1981 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1981 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Alabama + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1981 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the

Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky
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The team's statistical leaders included Randy Jenkins with 1,079 passing yards, Lawrence Lee with 275 rushing yards, and Rick Massie with 448 receiving yards.[3]

At the end of November 1981, Curci was fired by the University of Kentucky. The decision followed four losing seasons, arrests of 18 players from 1978 to 1981, and recruiting violations that resulted in the program being placed on probation.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5North Texas State*
W 28–655,262[5]
September 19 No. 12 Alabama
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 10–1957,960[6]
September 26at Kansas*
L 16–2140,200[7]
October 3 No. 14 Clemson*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 3–2157,453[8]
October 10South Carolina*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 14–2857,553[9]
October 17at LSU
L 10–2469,169[10]
October 24at No. 7 Georgia
L 0–2180,780[11]
October 31Virginia Tech*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 3–2954,500[12]
November 7at Vanderbilt
W 17–1040,250[13]
November 14at Florida
L 12–3360,286[14]
November 21Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 21–1054,604[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1981 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. ^ "1981 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Kentucky Fires Coach Curci After Athletic Board's Vote". The Palm Beach Post. November 25, 1981. p. D2.
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