1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1968 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 8 – 2
0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • LSU, Florida, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; LSU's game against TCU; and Mississippi State's game against Texas Tech counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Missouri*
W 12–634,000[2]
September 28at Ole Miss
L 14–3040,102[3]
October 5Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–2635,200[4]
October 12No. 20 Oregon State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 35–3432,000[5]
October 19at No. 20 LSU
L 3–1366,147[6]
October 26No. 8 Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–3532,000[7]
November 2at West Virginia*
W 35–1631,500[8]
November 9Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 0–629,000[9]
November 16Florida
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 14–1620,000[10]
November 23at No. 8 Tennessee
L 7–2460,899[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Dave Bair Jr
RB 35 Dick Beard Jr
RB 32 Roger Gann Jr
C 51 Bill Cartwright Sr
G 68 Dennis Drinnen Sr
G 61 Bob Freibert Jr
FB 28 Houston Hogg So
RB 20 Joe Jacobs Jr
WR 81 Vic King Jr
RB 24 Dicky Lyons Sr
FB 43 Jim Mitchell So
OT 77 Len Rush Jr
WR 80 Phil Thompson Jr
G 67 Lou Wolf Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 46 Bill Duke Jr
DB 30 Phil Greer Sr
LB 44 Wilbur Hackett So
DB 40 Don Holland Jr
S 21 David Hunter So
DT 73 Marty Joyce Jr
DT 79 George Katzenbach Sr
DT 75 Doyle King Jr
DB 25 Jake Mathews So
DE 84 Dick Palmer Jr
DB 34 Al Phaneuf Sr
DT 60 Dave Roller So
LB 39 Frank Rucks So
LB 42 Cary Shahid Jr
LB 57 Dave Sullivan So
DE 88 Jeff Van Note Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1968 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "'Revived' UK wins 12–6, buoys future hopes". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss Rebels crush Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn's Riley kicks four field goals in 26–7 win over Kentucky". The Park City Daily News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lyons ruins State, 35–34". Eugene Register-Guard. October 13, 1968. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Google News Archives.
  6. ^ "UK muffs opportunities, loses 13–3 after leading". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia coasts to easy 35–14 win over Kentucky". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky, Lyons rip Mountaineers". Daily Press. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vandy's dandies down KY's Wildcats, 6–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida nips UK, 16–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vols overcome Kentucky, 24–7". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Google News Archives.
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