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1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SEC. The Wildcats scored 212 points and allowed 220 points.[1]

1989 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Tennessee + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Alabama + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Auburn + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Florida 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Kentucky opened with wins against Indiana and North Carolina, lost to Alabama and Auburn, beat Rutgers and LSU, lost at Georgia, beat Cincinnati and Vanderbilt, and lost to Florida and Tennessee.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Indiana*
W 17–1458,216[2]
September 16North Carolina*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 13–650,174[3]
September 23at No. 15 Alabama
L 3–1570,123[4]
October 7No. 11 Auburn
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 12–2455,688[5]
October 14Rutgers*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 33–2654,771[6]
October 21LSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 27–2153,967[7]
October 28at Georgia
L 23–3481,987[8]
November 4Cincinnati*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 31–046,195[9]
November 11at Vanderbilt
W 15–1139,876[10]
November 18at Florida
L 28–3871,432[11]
November 25No. 11 Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 10–3155,237[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Oliver Barnett Defensive end 3 55 Atlanta Falcons
Donnie Gardner Defensive end 7 171 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Andy Murray Running back 7 185 Houston Oilers

[14][15]

References edit

  1. ^ "1989 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kentucky's last stand gives IU first loss". The Indianapolis Star. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky slogs past Tar Heels 13–6". Winston-Salem Journal. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bama defense stifles UK". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UK gets behind, can't catch benevolent Auburn". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kentucky tops Rutgers, 33–26". The Sunday Courier-News. October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Runs by Rawls keep Kentucky rolling, 27–21". Messenger-Inquirer. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia's Hampton offsets Johnson's bid to stop road woes". The Paducah Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kentucky just too much for Bearcats, 31–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "'Cats scratch new look VU". The Tennessean. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UF wears ddown Kentucky, 38–28". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Vols rally for 31–10 win over Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  14. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  15. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
 

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