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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: Bill Curry
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1881 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Bill Curry enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Louisville	14	38	L
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Cincinnati	3	24	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Indiana	3	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Florida	0	65	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Alabama	7	35	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. South Carolina	14	25	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Louisiana State	14	41	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Georgia	24	17	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Mississippi State	24	21	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Vanderbilt	25	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Tennessee	10	56	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	138
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	322
Defense Average	29.3
Opponents Record	74-53
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	0-5

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida	12-1	611	221	Won 52-20	8-0	376	112	Steve Spurrier
Tennessee	10-2	437	185	Won 48-28	7-1	275	113	Phillip Fulmer
South Carolina	6-5	245	238		4-4	171	170	Brad Scott
Georgia	5-6	230	257		3-5	189	224	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	4-7	138	322		3-5	118	260	Bill Curry
Vanderbilt	2-9	122	234		0-8	65	198	Rod Dowhower

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.