1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1983 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1983 record 6-5-1 (2-4 SEC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky)
1983 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Auburn $ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#4 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 1
#6 Florida 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#15 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
LSU 0 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 228 points while allowing 237 points.[1]

After a 4-0 start, Kentucky finished the regular season 6-4-1 before playing in the 1983 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl, losing to #18 West Virginia, 20-16. The improvement from 1982's 0-10-1 mark was, at the time, an NCAA record for most improvement in wins from one season to the next.

Season

Following a 0-10-1 record in Jerry Claiborne's first season in 1982, Kentucky raced out to a 4-0 mark, opening with victories against Central Michigan, Kansas State, Indiana and Tulane. A loss to #7 Auburn was followed by a win at LSU, then a loss at #7 Georgia and a tie with Cincinnati. A win at Vanderbilt was followed by losses at #14 Florida and to Tennessee. The season closed with a 20-16 loss to #18 West Virginia in the 1983 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 3 Central Michigan* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 31–24   51,232
September 10 Kansas State* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 31–12   56,123
September 17 Indiana* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 24–13   56,825
September 24 Tulane* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY W 26–14   57,424
October 8 #7 Auburn Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY L 21–49   57,989
October 15 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 21–13   77,765
October 22 at #7 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L 21–47   82,122
October 29 Cincinnati* Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY T 13–13   57,789
November 5 at Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 17–8   41,000
November 12 at #14 Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL L 7–24   73,192
November 19 Tennessee Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) L 0–10   57,985
December 22 #18 West Virginia Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic Bowl) L 20–16   42,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[3][4]

Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
John GrimsleyLinebacker 6 141 Houston Oilers

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References

  1. ↑ "1983 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  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.
  4. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  5. ↑ "1984 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  6. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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