1960 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 NCAA University Division 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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Georgia Tech
L 13–2340,594[2]
September 24at No. 1 Ole Miss
L 6–2130,187[3]
October 1Auburn
L 7–1033,000[4]
October 8Marshall*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 55–015,000[5]
October 15LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 3–028,000[6]
October 22Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 13–1731,000[7]
October 29at Florida State*
W 23–019,200[8]
November 5Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 27–028,000[9]
November 12Xavier*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 49–021,000[10]
November 19at Tennessee
T 10–1039,800[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1960 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Gann, Graning spark Georgia Tech victory". Evening Star. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss turns back tough Kentucky, 21–6". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn nips Kentucky 10–7 on late field goal". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Georgia Bulldogs 'bite' Kentucky, 17–13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky rips Seminoles 23–0". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats clip Vandy 27–0 in homecoming". The Park City Daily News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Kentucky battles Tennessee deadlock to 10–10". The Paducah Sun. November 20, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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