1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1987 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1987 record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 2
No. 5 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 10 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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 41–0
September 19Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 34–15
September 26at Rutgers*East Rutherford, New JerseyL 18–19
October 3Ohio*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–0
October 10Ole Miss
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 35–6
October 17at No. 6 LSUBaton Rouge, LouisianaL 9–34
October 24at No. 12 GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaL 14–17
October 31Virginia Tech*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–7
November 7at VanderbiltNashville, TennesseeL 29–38
November 14at FloridaGainesville, FloridaL 14–27
November 21 No. 15 Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 22–24
  • *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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