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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: Fran Curci
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1881  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Fran Curci enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Miami Ohio  14   15   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Indiana  10   18   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Maryland  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ West Virginia  6   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Mississippi  14   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Louisiana State  19   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Georgia  6   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Bowling Green State  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Vanderbilt  29   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Florida  31   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Tennessee  17   20   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored180
  Scoring Average16.4
  Points Allowed143
  Defense Average13.0
  Opponents Record51-61
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 12-038367Won  24-96-018545  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia 6-5206189 5-114294  Vince Dooley
Auburn 8-3330238 4-2153124  Doug Barfield
Louisiana State 7-5275151Won  34-104-210673  Charles McClendon
Tennessee 7-5311235Lost  22-273-3132143  Johnny Majors
Kentucky 5-6180143 3-311679  Fran Curci
Mississippi 4-7251298 3-3169123  Steve Sloan
Mississippi State 3-8162179 2-47492  Emory Bellard
Vanderbilt 1-10179418 0-696272  George MacIntyre
Florida 0-10-1106265 0-639167  Charley Pell

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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