1957 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1957 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Florida 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
LSU 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Alabama 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1957 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–7 in the SEC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 11 Georgia Tech
L 0–1340,000[2]
September 28 No. 19 Ole Miss
L 0–15[3]
October 5Florida
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 7–1433,000[4]
October 12at No. 9 Auburn
L 0–6[5]
October 19at No. 17 LSU
L 0–2153,824[6]
October 26Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–3325,000[7]
November 2Memphis State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 53–7[8]
November 9at Vanderbilt
L 7–1223,429[9]
November 16Xavier*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 27–020,000[10]
November 23 No. 12 Tennessee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 20–636,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1957 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "Poised, cautious Georgia Tech rips Kentucky 13–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mississippi stops Kentucky, 15 to 0". Johnson City Press. September 29, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dunn guides Florida to 14–7 victory over Kentucky". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn conquers Kentucky by 6–0 score". Messenger-Inquirer. October 13, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers defeat Kentucky club by 21–0 mark". The Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia jolts fumbling U.K. in 33–14 upset". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky's Wildcats trounce Memphis State Tigers 53–7". The Jackson Sun. November 3, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy edges hot Kentucky". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kentucky Wildcats rip Xavier, 27–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alert Kentucky hands Vols 20–6 loss". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 24, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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