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1975 University of Kentucky football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Wildcats scored 132 points while allowing 183 points, finishing 2–8–1 overall, 0–6 in the SEC.[1][2]
1975 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 2–8–1 (0–6 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jon Mirilovich (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Charlie Bailey (1st season) |
Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Alabama $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Georgia | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wally Pesuit and Tom Ranieri were chosen as team captains.[3]
Kentucky opened with a 27–8 home victory against Virginia Tech, then lost 14–10 at home to Kansas, followed by a 10–10 tie at home against Maryland. A road game against Penn State ended in a 10–3 loss, putting Kentucky at 1–2–1 entering SEC play.[4][5]
Kentucky lost its home conference opener to Auburn, 15–9, and then lost 17–14 at LSU. A 21–13 loss at Georgia was followed by a 23–10 home win against Tulane. A 13–3 road loss at Vanderbilt and 48–7 road loss at Florida led to a 17–13 home loss in the season finale against Tennessee.[6][7]
The 1975 Kentucky team lost only two games by more than 9 points, and had three losses by 4 or fewer points.[8][9] The Maryland team that tied Kentucky 10-10 finished the season as the Atlantic Coast Conference champions, with an undefeated record in conference play.[10]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | Virginia Tech* | W 27–8 | 56,616 | [11] | |
September 20 | Kansas* |
| L 10–14 | 56,467 | [12] |
September 27 | No. 20 Maryland* |
| T 10–10 | 55,000 | [13] |
October 4 | at No. 10 Penn State* | L 3–10 | 60,225 | [14] | |
October 11 | Auburn |
| L 9–15 | 57,722 | [15] |
October 18 | at LSU | L 14–17 | 61,083 | [16] | |
October 25 | at Georgia | L 13–21 | 50,000 | [17] | |
November 1 | Tulane* |
| W 23–10 | 56,500 | [18] |
November 8 | at Vanderbilt | L 3–13 | 33,815 | [19] | |
November 15 | at No. 14 Florida | L 7–48 | 59,671 | [20] | |
November 22 | Tennessee |
| L 13–17 | 56,000 | [21] |
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1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Sonny Collins | Running back | 2 | 36 | Atlanta Falcons |
Wally Pesuit | Tackle | 5 | 151 | Dallas Cowboys |
Steve Campassi | Running back | 16 | 439 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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