1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1964 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
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
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 7 LSU 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 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 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Georgia's game against Clemson and Tulane's game against Miami (FL) counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second place in the SEC. Kentucky played home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Jim Foley and Bill Jenkins were chosen as team captains.[1]

Kentucky opened the season with a 13–6 win against Detroit, and then upset top-ranked Ole Miss on the road, 27–21. A 20–0 victory against No. 7 Auburn followed.[2] Kentucky was ranked No. 5 in the AP poll before a 48–6 loss at Florida State.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Detroit*
W 13–634,000[4][5]
September 26at No. 1 Ole Miss
W 27–2135,000[6]
October 3No. 7 Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–037,500[7]
October 10at Florida State*No. 5
L 6–4834,248[8]
October 17No. 9 LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–2738,000[9]
October 24at Georgia
L 7–2139,000[10]
October 31at West Virginia*
L 21–2620,000[11]
November 7Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 22–2132,000[12]
November 14Baylor*dagger
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 15–1728,000[13]
November 21at Tennessee
W 12–742,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[15]

Team players in the 1965 NFL draft

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

[16]

References

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