1973 Kentucky Wildcats football team
| 1973 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–4 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Alabama $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Fran Curci, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the SEC.[1]
This was Kentucky's first season playing at Commonwealth Stadium. The Wildcats christened the facility with a 31-26 victory vs. Virginia Tech in their season opener.
The team's statistical leaders included Sonny Collins with 1,213 rushing yards and 78 points scored, Mike Fanuzzi with 572 passing yards, and Elmore Stephens with 282 receiving yards.[2] Three Kentucky players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and/or United Press International (UPI) on the 1973 All-SEC football team: Sonny Collins (AP, UPI); and end Jim McCollum (UPI); defensive back Darryl Bishop (UPI).[3][4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | Virginia Tech | W 31–26 | > 48,000 | [5] | |||
| September 22 | Alabama |
| L 14–28 | 53,209 | |||
| September 29 | at Indiana | L 3–17 | 51,523 | ||||
| October 6 | at Mississippi State | W 42–14 | |||||
| October 13 | North Carolina |
| L 10–16 | ||||
| October 20 | at LSU | L 21–28 | |||||
| October 27 | at Georgia | W 12–7 | 54,500 | ||||
| November 3 | Tulane |
| W 34–7 | 19,360 | [6] | ||
| November 10 | at Vanderbilt | W 27–17 | |||||
| November 17 | Florida | L 18–20 | 55,328 | ||||
| November 24 | Tennessee |
| L 14–16 | 54,000 | [7] | ||
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Roster
- Sonny Collins, running back, sophomore
References
- ^ "1973 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "1973 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "3 Gators Named All-SEC". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. December 6, 1973. Retrieved June 7, 2015 – via Google news archive.
- ^ David Moffit (November 30, 1973). "Alabama Dominates All-SEC Team". Galveston Daily News. p. 9. Retrieved June 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ D.G. Fitzmaurice (September 16, 1973). "Kentucky Holds Off Late Tech Rally For 31-26 Win". The Lexington Herald. pp. 25, 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ D.G. Fitzmaurice (November 4, 1973). "Fanuzzi Can't 'Recall' Cats Bowling Over Tulane". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rick Bailey (November 25, 1973). "Steele's Kick Falls Short And Kentucky's Hopes End As Vols Hang On 16-14". Lexington Herald-Leader – via Newspapers.com.