1960 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–4–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –110 –0 –1
No. 18 Florida 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 Alabama 5 –1 –18 –1 –2
No. 13 Auburn 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
Georgia 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
LSU 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Kentucky 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Tulane 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Mississippi State 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–4–1 in the SEC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Georgia Tech
L 13–2340,594[2]
September 24at No. 1 Ole Miss
L 6–2130,187[3]
October 1Auburn
L 7–1033,000[4]
October 8Marshall*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 55–015,000[5]
October 15LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 3–028,000[6]
October 22Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 13–1731,000[7]
October 29at Florida State*
W 23–019,200[8]
November 5Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 27–028,000[9]
November 12Xavier*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 49–021,000[10]
November 19at Tennessee
T 10–1039,800[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1960 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gann, Graning spark Georgia Tech victory". Evening Star. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ole Miss turns back tough Kentucky, 21–6". The Commercial Appeal. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Auburn nips Kentucky 10–7 on late field goal". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mayfield's boot lifts U.K. past L.S.U. 3–0". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Bulldogs 'bite' Kentucky, 17–13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Kentucky rips Seminoles 23–0". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Wildcats clip Vandy 27–0 in homecoming". The Park City Daily News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Junior halfback Bill Ransdell scores three times as Kentucky wallops Xavier, 49 to 0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 13, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Kentucky battles Tennessee deadlock to 10–10". The Paducah Sun. November 20, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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