2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2019 University of Kentucky football season

The 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Stoops.

Preseason[edit]

SEC preseason poll[edit]

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Kentucky was projected to finish in sixth in the East Division.^[2]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Georgia	1789 (233)
2	Florida	1499 (21)
3	Missouri	1149 (3)
4	South Carolina	883 (1)
5	Tennessee	804 (1)
6	Kentucky	798 (1)
7	Vanderbilt	358

Preseason All-SEC teams[edit]

The Wildcats had four players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Schedule[edit]

Kentucky announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.^[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 8 home and 4 away games.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:00 p.m.	Toledo*		SECN	W 38–24	54,610
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN Alt.	W 38–17	55,240
September 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 9 Florida		ESPN	L 21–29	63,076
September 21	4:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State		SECN	L 13–28	54,556
September 28	7:30 p.m.	at South Carolina		SECN	L 7–24	80,828
October 12	7:30 p.m.	Arkansas	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	W 24–20	57,060
October 19	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Georgia		ESPN	L 0–21	92,746
October 26	7:30 p.m.	Missouri	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	W 29–7	48,446
November 9	7:30 p.m.	Tennessee	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	SECN	L 13–17	56,760
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at Vanderbilt		SECN	W 38–14	23,288
November 23	3:30 p.m.	UT Martin*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	W 50–7	41,495
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Louisville*		SECN	W 45–13	48,336
	12:00 p.m.	vs. Virginia Tech*		ESPN	W 37–30	44,138

Schedule Source:^[4]

Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Name	Position
Mark Stoops	Head coach
Eddie Gran	Offensive coordinator/Associate head coach, RB Coach
Brad White	Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach
Vince Marrow	Tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator
Steve Clinkscale	Secondary Coach
Michael Smith	Wide receivers coach
Darin Hinshaw	Co-offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks coach
John Schlarman	Offensive line coach
Derrick LeBlanc	Defensive line coach
Dean Hood	LB Coach/special teams coordinator

Game summaries[edit]

Toledo[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	7	3	7	24
Wildcats	0	14	10	14	38

Eastern Michigan[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	7	7	17
Wildcats	14	3	7	14	38

Florida[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Gators	7	0	3	19	29
Wildcats	0	14	7	0	21

At Mississippi State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	0	7	3	13
Bulldogs	7	14	0	7	28

At South Carolina[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	7	7
Gamecocks	7	3	7	7	24

Arkansas[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Razorbacks	7	6	0	7	20
Wildcats	0	7	10	7	24

At Georgia[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Bulldogs	0	0	14	7	21

Missouri[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	0	7
Wildcats	0	22	0	7	29

Tennessee[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Volunteers	0	3	14	0	17
Wildcats	13	0	0	0	13

At Vanderbilt[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	21	14	0	38
Commodores	14	0	0	0	14

UT Martin[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	0	7	7
Wildcats	16	13	7	14	50

Louisville[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	0	0	13
Wildcats	7	10	14	14	45

Vs. Virginia Tech (Belk Bowl)[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	10	7	10	3	30
Wildcats	7	7	10	13	37

^[5]

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

References[edit]