American college football season
The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Wildcats scored 212 points while allowing 220 points.[1] This was Jerry Claiborne 's eighth and final season as Kentucky's head coach.
Season [ ]
Kentucky opened with wins against Indiana and North Carolina, lost to Alabama and Auburn, beat Rutgers and LSU, lost at Georgia, beat Cincinnati and Vanderbilt, and lost to Florida and Tennessee.[2]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance September 9 Indiana * W 17–1458,216
September 16 North Carolina * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 13–650,174
September 23 at No. 15 Alabama L 3–1570,123
October 7 No. 11 Auburn Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY L 12–2455,688
October 14 Rutgers * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 33–2654,771
October 21 LSU Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 27–2153,967
October 28 at Georgia L 23–3481,987
November 4 Cincinnati * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 31–046,195
November 11 at Vanderbilt W 15–1139,876
November 18 at Florida L 28–3871,432
November 11 No. 11 Tennessee Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel ) L 10–3155,237
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft [ ]
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References [ ]
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