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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: Mark Stoops
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Kentucky 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1881  
  1913 - Known as Kentucky State College until 1913.
  1943 - Did not field a team.
  1976 - Mississippi State forfeited their win over Kentucky, giving Kentucky an official 5-1 conference record and a share of the SEC title with Georgia.
  1977 - The Wildcats finished conference play undefeated but due to NCAA probation were not eligible for a share of the SEC championship, postseason play, and the coaches poll.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1950, 1976
Division Championships
 
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 658-653-44
 Winning Pct. 50%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 658-653-44
 Winning Pct. 50%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 191-410-12
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 467-291-25
 Away Record 179-352-18
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 71
 Losing Seasons (#1)60
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (1950)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2013)
 10 Win Seasons 4
 Most Points Scored in a Game 87 (9/26/1914)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 475 (2007)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 82 (11/18/1905)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 407 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 87 (9/26/1914)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 82 (11/18/1905)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 134 (11/1/2003)
 Last Shutout 8/31/2024
 Last Time Shutout 12/31/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 236
 Been Shutout All-Time 178
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (9/25/1909-10/22/1910)
 Longest Losing  12 (9/10/1994-9/9/1995)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 12-10-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 1-0-0
 Orange 0-1-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 1-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  33-27
 2010-19  57-68
 2000-09  50-70
 1990-99 44-69
 1980-89 47-62-3
 1970-79 49-60-2
 1960-69 37-58-5
 1950-59 62-38-5
 1940-49 47-39-5
 1930-39 47-43-3
 1920-29 42-37-8
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Texas in a Conference Game
Last Time: Kentucky lost 6-7 in 1951.
All-Time:
 Kentucky vs. Texas 0-1-0 0.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Southern Mississippi  31-0 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. South Carolina  6-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Georgia  12-13 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Ohio  41-6 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Mississippi  20-17 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Vanderbilt  13-20 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Florida  20-48 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Auburn  10-24 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Tennessee  18-28 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Murray State  48-6 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Texas  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Louisville  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Scoring219-193
  Conference Record0-4
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record1-2
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Georgia 8-25-0
Tennessee 8-25-0
Texas A&M 8-25-1
Alabama 8-23-0
Florida 5-53-1
Missouri 7-23-0
Texas 9-13-1
Mississippi 8-22-1
South Carolina 7-32-2
Arkansas 5-51-4
Vanderbilt 6-41-3
Auburn 4-6
Kentucky 4-60-4
Louisiana State 7-3
Mississippi State 2-80-3
Oklahoma 5-50-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Kentucky & Tennessee have played 120 games.
Kentucky has won 26 games.
Tennessee has won 85 games.
with 9 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-38
 10 or more 140-127
 20 or more  130-60
 30 or more 87-26
 40 or more 51-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 26-0
 10 or more 114-165
 20 or more 55-152
 30 or more 18-97
 40 or more 3-55
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.