1963 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–6–1 (0–5–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 17 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 09 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 09 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 27 2 2
LSU 4 2 07 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 07 3 0
Florida 3 3 16 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 05 5 0
Georgia 2 4 04 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 21 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 13 6 1
Tulane 0 6 11 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (0–5–1 in the SEC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21VPI*W 33–1435,000[2]
September 28 No. 7 Ole Miss
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–3137,500[3]
October 5at AuburnL 13–1430,126[4]
October 12Detroit*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 35–1826,000[5]
October 19at LSUL 7–2868,000[6]
October 26Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–1730,000[7]
November 2Miami (FL)*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–2027,500[8]
November 9at Vanderbilt T 0–018,623[9]
November 16at Baylor*W 19–718,000[10]
November 23Tennessee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 0–1935,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1963 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. "Wildcats roll to 33–14 victory over VPI". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 22, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ole Miss displays offensive power in 31–7 slaughter of Kentucky opponent". The Selma Times-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tigers hold off Kentucky". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Kentucky Wins Free-Scoring Game From Detroit, 35-18". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 16, 1963. p. 20 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Roommates team to give LSU 28–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Kentucky's late bid fails as Georgia wins". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 27, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Miami edges Wildcats by 20–14; Mira hero". The News and Observer. November 3, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Fumbling Kentucky, fired-up Vanderbilt fight to scoreless deadlock". Sunday Herald-Leader. November 10, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Kentucky scores major upset over Baylor by 19–7". The Park City Daily News. November 17, 1963. Retrieved October 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tennessee runs past Kentucky, 19–0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 24, 1963. Retrieved May 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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