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1995 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorElliot Uzelac (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainBarry Jones, Mike Schlegel, David Snardon, James Tucker
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons← 19941996 →
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Georgia 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
No. 21 Alabama 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 22 Auburn 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
LSU 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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. 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Louisville*L 10–1358,967
September 97:00 p.m.No. 5 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 7–4253,524
September 162:00 p.m.at Indiana*W 17–1037,225
September 2312:30 p.m.at South CarolinaJPSW 35–3065,325
September 307:00 p.m.No. 13 Auburn
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
PPVL 21–4258,250
October 147:00 p.m.LSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
PPVW 24–1651,500
October 2112:30 p.m.at GeorgiaJPSL 3–1285,412
October 282:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateL 32–4230,122
November 42:00 p.m.at VanderbiltL 10–1426,053
November 111:00 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 33–1425,231
November 2312:30 p.m.No. 4 Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
JPSL 31–3452,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "1995 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. "1995 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. "Arrington, U of L hand UK 11th straight loss". The Park City Daily News. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Florida crushes Kentucky behind freshman". Fort Myers News-Press. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UK skid ends at IU's expense". The Evansville Courier. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Moe betters blues; Williams carries Kentucky to victory". The Tennessean. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "UK returns to Earth without a chute". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Gritty Widcats rally past Bayou Bengals". Messenger-Inquirer. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Sluggish Kentucky stumbles in Georgia". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bulldogs snap losing streak". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Kentucky can't run from Vandy's streak". The Paducah Sun. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "UK beats Cincy as Williams sets three records". The State Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Manning, Vols subdue upset-minded Kentucky". The Miami Herald. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "College Football Reference". jhowell.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  16. 1996 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
  17. 1995 Kentucky football scores Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
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