1995 Kentucky Wildcats football team
American college football season
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 .
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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 7:00 p.m. Louisville * L 10–1358,967 [4]
September 9 7:00 p.m. No. 5 Florida Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry ) L 7–4253,524 [5]
September 16 2:00 p.m. at Indiana * W 17–1037,225 [6]
September 23 12:30 p.m. at South Carolina JPS W 35–3065,325 [7]
September 30 7:00 p.m. No. 13 Auburn Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY PPV L 21–4258,250 [8]
October 14 7:00 p.m. LSU Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY PPV W 24–1651,500 [9]
October 21 12:30 p.m. at Georgia JPS L 3–1285,412 [10]
October 28 2:30 p.m. at Mississippi State L 32–4230,122 [11]
November 4 2:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt L 10–1426,053 [12]
November 11 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 33–1425,231 [13]
November 23 12:30 p.m. No. 4 Tennessee Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry ) JPS L 31–3452,300 [14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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References
^ "1995 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 .
^ "1995 Kentucky Wildcats Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
^ "Arrington, U of L hand UK 11th straight loss" . The Park City Daily News . September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Florida crushes Kentucky behind freshman" . Fort Myers News-Press . September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UK skid ends at IU's expense" . The Evansville Courier . September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Moe betters blues; Williams carries Kentucky to victory" . The Tennessean . September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UK returns to Earth without a chute" . The Courier-Journal . October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Gritty Widcats rally past Bayou Bengals" . Messenger-Inquirer . October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sluggish Kentucky stumbles in Georgia" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs snap losing streak" . The Greenwood Commonwealth . October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky can't run from Vandy's streak" . The Paducah Sun . November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UK beats Cincy as Williams sets three records" . The State Journal . November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Manning, Vols subdue upset-minded Kentucky" . The Miami Herald . November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "College Football Reference" . jhowell.net . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009 .
^ 1996 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
^ 1995 Kentucky football scores Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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