It last competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

Transylvania won the first recorded football game in the state of Kentucky by defeating the Centre Praying Colonels of Centre College 13¾ – 0 on April 9, 1880.

[6] Later Lexington mayor Hogan Yancey was a star fullback on that team.

[7] Happy Chandler played both football and baseball 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.