Season
Kentucky opened with a 51–0 win over Hawaii at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville. A 13–0 win in the SEC opener against Georgia Tech followed. 2–0 Kentucky, then ranked #17 in the AP poll,[2] then lost four games in a row: 27–6 to #9 Ole Miss in Memphis, 8–0 to #1 Auburn, 32–7 at #9 LSU and 28–0 at Georgia. A 33–12 win over Mississippi State was followed by a 0–0 tie against Vanderbilt. After a 20–6 win against Xavier, Kentucky closed the season with a 6–2 victory at Tennessee.[3][4]
The victory over Tennessee was Kentucky's second in a row, and second in a stretch of four games in which Kentucky denied Tennessee a win.[5] The Wildcats were invited to participate in the 1958 Bluegrass Bowl but declined due to what they considered to be poor treatment during their season opener, a win against Hawaii in the stadium in which the Bluegrass Bowl would be played.[6] Florida State and Oklahoma State played in the 1958 Bluegrass Bowl instead.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result
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September 13 |
Hawaii* |
|
Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky |
W 51–0
|
September 20 |
Georgia Tech |
|
McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky |
W 13–0
|
September 27 |
at No. 9 Ole Miss |
No. 17 |
Crump Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee |
L 6–27
|
October 11 |
No. 1 Auburn |
|
McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky |
L 0–8
|
October 18 |
at No. 9 LSU |
|
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
L 7–32
|
October 25 |
at Georgia |
|
Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia |
L 0–28
|
November 1 |
Mississippi State |
|
McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky |
W 33–12
|
November 8 |
Vanderbilt |
|
McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky |
T 0–0
|
November 15 |
Xavier* |
|
McLean Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky |
W 20–6
|
November 22 |
at Tennessee |
|
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel) |
W 6–2
|
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Schedule source:[7][8]
Team players in the 1959 NFL Draft
[9][10]
References
- ↑ "1958 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ↑ "September 22, 1958 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ↑ "1958 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 207
- ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.207
- ↑ Rice, Russell, 'The Wildcats: A Story of Kentucky Football',
ISBN 0-87397-075-6
- ↑ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 207
- ↑ "1959 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
- ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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