1928 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1928 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the SoCon.^[1] The team finished the season by tying undefeated Tennessee.

1928 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–3–1 (2–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Harry Gamage (2nd season)
Captain	Claire Dees
Home stadium	Stoll Field
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VPI	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	Carson–Newman*	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 61–0		^[2]
October 13	Washington and Lee	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 6–0		^[3]
October 20	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–7		^[4]
October 27	Centre*	Stoll Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 8–0		^[5]
November 3	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 7–14		^[6]
November 10	at Alabama	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–14	7,500	^[7]^[8]
November 17	VMI	Stoll Field Lexington, KY	W 18–6		^[9]
November 29	at No. 4 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	T 0–0		^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1928 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
2. "Wildcats trounce Carson–Newman by score 61–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 7, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Kentucky beats Washington, Lee by score of 6–0". The Owensboro Messenger. October 14, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Purple Wildcats claw Kentucky for 7–0 victory". Chicago Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Centre fights hard and holds University of Kentucky Wildcats to 8-to-0 victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vanderbilt beats Kentucky Wildcats". The Birmingham News. November 2, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wildcats lose to Alabama, 14 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Crimson Tide defeats Kentucky Wildcats, 14–0". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Wildcats punch way to 18 to 6 victory over V.M.I." News-Democrat. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Kentucky holds Tennessee to 0–0 tie". The Lexington Herald. November 30, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.