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1939 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 Georgia Tech + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Auburn 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Alabama 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Georgia 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
LSU 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach A. D. Kirwan, the Wildcats compiled a 6–2–1 record (2–2–1 against SEC opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 64.[1] The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30VMI*
W 21–05,000[2]
October 7at Vanderbilt
W 21–1310,000[3]
October 14Oglethorpe*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 59–0[4]
October 21GeorgiaLouisville, KYW 13–6
October 28at Xavier*
W 21–0
November 4at No. 19 AlabamaNo. 15
T 7–711,000[5]
November 11at Georgia TechNo. 18
L 6–13
November 18West Virginia*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 13–6
November 30 No. 4 Tennessee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 0–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1939 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  2. ^ Bill Studevant (October 1, 1939). "Kentucky Defeats V.M.I. By Score 21-0". The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Kenneth Gregory (October 8, 1939). "Kentucky Conquers Vanderbilt By 21-13". The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky). p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ S. V. Stiles (October 15, 1939). "Kentucky Swamps Oglethorpe 59 To 0". The Messenger (Owensboro, Kentucky). p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alabama, Kentucky battle to spectacular tie, 7–7". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. November 5, 1939. p. 11. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
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