1956 Kentucky Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1956
| team = Kentucky Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =1956 Kentucky Wildcats football media guide.pdf
| conference = Southeastern Conference
| short_conf = SEC
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 4–4
| head_coach = Blanton Collier
| hc_year = 3rd
| stadium = McLean Stadium
}}
{{1956 Southeastern Conference football standings}}
The 1956 Kentucky Wildcats football team were an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their third season under head coach Blanton Collier, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–4 in the SEC).{{cite news|title=1956 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=May 18, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kentucky/1956-schedule.html}}
Schedule
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|September 22||No. 4 Georgia Tech|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 6–14|30,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-ga-tech-rambles/133056615/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Ga. Tech rambles over Wildcats, 14–6|date=September 23, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 29|at|No. 9 Ole Miss|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|L 7–37|25,101|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-ole-miss-rambles-by/133059007/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Ole Miss rambles by Kentucky, 37–7|date=September 30, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6|at|Florida|Florida Field|Gainesville, FL (rivalry)|W 17–8|26,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-kentucky-springs/133057699/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Kentucky springs upset on fumbling Florida, 17–8|date=October 7, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||Auburn|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 0–13|32,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paducah-sun-punchless-kentucky-los/133059914/|work=The Paducah Sun|title='Punchless' Kentucky loses to Auburn 13–0|date=October 14, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20||LSU|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|W 14–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-lsu-gambles-fa/133060797/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=LSU gambles fail, Kentucky captures 14–0 decisiion over winless Bengals|date=October 21, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|at|Georgia|Sanford Stadium|Athens, GA|W 14–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-kentucky-barely-beats/133060905/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Kentucky barely beats Georgia, 14–7|date=October 28, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3|at|Maryland
|November 10||Vanderbilt (rivalry)|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|W 7–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-kentucky-nips-vandy-76-in/133061095/|work=Daily Press|title=Kentucky nips Vandy, 7–6, in SEC thriller|date=November 11, 1956|accessdate=October 7, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17||Xavier
|November 24|at|No. 2 Tennessee (rivalry)|Shields–Watkins Field|Knoxville, TN|L 7–20|45,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98745708/majors-pilots-vols-over-kentucky-20-to/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Majors pilots Vols over Kentucky, 20 to 7|date=November 25, 1956|accessdate=March 30, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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Category:Kentucky Wildcats football seasons
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