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Kentucky Football Team History

Kentucky Wildcats

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 67,500
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Jerry Claiborne
Conference: Southeastern-

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1881 <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024

1989 Season Highlights

Jerry Claiborne enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1989 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Indiana	17	14	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. North Carolina	13	6	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Alabama	3	15	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Auburn	12	24	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Rutgers	33	26	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Louisiana State	27	21	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Georgia	23	34	L
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Cincinnati	31	0	W
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Vanderbilt	15	11	W
Sat., Nov. 18	@ Florida	28	38	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. Tennessee	10	31	L

1989 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	212
Scoring Average	19.3
Points Allowed	220
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	58-65
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	1-3

1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1989 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	11-1	346	217	Won 31-27	6-1	194	155	Johnny Majors
Alabama	10-2	357	217	Lost 25-33	6-1	219	130	Bill Curry
Auburn	10-2	284	131	Won 31-14	6-1	122	69	Pat Dye
Mississippi	8-4	309	314	Won 42-29	4-3	164	189	Billy Brewer
Florida	7-5	268	202	Lost 7-34	4-3	145	103	Galen Hall
Georgia	6-6	251	198	Lost 18-19	4-3	139	109	Ray Goff
Kentucky	6-5	212	220		2-5	118	174	Jerry Claiborne
Louisiana State	4-7	295	252		2-5	174	180	Mike Archer
Mississippi State	5-6	205	207		1-6	89	153	Rockey Felker
Vanderbilt	1-10	162	265		0-7	85	187	Watson Brown

1989 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1989 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.