1966 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1966 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Charlie Bradshaw, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–4 in the SEC).^[1]

1966 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–6–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Charlie Bradshaw (5th season)
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama +	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Georgia +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Georgia's game against North Carolina; Florida, LSU, and Vanderbilt's games against Tulane; and Tennessee's game against South Carolina counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

To date, this is the last season in which the Wildcats did not play rival Florida.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	North Carolina*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 10–0	37,599	[2]
September 24	at Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–17	37,000	[3]
October 1	Auburn	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 17–7	37,500	[4]
October 8	Virginia Tech*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–7	31,000	[5]
October 15	LSU	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–30	35,000	[6]
October 22	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 15–27	45,348	[7]
October 29	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	T 14–14	28,000	[8]
November 5	Vanderbilt	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 14–10	15,000	[9]
November 12	Houston*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 18–56	32,000	[10]
November 19	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 19–28	43,704	[11]
*Non-conference game