The 1960 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–4–1 in the SEC).[1]
| 1960 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (2–4–1 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ole Miss $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Georgia Tech | L 13–23 | 40,594 | [2] | |||
| September 24 | at No. 1 Ole Miss | L 6–21 | 30,187 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | Auburn | L 7–10 | 33,000 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | Marshall* |
| W 55–0 | 15,000 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | LSU |
| W 3–0 | 28,000 | [6] | ||
| October 22 | Georgia |
| L 13–17 | 31,000 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | at Florida State* | W 23–0 | 19,200 | [8] | |||
| November 5 | Vanderbilt |
| W 27–0 | 28,000 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | Xavier* |
| W 49–0 | 21,000 | [10] | ||
| November 19 | at Tennessee | T 10–10 | 39,800 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1960 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Gann, Graning spark Georgia Tech victory". Evening Star. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss turns back tough Kentucky, 21–6". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn nips Kentucky 10–7 on late field goal". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Mayfield's boot lifts U.K. past L.S.U. 3–0". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Bulldogs 'bite' Kentucky, 17–13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky rips Seminoles 23–0". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats clip Vandy 27–0 in homecoming". The Park City Daily News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Junior halfback Bill Ransdell scores three times as Kentucky wallops Xavier, 49 to 0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 13, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky battles Tennessee deadlock to 10–10". The Paducah Sun. November 20, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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