1944 Kentucky
3–6 (1–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by A.D. Kirwan. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Virginia 40–9Nov 18
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs Ole Miss | W 27–7 | 57% |
| Sep 30 | at Tennessee | L 13–26 | 23% |
| Oct 7 | vs Michigan State | L 0–2 | 53% |
| Oct 13 | at Georgia | L 12–13 | 37% |
| Oct 20 | vs VMI | W 26–2 | 87% |
| Oct 27 | at Alabama | L 0–41 | 24% |
| Nov 4 | vs 18Mississippi State | L 0–26 | 22% |
| Nov 18 | vs West Virginia | W 40–9 | 55% |
| Nov 25 | vs15Tennessee | L 7–21 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 21–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 3–6
- Conference
- 1–5 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 125–147
- Coach
- A.D. Kirwan
- Elo
- 1461 −7 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −4.0 No. 57 of 95 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jim Little
All-SEC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Wash SeriniOTAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Jim LittleOTUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1944 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia Tech | 4–0 | 8–3 | 13 |
| Tennessee | 5–0–1 | 7–1–1 | 12 |
| Georgia | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Alabama | 3–1–2 | 5–2–2 | |
| Mississippi State | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
 LSU | 2–3–1 | 2–5–1 | |
| Ole Miss | 2–3 | 2–6 | |
 Tulane | 1–2 | 4–3 | |
| Kentucky | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
 Florida | 0–3 | 4–3 | |
 Auburn | 0–4 | 4–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.