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1956 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1956 Kentucky Wildcats football
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ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
 1955
1957 
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $6001010
No. 4 Georgia Tech7101010
Florida520631
Ole Miss420730
Auburn430730
Kentucky440640
Tulane330640
Vanderbilt250550
Alabama250271
Mississippi State250460
LSU150370
Georgia160361
  • $ 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 college 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 No. 4 Georgia TechL 6–1430,000[2]
September 29at No. 9 Ole MissL 7–3725,101[3]
October 6at FloridaW 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 GeorgiaW 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

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  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.