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1928 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1928 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainClaire Dees
Home stadiumStoll Field
Seasons
 1927
1929 
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $7001000
Tennessee601901
Florida610810
VPI410720
Alabama620630
LSU311621
Clemson420830
Vanderbilt420820
Tulane331631
Ole Miss330540
North Carolina222532
Kentucky221431
South Carolina221622
Maryland231631
VMI231532
Georgia240450
NC State131451
Mississippi A&M140242
Virginia160261
Washington and Lee160280
Sewanee050270
Auburn070180
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the SoCon.[1] The team finished the season by tying undefeated Tennessee.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Carson–Newman*W 61–0[2]
October 13Washington and Lee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 6–0[3]
October 20at Northwestern*L 0–7[4]
October 272:30 p.m.Centre*
W 8–05,000–6,000[5][6][7]
November 3at VanderbiltL 7–14[8]
November 10at AlabamaL 0–147,500[9][10]
November 17VMI
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 18–6[11]
November 29at TennesseeT 0–0[12]

References

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  1. "1928 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  2. "Wildcats trounce Carson–Newman by score 61–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 7, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Kentucky beats Washington, Lee by score of 6–0". The Owensboro Messenger. October 14, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Purple Wildcats claw Kentucky for 7–0 victory". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Dunne, Neville (October 27, 1928). "Centre-State Teams Clash On A Soggy Field". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 5. Retrieved August 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. Dunne, Neville (October 28, 1928). "Wildcats Meet Worthy Foe In Centre, Held To 8 To 0". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "Centre fights hard and holds University of Kentucky Wildcats to 8-to-0 victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Vanderbilt beats Kentucky Wildcats". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wildcats lose to Alabama, 14 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Crimson Tide defeats Kentucky Wildcats, 14–0". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wildcats punch way to 18 to 6 victory over V.M.I." News-Democrat. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Kentucky holds Tennessee to 0–0 tie". The Lexington Herald. November 30, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.