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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Charlie Bradshaw enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Missouri  12   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Mississippi  14   30   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Auburn  7   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Oregon State  35   34   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Louisiana State  3   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Georgia  14   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ West Virginia  35   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Vanderbilt  0   6   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Florida  14   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Tennessee  7   24   L       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored141
  Scoring Average14.1
  Points Allowed206
  Defense Average20.6
  Opponents Record71-29
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-3
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 8-1-2284114Lost  2-165-0-117347  Vince Dooley
Alabama 8-3184139Lost  10-354-210863  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Tennessee 8-2-1261146Lost  13-364-1-110668  Doug Dickey
Auburn 7-4257159 4-212375  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi 7-3-1212197Won  34-173-2-191115  John H. Vaught
Louisiana State 8-3221171Won  31-272-26462  Charles McClendon
Florida 6-3-1151175 2-2-174117  Ray Graves
Vanderbilt 5-4-1163147 1-3-14087  Bill Pace
Kentucky 3-7141206 0-759150  Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State 0-8-2146260 0-4-160114  Charley Shira

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.