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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: John Ray
Conference: Southeastern-

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1881 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

John Ray enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Indiana	30	58	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Mississippi	10	9	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Auburn	3	44	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Virginia Tech	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Louisiana State	10	37	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Georgia	0	30	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. West Virginia	6	7	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Vanderbilt	6	42	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Florida	6	31	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Tennessee	26	31	L

1969 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	104
Scoring Average	10.4
Points Allowed	295
Defense Average	29.5
Opponents Record	70-33
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-4

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1969 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	9-2	328	179	Lost 13-14	5-1	174	127	Doug Dickey
Auburn	8-3	370	173	Lost 7-36	5-2	238	123	Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State	9-1	349	91		4-1	162	77	Charles McClendon
Mississippi	8-3	334	162	Won 27-22	4-2	178	105	John H. Vaught
Florida	9-1-1	343	200	Won 14-13	3-1-1	144	112	Ray Graves
Georgia	5-5-1	218	146	Lost 6-45	3-3-1	141	79	Vince Dooley
Alabama	6-5	314	268	Lost 33-47	2-4	121	175	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Vanderbilt	4-6	242	264		2-3	111	137	Bill Pace
Kentucky	2-8	104	295		1-6	61	224	John Ray
Mississippi State	3-7	193	385		0-5	95	231	Charley Shira

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 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 Nebraska Cornhuskers' home games, their stadium becomes the state's third largest city.