1957 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–7 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 0 010 0 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 0 19 1 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 2 16 2 1
No. 17 Florida 4 2 16 2 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 3 08 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 3 15 3 2
LSU 4 4 05 5 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 14 4 2
Georgia 3 4 03 7 0
Tulane 1 5 02 8 0
Alabama 1 6 12 7 1
Kentucky 1 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–7 in the SEC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at No. 11 Georgia TechL 0–1340,000[2]
September 28 No. 19 Ole MissL 0–15[3]
October 5Florida
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 7–1433,000[4]
October 12at No. 9 AuburnL 0–6[5]
October 19at No. 17 LSUL 0–2153,824[6]
October 26Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–3325,000[7]
November 2Memphis State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 53–7[8]
November 9at Vanderbilt L 7–1223,429[9]
November 16Xavier*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 27–020,000[10]
November 23 No. 12 Tennessee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 20–636,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1957 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  2. "Poised, cautious Georgia Tech rips Kentucky 13–0". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 22, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mississippi stops Kentucky, 15 to 0". Johnson City Press. September 29, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Dunn guides Florida to 14–7 victory over Kentucky". The Tampa Tribune. October 6, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Auburn conquers Kentucky by 6–0 score". Messenger-Inquirer. October 13, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tigers defeat Kentucky club by 21–0 mark". The Times. October 20, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia jolts fumbling U.K. in 33–14 upset". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky's Wildcats trounce Memphis State Tigers 53–7". The Jackson Sun. November 3, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vandy edges hot Kentucky". The Birmingham News. November 10, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Kentucky Wildcats rip Xavier, 27–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Alert Kentucky hands Vols 20–6 loss". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 24, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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