TN Central               0-20

                       Columbus, OH West                  27-7

Nov 23           Manual                                       7-7

 

Final 1944 Litkenhous Ratings:

1) Male                           100.0

2) Manual                      97.3

3) Paducah Tilghman  

4) Hopkinsville               87.4

5) Ashland                      85.9

 

 

1945                       Record:  8-1                     Coach:  Paul Jenkins

                        Dixie Heights                             39-0

Sept 28            South Bend, IN Central            13-12

Oct 5               West Frankfort, IL                    39-6

Oct 12             St Xavier                                    41-0

Oct 19             Newark, OH                               13-20

Oct 26             Russell                                       56-0

Nov 2              Knoxville, TN Central               7-0

Nov 9              Corbin                                        55-0

Nov 22            Manual                                      20-7

 

Final 1945 Litkenhous Ratings:

1) Male                           103.5

2) Manual                       94.4

3) Covington                   80.5

4) Ashland                      77.5

5) Owensboro                 76.8

 

 

1951                       Record:  10-0                    Coach:  Nick Denes

                          Jeffersonville, IN                    28-7

                          Fern Creek                               42-0

                          Valley                                       38-0

                          New Albany, IN                      40-7

                          Flaget                                       26-6

                          Paducah Tilghman                 33-7

                          Ashland                                   40-0

                          St Xavier                                  21-0

                          Eastern                                    46-12

Nov 22              Manual                                    12-0

 

Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings:

1) Male                               96.8

2) Bellevue                         94.3

3) Manual                          91.3

4) Flaget                            89.6

5) Ft Thomas Highlands  87.5

 

 

1954                       Record:  9-1-1                    Coach:  Charlie Kuhn

Sept 10                Shawnee                                21-0

Sept 17                Southern                               33-0

Sept 24                Atherton                                37-7

Oct 1                   Valley                                    7-7

Oct 9                   Flaget                                    21-6

Oct 16                 Paducah Tilghman              21-13

Oct 22                 Cincinnati, OH Purcell       7-53

Oct 29                 St Louis, MO University      20-0

Nov 5                  Eastern                                 33-20

Nov 12                St Xavier                               20-7

Nov 25                Manual                                33-6

 

Final 1954 Litkenhous Ratings:

1) Male                             84.6

2T) Owensboro                  82.2

2T) Mayfield                      82.2

4) Paducah Tilghman       80.9

5) Cumberland                  80.6

 

 

1960                       Record:  8-1-1                    Coach:  Charlie Kuhn

Sept 9                      Trinity                                  27-0

Sept 16                    Ft Thomas Highlands        20-26

Sept 23                    Paducah Tilghman            42-14

Oct 1                       Flaget                                  14-14

Oct 15                     St Xavier                              14-0

Oct 21                     Atherton                              39-0

Oct 28                     Central                                26-0

Nov 12                    New Albany, IN                 13-6

Nov 24                    Manual                               20-6

Dec 1                      Eastern                                1-0*     KHSAA 3A State Champs

 

*Eastern declined to play for the 3A State Championship and forfeit the game.

 

 

1963                       Record:  11-0                    Coach:  Charlie Kuhn

Sept 6                       DeSales                                14-7

Sept 13                     Atherton                              13-0

Sept 20                     Paducah Tilghman             21-7

Sept 27                     Flaget                                  14-12

Oct 12                      St Xavier                              25-20

Oct 25                      Shawnee                              35-0

Nov 1                       Trinity                                 22-6

Nov 8                       New Albany, IN                  25-6

Nov 15                     Central                                28-6

Nov 28                     Manual                               28-7

Dec 5                       Waggener                            23-7    KHSAA 3A State Champs

 

 

 

1964                       Record:  11-0                    Coach:  Charlie Kuhn

Sept 5                       DeSales                                21-0

Sept 11                     Atherton                               41-6

Sept 18                     Paducah Tilghman             18-0

Sept 26                     Flaget                                  7-2

Oct 3                        Central                                 47-0

Oct 10                      St Xavier                              7-6

Oct 24                      Shawnee                              53-7

Oct 31                      Trinity                                 21-0

Nov 14                     New Albany, IN                  49-6

Nov 20                     Eastern                                27-0     KHSAA 3A State Champs

Nov 26                     Manual                               14-0

 

 

 

1993                      Record:  14-1                    Coach:  Bob Redman

                                  Fairdale                             38-6

                                  Central                               55-13

                                  Fern Creek                        48-12

                                  St Xavier                            44-24

                                  Ballard                              21-28

                                  Atherton                            41-7

                                  Pleasure Ridge Park         41-21

                                  Seneca                               48-9

                                  Eastern                              80-7

                                  Manual                             40-20

                                  Southern                           55-21

                                  Fern Creek                        55-21

                                  St Xavier                           21-17

                                  Boone County                   14-7

Dec 3                        Shelby County                   29-7      KHSAA 4A State Champs

 

 

 

1998                      Record:  13-2                    Coach:  Bob Redman

Aug 29                      Ft Thomas Highlands      41-51

Sept 4                        Seneca                               42-0

Sept 11                      Fairdale                            40-12

Sept 18                      St Xavier                           34-13

Sept 24                      Ballard                             33-40

Oct 2                         Fern Creek                       53-30

Oct 9                         Doss                                  51-9

Oct 15                       Iroquois                            42-0

Oct 23                       Eastern                             42-28

Oct 30                       Manual                            55-10

Nov 6                        Doss                                  49-6

Nov 13                      St Xavier                           16-7

Nov 20                      Fern Creek                       12-6

Nov 27                      Nelson County                 20-14

Dec 5                        Tates Creek                       31-7       KHSAA 4A State Champs

 

 

 

2000                      Record:  14-1                    Coach:  Bob Redman

Aug 25                      Nelson County                  40-0

Sept 1                        Fairdale                            55-0

Sept 8                        Fern Creek                       48-0

Sept 15                      Doss                                  42-6

Sept 22                      Butler                                49-0

Sept 29                      Pleasure Ridge Park        28-25

Oct 5                         Central                              25-0

Oct 13                       Ballard                             58-28

Oct 20                       St Xavier                           7-14

Oct 27                       Manual                            49-0

Nov 3                        Nelson County                 40-6

Nov 10                      Oldham County               40-20

Nov 17                      St Xavier                          27-10

Nov 24                      Hopkinsville                    42-7

Dec 2                        Trinity                              34-14       KHSAA 4A State Champs