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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

The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.