1995 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1995 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against SEC opponents), finished in fifth place in the Eastern Division of the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 269 to 223.[1][2] The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1995 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
1995 record47 (26 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorElliot Uzelac (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (3rd season)
CaptainBarry Jones, Mike Schlegel, David Snardon, James Tucker
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 0 0  12 1 0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 1 0  11 1 0
Georgia 3 5 0  6 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 1  4 6 1
Kentucky 2 6 0  4 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 7 0  2 9 0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 2 0  8 5 0
No. 21 Alabama 5 3 0  8 3 0
No. 22 Auburn 5 3 0  8 4 0
LSU 4 3 1  7 4 1
Ole Miss 3 5 0  6 5 0
Mississippi State 1 7 0  3 8 0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Billy Jack Haskins with 1,176 passing yards, Moe Williams with 1,600 rushing yards, and Craig Yeast with 337 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Louisville*L 10–1358,967
September 97:00 p.m.No. 5 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
L 7–4253,524
September 162:00 p.m.at Indiana*W 17–1037,225
September 2312:30 p.m.at South CarolinaJPSW 35–3065,325
September 307:00 p.m.No. 13 Auburn
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
PPVL 21–4258,250
October 147:00 p.m.LSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
PPVW 24–1651,500
October 2112:30 p.m.at GeorgiaJPSL 3–1285,412
October 282:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateL 32–4230,122
November 42:00 p.m.at VanderbiltL 10–1426,053
November 111:00 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 33–1425,231
November 2312:30 p.m.No. 4 Tennessee
JPSL 31–3452,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "1995 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. "1995 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. 1996 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  6. 1995 Kentucky football scores Archived 2009-10-07 at WebCite


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