Kentucky Football Team History
Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,500 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Fran Curci Conference: Southeastern-
1979 Season Highlights
Fran Curci enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
Miami Ohio
14
15
L
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Indiana
10
18
L
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Maryland
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
West Virginia
6
10
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Mississippi
14
3
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Louisiana State
19
23
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Georgia
6
20
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Bowling Green State
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Vanderbilt
29
10
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Florida
31
3
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Tennessee
17
20
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 180
Scoring Average 16.4
Points Allowed 143
Defense Average 13.0
Opponents Record 51-61
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.