1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

1968 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–7 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach	Charlie Bradshaw (7th season)
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
Seasons← 1967 1969 →

1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	2
No. 13 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 LSU	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	1	–	3	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	4	–	1	0	–	8	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 21	Missouri*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 12–6	34,000
September 28	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 14–30	40,102
October 5	Auburn	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–26	35,200
October 12	No. 20 Oregon State*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 35–34	32,000
October 19	at No. 20 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 3–13	66,147
October 26	No. 8 Georgia	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–35	32,000
November 2	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 35–16	31,500
November 9	Vanderbilt	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–6	29,000
November 16	Florida	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 14–16	20,000
November 23	at No. 8 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 7–24	60,899
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`19`	Dave Bair	Jr
RB	`35`	Dick Beard	Jr
RB	`32`	Roger Gann	Jr
C	`51`	Bill Cartwright	Sr
G	`68`	Dennis Drinnen	Sr
G	`61`	Bob Freibert	Jr
FB	`28`	Houston Hogg	So
RB	`20`	Joe Jacobs	Jr
WR	`81`	Vic King	Jr
RB	`24`	Dicky Lyons	Sr
FB	`43`	Jim Mitchell	So
OT	`77`	Len Rush	Jr
WR	`80`	Phil Thompson	Jr
G	`67`	Lou Wolf	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`46`	Bill Duke	Jr
DB	`30`	Phil Greer	Sr
LB	`44`	Wilbur Hackett	So
DB	`40`	Don Holland	Jr
S	`21`	David Hunter	So
DT	`73`	Marty Joyce	Jr
DT	`79`	George Katzenbach	Sr
DT	`75`	Doyle King	Jr
DB	`25`	Jake Mathews	So
DE	`84`	Dick Palmer	Jr
DB	`34`	Al Phaneuf	Sr
DT	`60`	Dave Roller	So
LB	`39`	Frank Rucks	So
LB	`42`	Cary Shahid	Jr
LB	`57`	Dave Sullivan	So
DE	`88`	Jeff Van Note	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Charlie Bradshaw

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Leon Fuller – Defensive backs

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

"1968 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
"'Revived' UK wins 12–6, buoys future hopes". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ole Miss Rebels crush Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Auburn's Riley kicks four field goals in 26–7 win over Kentucky". The Park City Daily News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lyons ruins State, 35–34". Eugene Register-Guard. October 13, 1968. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Google News Archives.
"UK muffs opportunities, loses 13–3 after leading". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Georgia coasts to easy 35–14 win over Kentucky". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kentucky, Lyons rip Mountaineers". Daily Press. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vandy's dandies down KY's Wildcats, 6–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Florida nips UK, 16–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vols overcome Kentucky, 24–7". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Google News Archives.

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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