Kentucky Football Team History
Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,500 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Jerry Claiborne Conference: Southeastern-
1987 Season Highlights
Jerry Claiborne enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Utah State
41
0
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Indiana
34
15
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Rutgers
18
19
L
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Ohio
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Mississippi
35
6
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Louisiana State
9
34
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Georgia
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Virginia Tech
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Vanderbilt
29
38
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Florida
14
27
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Tennessee
22
24
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 258
Scoring Average 23.5
Points Allowed 187
Defense Average 17.0
Opponents Record 64-61
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 0-5
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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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