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]
| 1959 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (1–6 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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| No. 5 Georgia $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ole Miss # | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| 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 |
| 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 |
| L 0–9 | 33,230 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Georgia |
| 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* |
| W 41–0 | [10] | |||
| November 21 | No. 20 Tennessee |
| W 20–0 | 38,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "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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