1954 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1954 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium McLean Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Florida 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
No. 13 Auburn 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Alabama 3 –3 –24 –5 –2
LSU 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –6 –11 –6 –3
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. In their first year under head coach Blanton Collier, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished fourth in the SEC. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18No. 3 Maryland *
L 0–2036,000 [2]
September 25at No. 9 Ole Miss
L 9–2828,545 [3]
October 2 LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 7–633,000 [4]
October 9 Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 21–14 [5]
October 16at Florida
L 7–2132,000 [6]
October 23at No. 15 Georgia Tech
W 13–634,000 [7]
October 30 Villanova *
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–320,000–22,500 [8]
November 6 Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 19–728,000 [9]
November 13 Memphis State *
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 33–720,000 [10]
November 20at Tennessee
W 14–1331,800 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

1955 NFL draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bob HardyBack11129 Philadelphia Eagles

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "1954 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Maryland profits by breaks to defeat Kentucky 20 to 0". The Owensboro Messenger. September 19, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Outmanned U.K. smashed 28–9 by Mississippi". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LSU goes down to Kentucky, 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky topples Auburn". The Miami Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Florida clips Kentucky in important game". Evansville Courier and Press. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wildcats stop Ga. Tech, 13–6". Kingsport Times-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cold UK team warms up to top Villanova, 28–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "U.K. 'light brigade' defeats Vandy 19–7 in spike of heavy cannonade of penalties". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Kentucky explodes in second half to win, 33–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Hardy passes Kentucky to 14–13 victory over Tennessee". Evansville Press. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  13. ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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