Kentucky Football Team History
Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,500 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Blanton Collier Conference: Southeastern-
1961 Season Highlights
Blanton Collier enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Miami
7
14
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Mississippi
6
20
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Auburn
14
12
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Kansas State
21
8
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Louisiana State
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Georgia
15
16
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Florida State
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Vanderbilt
16
3
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs. Xavier
9
0
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Tennessee
16
26
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 138
Scoring Average 13.8
Points Allowed 123
Defense Average 12.3
Opponents Record 49-43
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-2
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.