1982 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1982 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled a 0–10–1 record (0–6 against SEC opponents), finished in last place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 287 to 96.[1][2] The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1982 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–10–1 (0–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1982 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Georgia $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 11 LSU 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
No. 14 Auburn 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –16 –5 –1
Alabama 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Ole Miss 0 –6 –04 –7 –0
Kentucky 0 –6 –00 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Randy Jenkins with 933 passing yards, George Adams with 720 rushing yards, and Robert Mangas with 293 receiving yards.[3]

Jerry Claiborne had been the head football coach at Virginia Tech from 1961 to 1970 and Maryland from 1972 to 1981. He had played college football at Kentucky under Bear Bryant from 1946 to 1949. He was hired as Kentucky's head football coach in December 1981.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Kansas State*
L 9–2329,400
September 18Oklahoma*
L 8–2957,369
September 25Kansas*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
T 13–13
October 2at Clemson*
L 6–2463,115
October 9at Auburn
L 3–1853,000
October 16 No. 16 LSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 10–34
October 23 No. 3 Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–2756,697
October 30at Virginia Tech*
L 3–2935,700[5]
November 6Vanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 10–2356,123
November 13Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 13–3953,245
November 20at Tennessee
L 7–2893,689[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1982 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. "1982 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. Billy Reed (December 17, 1971). "UK coach will have home-field advantage". The Courier-Journal. p. 1.
  5. "Hobbled Hokies provide bruises for Kentucky". The Paducah Sun. October 31, 1982. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Peach-bound Vols whip UK". Kingsport Times-News. November 21, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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