1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1988 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1988 record 5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne (7th season)
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
1988 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Auburn + 6 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 19 LSU + 6 –1 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 15 Georgia 5 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 17 Alabama 4 –3 –0  9 –3 –0
Florida 4 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Ole Miss 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Mississippi State 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 217 points while allowing 208 points.[1][2] This was Jerry Claiborne's seventh season as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats finished 5–6, one victory shy of bowl eligibility; the highlight of the season was an upset of #11 ranked Georgia.

Season

Kentucky opened with a win against Central Michigan, then lost at #7 Auburn and Indiana before beating Kent State. Losses to #12 Alabama and at #19 LSU followed. Next were wins against #11 Georgia, Southern Illinois and Vanderbilt, then losses to Florida and at Tennessee.[3]

The victory over Georgia was the season's high point. Running back Alfred Rawls, a Georgia native, had 128 yards and a touchdown rushing and linebacker Randy Holleran had 13 tackles; #11 Georgia was held to 224 yards of total offense.[4]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 3 Central Michigan* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 18–7   41,736
September 10 at No. 7 Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL L 10–20   60,000
September 17 at Indiana* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN L 15–36   51,077
September 24 Kent State* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 38–14   47,989
October 1 No. 12 Alabama Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 27–31   53,442
October 15 at No. 19 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 12–15   71,418
October 22 No. 11 Georgia Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 16–10   50,416
October 29 Southern Illinois* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 24–10   50,093
November 5 Vanderbilt Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 14–13   44,105
November 18 Florida Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 19–24   50,191
November 19 at No. 11 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) L 24–28   90,353
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players in the 1989 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
David "D. J." JohnsonDefensive back7174Pittsburgh Steelers
Ivy Joe HunterRunning back7182Indianapolis Colts
Chris ChenaultLinebacker8222Cincinnati Bengals
Charlie DarringtonTight end9233Washington Redskins

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References

  1. ↑ "1988 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  2. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  3. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  4. ↑ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
  5. ↑ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  6. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  7. ↑ "1989 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  8. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166


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