1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1983
Hall of Fame Classic Bowl, L 20–16 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Florida 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
LSU 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats scored 228 points while allowing 237 points.[1]

After a 4–0 start, Kentucky finished the regular season 6–4–1 before playing in the 1983 Hall of Fame Classic and losing to No 18 West Virginia, 20–16. The improvement from 1982's 0–10–1 mark was, at the time, an NCAA record for most improvement in wins from one season to the next.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Central Michigan*
W 31–1451,232[2]
September 10Kansas State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 31–1256,123[3]
September 17Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 24–1356,825[4]
September 24Tulane*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 26–1457,424[5]
October 8No. 7 Auburn
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 21–4957,989[6]
October 15LSU
W 21–1377,765[7]
October 22at No. 7 Georgia
L 21–4782,122[8]
October 29Cincinnati*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
T 13–1357,789[9]
November 5at Vanderbilt
W 17–841,000[10]
November 12at No. 14 Florida
L 7–2473,192[11]
November 19Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 0–1057,985[12]
December 22vs. No. 18 West Virginia*
L 20–1642,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
John Grimsley Linebacker 6 141 Houston Oilers

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References

  1. ^ "1983 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
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  14. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  15. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  16. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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