1928 Kentucky

4–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Harry Gamage.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1928, game by game: won vs. Carson Newman 61–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 6–0; lost at Northwestern 0–7; won vs. Centre 8–0; lost at Vanderbilt 7–14; lost at Alabama 0–14; won vs. VMI 18–6; tied at Tennessee 0–0+61−14Won 61–0 vs. Carson Newman+61Carson NewmanWon 6–0 vs. Washington and Lee+6Washington and …Lost 0–7 at Northwestern-7NorthwesternWon 8–0 vs. Centre+8CentreLost 7–14 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltLost 0–14 at Alabama-14AlabamaWon 18–6 vs. VMI+12VMITied 0–0 at Tennessee0Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Tennessee 0–⁠0; tied for 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 9th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
100–⁠41
Coach
Harry Gamage
Elo
1484 +32 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.0 No. 41 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Claire Dees

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.