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1971 Kentucky

3–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Ray.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1971, game by game: won at Clemson 13–10; lost at Indiana 8–26; lost vs. Ole Miss 20–34; lost at No. 5 Auburn 6–38; lost vs. Ohio 6–35; lost vs. No. 12 LSU 13–17; lost at No. 8 Georgia 0–34; won vs. Virginia Tech 33–27; won at Vanderbilt 14–7; lost at Florida 24–35; lost vs. No. 11 Tennessee 7–21+7−34Won 13–10 at Clemson+3ClemsonLost 8–26 at Indiana-18IndianaLost 20–34 vs. Ole Miss-14Ole MissLost 6–38 at No. 5 Auburn-32No. 5 AuburnLost 6–35 vs. Ohio-29OhioLost 13–17 vs. No. 12 LSU-4No. 12 LSULost 0–34 at No. 8 Georgia-34No. 8 GeorgiaWon 33–27 vs. Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechWon 14–7 at Vanderbilt+7VanderbiltLost 24–35 at Florida-11FloridaLost 7–21 vs. No. 11 Tennessee-14No. 11 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11atClemsonW 13–⁠1043%
Sep 18atIndianaL 8–⁠2654%
Sep 25vsOle MissL 20–⁠3427%
Oct 2at5AuburnL 6–⁠3813%
Oct 9vsOhioL 6–⁠3540%
Oct 16vs12LSUL 13–⁠1718%
Oct 23at8GeorgiaL 0–⁠349%
Oct 30vsVirginia TechW 33–⁠2739%
Nov 6atVanderbiltW 14–⁠731%
Nov 13atFloridaL 24–⁠3534%
Nov 20vs11TennesseeL 7–⁠2118%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 21–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 113th-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 1971.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠284
Coach
John Ray
Elo
1368 −43 this season
SP+ rating
-4.0 No. 87 of 120; offense No. 82, defense No. 75
SRS
−2.1 No. 77 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1972

The 1972 draft
Rd 4Joe Federspiel LBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 7Bill Bushong DTGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1971 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1971 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠011–⁠14
Georgia5–⁠111–⁠17
Auburn5–⁠19–⁠212
Ole Miss4–⁠210–⁠215
Tennessee4–⁠210–⁠29
LSU3–⁠29–⁠311
Vanderbilt1–⁠54–⁠6–⁠1
Florida1–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky1–⁠63–⁠8
Mississippi State1–⁠72–⁠9

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