1928 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1928 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the SoCon.[1] The team finished the season by tying undefeated Tennessee.

1928 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainClaire Dees
Home stadiumStoll Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1 9 0 1
Florida 6 1 0 8 1 0
VPI 4 1 0 7 2 0
Alabama 6 2 0 6 3 0
LSU 3 1 1 6 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0 8 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0 8 2 0
Tulane 3 3 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 0 5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 2 5 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 1 4 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1 6 2 2
Maryland 2 3 1 6 3 1
VMI 2 3 1 5 3 2
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
NC State 1 3 1 4 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 2 4 2
Virginia 1 6 0 2 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 0 2 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Carson–Newman*W 61–0[2]
October 13Washington and Lee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 6–0[3]
October 20at Northwestern*L 0–7[4]
October 27Centre*
W 8–0[5]
November 3at VanderbiltL 7–14[6]
November 10at AlabamaL 0–147,500[7][8]
November 17VMI
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 18–6[9]
November 29at No. 4 TennesseeT 0–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1928 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wildcats trounce Carson–Newman by score 61–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 7, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky beats Washington, Lee by score of 6–0". The Owensboro Messenger. October 14, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purple Wildcats claw Kentucky for 7–0 victory". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Centre fights hard and holds University of Kentucky Wildcats to 8-to-0 victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt beats Kentucky Wildcats". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats lose to Alabama, 14 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Crimson Tide defeats Kentucky Wildcats, 14–0". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats punch way to 18 to 6 victory over V.M.I." News-Democrat. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kentucky holds Tennessee to 0–0 tie". The Lexington Herald. November 30, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.