1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1964 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Wildcats scored 150 points while allowing 194 points, finishing 5–5 overall, 3–3 in the SEC.

1964 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1964 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 8 0 010 1 0
Florida 4 2 07 3 0
No. 7 LSU 4 2 18 2 1
Georgia 3 2 07 3 1
Auburn 3 3 06 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 05 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 15 5 1
Mississippi State 2 5 04 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 13 6 1
Tennessee 1 5 14 5 1
Tulane 1 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Jim Foley and Bill Jenkins were chosen as team captains.

Kentucky opened with a 13–6 win against Detroit, then upset #1 ranked Ole Miss on the road, 27–21. A 20–0 victory against #7 ranked Auburn followed. A 48–6 loss at Florida State put Kentucky at 3–1, though Kentucky was ranked #5 in the AP poll.

Next came a 27–7 loss to #9 LSU, followed by a 21–7 loss at Georgia and a 26–21 loss at West Virginia. Kentucky rebounded to beat Vanderbilt 22–21; a 17–15 loss to Baylor was followed by a 12–7 win at Tennessee to close the season at 5–5.

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