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American college football season

1966 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons← 19651967 →
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4 in the SEC).

To date, this is the last season in which the Wildcats did not play rival Florida.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17North Carolina*W 10–037,599
September 24at Ole MissL 0–1737,000
October 1Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 17–737,500
October 8Virginia Tech*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–731,000
October 15LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–3035,000
October 22at GeorgiaL 15–2745,348
October 29at West Virginia*T 14–1428,000
November 5Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 14–1015,000
November 12Houston*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 18–5632,000
November 19at Tennessee L 19–2843,704
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1966 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. "Kentucky blanks Tar Heels". Daily Press. September 18, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rebel defense proves superior in 17–0 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 25, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Kentucky plays weird tune to demoralize Auburn, 17–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 2, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Late Virginia Tech score whips Kentucky Wildcats". The Selma Times-Journal. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "LSU storms convincing 30–0 win over Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. October 16, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia rallies break Kentucky in 27–15 contest". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "West Virginia ties Kentucky 14–14". Tallahassee Democrat. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cats post two fourth quarter TDs for win". The Park City Daily News. November 6, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cougars trounce Kentucky, 56–18". The Kilgore News Herald. November 13, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Warren passes key Vol victory over Kentucky". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1966. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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