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Kentucky Football Team History

Kentucky Wildcats

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 67,500
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Charlie Bradshaw
Conference: Southeastern-

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1881 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Charlie Bradshaw enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Virginia Tech	33	14	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Mississippi	7	31	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Auburn	13	14	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Detroit Mercy	35	18	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Louisiana State	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Georgia	14	17	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Miami	14	20	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Vanderbilt	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Baylor	19	7	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Tennessee	0	19	L

1963 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	142
Scoring Average	14.2
Points Allowed	168
Defense Average	16.8
Opponents Record	52-36
Conference Record	0-5
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-2 -1

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1963 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Auburn	9-2	196	116	Lost 7-13	6-1	119	74	Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama	9-2	227	95	Won 12-7	5-2	150	52	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-1-2	214	45	Lost 7-12	5-0-1	146	27	John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech	7-3	173	89		4-3	101	76	Bobby Dodd
Louisiana State	7-4	142	112	Lost 7-14	4-2	78	57	Charles McClendon
Mississippi State	7-2-2	185	94	Won 16-12	4-1-2	96	65	Paul J. Davis
Florida	6-3-1	130	120		3-3-1	61	71	Ray Graves
Tennessee	5-5	168	121		3-5	85	108	Jim McDonald
Georgia	4-5-1	133	151		2-4	61	95	Johnny Griffith
Kentucky	3-6-1	142	168		0-5-1	41	109	Charlie Bradshaw
Tulane	1-8-1	43	191		0-6-1	23	153	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt	1-7-2	73	146		0-5-2	23	113	Jack Green

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.