1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

1968 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 3–7 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach|

* Charlie Bradshaw (7th season)

Home stadium| McLean Stadium

Seasons

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1969 ->

1968 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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
Florida | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Ole Miss | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Vanderbilt | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Mississippi State | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 2
Kentucky | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| Missouri*|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| W 12–6| 34,000| [2]
September 28| at Ole Miss|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| L 14–30| 40,102| [3]
October 5| Auburn|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 7–26| 35,200| [4]
October 12| No. 20 Oregon State*|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| W 35–34| 32,000| [5]
October 19| at No. 20 LSU|

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| L 3–13| 66,147| [6]
October 26| No. 8 Georgia|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| L 14–35| 32,000| [7]
November 2| at West Virginia*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| W 35–16| 31,500| [8]
November 9| Vanderbilt|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY (rivalry)

| L 0–6| 29,000| [9]
November 16| Florida|

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY (rivalry)

| L 14–16| 20,000| [10]
November 23| at No. 8 Tennessee|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN (rivalry)

| L 7–24| 60,899| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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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

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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

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Head coach

* Charlie Bradshaw

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Leon Fuller – Defensive backs

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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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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Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues|

* Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972)
* Kroger Field (1973–present)
* E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Centre
* Florida
* Indiana
* Louisville: Governor's Cup
* Tennessee
* Transylvania: Battle On Broadway
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* The Wildcat
* Scratch
* Blue
* "On, On, U of K"
* "Kentucky Fight"
* Marching band
* Bluegrass Miracle
* 2003 Arkansas game
* Big Blue Nation

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* Starting quarterbacks

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