American college football season
1998 Kentucky Wildcats football |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Division | Eastern Division |
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Record | 7–5 (4–4 SEC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Leach (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Mike Major (2nd season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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Seasons |
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | | W | | L | | | | | W | | L | |
Eastern Division |
No. 1 Tennessee x$# | | 8 | – | 0 | | | | | 13 | – | 0 | |
No. 5 Florida % | | 7 | – | 1 | | | | | 10 | – | 2 | |
No. 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 | |
No. 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 | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | 3:00 pm | at Louisville* | | FSN | W 68–34 | 42,643 | |
September 12 | 1:30 pm | Eastern Kentucky* | | | W 52–7 | 57,776 | |
September 19 | 1:30 pm | Indiana* | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
| | W 31–27 | 57,788 | [2] |
September 26 | 3:30 pm | at No. 8 Florida | | CBS | L 35–51 | 85,011 | |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 22 Arkansas | | ESPN2 | L 20–27 | 55,782 | |
October 10 | 7:00 pm | South Carolina | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, Kentucky
| | W 33–28 | 57,739 | |
October 17 | 9:00 pm | at No. 21 LSU | | ESPN2 | W 39–36 | 80,524 | |
October 24 | 12:30 pm | No. 11 Georgia | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, Kentucky
| JPS | L 26–28 | 57,838 | |
November 7 | 6:00 pm | Mississippi State | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, Kentucky
| ESPN2 | W 37–35 | 57,760 | |
November 14 | 1:30 pm | Vanderbilt | - Commonwealth Stadium
- Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
| | W 55–17 | 57,521 | |
November 21 | 12:30 pm | at No. 1 Tennessee | | CBS | L 21–59 | 107,252 | |
January 1 | 11:00 am | vs. No. 20 Penn State* | | ESPN | L 14–26 | 66,005 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | — | RV |
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BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Roster
1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 10 | Seth Hanson | So | P | 18 | Jimmy Carter | Sr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Mike Leach – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
- Chris Hatcher – Quarterbacks
- Tony Franklin – Running backs
- Mike Fanoga – Tight ends/assistant offensive line
- Guy Morriss – Offensive line/assistant head coach
- Mike Major – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
- Bob Brush – Defensive assistant
- Tom Adams – Defensive line
- Darrell Patterson – Safeties
- Tim Keane – Cornerbacks
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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1999 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "Mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Tennessee vs. Kentucky".
- ^ Whitmire, Tim (September 20, 1998). "Cats escape Indiana, 31-27". Messenger-Inquirer. Associated Press. p. 1B. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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