1956 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 4 Georgia Tech 7 –1 –010 –1 –0
Florida 5 –2 –06 –3 –1
Ole Miss 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Auburn 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Kentucky 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Tulane 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Alabama 2 –5 –02 –7 –1
Mississippi State 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
LSU 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Georgia 1 –6 –03 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–4 in the SEC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 No. 4 Georgia Tech
L 6–1430,000[2]
September 29at No. 9 Ole Miss
L 7–3725,101[3]
October 6at Florida
W 17–826,000[4]
October 13Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–1332,000[5]
October 20LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–0[6]
October 27at Georgia
W 14–7[7]
November 3at Maryland*
W 14–020,000[8]
November 10Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 7–6[9]
November 17Xavier*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 33–0[10]
November 24at No. 2 Tennessee
L 7–2045,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1956 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ga. Tech rambles over Wildcats, 14–6". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ole Miss rambles by Kentucky, 37–7". The Orlando Sentinel. September 30, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky springs upset on fumbling Florida, 17–8". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 7, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "'Punchless' Kentucky loses to Auburn 13–0". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "LSU gambles fail, Kentucky captures 14–0 decisiion over winless Bengals". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Kentucky barely beats Georgia, 14–7". The Roanoke Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Kentucky trips Terps". The Baltimore Sun. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky nips Vandy, 7–6, in SEC thriller". Daily Press. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Kentucky romps over Xavier 33–0". The Park City Daily News. November 18, 1956. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Majors pilots Vols over Kentucky, 20 to 7". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 25, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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