1990 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

1990 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Bowden (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Larry New (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons← 1989 1991 →

1990 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Florida	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	1	9	–	2	–	2
No. 21 Ole Miss	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Alabama	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
No. 19 Auburn	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against SEC opponents), finished in sixth place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 316 to 228. The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

The team's statistical leaders included Freddie Maggard with 1,055 passing yards, Al Baker with 780 rushing yards, and Phil Logan with 565 receiving yards.

Bill Curry had been the head football coach at Alabama from 1987 to 1989, compiling a 26–10 record with the Crimson Tide. He was the SEC Coach of the Year in 1989. He was hired by Kentucky in January 1990.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1		Central Michigan*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 20–17	57,550
September 8		at Rutgers*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ		L 8–24	21,141
September 15		Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 24–45	58,150
September 22	1:30 p.m.	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 13–16	43,000
October 6	12:30 p.m.	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	TBS	L 29–35	27,000
October 13		Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 17–15	56,375
October 20	8:00 p.m.	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 20–30	64,720
October 27	8:00 p.m.	Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 26–24	55,255
November 10		Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		W 28–21	50,400
November 17		No. 6 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	TBS	L 15–47	55,140
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	TBS	L 28–42	92,243
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

"1990 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.
"1990 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
"Curry Kentucky football coach". Detroit Free Press. January 9, 1990. p. 2D.
"Curry era at UK off to good start". The Kentucky Advocate. September 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rutgers wins big". The Sunday Courier-News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"28-point explosion lifts IU". Sunday Herald-Times. September 16, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gwaltney helps Tar Heels (3–1) boot Wildcats". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"UK comeback 'too little, too late'". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 7, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"'Cats' defense answers call against 'Dogs". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Williams runs for 213 yards as LSU subdues stubborn UK 30–20". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kick at :07 puts UK over Georgia, hump". Messenger-Inquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Move-the-chain gang carries UK by Vandy". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Matthews passes for 4 TDs in Florida's romp". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vols top Kentucky". Johnson City Press. November 25, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Kentucky Wildcats football
Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Kroger Field (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Florida Indiana Louisville: Governor's Cup Tennessee Transylvania: Battle On Broadway Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band Bluegrass Miracle 2003 Arkansas game Big Blue Nation
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
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