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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: Mark Stoops
Conference: Southeastern-

Kentucky

Team Timeline
First Team: 1881
1913 - Known as Kentucky State College until 1913.
1943 - Did not field a team.
1976 - Mississippi State forfeited their win over Kentucky, giving Kentucky an official 5-1 conference record and a share of the SEC title with Georgia.
1977 - The Wildcats finished conference play undefeated but due to NCAA probation were not eligible for a share of the SEC championship, postseason play, and the coaches poll.

Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1950, 1976
Division Championships

Team Records
Overall Record	658-653-44
Winning Pct.	50%
Vacated Wins	0
Forfeit Games	0
Adjusted Record	658-653-44
Winning Pct.	50%
National Championships	0
Conference Titles	0
Division Titles	0
Conference Record	191-410-12
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record	467-291-25
Away Record	179-352-18

By The Numbers
Seasons	135
Winning Seasons (#1)	71
Losing Seasons (#1)	60
Most Wins in A Season	11 (1950)
Most Loses in A Season	10 (2013)
10 Win Seasons	4
Most Points Scored in a Game	87 (9/26/1914)
Most Points Scored in a Season	475 (2007)
Most Points Allowed in a Game	82 (11/18/1905)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	407 (2016)
Largest Margin of Victory	87 (9/26/1914)
Largest Margin of Defeat	82 (11/18/1905)
Most Points Both Teams in a Game	134 (11/1/2003)
Last Shutout	8/31/2024
Last Time Shutout	12/31/2022
Shutouts All-Time	236
Been Shutout All-Time	178

Streaks
Longest Win	14 (9/25/1909-10/22/1910)
Longest Losing	12 (9/10/1994-9/9/1995)

Bowl Records
Overall Record	12-10-0
Rose	0-0-0
Cotton	1-0-0
Orange	0-1-0
Fiesta	0-0-0
Sugar	1-0-0

By the Decade
2020-29	33-27
2010-19	57-68
2000-09	50-70
1990-99	44-69
1980-89	47-62-3
1970-79	49-60-2
1960-69	37-58-5
1950-59	62-38-5
1940-49	47-39-5
1930-39	47-43-3
1920-29	42-37-8

Next Game
11/23/2024 (Sat) @ Texas in a Conference Game
Last Time: Kentucky lost 6-7 in 1951.
All-Time:
Kentucky vs. Texas	0-1-0	0.0%

2024 Season

Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Southern Mississippi	31-0 W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. South Carolina	6-31 L
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Georgia	12-13 L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Ohio	41-6 W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Mississippi	20-17 W
Sat., Oct. 5	OPEN
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Vanderbilt	13-20 L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Florida	20-48 L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Auburn	10-24 L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Tennessee	18-28 L
Sat., Nov. 9	OPEN
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Murray State	48-6 W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Texas
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Louisville

2024 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Scoring	219-193
Conference Record	0-4
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	1-2

2024 Southeastern Standings
Season		Conference
Georgia	8-2	5-0
Tennessee	8-2	5-0
Texas A&M	8-2	5-1
Alabama	8-2	3-0
Florida	5-5	3-1
Missouri	7-2	3-0
Texas	9-1	3-1
Mississippi	8-2	2-1
South Carolina	7-3	2-2
Arkansas	5-5	1-4
Vanderbilt	6-4	1-3
Auburn	4-6
Kentucky	4-6	0-4
Louisiana State	7-3
Mississippi State	2-8	0-3
Oklahoma	5-5	0-2

Longest Running Rivalry
Kentucky & Tennessee have played 120 games.
Kentucky has won 26 games.
Tennessee has won 85 games.
with 9 tie games.

Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
Scoring	Record
less than 10	0-38
10 or more	140-127
20 or more	130-60
30 or more	87-26
40 or more	51-5

Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
Points Allowed	Record
less than 10	26-0
10 or more	114-165
20 or more	55-152
30 or more	18-97
40 or more	3-55

Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.