1958 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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, 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.

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. 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. Florida State and Oklahoma State played in the 1958 Bluegrass Bowl instead.

Schedule

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Team players in the 1959 NFL draft

Main article: 1959 NFL draft

References

References

1. "1958 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
2. "September 22, 1958 AP poll at AP Poll Archive".
3. "1958 Kentucky Wildcats scores".
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', {{ISBN. 0-87397-075-6
7. (September 15, 1958). "Wildcats win first opener since 1951". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
8. (September 21, 1958). "U.K. surprises Ga. Tech in S.E.C. opener". The Courier-Journal.
9. (September 28, 1958). "Ole Miss scores 27–6 in downing Kentucky". The Commercial Appeal.
10. (October 12, 1958). "Auburn uses passing of Nix in second half to nudge Kentucky 8–0". The Courier-Journal.
11. (October 19, 1958). "Cannon booms twice, LSU beats Cats, 32–7". The Sunday Courier & Press.
12. (October 26, 1958). "Georgia scores 3 in 4th period, whips Kentucky 28–0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times.
13. (November 2, 1958). "Cats shock Maroons in SEC battle 33–12". The Jackson Sun.
14. (November 9, 1958). "Kentucky and Vanderbilt battle to scoreless tie". The Jackson Sun.
15. (15 Nov 1958). "XU Closes Season at Kentucky Today". Cincinnati Enquirer.
16. (16 Nov 1958). "0-0 For 3 Periods, Then UK 20, XU 6". Cincinnati Enquirer.
17. (November 23, 1958). "Kentucky repulses repeated Vol threats for 6–2 victory". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
18. "College Football Reference".
19. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 207
20. "1959 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com".
21. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166