1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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.

1988 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1988 record5–6 (2–5 SEC)
Head coachJerry Claiborne (7th season)
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1988 Southeastern Conference 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

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Central Michigan*
W 18–741,736
September 10at No. 7 Auburn
L 10–2060,000
September 17at Indiana*
L 15–3651,077
September 24Kent State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 38–1447,989
October 1No. 12 Alabama
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 27–3153,442
October 15at No. 19 LSU
L 12–1571,418
October 22No. 11 Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 16–1050,416
October 29Southern Illinois*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 24–1050,093
November 5Vanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 14–1344,105
November 12Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 19–2450,191
November 19at No. 11 Tennessee
L 24–2890,353
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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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