1957 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	at No. 11 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–13	40,000
September 28	No. 19 Ole Miss	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–15
October 5	Florida	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 7–14	33,000
October 12	at No. 9 Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–6
October 19	at No. 17 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–21	53,824
October 26	Georgia	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–33	25,000
November 2	Memphis State*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 53–7
November 9	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–12	23,429
November 16	Xavier*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 27–0	20,000
November 23	No. 12 Tennessee	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 20–6	36,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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

v t e Kentucky Wildcats football
Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Kroger Field (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Florida Indiana Louisville: Governor's Cup Tennessee Transylvania: Battle On Broadway Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band Bluegrass Miracle 2003 Arkansas game Big Blue Nation
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
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