2021 University of Kentucky football season
The 2021 Kentucky Wildcats football team represents the University of Kentucky in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wildcats play their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky , and compete in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by ninth-year head coach Mark Stoops .
Previous season
Kentucky finished the season with a record of 5–6 (4–6 in the SEC) and as Gator Bowl champions. Kentucky entered the 2020 season fresh off an 8–4 record and a Belk Bowl championship.
Offseason
Position key
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award
Player
Position
Year
The SEC Media Days will be held July 19-22, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham - The Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Alabama .
Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Media poll (SEC Championship)
Rank
Team
Votes
1
2
3
Preseason All-SEC teams
Personnel
Coaching staff
Schedule
Spring game
The Wildcats are scheduled to hold spring practices in March and April 2021 with the Kentucky football spring game to take place in Lexington, KY in April 2021.
Regular season
The 2021 Wildcats' schedule consists of seven home games and five away games for the regular season. Kentucky will host four SEC conference opponents Florida , LSU , Missouri , and rival Tennessee . Kentucky will travel to four SEC conference opponents Georgia , Mississippi State , South Carolina , and Vanderbilt . Kentucky is not scheduled to play SEC West opponents Alabama , Arkansas , Auburn , Ole Miss , and Texas A&M in the 2021 regular season. The Wildcats bye week comes during week 8 (in October 23, 2021).[ 1]
Kentucky's out of conference opponents represent the ACC, Independents, Southern, and Sun Belt conferences. The Wildcats will host three non-conference games which are against Chattanooga from the SoCon , Louisiana-Monroe from the Sun Belt , and New Mexico State from the FBS Independents . The Wildcats will travel to Louisville, KY to face in-state rival Louisville for Governor's Cup to close out the season.
Game summaries
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
1
2 3 4 Total
Louisiana-Monroe
0
0 0 0
0
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
ULM
Kentucky
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
ULM
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Tigers
1
2 3 4 Total
Missouri
0
0 0 0
0
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Missouri
Kentucky
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Missouri
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Chattanooga Mocs
1
2 3 4 Total
Chattanooga
0
0 0 0
0
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Chattanooga
Kentucky
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Chattanooga
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at South Carolina Gamecocks
1
2 3 4 Total
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
South Carolina
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Kentucky
South Carolina
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
South Carolina
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Florida Gators
1
2 3 4 Total
Florida
0
0 0 0
0
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Florida
Kentucky
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Florida
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
LSU Tigers
1
2 3 4 Total
LSU
0
0 0 0
0
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
LSU
Kentucky
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
LSU
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Georgia Bulldogs
1
2 3 4 Total
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Georgia
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Kentucky
Georgia
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Georgia
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Mississippi State Bulldogs
1
2 3 4 Total
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Mississippi State
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Kentucky
Mississippi State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Mississippi State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tennessee Volunteers
1
2 3 4 Total
Tennessee
0
0 0 0
0
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Tennessee
Kentucky
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Tennessee
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Vanderbilt Commodores
1
2 3 4 Total
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Vanderbilt
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Vanderbilt
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
New Mexico State Aggies
1
2 3 4 Total
New Mexico State
0
0 0 0
0
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
New Mexico St
Kentucky
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
New Mexico St
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Louisville Cardinals
1
2 3 4 Total
Kentucky
0
0 0 0
0
Louisville
0
0 0 0
0
Statistics
Kentucky
Louisville
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Kentucky
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Louisville
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rankings
Ranking movements Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP Coaches CFP Not released Not released
Statistics
Scoring
Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)
1
2
3
4
Total
All opponents
0
0
0
0
0
Kentucky
0
0
0
0
0
Scores by quarter (SEC opponents)
1
2
3
4
Total
SEC opponents
0
0
0
0
0
Kentucky
0
0
0
0
0
Scores by quarter (All opponents)
1
2
3
4
Total
All opponents
0
0
0
0
0
Kentucky
0
0
0
0
0
Radio
TV
CBS Family - WKYT (CBS), CBS Sports Network
ESPN /ABC Family - WTVQ (ABC), ABC , ESPN , ESPN2 , ESPNU , ESPN+ , SEC Network )
FOX Family - WDKY (FOX), FOX /FS1 , FSN
NBC - WLEX , NBC Sports , NBCSN
References
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