1959 Kentucky Wildcats football team American college football season
The 1959 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–6 in the SEC).[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | Georgia Tech | | L 12–14 | 35,000 | [2]
| September 26 | No. 4 Ole Miss | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| L 0–16 | 33,000 | [3]
| October 2 | at Detroit* | | W 32–7 | 20,460 | [4]
| October 10 | at No. 14 Auburn | | L 0–33 | 30,000 | [5]
| October 17 | No. 1 LSU | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| L 0–9 | 33,230 | [6]
| October 24 | Georgia | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| L 7–14 | 25,000 | [7]
| October 30 | at Miami (FL)* | | W 22–3 | 35,547 | [8]
| November 7 | at Vanderbilt | | L 6–11 | 25,000 | [9]
| November 14 | Xavier* | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| W 41–0 | | [10]
| November 21 | No. 20 Tennessee | - McLean Stadium
- Lexington, KY (rivalry)
| W 20–0 | 38,000 | [11]
| - *Non-conference game
- Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
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References
- ^ "1959 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "UK drops opener to Tech". The Paducah Sun. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2d-half spurt by Ole Miss tops U.K. 16–0". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marshall Dann (October 3, 1959). "It's Kentucky All the Way: Titan Bubble Bursts, 32-7". Detroit Free Press. p. 13.
- ^ "KO runback sparks Auburn". The Atlanta Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU shades Cats, 9–0". Arizona Daily Star. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia downs Kentucky 14–7". The Paducah Sun. October 25, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky's bird ruins Miami nest". The Miami Herald. October 31, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moore and Morris shine as Vandy nips Kentucky". Chattanooga Sunday Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky routs Xavier by 41–0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 15, 1959. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Cats smite Tennessee cousins". Kingsport Times-News. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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