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1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1964 record
  
5-5 (4-2 SEC)

Head coach
  
Charlie Bradshaw

Conference
  
Southeastern Conference

Home stadium
  
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium

The 1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1964 college football season. The Wildcats scored 150 points while allowing 194 points, finishing 5-5 overall, 4-2 in the SEC.

Season

Jim Foley and Bill Jenkins were chosen as team captains.

Kentucky opened with a 13-6 win against Detroit, then upset #1 ranked Ole Miss on the road, 27-21. A 20-0 victory against #7 ranked Auburn followed. A 48-6 loss at Florida State put Kentucky at 3-1, though Kentucky was ranked #5 in the AP poll.

Next came a 27-7 loss to #9 LSU, followed by a 21-7 loss at Georgia and a 26-21 loss at West Virginia. Kentucky rebounded to beat Vanderbilt 22-21; a 17-15 loss to Baylor was followed by a 12-7 win at Tennessee to close the season at 5-5.

References

1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team Wikipedia