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1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1983 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1983 record 6-5-1 (2-4 SEC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Auburn $ 6 0 0     11 1 0
#4 Georgia 5 1 0     10 1 1
#6 Florida 4 2 0     9 2 1
Tennessee 4 2 0     9 3 0
#15 Alabama 4 2 0     8 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 0     6 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0     6 5 1
Mississippi State 1 5 0     3 8 0
LSU 0 6 0     4 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 0     2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 228 points while allowing 237 points.

After a 4-0 start, Kentucky finished the regular season 6-4-1 before playing in the 1983 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl, losing to #18 West Virginia, 20-16. The improvement from 1982's 0-10-1 mark was, at the time, an NCAA record for most improvement in wins from one season to the next.

Following a 0-10-1 record in Jerry Claiborne's first season in 1982, Kentucky raced out to a 4-0 mark, opening with victories against Central Michigan, Kansas State, Indiana and Tulane. A loss to #7 Auburn was followed by a win at LSU, then a loss at #7 Georgia and a tie with Cincinnati. A win at Vanderbilt was followed by losses at #14 Florida and to Tennessee. The season closed with a 20-16 loss to #18 West Virginia in the 1983 Hall of Fame Classic Bowl.


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