1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1964 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 7 LSU 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Georgia's game against Clemson and Tulane's game against Miami (FL) counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second place in the SEC. Kentucky played home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Jim Foley and Bill Jenkins were chosen as team captains.

Kentucky opened the season with a 13–6 win against Detroit, and then upset top-ranked Ole Miss on the road, 27–21. A 20–0 victory against No. 7 Auburn followed. Kentucky was ranked No. 5 in the AP poll before a 48–6 loss at Florida State.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Detroit*
W 13–634,000
September 26at No. 1 Ole Miss
W 27–2135,000
October 3No. 7 Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–037,500
October 10at Florida State*No. 5
L 6–4834,248
October 17No. 9 LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–2738,000
October 24at Georgia
L 7–2139,000
October 31at West Virginia*
L 21–2620,000
November 7Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 22–2132,000
November 14Baylor*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 15–1728,000
November 21at Tennessee
W 12–742,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team players in the 1965 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jim Burt Running back 10 134 Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  2. ^ "September 28, 1964 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "October 5, 1964 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "Kentucky Troubled In Beating U-D". The Detroit Daily Press. September 21, 1964. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dave Whitaker (September 20, 1964). "Birds Heroics Wing Wildcats To 13-6 Win". The Courier-Journal. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kentucky beats Ole Miss". The Tampa Tribune. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cats for real!". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jim Selman (October 11, 1964). "It's the Upset State Now: FSU, Gators Kill 'Cats, Rebs". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Louisiana State surprises Kentucky 27–7". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia's Bulldogs top Kentucky 21–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tumbling Kentucky upended". The Nashville Tennessean. November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kentucky staves off Vanderbilt". Sunday Journal & Sentinel. November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor edges Kentucky, 17–15". Bristol Herald Courier. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Kentucky rallies for win over Tennessee". The Paducah Sun. November 22, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  16. ^ "1965 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.