1990 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1990 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1990 record4–7 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTommy Bowden (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry New (1st season)
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Florida 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Tennessee $ 5 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 2
No. 21 Ole Miss 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 19 Auburn 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against SEC opponents), finished in sixth place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 316 to 228.[1][2] The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

The team's statistical leaders included Freddie Maggard with 1,055 passing yards, Al Baker with 780 rushing yards, and Phil Logan with 565 receiving yards.[3]

Bill Curry had been the head football coach at Alabama from 1987 to 1989, compiling a 26–10 record with the Crimson Tide. He was the SEC Coach of the Year in 1989. He was hired by Kentucky in January 1990.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Central Michigan*
W 20–17
September 8Rutgers*East Rutherford, New JerseyL 8–24
September 15Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 24–45
September 22North Carolina*Chapel Hill, North CarolinaL 13–16
October 6Ole MissOxford, MississippiL 29–35
October 13Mississippi State
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 17–15
October 20LSUBaton Rouge, LouisianaL 20–30
October 27Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 26–24
November 10Vanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–21
November 17 No. 6 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 15–47
November 24 No. 14 TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeL 28–42
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1990 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. ^ "1990 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Curry Kentucky football coach". Detroit Free Press. January 9, 1990. p. 2D.
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