Kentucky Football Team History
Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,500 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Fran Curci Conference: Southeastern-
1978 Season Highlights
Fran Curci enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
South Carolina
14
14
T
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Baylor
25
21
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Maryland
3
20
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Penn State
0
30
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Mississippi
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Louisiana State
0
21
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Georgia
16
17
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Virginia Tech
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Vanderbilt
53
2
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Florida
16
18
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Tennessee
14
29
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 4-6
-1
Points Scored 193
Scoring Average 17.5
Points Allowed 189
Defense Average 17.2
Opponents Record 65-57
Conference Record 2-4
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 2-2
-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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