1970 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1970 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Fitzgerald (2nd season)
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 LSU $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 4 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alabama 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1970 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach John Ray, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at North Carolina*
L 10–2036,900[2]
September 19No. 13 Kansas State*
W 16–333,500[3]
September 26at No. 5 Ole Miss
L 17–2046,200[4]
October 3No. 12 Auburn
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 15–3337,500[5]
October 10Utah State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–3533,000[6]
October 17at No. 15 LSU
L 7–1467,508[7]
October 24Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 3–1934,000[8]
October 31NC State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 27–227,500[9]
November 7Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 17–1830,000[10]
November 14vs. Florida
L 13–2445,102[11]
November 21at No. 8 Tennessee
L 0–4563,452[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1970 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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