1973 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1973 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJon Mirilovich (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Narduzzi (1st season)
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 19 Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Florida 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 2
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1973 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Fran Curci, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the SEC.[1]

This was Kentucky's first season playing at Commonwealth Stadium. The Wildcats christened the facility with a 31–26 victory vs. Virginia Tech in their season opener.

The team's statistical leaders included Sonny Collins with 1,213 rushing yards and 78 points scored, Mike Fanuzzi with 572 passing yards, and Elmore Stephens with 282 receiving yards.[2] Three Kentucky players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and/or United Press International (UPI) on the 1973 All-SEC football team: Sonny Collins (AP, UPI); and end Jim McCollum (UPI); defensive back Darryl Bishop (UPI).[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Virginia Tech*
W 31–26> 48,000[5]
September 22Alabama
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–2854,100[6]
September 29at Indiana*
L 3–1751,523[7]
October 6at Mississippi State
W 42–1441,000[8]
October 13North Carolina*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 10–1651,500[9]
October 20at LSU
L 21–2866,991[10]
October 27at Georgia
W 12–754,500[11]
November 3Tulane*dagger
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 34–719,360[12]
November 10at Vanderbilt
W 27–1729,350[13]
November 17Florida
L 18–2055,328[14]
November 24Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 14–1654,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1973 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "1973 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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