1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1979 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 012 0 0
Georgia 5 1 06 5 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 08 3 0
LSU 4 2 07 5 0
Tennessee 3 3 07 5 0
Kentucky 3 3 05 6 0
Ole Miss 3 3 04 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 03 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 01 10 0
Florida 0 6 00 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Miami (OH)*L 14–15
September 22at Indiana*L 10–1845,920
September 29Maryland*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–7
October 6at West Virginia*L 6–1033,792
October 13Ole Miss
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–357,825
October 20at LSUL 19–23
October 27at GeorgiaL 6–2060,300
November 3Bowling Green*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–14
November 10at VanderbiltW 29–10
November 17at FloridaW 31–355,760
November 24Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 17–2057,950[1]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster

1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE Don Fielder Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "UK's fourth-down bowl bid comes up short". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com


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