1939 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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The 1939 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Albert D. Kirwan, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 2–2–1 against conference opponents, finished sixth in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 64.[1]

Record6–2–1 (2–2–1 SEC)
Headcoach
CaptainJoe Shepherd
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1939 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Shepherd
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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1939 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Tennessee +6–0–010–1–0
No. 16 Georgia Tech +6–0–08–2–0
No. 5 Tulane +5–0–08–1–1
Mississippi State3–2–08–2–0
Ole Miss2–2–07–2–0
Kentucky2–2–16–2–1
Auburn3–3–15–5–1
Alabama2–3–15–3–1
Georgia1–3–05–6–0
LSU1–5–04–5–0
Vanderbilt1–6–02–7–1
Florida0–3–15–5–1
Sewanee0–3–03–5–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Kentucky was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 28 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings,[2] and at No. 27 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30VMI*W 21–05,000[4]
October 7at VanderbiltW 21–1310,000[5]
October 14Oglethorpe*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 59–0[6]
October 21Georgia
W 13–614,000[7]
October 28at Xavier*
W 21–08,000[8]
November 4at No. 19 AlabamaNo. 15T 7–711,000[9]
November 11at Georgia TechNo. 18L 6–1325,000[10]
November 18West Virginia*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 13–68,000[11]
November 30 No. 4 Tennessee
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 0–1919,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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