1971 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1971 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 7 Georgia 5 1 011 1 0
No. 12 Auburn 5 1 09 2 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 2 010 2 0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 2 010 2 0
No. 11 LSU 3 2 09 3 0
Vanderbilt 1 5 04 6 1
Florida 1 6 04 7 0
Kentucky 1 6 03 8 0
Mississippi State 1 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by third-year head coach John Ray, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for eighth in the SEC.