Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
August 30 | 1:30 p.m. | Louisville* | | | W 38–24 | 59,186 | [1] |
September 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at Mississippi State | | JPS | L 27–35 | 30,121 | [2] |
September 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Indiana* | | | W 49–7 | 41,149 | [3] |
September 27 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 1 Florida | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY (rivalry)
| CBS | L 28–55 | 59,224 | [4] |
October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Alabama | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| PPV | W 40–34 OT | 59,226 | [5] |
October 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at South Carolina | | JPS | L 24–38 | 75,936 | [6] |
October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Northeast Louisiana* | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| | W 49–14 | 57,500 | [7] |
October 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Georgia | | CBS | L 13–23 | 85,672 | [8] |
November 1 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 16 LSU | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY
| ESPN2 | L 28–63 | 58,450 | [9] |
November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | | | W 21–10 | 40,256 | [10] |
November 22 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 5 Tennessee | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, KY (rivalry)
| ESPN2 | L 31–59 | 61,076 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
[12]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Cardinals
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
24 |
Wildcats
|
21
|
0
|
7
|
10 |
38 |
Statistics |
LOU |
UK
|
First downs |
25 |
15
|
Total yards |
519 |
291
|
Rushing yards |
121 |
87
|
Passing yards |
398 |
204
|
Turnovers |
1 |
4
|
Time of possession |
35:18 |
24:42
|
Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Louisville |
Passing |
Chris Redman |
17/28, 204 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
|
Rushing |
Otis Floyd |
14 rushes, 62 yards, TD
|
Receiving |
Rico Williams |
3 receptions, 82 yards
|
Kentucky |
Passing |
Tim Couch |
36/50, 398 yards, 4 TD, INT
|
Rushing |
Anthony White |
16 rushes, 94 yards, TD
|
Receiving |
Kio Sanford |
6 receptions, 120 yards, TD
|
At Mississippi State
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
7
|
14
|
6
|
0 |
27 |
Bulldogs
|
3
|
7
|
12
|
13 |
35 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
7
|
14
|
28
|
0 |
49 |
Hoosiers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 1 Gators
|
28
|
0
|
21
|
6 |
55 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
No. 20 Crimson Tide
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
10 | 0 |
34 |
Wildcats
|
10
|
3
|
14
|
7 | 6 |
40 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
14
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
24 |
Gamecocks
|
0
|
24
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Indians
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
Wildcats
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
49 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
6 |
13 |
No. 16 Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
3
|
6 |
23 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 16 Tigers
|
12
|
8
|
22
|
21 |
63 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
21
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
Commodores
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0 |
10 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Volunteers
|
17
|
7
|
21
|
14 |
59 |
Wildcats
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
7 |
31 |
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