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-
1983 Season Highlights
Jerry Claiborne enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Central Michigan
31
14
W
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Kansas State
31
12
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Indiana
24
13
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Tulane
26
14
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Auburn
21
49
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Louisiana State
21
13
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Georgia
21
47
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Cincinnati
13
13
T
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Vanderbilt
17
8
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Florida
7
24
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Tennessee
0
10
L
Thu., Dec. 22
West Virginia
16
20
L
@ Birmingham, AL
All-American Bowl
1983 Season Totals
Record 6-5
-1
Points Scored 228
Scoring Average 19.0
Points Allowed 237
Defense Average 19.8
Opponents Record 72-62
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 4-2
-1
Away Record 2-2
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.