1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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| Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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| No. 19 LSU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Auburn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Central Michigan* | W 18–7 | 41,736 | [5] | |
| September 10 | at No. 7 Auburn | L 10–20 | 67,000 | [6] | |
| September 17 | at Indiana* | L 15–36 | 51,077 | [7] | |
| September 24 | Kent State* |
| W 38–14 | 47,989 | [8] |
| October 1 | No. 12 Alabama |
| L 27–31 | 53,442 | [9] |
| October 15 | at No. 19 LSU | L 12–15 | 71,418 | [10] | |
| October 22 | No. 11 Georgia |
| W 16–10 | 50,416 | [11] |
| October 29 | Southern Illinois* |
| W 24–10 | 50,093 | [12] |
| November 5 | Vanderbilt |
| W 14–13 | 44,105 | [13] |
| November 12 | Florida |
| L 19–24 | 50,191 | [14] |
| November 19 | at No. 11 Tennessee | L 24–28 | 90,353 | [15] | |
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Team players in the 1989 NFL Draft
[edit]| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| David "D. J." Johnson | Defensive back | 7 | 174 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Ivy Joe Hunter | Running back | 7 | 182 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Chris Chenault | Linebacker | 8 | 222 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Charlie Darrington | Tight end | 9 | 233 | Washington Redskins |
References
[edit]- ^ "1988 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
- ^ Story, Mark, UK football's greatest wins at Commonwealth, Lexington Herald-Leader, September 4, 2011
- ^ "Chips drop fumblefest, 18–7". Detroit Free Press. September 4, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers won't celebrate 20–10 victory". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. September 11, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "IU captures the Barrel". The Times-Mail. September 18, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky overpowers Kent, 38–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UK left with tears after Tide rushes in with crusher at 0:10". The Courier-Journal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU drains Kentucky again". The Paducah Sun. October 16, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia gets the blues". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 23, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fowler, Scott (October 30, 1988). "UK finally awakens to knock off SIU 24-10". The Courier-Journal. p. C1. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clark's kick, VU fall short 14–13". The Tennessean. November 6, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators find an offense and victory". Tallahassee Democrat. November 13, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UK ends year of near-misses with 28–24 loss to Tennessee". The Courier-Journal. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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