1955 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 8 Auburn 5 –2 –18 –2 –1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
Tennessee 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Kentucky 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Tulane 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
LSU 2 –3 –13 –5 –2
Florida 3 –5 –04 –6 –0
Georgia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1955 college football season. In their second season under head coach Blanton Collier, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–3–1 against SEC opponents), tied for seventh in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 131.[1] The team played its home games at Stoll Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at LSU
L 7–19[2]
September 24 No. 8 Ole Miss
W 21–1435,000[3]
October 1Villanova*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–024,000[4]
October 8at No. 14 AuburnNo. 19
T 14–1435,000[5]
October 15Mississippi StateNo. 20
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–20[6]
October 22Florida
W 10–7[7]
October 29Rice*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–1633,000[8]
November 5at VanderbiltNo. 17
L 0–3428,000[9]
November 12Memphis State*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 41–7[10]
November 19at No. 17 Tennessee
W 23–036,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1955 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana State stuns Kentucky, 19–7, in season opener". The Knoxville Journal. September 18, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UK's determined Wildcats upset Rebs by 21–14 score". The Lexington Herald. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky's aerial war cops, 28–0". The Sunday Courier & Press. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Auburn, 'Tucky slug to 14–14 tie". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Long, desperation pass beats Kentucky". The Paducah Sun. October 16, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Last minute field goal gives Wildcats 10–7 win over Gators". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Wildcats chill Rice threat to win, 20–16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky eleven slaughtered, 34–0, by Vanderbilt". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 6, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "U.K. snaps out of fumbles and swamps Memphis 41–7". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1955. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Kentucky Resorts To Ground Plays To Crush Tennessee 23-0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 20, 1955. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
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