1956 Kentucky Wildcats football team
| 1956 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–4 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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| No. 2 Tennessee $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Georgia Tech | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their third season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–4 in the SEC).[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | No. 4 Georgia Tech | L 6–14 | 30,000 | [2] | |||
| September 29 | at No. 9 Ole Miss | L 7–37 | 25,101 | [3] | |||
| October 6 | at Florida | W 17–8 | 26,000 | [4] | |||
| October 13 | Auburn |
| L 0–13 | 32,000 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | LSU |
| W 14–0 | [6] | |||
| October 27 | at Georgia | W 14–7 | [7] | ||||
| November 3 | at Maryland* | W 14–0 | 20,000 | [8] | |||
| November 10 | Vanderbilt |
| W 7–6 | [9] | |||
| November 17 | Xavier* |
| W 33–0 | [10] | |||
| November 24 | at No. 2 Tennessee | L 7–20 | 45,000 | [11] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1956 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Ga. Tech rambles over Wildcats, 14–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss rambles by Kentucky, 37–7". The Orlando Sentinel. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky springs upset on fumbling Florida, 17–8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Punchless' Kentucky loses to Auburn 13–0". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU gambles fail, Kentucky captures 14–0 decisiion over winless Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky barely beats Georgia, 14–7". The Roanoke Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky trips Terps". The Baltimore Sun. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky nips Vandy, 7–6, in SEC thriller". Daily Press. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky romps over Xavier 33–0". The Park City Daily News. November 18, 1956. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Majors pilots Vols over Kentucky, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 25, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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