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1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second place in the SEC. Kentucky played home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. Jim Foley and Bill Jenkins were chosen as team captains.[1]

1964 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $8–0–010–1–0
Florida4–2–07–3–0
Georgia4–2–07–3–1
Kentucky4–2–05–5–0
No. 7 LSU4–2–18–2–1
Auburn3–3–06–4–0
Ole Miss2–4–15–5–1
Mississippi State2–5–04–6–0
Vanderbilt1–4–13–6–1
Tennessee1–5–14–5–1
Tulane1–5–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Georgia's game against Clemson and Tulane's game against Miami (FL) counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

Kentucky opened the season with a 13–6 win against Detroit, and then upset top-ranked Ole Miss on the road, 27–21. A 20–0 victory against No. 7 Auburn followed.[2] Kentucky was ranked No. 5 in the AP poll before a 48–6 loss at Florida State.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Detroit*
W 13–634,000[4][5]
September 26at No. 1 Ole Miss
W 27–2135,000[6]
October 3No. 7 Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–037,500[7]
October 10at Florida State*No. 5
L 6–4834,248[8]
October 17No. 9 LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–2738,000[9]
October 24at Georgia
L 7–2139,000[10]
October 31at West Virginia*
L 21–2620,000[11]
November 7Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 22–2132,000[12]
November 14Baylor*dagger
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 15–1728,000[13]
November 21at Tennessee
W 12–742,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1965 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jim BurtRunning back10134Los Angeles Rams

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References

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  1. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  2. ↑ "September 28, 1964 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  3. ↑ "October 5, 1964 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky Troubled In Beating U-D". The Detroit Daily Press. September 21, 1964. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Dave Whitaker (September 20, 1964). "Birds Heroics Wing Wildcats To 13-6 Win". The Courier-Journal. p. 2-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Kentucky beats Ole Miss". The Tampa Tribune. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cats for real!". The Courier-Journal. October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Jim Selman (October 11, 1964). "It's the Upset State Now: FSU, Gators Kill 'Cats, Rebs". The Tampa Tribune. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Louisiana State surprises Kentucky 27–7". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgia's Bulldogs top Kentucky 21–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tumbling Kentucky upended". The Nashville Tennessean. November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Kentucky staves off Vanderbilt". Sunday Journal & Sentinel. November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Baylor edges Kentucky, 17–15". Bristol Herald Courier. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Kentucky rallies for win over Tennessee". The Paducah Sun. November 22, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  16. ↑ "1965 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 31, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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