1961 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1961 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 5–5 record (2–4 in the SEC).[1]

1961 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1961 record5–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 0 011 0 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 0 010 1 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 1 09 2 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 3 07 4 0
Tennessee 4 3 06 4 0
Florida 3 3 04 5 1
Auburn 3 4 06 4 0
Kentucky 2 4 05 5 0
Georgia 2 5 03 7 0
Mississippi State 1 5 05 5 0
Tulane 1 5 02 8 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Miami (FL)*L 7–14
September 30 No. 2 Ole Miss
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–20
October 7at AuburnW 14–12
October 14Kansas State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 21–8
October 21at No. 10 LSUL 14–24
October 28at GeorgiaL 15–16
November 4Florida State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–0
November 11at Vanderbilt W 16–3
November 18Xavier*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 9–0
November 25Tennessee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 16–26[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1961 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. "Tennessee downs arch-rival Kentucky 26–16". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 26, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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