2019 Kentucky Wildcats football
Belk Bowl champion
Belk Bowl, W 37–30 vs. Virginia Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Gran (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDarin Hinshaw (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrad White (1st season)[1]
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Home stadiumKroger Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 4 Georgia x   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Florida   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Kentucky   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Missouri *   3 – 5     6 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 1 LSU x$#^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 8 Alabama   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 14 Auburn   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Mississippi State   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Ole Miss   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Arkansas   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: LSU 37, Georgia 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

SEC preseason poll

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

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

Schedule

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.Toledo*
SECNW 38–2454,610
September 77:30 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECN Alt.W 38–1755,240
September 147:00 p.m.No. 9 Florida
ESPNL 21–2963,076
September 214:00 p.m.at Mississippi State
SECNL 13–2854,556
September 287:30 p.m.at South Carolina
SECNL 7–2480,828
October 127:30 p.m.Arkansasdagger
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 24–2057,060
October 196:00 p.m.at No. 10 Georgia
ESPNL 0–2192,746
October 267:30 p.m.Missouri
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 29–748,446
November 97:30 p.m.Tennessee
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
SECNL 13–1756,760
November 163:30 p.m.at Vanderbilt
SECNW 38–1423,288
November 233:30 p.m.UT Martin*
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 50–741,495
November 3012:00 p.m.Louisville*
SECNW 45–1348,336
December 3112:00 p.m.vs. Virginia Tech*
ESPNW 37–3044,138
Schedule Source:[4]

Personnel

Coaching staff

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

Game summaries

Toledo

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

See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

Eastern Michigan

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

See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Florida

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

See also: 2019 Florida Gators football team

At Mississippi State

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

See also: 2019 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

At South Carolina

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

See also: 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Arkansas

Kroger Field during Kentucky's win over Arkansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 7 6 0 7 20
Wildcats 0 7 10 7 24

See also: 2019 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

At Georgia

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

See also: 2019 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Missouri

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

See also: 2019 Missouri Tigers football team

Tennessee

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

See also: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team

At Vanderbilt

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

See also: 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

UT Martin

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

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Louisville

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

See also: 2019 Louisville Cardinals football team

Vs. Virginia Tech (Belk Bowl)

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

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team and 2019 Belk Bowl

[5]

Rankings

Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP——RV—————————————RV
CoachesRVRVRVRV———————————RVRV
CFPNot released——————Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 80 Lynn Bowden WR Las Vegas Raiders
4 121 Logan Stenberg OG Detroit Lions

References

  1. ^ "Brad White - Football coach". University of Kentucky Athletics.
  2. ^ "Media predicts Alabama to win 2019 SEC Championship". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. July 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Kentucky Set for Home-Heavy 2019 Football Schedule". University of Kentucky Department of Athletics. September 18, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Kentucky Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Kentucky vs Virginia Tech, 1869-2018". Retrieved December 9, 2019.[permanent dead link]
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