| 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–5 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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| No. 5 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Auburn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a Southeastern Conference (SEC) member during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SEC. The Wildcats scored 212 points and allowed 220 points.
Kentucky opened with wins against Indiana and North Carolina, lost to Alabama and Auburn, beat Rutgers and LSU, lost at Georgia, beat Cincinnati and Vanderbilt, and lost to Florida and Tennessee.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Indiana* | W 17–14 | 58,216 | ||
| September 16 | North Carolina* |
| W 13–6 | 50,174 | |
| September 23 | at No. 15 Alabama | L 3–15 | 70,123 | ||
| October 7 | No. 11 Auburn |
| L 12–24 | 55,688 | |
| October 14 | Rutgers* |
| W 33–26 | 54,771 | |
| October 21 | LSU |
| W 27–21 | 53,967 | |
| October 28 | at Georgia | L 23–34 | 81,987 | ||
| November 4 | Cincinnati* |
| W 31–0 | 46,195 | |
| November 11 | at Vanderbilt | W 15–11 | 39,876 | ||
| November 18 | at Florida | L 28–38 | 71,432 | ||
| November 25 | No. 11 Tennessee |
| L 10–31 | 55,237 | |
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Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Oliver Barnett | Defensive end | 3 | 55 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Donnie Gardner | Defensive end | 7 | 171 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Andy Murray | Running back | 7 | 185 | Houston Oilers |
References
- "1989 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- "Kentucky's last stand gives IU first loss". The Indianapolis Star. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kentucky slogs past Tar Heels 13–6". Winston-Salem Journal. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bama defense stifles UK". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 24, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UK gets behind, can't catch benevolent Auburn". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kentucky tops Rutgers, 33–26". The Sunday Courier-News. October 15, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Runs by Rawls keep Kentucky rolling, 27–21". Messenger-Inquirer. October 22, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Georgia's Hampton offsets Johnson's bid to stop road woes". The Paducah Sun. October 29, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kentucky just too much for Bearcats, 31–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Cats scratch new look VU". The Tennessean. November 12, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UF wears ddown Kentucky, 38–28". The Tampa Tribune. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols rally for 31–10 win over Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 26, 1989. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
- "1990 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
- 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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