1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (1–5 against SEC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the SEC, and outscored their opponents, 258 to 187.[1][2] The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1987 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 –0 –19 –1 –2
No. 5 LSU 5 –1 –010 –1 –1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 –1 –110 –2 –1
No. 13 Georgia 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Florida 3 –3 –06 –6 –0
Kentucky 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Ole Miss 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Fohr with 973 passing yards, Mark Higgs with 1,278 rushing yards, and Dee Smith with 420 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Utah State*
W 41–055,279
September 19Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 34–1557,924
September 26at Rutgers*
L 18–19
October 3Ohio*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–0
October 10Ole Miss
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 35–657,832
October 17at No. 6 LSU
L 9–3477,084
October 24at No. 12 Georgia
L 14–1781,911
October 31Virginia Tech*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–750,432
November 7at Vanderbilt
L 29–38
November 14at Florida
L 14–2773,021
November 21 No. 15 Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 22–2497,372
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1987 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. "1987 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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