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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 655-648-44
 Winning Pct. 50%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 655-648-44
 Winning Pct. 50%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 191-407-12
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 465-288-25
 Away Record 178-350-18
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 135
 Winning Seasons (#1) 71
 Losing Seasons (#1)59
 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  30-22
 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
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Georgia in a Conference Game
Last Time: Kentucky lost 13-51 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Kentucky vs. Georgia 12-63-2 16.0% 
 
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  
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Ohio  
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Mississippi  
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Vanderbilt  
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Florida  
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Auburn  
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Tennessee  
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Murray State  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Texas  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Louisville  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Scoring37-31
  Conference Record0-1
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Alabama 2-0
Arkansas 1-1
Auburn 1-1
Florida 1-1
Georgia 2-0
Kentucky 1-10-1
Louisiana State 1-1
Mississippi 2-0
Mississippi State 1-1
Missouri 2-0
Oklahoma 2-0
South Carolina 2-0
Tennessee 2-0
Texas 2-0
Texas A&M 1-1
Vanderbilt 2-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Kentucky & Tennessee have played 119 games.
Kentucky has won 26 games.
Tennessee has won 84 games.
with 9 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-38
 10 or more 137-122
 20 or more  127-59
 30 or more 85-26
 40 or more 49-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-0
 10 or more 113-160
 20 or more 55-148
 30 or more 18-96
 40 or more 3-54
 
  
 
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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).