1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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]

1983 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1983 record6–5–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 4 Georgia 5 –1 –010 –1 –1
No. 6 Florida 4 –2 –09 –2 –1
Tennessee 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Alabama 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –06 –6 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –06 –5 –1
Mississippi State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
LSU 0 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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-–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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Central Michigan*
W 31–2451,232
September 10Kansas State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 31–1256,123
September 17Indiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 24–1356,825
September 24Tulane*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 26–1457,424[3]
October 8No. 7 Auburn
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
L 21–4957,989
October 15LSU
W 21–1377,765
October 22at No. 7 Georgia
L 21–4782,122
October 29Cincinnati*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
T 13–1357,789
November 5at Vanderbilt
W 17–841,000
November 12at No. 14 Florida
L 7–2473,192
November 19Tennessee
L 0–1057,985
December 22No. 18 West Virginia
L 20–1642,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4][5]

Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
John GrimsleyLinebacker6141Houston Oilers

[6][7]

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. "Wildcats top Tulane 26–14". The Advocate-Messenger. September 25, 1983. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  5. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  6. "1984 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  7. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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