The 1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats football

The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...

 in the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...

 during the 1974 college football season

1974 college football season

The 1974 college football season finished with two national champions. The Associated Press writers' poll ranked the University of Oklahoma, which was on probation and barred by the NCAA from postseason play, #1 at season's end...

. The Wildcats scored 248 points while allowing 194 points, finishing 6-5 overall, 3-3 in the SEC.

Season

Mike Fanuzzi and Tom Ehlers

Tom Ehlers

Thomas Slick Ehlers is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Eagles. He currently...

 were chosen as team captains.

Kentucky opened with a 38-7 win at Virginia Tech, followed by a 16-3 road loss at West Virginia. A 28-22 home win against Indiana was next, then a 14-10 loss to Miami (Ohio).

Kentucky lost its SEC opener on the road at Auburn, 31-13, but followed with a 20-13 home win against LSU. A 24-20 home loss to Georgia was followed by a 30-7 win at Tulane. Kentucky then won two conference games at home, 38-12 against Vanderbilt and 41-24 against #9 ranked Florida (7-2). Florida already received an invitation to the Sugar Bowl, while Kentucky, at 5-4, was looking to clinch its first winning season since 1965. Florida jumped out to a 17-6 lead but Kentucky outscored the Gators 35-7 the rest of the way, causing three Florida fumbles, intercepting two passes and blocking two punts. Kentucky closed its season with a 24-7 loss at Tennessee for a final mark of 6-5, 3-3 in the SEC.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Wildcats points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 14	at Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies football The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over...	Win	38	7	1-0
2	Sept. 21	at West Virginia West Virginia Mountaineers football The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of college football. Dana Holgorsen is the team's 33rd head coach. He has held the position since he was promoted in June 2011 after the resignation of Bill Stewart. The Mountaineers play their...	Loss	3	16	1-1
3	Sept. 28	Indiana Indiana Hoosiers football The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference.-Bowl games:...	Win	28	22	2-1
4	Oct. 5	Miami (Ohio) Miami RedHawks football The Miami University RedHawks, known as the Miami Redskins before 1996, are a NCAA Division I FBS college football program that competes in the Mid-American Conference...	Loss	10	14	2-2
5	Oct. 12	at #10 Auburn 1974 Auburn Tigers football team The 1974 Auburn Tigers football team under the leadership of coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan completed the regular season with a record of 9–2, earning them an invitation to the Gator Bowl against Texas, which they won by a score of 27–3...	Loss	13	31	2-3
6	Oct. 19	LSU	Win	20	13	3-3
7	Oct. 26	Georgia Georgia Bulldogs football The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54...	Loss	20	24	3-4
8	Nov. 2	at Tulane Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane Green Wave football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents Tulane University in New Orleans. The team is a member of Conference USA and is led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, who took over on October 18, 2011, when fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned...	Win	30	7	4-4
9	Nov. 9	Vanderbilt 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team The 1974 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University in the 1974 college football season. The Commodores scored 313 points while allowing 199 points. Led by head coach Steve Sloan, the Commodores had their best record since 1955 and appeared in the school's second bowl...	Win	38	12	5-4
10	Nov. 16	#9 Florida	Win	41	24	6-4
11	Nov. 23	at Tennessee 1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1974 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1974 college football season. The Volunteers offense scored 211 points while the defense allowed 181 points. Led by head coach Bill Battle, the Volunteers finished the season with seven wins...	Loss	7	24	6-5

Team players in the 1975 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Elmore Stephens	Tight end	2	34	Kansas City Chiefs 1975 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1975 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with a second consecutive 5–9 record and no playoff berth. San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Paul Wiggin was named the second head coach in franchise history on January 23...
Rick Nuzum Rick Nuzum Rick Nuzum is a former center in the National Football League. He first played with the Los Angeles Rams during the 1977 NFL season. The following season he played with the Green Bay Packers.-References:...	Tackle	5	126	Los Angeles Rams 1975 Los Angeles Rams season The 1975 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 38th year with the National Football League and the 30th season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Week 1: Dallas Cowboys:-Playoffs:-Standings:-References:*...
Tom Ehlers Tom Ehlers Thomas Slick Ehlers is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Eagles. He currently...	Linebacker	13	323	Philadelphia Eagles 1975 Philadelphia Eagles season -Player Selections:The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with....