1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1998 Kentucky Wildcats football
Outback Bowl, L 26–14 vs. Penn State
Conference Southeastern Conference
Eastern Division
1998 record 7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach Hal Mumme
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
(Capacity: 55,453)
1998 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#   8 – 0         13 – 0  
#5 Florida %   7 – 1         10 – 2  
#14 Georgia   6 – 2         9 – 3  
Kentucky   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7         2 – 9  
South Carolina   0 – 8         1 – 10  
Western Division
Mississippi State xy   6 – 2         8 – 5  
#16 Arkansas x   6 – 2         9 – 3  
Alabama   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Ole Miss   3 – 5         7 – 5  
LSU   2 – 6         4 – 7  
Auburn   1 – 7         3 – 8  
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Quarterback Tim Couch was the first pick overall in the 1999 NFL Draft.

Season

Couch led Kentucky to seven wins, including a win on the road at #21 LSU and a spot in the 1999 Outback Bowl, where Couch completed 30 of 48 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, though Kentucky lost to Penn State, 26–14. In the Kentucky–Louisville rivalry, the Wildcats beat the Cardinals to claim the Governor's Cup. In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky by a score of 59–21 to claim the Beer Barrel.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 3:00 PM at Louisville* Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup) FSN W 68–34   42,643
September 12 1:30 PM Eastern Kentucky* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 52–7   57,776
September 19 1:30 PM Indiana* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 31–27   57,788
September 26 3:30 PM at #8 Florida #25 Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL CBS L 35–51   85,011
October 3 6:00 PM at #22 Arkansas War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR ESPN2 L 20–27   55,782
October 10 7:00 PM South Carolinadagger Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 33–28   57,739
October 17 9:00 PM at #21 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPN2 W 39–36   80,524
October 24 12:30 PM #11 Georgia Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY JPS L 26–28   57,838
November 7 6:00 PM Mississippi State Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 37–35   57,760
November 14 1:30 PM Vanderbilt Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry) W 55–17   57,521
November 21 12:30 PM at #1 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel) CBS L 21–59   107,252
January 1 11:00 AM vs. #20 Penn State* Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl) ESPN L 14–26   66,005
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

[2]

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Tim Couch Quarterback1 1 Cleveland Browns

[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://mcubed.net/ncaaf/series/tn/ky.shtml
  2. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=184&season=1998
  3. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1999.htm
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