1955 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1955 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1955 college football season. In their second season under head coach Blanton Collier, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–3–1 against SEC opponents), tied for seventh in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 131.[1] The team played its home games at Stoll Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

1955 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1955 record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStoll Field
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 1 0  10 1 0
No. 8 Auburn 5 2 1  8 2 1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 1 1  9 1 1
Tennessee 3 2 1  6 3 1
Vanderbilt 4 3 0  8 3 0
Mississippi State 4 4 0  6 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 1  6 3 1
Tulane 3 3 1  5 4 1
LSU 2 3 1  3 5 2
Florida 3 5 0  4 6 0
Georgia 2 5 0  4 6 0
Alabama 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at LSUL 7–19
September 24 No. 8 Ole MissW 21–14
October 1Villanova*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–0
October 8at No. 14 AuburnNo. 19T 14–14
October 15Mississippi StateNo. 20
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–20
October 22Florida
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 10–7
October 29Rice*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–16
November 5at VanderbiltNo. 17L 0–34
November 12Memphis*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 41–7
November 19at No. 17 Tennessee
W 23–036,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1955 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. "Kentucky Resorts To Ground Plays To Crush Tennessee 23-0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 20, 1955. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
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