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American college football season

1970 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Fitzgerald (2nd season)
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons← 19691971 →
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alabama 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach John Ray, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at North Carolina*L 10–2036,900
September 19No. 13 Kansas State*W 16–333,500
September 26at No. 5 Ole MissL 17–2046,200
October 3No. 12 Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 15–3337,500
October 10Utah State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–3533,000
October 17at No. 15 LSUL 7–1467,508
October 24Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 3–1934,000
October 31NC State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 27–227,500
November 7Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 17–1830,000
November 14vs. FloridaL 13–2445,102
November 21at No. 8 TennesseeL 0–4563,452
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 64 Jerry Bentley Jr
RB 32 Cecil Bowens So
G 63 Tom Clark So
RB 24 Lee Clymer Jr
TE 84 Tom Crowe Jr
C 54 Pat Eckenrod Sr
OT 79 Dan Featherston So
QB 5 Stan Forston Sr
WR 22 Al Godwin Sr
WR 86 Jim Grant Jr
G 78 Fred Hamberg Sr
OT 67 Dave Hanson Sr
RB 42 Houston Hogg Sr
WR 20 Dave Hunter Sr
RB 30 Gary Knutson So
RB 17 Paul Martin Sr
TE 85 Jim Mitchell Sr
C 75 Dan Neal Jr
WR 83 Steve Parrish Jr
OT 72 Dave Pursell Sr
RB 14 Jim Reed So
RB 39 Frank Rucks Sr
QB 8 Bernie Scruggs Jr
QB 4 Steve Tingle Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 69 Bill Bushong Sr
DB 15 Buzz Burnam So
LB 44 Arvel Carroll So
DE 76 Mark Doggendorf Sr
LB 41 Wilbur Hackett Sr
DE 89 Dave Hardt Sr
LB 59 Joe Federspiel Jr
DT 70 Al Fish Sr
LB 87 Ken King So
LB 91 Frank Kirschner Jr
DB 2 Jim Lett So
LB 62 Rick Muench Jr
DE 47 Clint Opheikens Jr
DB 16 John O'Leary So
DE 92 Don Porterfield Sr
DT 74 Dave Roller Sr
DB 18 Joe Stephan Jr
DB 12 Earl Swindle So
DB 19 Dave Van Meter Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 3 Bob Jones Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1970 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  2. "Heels drop Kentucky for 1st opening win since 1963". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kentucky hits K-State, 16–3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ole Miss is 20–17 victor over stubborn Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Auburn smashes Kentucky, 33–15". Pensacola News Journal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Utah State upsets Ky". The Park City Daily News. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cantrelle, Walker send LSU over Kentucky, 14–7". Daily Press. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "More pesky bobbles, and UK loses to Georgia 19–3". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ky. crushes N.C. State by 27 to 2". The Danville Register. November 2, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vanderbilt rally detours Kentucky". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UF strong-arms 'Cats". St. Petersburg Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Tennessee rips Kentucky 45–0". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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