1934 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (1–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Rupert
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Tulane + 8 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 6 Alabama + 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Tennessee 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
LSU 4 –2 –07 –2 –2
Georgia 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Florida 2 –2 –16 –3 –1
Ole Miss 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
Kentucky 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Auburn 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Sewanee 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
Mississippi State 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1934 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 1934 college football season. In their first season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5 record with a mark of 1–3 against conference opponents, finished ninth in the SEC, and were outscored by a total of 116 to 91.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Maryville*
W 26–0[2]
September 29Washington & Lee*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–76,000[3]
October 6at Cincinnati*
W 27–0[4]
October 13Clemson*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 7–0[5]
October 20at North Carolina*
L 0–6[6]
October 27Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 9–08,000[7]
November 3Alabama
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–3413,000[8]
November 10at Southwestern (TN)*
W 33–02,000–3,000[9][10]
November 17Tulane
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–2012,000[11]
November 29at Tennessee
L 0–1918,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1934 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Wildcats beat Scots". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 23, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Washington and Lee scores upset victory over Kentucky 7–0". Johnson City Chronicle. September 30, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky conquers Cincinnati 27 to 0". The Messenger and Inquirer. October 7, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky defeats Clemson". The News and Observer. October 14, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "North Carolina whips Kentucky for first time". Florence Morning News. October 21, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Kentucky drops Auburn 9–0". Kingsport Times. October 28, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Kentucky falls before Tide, 34 to 14". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 4, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky Trips Southwestern By Score 33-0". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 11, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Kentucky Crushes Lynx Team, 33 To 0". The Chattanooga Times. November 11, 1934. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tulane clips Wildcats for 20 to 7 win". Johnson City Chronicle. November 18, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Wildcats lose to Tennessee by 19 to 0". The Lexington Leader. November 30, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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