1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1998
Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#   8 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 5 Florida  %   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 14 Georgia   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     2 – 9  
South Carolina   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Western Division
Mississippi State xy   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 16 Arkansas x   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Ole Miss   3 – 5     7 – 5  
LSU   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Auburn   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the

1999 NFL Draft
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Season

Couch led Kentucky to seven wins, including a win on the road at #21 LSU and a spot in the 1999 Outback Bowl, where Couch completed 30 of 48 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, though Kentucky lost to Penn State, 26–14. In the Kentucky–Louisville rivalry, the Wildcats beat the Cardinals to claim the Governor's Cup. In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky by a score of 59–21 to claim the Beer Barrel.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:00 pmat
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Louisville, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)
    		• FSNW 68–3442,643
    September 121:30 pm
    Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
    		• W 52–757,776
    September 191:30 pmIndiana*
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
    		W 31–2757,788[2]
    September 263:30 pmat No. 8
    CBS
    		L 35–5185,011
    October 36:00 pmat No. 22 Arkansas
    		ESPN2L 20–2755,782
    October 107:00 pmSouth Carolinadagger
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky
    		W 33–2857,739
    October 179:00 pmat No. 21
    Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
    		• ESPN2W 39–3680,524
    October 2412:30 pmNo. 11
    JPS
    		L 26–2857,838
    November 76:00 pmMississippi State
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky
    		ESPN2W 37–3557,760
    November 141:30 pmVanderbilt
    • Commonwealth Stadium
    • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
    		W 55–1757,521
    November 2112:30 pmat No. 1
    Battle for the Barrel
    )    		CBSL 21–59107,252
    January 111:00 amvs. No. 20 Penn State*
    		ESPNL 14–2666,005
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Rankings

    See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP
    		RVRVRVRVRV—RVRVRVRVRVRV————
    CoachesRVRVRV25RVRVRVRVRVRVRV25RVRV—RV
    BCSNot released———————Not released

    Roster

    1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 2 Tim Couch Jr
    WR 3 Craig Yeast Sr
    QB 16 Matt Mumme Sr
    WR 25 Quentin McCord So
    RB 32 Anthony White Jr
    TE 85 James Whalen Jr
    RB Artose Pinner Fr
    		Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 20 Eric Kelly So
    LB 30 Marlon McCree So
    DT Chris Demaree Fr
    DE Dennis Johnson Fr
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 10 Seth Hanson So
    P
    		 18 Jimmy Carter Sr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Mike Leach – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
    • Chris Hatcher – Quarterbacks
    • Tony Franklin – Running backs
    • Mike Fanoga – Tight ends/assistant offensive line
    • Guy Morriss – Offensive line/assistant head coach
    • Mike Major – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
    • Bob Brush – Defensive assistant
    • Tom Adams – Defensive line
    • Darrell Patterson – Safeties
    • Tim Keane – Cornerbacks
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    1999 NFL Draft

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Tim Couch Quarterback 1 1 Cleveland Browns

    [3]

    References

    1. ^ "Mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Tennessee vs. Kentucky".
    2. Newspapers.com
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    3. ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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