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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: Hal Clay Mumme
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1881 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Hal Clay Mumme enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Louisville	68	34	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Eastern Kentucky	52	7	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Indiana	31	27	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Florida	35	51	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Arkansas	20	27	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. South Carolina	33	28	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Louisiana State	39	36	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Georgia	26	28	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Mississippi State	37	35	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Vanderbilt	55	17	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Tennessee	21	59	L
Fri., Jan. 1	Penn State	14	26	L	@ Tampa, FL	Outback Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	7-5
Points Scored	431
Scoring Average	35.9
Points Allowed	375
Defense Average	31.3
Opponents Record	76-54
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-3

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	13-0	431	189	Won 23-16	8-0	271	106	Phillip Fulmer
Florida	10-2	380	165	Won 31-10	7-1	246	112	Steve Spurrier
Georgia	9-3	292	222	Won 35-33	6-2	166	156	Jim Donnan
Kentucky	7-5	431	375	Lost 14-26	4-4	266	281	Hal Clay Mumme
Vanderbilt	2-9	142	369		1-7	66	290	Woody Widenhofer
South Carolina	1-10	207	330		0-8	129	258	Brad Scott

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.