1969 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1969 Kentucky Wildcats football
1969 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach	John Ray (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Fitzgerald (1st season)
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 LSU	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Florida	3	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach John Ray, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	No. 14 Indiana*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 30–58	37,500–38,000	^[2]^[3]
September 27	No. 8 Ole Miss	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 10–9	37,500	^[4]
October 4	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 3–44	38,000	^[5]
October 11	at VPI*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 7–6	33,000	^[6]
October 18	No. 9 LSU	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 10–37	37,500	^[7]
October 25	at No. 13 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–30	55,781	^[8]
November 1	West Virginia*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 6–7	37,500	^[9]
November 8	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–42	25,000	^[10]
November 15	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 6–31	55,279	^[11]
November 22	No. 9 Tennessee	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 26–31	36,500	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1969 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
^ "IU crushes Kentucky, 58–30". The Star Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "Kentucky 'Cats nudge sluggish Ole Miss, 10–9". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Auburn routs Kentucky, 44–3". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky adds to Tech's woes with a 7–6 victory". The Daily Progress. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU overcomes errors, rips Kentucky 37–10". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Punchless 'Cats fall to Georgia". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mountaineers eke by Kentucky 7–6". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "A new low; Vandy 42, UK 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bowl-hungry Gators nab 31–6 win over Kentucky". Tallahassee Democrat. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vols finally tree a clawing Cat". The Commercial Appeal. November 23, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.