1997 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Hal Mumme (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Major (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 57,800)
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia	6	–	2	10	–	2
No. 4 Florida	6	–	2	10	–	2
South Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	6
Kentucky	2	–	6	5	–	6
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss	4	–	4	8	–	4
Mississippi State	4	–	4	7	–	4
Arkansas	2	–	6	4	–	7
Alabama	2	–	6	4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Hal Mumme.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:30 p.m.	Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)		W 38–24	59,186
September 6	12:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	JPS	L 27–35	30,121
September 20	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana (rivalry)		W 49–7	41,149
September 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)	CBS	L 28–55	59,224
October 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Alabama	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	PPV	W 40–34 ^OT	59,226
October 11	12:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	L 24–38	75,936
October 18	7:00 p.m.	NE Louisiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 49–14	57,500
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	CBS	L 13–23	85,672
November 1	6:30 p.m.	No. 16 LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	L 28–63	58,450
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)		W 21–10	40,256
November 22	12:30 p.m.	No. 5 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)	ESPN2	L 31–59	61,076
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`2`	Tim Couch	So
RB	`3`	Craig Yeast	Jr
RB	`32`	Anthony White	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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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
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
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