The 1930 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an

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team that represented the

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in the

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(SoCon) during the

1930 college football season The 1930 college football season saw Notre Dame repeat as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as claim the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors, (the Boand, Dunkel, and Houlgate Systems). The ...

. In their fourth season under head coach

Harry Gamage Harry G. Gamage (February 3, 1900 – August 22, 1994) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach the University of Kentucky from 1927 to 1933 and at the University of South Dakota from 1934 to 1941 and again f ...

, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–3 record with a mark of 4–3 against conference opponents, tied for 11th place in the SoCon, and outscored opponents by a total of 207 to 55. The team played its home games at

McLean Stadium Stoll Field/McLean Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was the home of the University of Kentucky Wildcats football team. The field has been in use since 1880, but the concrete stands were opened in Oc ...

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Kentucky Wildcats football seasons

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