1954 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Florida 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
No. 13 Auburn 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Alabama 3 –3 –24 –5 –2
LSU 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –6 –11 –6 –3
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1954 college football season. In their first year under head coach Blanton Collier, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18No. 3 Maryland*
L 0–2036,000[2]
September 25at No. 9 Ole Miss
L 9–2828,545[3]
October 2LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 7–6[4]
October 9Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 21–14[5]
October 16at Florida
L 7–2132,000[6]
October 23at No. 15 Georgia Tech
W 13–634,000[7]
October 30Villanova*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–320,000[8]
November 6Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 19–728,000[9]
November 13Memphis State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 33–720,000[10]
November 20at Tennessee
W 14–1331,800[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

1955 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Bob HardyBack11129Philadelphia Eagles

[13]

References

  1. ↑ "1954 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Maryland profits by breaks to defeat Kentucky 20 to 0". The Owensboro Messenger. September 19, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Outmanned U.K. smashed 28–9 by Mississippi". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LSU goes down to Kentucky, 7–6". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky topples Auburn". The Miami Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Florida clips Kentucky in important game". Evansville Courier and Press. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wildcats stop Ga. Tech, 13–6". Kingsport Times-News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cold UK team warms up to top Villanova, 28–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "U.K. 'light brigade' defeats Vandy 19–7 in spike of heavy cannonade of penalties". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Kentucky explodes in second half to win, 33–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Hardy passes Kentucky to 14–13 victory over Tennessee". Evansville Press. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  13. ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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