1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1987 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Auburn $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 2
No. 5 LSU 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 10 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the

Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky
.

The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Fohr with 973 passing yards, Mark Higgs with 1,278 rushing yards, and Dee Smith with 420 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Utah State*
W 41–055,249[4]
September 19Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 34–1557,924[5]
September 26at Rutgers*
L 18–1921,232[6]
October 3Ohio*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–053,329[7]
October 10Ole Miss
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 35–657,832[8]
October 17at No. 6 LSU
L 9–3477,084[9]
October 24at No. 12 Georgia
L 14–1781,911[10]
October 31Virginia Tech*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–750,432[11]
November 7at Vanderbilt
L 29–3840,892[12]
November 14at Florida
L 14–2773,021[13]
November 21 No. 15 Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 22–2457,127[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from
    Coaches' Poll
    released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 57 Dermontti Dawson Sr
RB 22 Mark Higgs Sr
RB 32 Ivy Joe Hunter Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 79 Oliver Barnett So
DT 70 Tom Howard Sr
CB 24 D. J. Johnson Jr
DT 54 Jerry Reese Sr
DT 91 John Shannon Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1987 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. ^ "1987 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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