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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: Guy Morriss
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1881 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Guy Morriss enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Sep. 1	@ Louisville	22	17	W
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Texas-El Paso	77	17	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Indiana	27	17	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Middle Tennessee State	44	22	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Florida	34	41	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. South Carolina	12	16	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Arkansas	29	17	W
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Georgia	24	52	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Mississippi State	45	24	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Louisiana State	30	33	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Vanderbilt	41	21	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Tennessee	0	24	L

2002 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	385
Scoring Average	32.1
Points Allowed	301
Defense Average	25.1
Opponents Record	70-70
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	3-2

2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2002 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	13-1	450	212	Won 26-13	6-1	195	127	Mark Richt
Florida	8-5	336	279	Lost 30-38	6-2	191	160	Ron Zook
Tennessee	8-5	296	227	Lost 3-30	5-3	182	147	Phillip Fulmer
Kentucky	7-5	385	301		3-5	215	228	Guy Morriss
South Carolina	5-7	225	262		3-5	108	156	Lou Holtz
Vanderbilt	2-10	221	368		0-8	121	260	Bobby Johnson

2002 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2002 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).