Kentucky State University

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SIAC · Alumni Stadium (KY) · 6,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Saginaw Valley State · our model 76% Kentucky State University · a number, not a pick

LastW 30–3 at Clark Atlanta · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Saginaw Valley State · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Alumni Stadium (KY)

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Kentucky State University · 2026 schedule & results2-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#307#389@Central StateW 41–141-01-0
1Sep 5#307#201@SouthernL 15–341-11-0
2Sep 12#290#380@Clark AtlantaW 30–32-12-0
3Sep 19#275#353Saginaw Valley State
4Sep 26#273#274@Albany State
5Oct 3@Edward Waters
6Oct 10Miles
7Oct 17Lane College
8Oct 24Savannah State
10Nov 7Morehouse (N)

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · vs Saginaw Valley State · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Kentucky State is the Thoroughbred that won black college national championships in 1934–1935, then disappeared from relevance for 90 years, and in 2025 made its first-ever NCAA D2 playoff appearance with the program's best season since the Depression era.

Title DroughtSince 1935 · 91 yrs

The fanbase believes: Nobody remembers that Kentucky State won national championships 90 years ago. The Thorobreds have a chip that runs decades deep, the need to remind the world that Henry Kean and…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 9-3 · last season

Game feel57even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 13 in the SIAC
Heart rate1-1rarely closein one-score games (2 of 12)13th most one-score games of 13 in the SIAC
Margin+11.7comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 13 in the SIAC

✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among SIAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Kentucky State University has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 8-2
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Saginaw Valley State · at home

Outcome band · Kentucky State University · 2026

Kentucky State University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Kentucky State is the Thoroughbred that won black college national championships in 1934–1935, then disappeared from relevance for 90 years, and in 2025 made its first-ever NCAA D2 playoff appearance with the program's best season since the Depression era.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Thorobreds.”
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