Preseason
In the preseason media poll, Kentucky was predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[ 1]
Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Florida
624 (53)
2
Georgia
613 (43)
3
Tennessee
434
4
Kentucky
405
5
South Carolina
287
6
Missouri
224
7
Vanderbilt
101
Schedule
Kentucky had games scheduled against Eastern Illinois , Eastern Michigan , Kent State , and Louisville , which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2] [ 3] This will be the first season since 1993 that the Wildcats do not play Louisville. As of 10/16/2020, the SEC swapped two teams and the dates of when they will play the Wildcats. This is because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among other competing SEC football teams. Missouri will be an away game on October 24, instead of an away game on the 31st and Georgia, at home, on October 31 instead of the 24th.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 26, 2020 12:00 p.m. at No. 8 Auburn No. 23 SECN L 13–2917,490
October 3 4:00 p.m. Ole Miss Kroger Field Lexington, KY SECN L 41–42 OT 12,000
October 10 7:30 p.m. Mississippi State Kroger Field Lexington, KY SECN W 24–212,000
October 17 12:00 p.m. at No. 18 Tennessee SECN W 34–722,519
October 24 4:00 p.m. at Missouri SECN L 10–2011,738
October 31 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Georgia SECN L 3–1412,000
November 14 12:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry ) SECN W 38–3512,000
November 21 4:00 p.m. at No. 1 Alabama SECN L 3–6319,424
November 28 12:00 p.m. at No. 6 Florida ESPN L 10–3414,453
December 5 7:30 p.m. South Carolina Kroger Field Lexington, KY SECN W 41–1812,000
January 2, 2021 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 23 NC State * ESPN W 23–2110,422
[ 4]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV* 23 23 RV Coaches RV RV* 20 RV RV CFP Not released Not released
Game summaries
at Auburn
Kentucky vs. Auburn
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
7
0
6 0 13
Tigers
8
0
7 14 29
at Jordan-Hare Stadium , Auburn, AL
Date : September 26, 2020Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 86 • Wind: N 4 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny; 48%humGame attendance : 17,490Referee : Hubert OwensTV : SECN[ 5]
Ole Miss
Ole Miss vs. Kentucky
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rebels
7
7
7 21 42
Wildcats
14
7
7 13 41
at Kroger Field , Lexington, KY
Date : October 3, 2020Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 70 • Wind: 9 MPH E • Weather: Mostly sunnyGame attendance : 12,000Referee : John McDaidTV : SECN[ 6]
Mississippi State
Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
0
2 0 2
Wildcats
0
14
0 10 24
at Kroger Field , Lexington, KY
Date : October 10, 2020Game time : 7:30pm EST Game weather : Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 12,000Referee : Marc CurlesTV : SECN[ 7]
Tennessee
Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
17
10 7 34
Volunteers
0
7
0 0 7
at Neyland Stadium , Knoxville, TN
Date : October 17, 2020Game time : 12:00pm EST Game weather : Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 22,519Referee : Marc CurlesTV : SECN[ 7]
Missouri
Kentucky vs. Missouri
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wildcats
0
3
0 7 10
Tigers
7
3
7 3 20
at Faurot Field , Columbia, MO
Date : October 24, 2020Game time : 4:00pm EST Game weather : Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 22,519Referee : Marc CurlesTV : SECN[ 7]
Georgia
Kentucky vs. Georgia
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
7
0
7 0 14
Wildcats
0
3
0 0 3
at Kroger Field , Lexington, KY
Date : October 31, 2020Game time : 12:00pm EST Game weather : Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 12,000Referee : Marc CurlesTV : SECN[ 7]
Players drafted into the NFL
References