1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1993 Kentucky Wildcats football
Peach Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaryl Dickey (1st as OC, 4th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (1st season)
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee* x 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Georgia 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina* 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt* 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn† 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Alabama* x 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Arkansas* 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
LSU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss* 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi State* 2 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 2
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation.
    * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 207 points while allowing 195 points.[1] Kentucky played in the 1993 Peach Bowl.

Kentucky opened with a 35–0 win over Kent State.[2][3] Kentucky then lost to #7 Florida on a touchdown play at the end of the game, 24–20.[4][5][6] A 24–8 loss at Indiana followed.[7][8] Kentucky then won a nationally televised ESPN Thursday night matchup at South Carolina, 21–17, followed by a 21–0 shutout of #25 Ole Miss.[9][10]

A 35–17 victory over LSU followed.[11][12] Kentucky then lost 33–28 at Georgia in a nationally televised game.[13][14] Kentucky then won 26–17 at Mississippi State, lost 12–7 at Vanderbilt, and clinched bowl eligibility with a 6–3 win against East Carolina. A 48–0 loss to Tennessee closed the regular season.[15][16]

Kentucky closed the season in the 1993 Peach Bowl against #24 Clemson.[17] Kentucky led for most of the game but lost on a late touchdown, 14–13.[18][19]

  1. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  2. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  3. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  4. ^ "Florida, 1993 AP polls". AP Poll Archive. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  6. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  7. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  8. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  9. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  10. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209, 211
  11. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  12. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  13. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  14. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209, 211
  15. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  16. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.209
  17. ^ "December 7, 1993 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  18. ^ "1993 Kentucky Wildcats scores". Archived from the original on October 6, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2009.
  19. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.172, 209