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1960 Kentucky

5–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Blanton Collier.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1960, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 13–23; lost vs. No. 1 Ole Miss 6–21; lost vs. Auburn 7–10; won vs. Marshall 55–0; won vs. LSU 3–0; lost vs. Georgia 13–17; won at Florida State 23–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 27–0; won vs. Xavier 49–0; tied at Tennessee 10–10+55−15Lost 13–23 at Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechLost 6–21 vs. No. 1 Ole Miss-15No. 1 Ole MissLost 7–10 vs. Auburn-3AuburnWon 55–0 vs. Marshall+55MarshallWon 3–0 vs. LSU+3LSULost 13–17 vs. Georgia-4GeorgiaWon 23–0 at Florida State+23Florida StateWon 27–0 vs. Vanderbilt+27VanderbiltWon 49–0 vs. Xavier+49XavierTied 10–10 at Tennessee0Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atGeorgia TechL 13–⁠2341%
Sep 24vs1Ole MissL 6–⁠2123%
Oct 1vsAuburnL 7–⁠1045%
Oct 8vsMarshallW 55–⁠083%
Oct 15vsLSUW 3–⁠041%
Oct 22vsGeorgiaL 13–⁠1744%
Oct 29atFlorida StateW 23–⁠041%
Nov 5vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠062%
Nov 12vsXavierW 49–⁠074%
Nov 19atTennesseeT 10–⁠1047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Tennessee 10–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 21st-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 1960.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4–⁠1 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
206–⁠81
Coach
Blanton Collier
Elo
1576 +55 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.5 No. 25 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 6Calvin Bird RBSan Diego Chargers (AFL)

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1960 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss5–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠12
Florida5–⁠19–⁠218
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠29
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠213
Georgia4–⁠36–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠5
LSU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Vanderbilt0–⁠73–⁠7

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