1928 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainClaire Dees
Home stadiumStoll Field
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 010 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 19 0 1
Florida 6 1 08 1 0
VPI 4 1 07 2 0
Alabama 6 2 06 3 0
LSU 3 1 16 2 1
Clemson 4 2 08 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 08 2 0
Tulane 3 3 16 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 05 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 25 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 14 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 16 2 2
Maryland 2 3 16 3 1
VMI 2 3 15 3 2
Georgia 2 4 04 5 0
NC State 1 3 14 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 02 4 2
Virginia 1 6 02 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 02 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 02 7 0
Auburn 0 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the SoCon.[1] The team finished the season by tying undefeated Tennessee.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Carson–Newman*W 61–0[2]
October 13Washington and Lee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 6–0[3]
October 20at Northwestern*L 0–7[4]
October 27Centre*
W 8–0[5]
November 3at VanderbiltL 7–14[6]
November 10at AlabamaL 0–147,500[7][8]
November 17VMI
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 18–6[9]
November 29at No. 4 TennesseeT 0–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1928 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. "Wildcats trounce Carson–Newman by score 61–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 7, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kentucky beats Washington, Lee by score of 6–0". The Owensboro Messenger. October 14, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Purple Wildcats claw Kentucky for 7–0 victory". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Centre fights hard and holds University of Kentucky Wildcats to 8-to-0 victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vanderbilt beats Kentucky Wildcats". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wildcats lose to Alabama, 14 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Crimson Tide defeats Kentucky Wildcats, 14–0". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wildcats punch way to 18 to 6 victory over V.M.I." News-Democrat. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Kentucky holds Tennessee to 0–0 tie". The Lexington Herald. November 30, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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