1994 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1994 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against SEC opponents), finished in last place in the Eastern Division of the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 405 to 149.[1][2] The team won its season opener against Louisville (20–14), but then lost the final ten games of the season, including blowout losses to Florida (7–73), Indiana (29–59), Mississippi State (7–47), and Tennessee (0–52),[1] following the injury of the team's star running back transfer from Rutgers U and Kenmore East HS Grad William Bing. The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1994 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
1994 record1–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaryl Dickey (2nd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (2nd season)
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 1 0  10 2 1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 3 0  8 4 0
South Carolina 4 4 0  7 5 0
Georgia 3 4 1  6 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 6 0  5 6 0
Kentucky 0 8 0  1 10 0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 0 0  12 1 0
No. 9 Auburn 6 1 1  9 1 1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 3 0  8 4 0
LSU 3 5 0  4 7 0
Arkansas 2 6 0  4 7 0
Ole Miss 2 6 0  4 7 0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Antonio O'Ferral with 642 passing yards, Moe Williams with 805 rushing yards, and Leon Smith with 375 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Louisville*W 20–1459,162
September 103:30 p.m.at No. 2 FloridaABCL 7–7385,238
September 177:00 p.m.Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)
L 29–5957,825
September 247:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
PPVL 9–2356,900
September 297:00 p.m.at No. 9 AuburnESPNL 14–4174,315
October 158:00 p.m.at LSUL 13–1761,764
October 227:00 p.m.Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
L 30–3456,125
October 297:00 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
L 7–4749,500
November 51:00 p.m.at VanderbiltL 6–2440,500
November 121:00 p.m.NE Louisiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
L 14–2132,000
November 1912:30 p.m.TennesseeJPSL 0–5295,066
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "1994 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. "1994 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. "College Football Reference". jhowell.net. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  5. 1995 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  6. 1994 Kentucky football scores Archived 2009-10-07 at WebCite


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