| Transylvania Pioneers football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1880 |
| Last season | 1941 |
| Stadium | Thomas Field (stadium) |
| Location | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Conference titles | |
| 1 (1903) | |
| Colors | Crimson and white[1] |
| Rivals | Georgetown (KY) Kentucky |
TheTransylvania Pioneers football team representedTransylvania University. They were formerly known as "Kentucky University" until 1908 (theUniversity of Kentucky was then known as "Kentucky State College"). They have not competed in football since 1941. It last competed as a member of theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Transylvania won the first recorded football game in the state ofKentucky by defeating theCentre Praying Colonels ofCentre College 13¾ – 0 on April 9, 1880.[2][3][4] The team'srivalry withKentucky began the following year of 1881.[5] The two schools played three games, with Transylvania winning two of them. Its1903 team claimed a southern championship.[6] Later Lexington mayorHogan Yancey was a starfullback on that team.[7]Happy Chandler played both football andbaseball at Transylvania in 1921.[8] If Transylvania won an away football game the campus community was notified by the blowing of the steam whistle at the Power Plant.[9] The program had a 26–37–2 record in its final eight seasons.[9]
Transylvania's biggest rival wasGeorgetown.[9]
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