Kentucky Wildcats

The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference.

Football

Kentucky Wildcats college football

First Season
1881
Team History
Kentucky Wildcats (1910-present) Kentucky State College Blue and White (1892-1909) Kentucky Blue and Yellow (1891)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1933-present) Southern Conference (1922-32) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1912-21) Independent (1881-95, 1905-11) Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1896-1904)
Venue
Kroger Field (1973-present) McLean Stadium (1916-72)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1941
November 1	at Alabama	Denny Stadium
November 8	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field
1948
October 9	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium
1949
January 2, 1950	vs. Santa Clara	Burdine Stadium

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
October 28	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field
November 11	at Mississippi State	Scott Field
January 1, 1951	vs. Oklahoma	Tulane Stadium
1951
September 15	vs. Tennessee Tech	Stoll Field
October 13	vs. Mississippi State	Stoll Field
November 10	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium
January 1, 1952	vs. TCU	Cotton Bowl
1952
September 20	vs. Villanova	Stoll Field
1953
November 14	vs. Memphis State	Stoll Field
November 21	vs. Tennessee	Stoll Field
1955
September 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
November 19	vs. Tennessee	Stoll Field
1957
November 9	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
November 23	vs. Tennessee	Stoll Field
1958
September 13	vs. Hawaii	Fairgrounds Stadium
October 25	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
October 15	vs. LSU	Stoll Field
October 29	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
1964
September 26	at Ole Miss	Memorial Stadium
November 14	vs. Baylor	Stoll Field
1965
September 18	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium
November 20	vs. Tennessee	Stoll Field
1966
September 17	vs. North Carolina	Stoll Field
October 1	vs. Auburn	Stoll Field
1968
September 21	vs. Missouri	Stoll Field
October 5	vs. Auburn	Stoll Field
October 19	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
1969
October 18	vs. LSU	Commonwealth Stadium
November 15	at Florida	Florida Field
November 22	vs. Tennessee	Stoll Field

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
September 19	vs. Kansas State	Stoll Field
November 14	at Florida	Tampa Stadium
1971
September 11	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
September 18	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium
1973
November 17	at Florida	Florida Field
1974
October 19	vs. LSU	Commonwealth Stadium
1976
October 23	vs. Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium
December 31	vs. North Carolina	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)
1977
October 15	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
November 5	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field
1978
November 25	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
October 4	at Alabama	Legion Field
1981
October 24	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium
1982
September 18	vs. Oklahoma	Commonwealth Stadium
October 9	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium
1983
October 15	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
1984
October 27	vs. Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium
December 29	vs. Wisconsin	Hall of Fame Classic (Birmingham, AL)
1985
September 21	vs. Tulane	Commonwealth Stadium
October 5	vs. Clemson	Commonwealth Stadium
October 12	vs. Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium
1986
September 13	vs. Rutgers	Commonwealth Stadium
1987
October 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium
1988
November 12	vs. Florida	Commonwealth Stadium
1989
October 7	vs. Auburn	Commonwealth Stadium
October 14	vs. Rutgers	Commonwealth Stadium
November 11	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1997
November 22	vs. Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium
1999
December 29	vs. Syracuse	Adelphia Coliseum

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
September 9	vs. South Florida	Commonwealth Stadium
2003
October 25	vs. Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium
2006
December 29	vs. Clemson	LP Field

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2016
December 31	vs. Georgia Tech	EverBank Field
2017
November 18	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium
December 29	vs. Northwestern	Nissan Stadium
2018
October 6	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field
January 1, 2019	vs. Penn State	Camping World Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1950s	1954
1960s	1964 • 1966
1970s	1979
1980s	1981 • 1982 • 1987 • 1989
1990s	1998
2000s	2000
2010s	2011
2020s	2020

Yearbooks

2000s	2007

Men's Basketball

Kentucky Wildcats men's college basketball

First Season
1903-04
Team History
Kentucky Wildcats (1903-present)
Conference
Southeastern Conference (1932-present)
Venue
Rupp Arena (1976-present) Memorial Coliseum (1950-76) Alumni Gymnasium (1924-50) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910-24) State College Gymnasium (1903-14)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1953-54
January 16, 1954	vs. Tulane	Memorial Coliseum

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1969-70
December 13, 1969	vs. Indiana	Memorial Coliseum

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1974-75
March 29 & 31, 1975	vs. Syracuse & UCLA	San Diego Sports Arena

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1983-84
March 31, 1984	vs. Georgetown	Kingdome

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1950s	1953-54 • 1955-56 • 1958-59
1960s	1963-64
1970s	1971-72 • 1978-79