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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record4-7
  Points Scored138
  Scoring Average12.5
  Points Allowed322
  Defense Average29.3
  Opponents Record74-53
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record0-5
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 12-1611221Won  52-208-0376112  Steve Spurrier
Tennessee 10-2437185Won  48-287-1275113  Phillip Fulmer
South Carolina 6-5245238 4-4171170  Brad Scott
Georgia 5-6230257 3-5189224  Jim Donnan
Kentucky 4-7138322 3-5118260  Bill Curry
Vanderbilt 2-9122234 0-865198  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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.