1935 Kentucky

5–⁠4 (3–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by C.A. Wynne.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1935, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 60–0; won at Xavier 21–7; lost at Ohio State 6–19; won vs. Georgia Tech 25–6; lost at Auburn 0–23; lost at Alabama 0–13; won vs. Florida 15–6; lost at Tulane 13–20; won vs. Tennessee 27–0+60−23Won 60–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+60Maryville (TN)Won 21–7 at Xavier+14XavierLost 6–19 at Ohio State-13Ohio StateWon 25–6 vs. Georgia Tech+19Georgia TechLost 0–23 at Auburn-23AuburnLost 0–13 at Alabama-13AlabamaWon 15–6 vs. Florida+9FloridaLost 13–20 at Tulane-7TulaneWon 27–0 vs. Tennessee+27Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 27–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1935.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
167–⁠94
Coach
C.A. Wynne
Elo
1505 +36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.8 No. 32 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim Long

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • Robert DavisRBAP-2; AU-2

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU5–⁠09–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠3
Ole Miss3–⁠19–⁠3
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane3–⁠36–⁠4
Kentucky3–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠45–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠38–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠34–⁠5
Georgia2–⁠46–⁠4
Florida1–⁠63–⁠7
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7

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