2023 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 2023 Kentucky Wildcats football team is representing the University of Kentucky in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats are led by Mark Stoops in his 11th year as their head coach.

2023 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–2 (2–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLiam Coen (2nd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorBrad White (5th season)
Home stadiumKroger Field
(capacity: 61,000)
Uniform
2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 1 Georgia  4 0   7 0  
No. 16 Missouri  3 1   7 1  
Florida  3 1   5 2  
No. 21 Tennessee  2 2   5 2  
Kentucky  2 2   5 2  
South Carolina  1 4   2 5  
Vanderbilt  0 4   2 6  
West Division
No. 9 Alabama  5 0   7 1  
No. 15 LSU  4 1   6 2  
No. 12 Ole Miss  3 1   6 1  
Texas A&M  2 2   4 3  
Mississippi State  1 3   4 3  
Auburn  0 4   3 4  
Arkansas  0 5   2 6  
Championship: December 2, 2023
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

The Kentucky football team plays its home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

This will be the final year for the SEC's East–West divisional setup, as Texas and Oklahoma will join the conference in 2024.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.Ball State*SECNW 44–1458,286
September 93:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECN+/ESPN+W 28–1761,876
September 167:30 p.m.Akron*
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
ESPNUW 35–359,456
September 2312:00 p.m.at VanderbiltSECNW 45–2826,279
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 22 Florida
ESPNW 33–1461,699
October 77:00 p.m.at No. 1 GeorgiaNo. 20ESPNL 13–5192,746
October 147:30 p.m.MissouriNo. 24
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNL 21–3861,654
October 287:00 p.m.No. 21 Tennessee
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
ESPN
November 47:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateSECN
November 11Alabama
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
November 18at South Carolina
November 25at Louisville*

Coaching staff

Name Position Years at Kentucky
Mark StoopsHead coach11th
Vince MarrowAssociate head coach/tight ends coach11th
Liam CoenOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach2nd
Brad WhiteDefensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach5th
Jay BoulwareRunning backs coach1st
Mike StoopsInside linebackers coach2nd
Frank BuffanoSafeties coach4th
Chris CollinsDefensive backs coach3rd
Zach YenserOffensive line coach2nd
Scott WoodwardWide receivers coach3rd
Anwar StewartDefensive line coach4th
Mark HillStrength and conditioning8th
Reference:

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRVRVRVRV2024RVRV
CoachesRVRVRVRVRV2023RVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

References

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