CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1966 Kentucky

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Charley Bradshaw.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1966, game by game: won vs. North Carolina 10–0; lost at Ole Miss 0–17; won vs. Auburn 17–7; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–7; lost vs. LSU 0–30; lost at Georgia 15–27; tied at West Virginia 14–14; won vs. Vanderbilt 14–10; lost vs. Houston 18–56; lost at Tennessee 19–28+10−38Won 10–0 vs. North Carolina+10North CarolinaLost 0–17 at Ole Miss-17Ole MissWon 17–7 vs. Auburn+10AuburnLost 0–7 vs. Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechLost 0–30 vs. LSU-30LSULost 15–27 at Georgia-12GeorgiaTied 14–14 at West Virginia0West VirginiaWon 14–10 vs. Vanderbilt+4VanderbiltLost 18–56 vs. Houston-38HoustonLost 19–28 at Tennessee-9Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsNorth CarolinaW 10–⁠062%
Sep 24atOle MissL 0–⁠1733%
Oct 1vsAuburnW 17–⁠760%
Oct 8vsVirginia TechL 0–⁠760%
Oct 15vsLSUL 0–⁠3046%
Oct 22atGeorgiaL 15–⁠2724%
Oct 29atWest VirginiaT 14–⁠1449%
Nov 5vsVanderbiltW 14–⁠1069%
Nov 12vsHoustonL 18–⁠5642%
Nov 19atTennesseeL 19–⁠2820%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 28–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 91st-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 1966.

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
107–⁠196
Coach
Charley Bradshaw
Elo
1443 −79 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.0 No. 67 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 7Larry Seiple RBMiami Dolphins

All-SEC

3 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1966 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠03
Georgia5–⁠010–⁠14
Florida4–⁠19–⁠2
Ole Miss5–⁠28–⁠3
Tennessee3–⁠28–⁠3
LSU2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Auburn1–⁠54–⁠6
Mississippi State0–⁠62–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠51–⁠9

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