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1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team
American college football season
The 1968 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.[1]
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (0–7 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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| No. 8 Georgia $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Missouri* | W 12–6 | 34,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | at Ole Miss | L 14–30 | 40,102 | [3] | |
| October 5 | Auburn |
| L 7–26 | 35,200 | [4] |
| October 12 | No. 20 Oregon State* |
| W 35–34 | 32,000 | [5] |
| October 19 | at No. 20 LSU | L 3–13 | 66,147 | [6] | |
| October 26 | No. 8 Georgia |
| L 14–35 | 32,000 | [7] |
| November 2 | at West Virginia* | W 35–16 | 31,500 | [8] | |
| November 9 | Vanderbilt |
| L 0–6 | 29,000 | [9] |
| November 16 | Florida |
| L 14–16 | 20,000 | [10] |
| November 23 | at No. 8 Tennessee | L 7–24 | 60,899 | [11] | |
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- "1968 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- "'Revived' UK wins 12–6, buoys future hopes". The Courier-Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ole Miss Rebels crush Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Auburn's Riley kicks four field goals in 26–7 win over Kentucky". The Park City Daily News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lyons ruins State, 35–34". Eugene Register-Guard. October 13, 1968. p. 1B. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Google News Archives.
- "UK muffs opportunities, loses 13–3 after leading". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia coasts to easy 35–14 win over Kentucky". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kentucky, Lyons rip Mountaineers". Daily Press. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vandy's dandies down KY's Wildcats, 6–0". The Leaf-Chronicle. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida nips UK, 16–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols overcome Kentucky, 24–7". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. November 24, 1968. p. 5B. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Google News Archives.
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