1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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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

The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 212 points while allowing 220 points.[1] This was Jerry Claiborne's eighth and final season as Kentucky's head coach.

Season

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.[2]

Schedule

September 9Indiana*

W 17–14 58,216 September 16North Carolina*

  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY

W 13–6 50,174 September 23at No. 15 Alabama

L 3–15 70,123 October 7No. 11 Auburn

  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY

L 12–24 55,688 October 14Rutgers*

  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY

W 33–26 54,771 October 21LSU

  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY

W 27–21 53,967 October 28at Georgia

L 23–34 81,987 November 4Cincinnati*

  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY

W 31–0 46,195 November 11at Vanderbilt

W 15–11 39,876 November 18at Florida

L 28–38 71,432 November 11No. 11 Tennessee

L 10–31 55,237

Template:CFB Schedule End[3][4]

Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft

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

[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "1989 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  3. ^ "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  5. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166