1958 Kentucky Wildcats football team explained

Year:1958
Team:Kentucky Wildcats
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:5–4–1
Conf Record:3–4–1
Head Coach:Blanton Collier
Hc Year:5th
Stadium:McLean Stadium

The 1958 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Blanton Collier, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–4–1 with a mark of 3–4–1 in conference play, placing tied for sixth in the SEC.[1]

Season

Kentucky opened with a 51–0 win over Hawaii at Fairgrounds 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

Schedule source:[7] [8]

Team players in the 1959 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jim BowieTackle22 254 Philadelphia Eagles
[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. News: 1958 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. October 8, 2023.
  2. Web site: September 22, 1958 AP poll at AP Poll Archive . 2009-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328121622/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1958&appollid=212 . 2012-03-28 . dead .
  3. Web site: 1958 Kentucky Wildcats scores . https://web.archive.org/web/20091006084341/http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Kentucky.htm . 2009-10-06 . dead . 2009-10-03 .
  4. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 207
  5. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.207
  6. Rice, Russell, 'The Wildcats: A Story of Kentucky Football',
  7. Web site: College Football Reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214740/http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=184&season=1976 . 2016-03-03 . dead . 2009-10-03 .
  8. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 207
  9. Web site: 1959 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20090527000715/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1984.htm . 2009-05-27 . live . 2009-10-03 .
  10. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166