1954 Kentucky
7–3 (5–2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Blanton Collier. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 15 Georgia Tech 13–6Oct 23
Georgia Tech was ranked No. 15, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vs 3Maryland | L 0–20 | 47% |
| Sep 25 | vs 9Ole Miss | L 9–28 | 46% |
| Oct 2 | vs LSU | W 7–6 | 68% |
| Oct 9 | vs Auburn | W 21–14 | 64% |
| Oct 16 | at Florida | L 7–21 | 52% |
| Oct 23 | at 15Georgia Tech | W 13–6 | 24% |
| Oct 30 | vs Villanova | W 28–3 | 83% |
| Nov 6 | vs Vanderbilt | W 19–7 | 80% |
| Nov 13 | vs Memphis | W 33–7 | 96% |
| Nov 20 | at Tennessee | W 14–13 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Tennessee 14–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 11: 18
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 18
- Points
- 151–125
- Coach
- Blanton Collier
- Elo
- 1607 −4 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 7.3 No. 35 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Bob HardyQBAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 5–0 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Georgia Tech | 6–2 | 8–3 | |
| Kentucky | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
| Florida | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
 Georgia | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Auburn | 3–3 | 8–3 | 13 |
 Mississippi State | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
 Alabama | 3–3–2 | 4–5–2 | |
| LSU | 2–5 | 5–6 | |
 Tulane | 1–6–1 | 1–6–3 | |
| Tennessee | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.