1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1975 University of Kentucky football season

The 1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Wildcats scored 132 points while allowing 183 points, finishing 2-8-1 overall, 0-6 in the SEC.[1][2]

Wally Pesuit and Tom Ranieri were chosen as team captains.[3]

Kentucky opened with a 27-8 home victory against Virginia Tech, then lost 14-10 at home to Kansas, followed by a 10-10 tie at home against Maryland. A road game against Penn State ended in a 10-3 loss, putting Kentucky at 1-2-1 entering SEC play.[4][5]

Kentucky lost its home conference opener to Auburn, 15-9, and then lost 17-14 at LSU. A 21-13 loss at Georgia was followed by a 23-10 home win against Tulane. A 13-3 road loss at Vanderbilt and 48-7 road loss at Florida led to a 17-13 home loss in the season finale against Tennessee.[6][7]

The 1975 Kentucky team lost only two games by more than 9 points, and had three losses by 4 or fewer points.[8][9] The Maryland team that tied Kentucky 10-10 finished the season as the Atlantic Coast Conference champions, with an undefeated record in conference play.[10]

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source
September 13 Virginia Tech* W 27–8 56,616 [11]
September 20 Kansas*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 L 10–14
September 27 No. 20 Maryland*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 T 10–10 55,000
October 4 at No. 10 Penn State* L 3–10 60,225
October 11 Auburn
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 L 9–15 57,722
October 18 at LSU L 14–17
October 25 at Georgia L 13–21 50,000
November 1 Tulane*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 W 23–10 56,500 [12]
November 8 at Vanderbilt L 3–13 33,815
November 15 at No. 14 Florida L 7–48 59,671
November 22 Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
 L 13–17 56,000 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Defense

roster/Player

Pos. # Name Class
LB 87 Lester Boyd Fr
DE 97 Art Still So
DT 83 Bob Winkel So
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Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players in the 1975 NFL Draft[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ “1975 Kentucky Wildcats game by game results”. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  2. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  3. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  4. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  5. ^ “1975 Kentucky Wildcats game by game results”. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  6. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  7. ^ “1975 Kentucky Wildcats game by game results”. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  8. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.208
  9. ^ “1975 Kentucky Wildcats game by game results”. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  10. ^ 1975 Maryland Terrapins game by game results
  11. ^ “Kentucky quiets Gobblers with stout defense, 27–8”. The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ “Kentucky outscores Tulane”. Panama City News-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ “Tennessee foils UK 17–13, saves Battle from the axe”. The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ “College Football Reference”. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  15. ^ 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.168
  16. ^ “1976 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com”. Archived from the original on 2009-09-27. Retrieved 2009-09-25.