1971 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1971 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach	John Ray (3rd season)
Home stadium	McLean Stadium

1971 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Alabama $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Tennessee	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 LSU	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Florida	1	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach John Ray, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for eighth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 13–10	34,000	[2]
September 18	at Indiana*	Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 8–26	41,954	[3]
September 25	Ole Miss	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 20–34	37,500	[4]
October 2	at No. 5 Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 6–38	48,000	[5]
October 9	Ohio*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 6–35	30,000	[6]
October 16	No. 12 LSU	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 13–17	30,000	[7]
October 23	at No. 8 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–34	57,852	[8]
October 30	Virginia Tech*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 33–27	37,000	[9]
November 6	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 14–7	19,833	[10]
November 13	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 24–35	45,268	[11]
November 20	No. 11 Tennessee	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 7–21	35,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1971 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
2. "Kirk kick in fourth kills Tigers". The Charlotte Observer. September 12, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Four field goals fire I.U. past Kentucky". The South Bend Tribune. September 19, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Lyons and Reed spark Rebs to 34–20 victory over 'Cats". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn aerial circus frolics past UK 38–6". The Park City Daily News. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ohio U. upsets Kentucky, 35–6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 10, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "LSU edges by Kentucky". Sunday Courier and Press. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Third-period power carries Georgia past Kentucky 34–0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 24, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cats win homecoming in 33–26 thriller". The Park City Daily News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bishop's last-second grab gives UK 14–7 win". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Gators skin 'Cats as Alvarez sparkles". The Bradenton Herald. November 14, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Vols edge Kentucky". The Miami Herald. November 21, 1971. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.