1980 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1980 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 19 Mississippi State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1980 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the

Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky
.

The team's statistical leaders included Larry McCrimmon with 1,060 passing yards, Randy Brooks with 578 rushing yards, and Alan Watson with 536 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Utah State*
W 17–1057,900[4]
September 13at No. 4
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
    		• L 7–2974,852[5]
    September 20Indiana*
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
    		L 30–3657,869[6]
    September 27Bowling Green*
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, KY
    		W 21–2055,800[7]
    October 4at Alabama
    		L 0–4578,400[8]
    October 18LSU
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, KY
    		L 10–1757,800[9]
    October 25 No. 5 Georgia
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, KY
    		L 0–2757,353[10]
    November 1at
    Louisiana Superdome
  • New Orleans, LA
    		• L 22–2442,139[11]
    November 8Vanderbilt
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
    		W 31–1054,522[12]
    November 15 No. 20 Florida
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
    		L 15–1754,200[13]
    November 22at Tennessee
    		L 14–4590,244[14]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1980 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. ^ "1980 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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