1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1983 Kentucky Wildcats football
Hall of Fame Classic Bowl, L 20–16 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1983 record6–5–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Florida 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
LSU 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 228 points while allowing 237 points.[1]

After a 4–0 start, Kentucky finished the regular season 6–4–1 before playing in the 1983 Hall of Fame Classic and losing to No 18 West Virginia, 20–16. The improvement from 1982's 0–10–1 mark was, at the time, an NCAA record for most improvement in wins from one season to the next.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Central Michigan*
W 31–2451,232
September 10Kansas State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 31–1256,123
September 17Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 24–1356,825
September 24Tulane*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 26–1457,424[2]
October 8No. 7 Auburn
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 21–4957,989
October 15LSU
W 21–1377,765
October 22at No. 7 Georgia
L 21–4782,122
October 29Cincinnati*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
T 13–1357,789
November 5at Vanderbilt
W 17–841,000
November 12at No. 14 Florida
L 7–2473,192
November 19Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (Tennessee)
L 0–1057,985
December 22No. 18 West Virginia
L 20–1642,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
John Grimsley Linebacker 6 141 Houston Oilers

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References[]

  1. ^ "1983 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  2. ^ "Wildcats top Tulane 26–14". The Advocate-Messenger. September 25, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  4. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  5. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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