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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 654-647-44
 Winning Pct. 50%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 654-647-44
 Winning Pct. 50%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 0
 Division Titles 0
 Conference Record 191-406-12
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 464-287-25
 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 9/17/2022
 Last Time Shutout 12/31/2022
 Shutouts All-Time 235
 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  29-21
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. Southern Mississippi in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Kentucky won 24-17 in 2017.
All-Time:
 Kentucky vs. Southern Mississippi 3-1-0 75.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Southern Mississippi
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. South Carolina
 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
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Southeastern  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Alabama 0-0
Arkansas 0-0
Auburn 0-0
Florida 0-0
Georgia 0-0
Kentucky 0-0
Louisiana State 0-0
Mississippi 0-0
Mississippi State 0-0
Missouri 0-0
Oklahoma 0-0
South Carolina 0-0
Tennessee 0-0
Texas 0-0
Texas A&M 0-0
Vanderbilt 0-0
 
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 0-37
 10 or more 136-122
 20 or more  126-59
 30 or more 84-26
 40 or more 49-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 23-0
 10 or more 113-159
 20 or more 55-147
 30 or more 18-95
 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.