1990 Kentucky Wildcats football team
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–4 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tommy Bowden (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Larry New (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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| No. 13 Florida * | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Ole Miss | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against SEC opponents), finished in sixth place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 316 to 228.[1][2] The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
The team's statistical leaders included Freddie Maggard with 1,055 passing yards, Al Baker with 780 rushing yards, and Phil Logan with 565 receiving yards.[3]
Bill Curry had been the head football coach at Alabama from 1987 to 1989, compiling a 26–10 record with the Crimson Tide. He was the SEC Coach of the Year in 1989. He was hired by Kentucky in January 1990.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 1 | Central Michigan* | W 20–17 | 57,550 | [5] | |||||
| September 8 | at Rutgers* | L 8–24 | 21,141 | [6] | |||||
| September 15 | Indiana* |
| L 24–45 | 58,150 | [7] | ||||
| September 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Carolina* | L 13–16 | 43,000 | [8] | ||||
| October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss | TBS | L 29–35 | 27,000 | [9] | |||
| October 13 | Mississippi State |
| W 17–15 | 56,375 | [10] | ||||
| October 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at LSU | L 20–30 | 64,720 | [11] | ||||
| October 27 | 8:00 p.m. | Georgia |
| W 26–24 | 55,255 | [12] | |||
| November 10 | Vanderbilt |
| W 28–21 | 50,400 | [13] | ||||
| November 17 | No. 6 Florida |
| TBS | L 15–47 | 55,140 | [14] | |||
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Tennessee | TBS | L 28–42 | 92,243 | [15] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1990 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "1990 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "Curry Kentucky football coach". Detroit Free Press. January 9, 1990. p. 2D.
- ^ "Curry era at UK off to good start". The Kentucky Advocate. September 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers wins big". The Sunday Courier-News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "28-point explosion lifts IU". Sunday Herald-Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gwaltney helps Tar Heels (3–1) boot Wildcats". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UK comeback 'too little, too late'". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Cats' defense answers call against 'Dogs". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams runs for 213 yards as LSU subdues stubborn UK 30–20". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kick at :07 puts UK over Georgia, hump". Messenger-Inquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Move-the-chain gang carries UK by Vandy". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Matthews passes for 4 TDs in Florida's romp". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols top Kentucky". Johnson City Press. November 25, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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