1990 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1990 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
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
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

Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky
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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 20–1757,550[5]
September 8at Rutgers*
L 8–2421,141[6]
September 15Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 24–4558,150[7]
September 22at North Carolina*
L 13–1643,000[8]
October 6at Ole Miss
L 29–3527,000[9]
October 13Mississippi State
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 17–1556,375[10]
October 20at LSU
L 20–3064,720[11]
October 27Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 26–2455,255[12]
November 10Vanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 28–2150,400[13]
November 17 No. 6 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 15–4755,140[14]
November 24at No. 14 Tennessee
L 28–4292,243[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP 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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