1961 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1961 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach	Blanton Collier (8th season)
Home stadium	McLean Stadium

1961 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Miami (FL)		L 7–14
	Ole Miss		L 6–20
	Auburn		W 14–12
	Kansas St.		W 21–8
	LSU		L 14–24
	Georgia		L 15–16
	FSU		W 20–0
	Vanderbilt		W 16–3
	Xavier		W 9–0
	Tennessee		L 16–26