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1974 Kentucky

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Fran Curci.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1974, game by game: won at Virginia Tech 38–7; lost at West Virginia 3–16; won vs. Indiana 28–22; lost vs. Miami (OH) 10–14; lost at No. 10 Auburn 13–31; won vs. LSU 20–13; lost vs. Georgia 20–24; won at Tulane 30–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 38–12; won vs. No. 9 Florida 41–24; lost at Tennessee 7–24+31−18Won 38–7 at Virginia Tech+31Virginia TechLost 3–16 at West Virginia-13West VirginiaWon 28–22 vs. Indiana+6IndianaLost 10–14 vs. Miami (OH)-4Miami (OH)Lost 13–31 at No. 10 Auburn-18No. 10 AuburnWon 20–13 vs. LSU+7LSULost 20–24 vs. Georgia-4GeorgiaWon 30–7 at Tulane+23TulaneWon 38–12 vs. Vanderbilt+26VanderbiltWon 41–24 vs. No. 9 Florida+17No. 9 FloridaLost 7–24 at Tennessee-17Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 14atVirginia TechW 38–⁠751%
Sep 21atWest VirginiaL 3–⁠1651%
Sep 28vsIndianaW 28–⁠2276%
Oct 5vsMiami (OH)L 10–⁠1439%
Oct 12at10AuburnL 13–⁠3129%
Oct 19vsLSUW 20–⁠1343%
Oct 26vsGeorgiaL 20–⁠2446%
Nov 2atTulaneW 30–⁠735%
Nov 9vsVanderbiltW 38–⁠1261%
Nov 16vs9FloridaW 41–⁠2452%
Nov 23atTennesseeL 7–⁠2442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠194
Coach
Fran Curci
Elo
1579 +70 this season
SP+ rating
17.9 No. 16 of 124; offense No. 20, defense No. 22
SRS
14.2 No. 18 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jon Mirilovich
Defensive coordinator
Bill Narduzzi

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 2Elmore Stephens TEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Rick Nuzum CLos Angeles Rams

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Rick NuzumCAP-2
  • Mike FanuzziQBAP-2
  • John TattersonPAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1974 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1974 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠15
Auburn4–⁠210–⁠28
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠6
Mississippi State3–⁠39–⁠317
Florida3–⁠38–⁠415
Kentucky3–⁠36–⁠5
Vanderbilt2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee2–⁠3–⁠17–⁠3–⁠220
LSU2–⁠45–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠63–⁠8

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