1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1988 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1988 record5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 LSU + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 8 Auburn + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Georgia 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Florida 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 217 points while allowing 208 points.[1][2] This was Jerry Claiborne's seventh season as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats finished 5–6, one victory shy of bowl eligibility; the highlight of the season was an upset of #11 ranked Georgia.

Season[]

Kentucky opened with a win against Central Michigan, then lost at #7 Auburn and Indiana before beating Kent State. Losses to #12 Alabama and at #19 LSU followed. Next were wins against #11 Georgia, Southern Illinois and Vanderbilt, then losses to Florida and at Tennessee.[3]

The victory over Georgia was the season's high point. Running back Alfred Rawls, a Georgia native, had 128 yards and a touchdown rushing and linebacker Randy Holleran had 13 tackles; #11 Georgia was held to 224 yards of total offense.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Central Michigan*
W 18–741,736
September 10at No. 7 Auburn
L 10–2060,000
September 17at Indiana*
L 15–3651,077
September 24Kent State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 38–1447,989
October 1No. 12 Alabama
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 27–3153,442
October 15at No. 19 LSU
L 12–1571,418
October 22No. 11 Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 16–1050,416
October 29Southern Illinois*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 24–1050,093[5]
November 5Vanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–1344,105
November 12Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 19–2450,191
November 19at No. 11 Tennessee
L 24–2890,353
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6][7]

Team players in the 1989 NFL Draft[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
David "D. J." Johnson Defensive back 7 174 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ivy Joe Hunter Running back 7 182 Indianapolis Colts
Chris Chenault Linebacker 8 222 Cincinnati Bengals
Charlie Darrington Tight end 9 233 Washington Redskins

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References[]

  1. ^ "1988 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  2. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  3. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  4. ^ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
  5. ^ Fowler, Scott (October 30, 1988). "UK finally awakens to knock off SIU 24-10". The Courier-Journal. p. C1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  7. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  8. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  9. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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