1964 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
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1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 7 LSU 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Tulane 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Wildcats scored 150 points while allowing 194 points, finishing 5–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC.[1][2]

Jim Foley and Bill Jenkins were chosen as team captains.[3]

Kentucky opened with a 13–6 win against Detroit, then upset #1 ranked Ole Miss on the road, 27–21. A 20–0 victory against #7 ranked Auburn followed.[4] A 48–6 loss at Florida State put Kentucky at 3–1, though Kentucky was ranked #5 in the AP poll.[5]

Next came a 27–7 loss to #9 LSU, followed by a 21–7 loss at Georgia and a 26–21 loss at West Virginia. Kentucky rebounded to beat Vanderbilt 22–21; a 17–15 loss to Baylor was followed by a 12–7 win at Tennessee to close the season at 5–5.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Detroit*
W 13–634,000[6][7]
September 26at No. 1 Ole Miss
W 27–2135,000[8]
October 3No. 7 Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–037,500[9]
October 10at Florida State*No. 5
L 6–4834,248[10]
October 17No. 9 LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–2738,000[11]
October 24at Georgia
L 7–2139,000[12]
October 31at West Virginia*
L 21–2620,000[13]
November 7Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 22–2132,000[14]
November 14Baylor*dagger
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 15–1728,000[15]
November 21at Tennessee
W 12–742,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[17]

Team players in the 1965 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jim Burt Running back 10 134 Los Angeles Rams

[18]

References

  1. ^ "1964 Kentucky Wildcats game by game results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
  2. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  3. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  4. ^ "September 28, 1964 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  5. ^ "October 5, 1964 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  6. ^ "Kentucky Troubled In Beating U-D". The Detroit Daily Press. September 21, 1964. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Dave Whitaker (September 20, 1964). "Birds Heroics Wing Wildcats To 13-6 Win". The Courier-Journal. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky beats Ole Miss". The Tampa Tribune. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cats for real!". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jim Selman (October 11, 1964). "It's the Upset State Now: FSU, Gators Kill 'Cats, Rebs". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Louisiana State surprises Kentucky 27–7". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgia's Bulldogs top Kentucky 21–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tumbling Kentucky upended". The Nashville Tennessean. November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Kentucky staves off Vanderbilt". Sunday Journal & Sentinel. November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Baylor edges Kentucky, 17–15". Bristol Herald Courier. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Kentucky rallies for win over Tennessee". The Paducah Sun. November 22, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  18. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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