1955 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1955 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–3–1 (3–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Blanton Collier (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stoll Field

1955 Southeastern Conference football standings

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

The 1955 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1955 college football season. In their second season under head coach Blanton Collier, the Wildcats compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–3–1 against SEC opponents), tied for seventh in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 131. The team played its home games at Stoll Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–19
September 24	No. 8 Ole Miss		Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 21–14
October 1	Villanova*		Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 28–0
October 8	at No. 14 Auburn	No. 19	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	T 14–14
October 15	Mississippi State	No. 20	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	L 14–20
October 22	Florida		Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 10–7
October 29	Rice*		Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 20–16
November 5	at Vanderbilt	No. 17	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 0–34
November 12	Memphis*		Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 41–7
November 19	at No. 17 Tennessee		Stoll Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	W 23–0	36,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game