1970 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1970 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by second-year head coach John Ray, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished tenth in the SEC.^[1]

1970 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–9 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach	John Ray (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Fitzgerald (2nd season)
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 10–20	36,900	[2]
September 19	No. 13 Kansas State*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 16–3	33,500	[3]
September 26	at No. 5 Ole Miss	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 17–20	46,200	[4]
October 3	No. 12 Auburn	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 15–33	37,500	[5]
October 10	Utah State*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 6–35	33,000	[6]
October 17	at No. 15 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–14	67,508	[7]
October 24	Georgia	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 3–19	34,000	[8]
October 31	NC State*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 27–2	27,500	[9]
November 7	Vanderbilt	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 17–18	30,000	[10]
November 14	vs. Florida	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (rivalry)	L 13–24	45,102	[11]
November 21	at No. 8 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–45	63,452	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 64 Jerry Bentley Jr RB 32 Cecil Bowens So G 63 Tom Clark So RB 24 Lee Clymer Jr TE 84 Tom Crowe Jr C 54 Pat Eckenrod Sr OT 79 Dan Featherston So QB 5 Stan Forston Sr WR 22 Al Godwin Sr WR 86 Jim Grant Jr G 78 Fred Hamberg Sr OT 67 Dave Hanson Sr RB 42 Houston Hogg Sr WR 20 Dave Hunter Sr RB 30 Gary Knutson So RB 17 Paul Martin Sr TE 85 Jim Mitchell Sr C 75 Dan Neal Jr WR 83 Steve Parrish Jr OT 72 Dave Pursell Sr RB 14 Jim Reed So RB 39 Frank Rucks Sr QB 8 Bernie Scruggs Jr QB 4 Steve Tingle Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 69 Bill Bushong Sr DB 15 Buzz Burnam So LB 44 Arvel Carroll So DE 76 Mark Doggendorf Sr LB 41 Wilbur Hackett Sr DE 89 Dave Hardt Sr LB 59 Joe Federspiel Jr DT 70 Al Fish Sr LB 87 Ken King So LB 91 Frank Kirschner Jr DB 2 Jim Lett So LB 62 Rick Muench Jr DE 47 Clint Opheikens Jr DB 16 John O'Leary So DE 92 Don Porterfield Sr DT 74 Dave Roller Sr DB 18 Joe Stephan Jr DB 12 Earl Swindle So DB 19 Dave Van Meter Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Bob Jones Sr	Head coach John Ray Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1970 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
2. "Heels drop Kentucky for 1st opening win since 1963". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Kentucky hits K-State, 16–3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 20, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ole Miss is 20–17 victor over stubborn Kentucky". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn smashes Kentucky, 33–15". Pensacola News Journal. October 4, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Utah State upsets Ky". The Park City Daily News. October 11, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cantrelle, Walker send LSU over Kentucky, 14–7". Daily Press. October 18, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "More pesky bobbles, and UK loses to Georgia 19–3". The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ky. crushes N.C. State by 27 to 2". The Danville Register. November 2, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Vanderbilt rally detours Kentucky". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UF strong-arms 'Cats". St. Petersburg Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Tennessee rips Kentucky 45–0". Battle Creek Enquirer. November 22, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.