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Kentucky

SEC · 1966 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–6–1
0.350 Win %
Conference
8th
2–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1915–2026
All-Time Record
539–594–36
0.476 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1950, 1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 21 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kentucky head-to-head · History & Eras

1966 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC2–8W 10–0
5Week 5 · Sep 27Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–3L 0–17
6Week 6 · Oct 4Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC4–6W 17–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI8–2–1L 0–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18LSUH2HSEC5–4–1L 0–30
9Week 9 · Oct 25Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC10–1L 15–27
10Week 10 · Nov 1West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON3–5–2T 14–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC1–9W 14–10
12Week 12 · Nov 15Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 18–56
13Week 13 · Nov 22Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–3L 19–28

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.499
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-15+7
  • Auburn +4
  • North Carolina +2
  • Vanderbilt +1
  • West Virginia 0
  • Georgia -1
  • Virginia Tech -2
  • Houston -2
  • Ole Miss -3
  • Tennessee -3
  • LSU -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #79Better than 43%
Win % Place 88thBetter than 36%

0.350 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#79Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W1#81Post-Season W2#81Post-Season W3#79Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+10
-17
+10
-7
-30
-12
0
+4
-38
-9

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#541961#761962#781963#481964#241965

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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