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Kentucky Football Team History


Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
 Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 67,500
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Blanton Collier
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 Blanton Collier enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Georgia Tech  13   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Mississippi  6   21   L    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Auburn  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Marshall  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Louisiana State  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Georgia  13   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Florida State  23   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Vanderbilt  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Xavier  49   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Tennessee  10   10   T       
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored206
  Scoring Average20.6
  Points Allowed81
  Defense Average8.1
  Opponents Record48-37
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-2 -1
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1960 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Mississippi 10-0-128070Won  14-65-0-113837  John H. Vaught
Florida 9-215786Won  13-125-19357  Ray Graves
Auburn 8-215580 5-26852  Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama 8-1-218356Tied  3-34-1-16532  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-4174118 4-38895  Wallace Butts
Georgia Tech 5-511897 4-410278  Bobby Dodd
Tennessee 6-2-220979 3-2-28558  Bowden Wyatt
Kentucky 5-4-120681 2-4-17981  Blanton Collier
Louisiana State 5-4-110550 2-3-14237  Paul Dietzel
Tulane 3-6-1132140 1-4-15784  Anton Andy Pilney
Vanderbilt 3-774193 0-77159  Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State 2-6-1101119 0-5-14196  Wade Walker

1960 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1960 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.