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1969 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDennis Fitzgerald (1st season)
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Tennessee $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 LSU 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Florida 3 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach John Ray, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20No. 14 Indiana*
L 30–5837,500–38,000[2][3]
September 27No. 8 Ole Miss
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 10–937,500[4]
October 4at Auburn
L 3–4438,000[5]
October 11at VPI*
W 7–633,000[6]
October 18No. 9 LSU
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 10–3737,500[7]
October 25at No. 13 Georgia
L 0–3055,781[8]
November 1West Virginia*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 6–737,500[9]
November 8at Vanderbilt
L 6–4225,000[10]
November 15at Florida
L 6–3155,279[11]
November 22No. 9 Tennessee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 26–3136,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1969 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "IU crushes Kentucky, 58–30". The Star Press. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  4. ^ "Kentucky 'Cats nudge sluggish Ole Miss, 10–9". The Clarion-Ledger. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn routs Kentucky, 44–3". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kentucky adds to Tech's woes with a 7–6 victory". The Daily Progress. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU overcomes errors, rips Kentucky 37–10". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Punchless 'Cats fall to Georgia". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mountaineers eke by Kentucky 7–6". St. Petersburg Times. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "A new low; Vandy 42, UK 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bowl-hungry Gators nab 31–6 win over Kentucky". Tallahassee Democrat. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Vols finally tree a clawing Cat". The Commercial Appeal. November 23, 1969. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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