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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: Rich Brooks
Conference: Southeastern-East

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1881 <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024

2006 Season Highlights

Rich Brooks enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

2006 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Sep. 3	@ Louisville	28	59	L
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Texas State	41	7	W
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Mississippi	31	14	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Florida	7	26	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Central Michigan	45	36	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. South Carolina	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Louisiana State	0	49	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Mississippi State	34	31	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Georgia	24	20	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Vanderbilt	38	26	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Louisiana Monroe	42	40	W
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Tennessee	12	17	L
Fri., Dec. 29	Clemson	28	20	W	@ Nashville, TN	Music City Bowl

2006 Season Totals
Record	8-5
Points Scored	347
Scoring Average	26.7
Points Allowed	369
Defense Average	28.4
Opponents Record	100-65
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	1-4

2006 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2006 Southeastern-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida	13-1	416	189	Won 41-14	8-1	216	154	Urban Meyer
Tennessee	9-4	362	254	Lost 10-20	5-3	212	172	Phillip Fulmer
Kentucky	8-5	347	369	Won 28-20	4-4	163	207	Rich Brooks
Georgia	9-4	327	229	Won 31-24	3-4	171	159	Mark Richt
South Carolina	8-5	346	243	Won 44-36	3-5	147	146	Steve Spurrier
Vanderbilt	4-8	264	284		1-7	131	206	Bobby Johnson

2006 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2006 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.