1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1998 Kentucky Wildcats football

Outback Bowl, L 26–14 vs. Penn State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
1998 record	7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Hal Mumme (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 55,453)

1998 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Tennessee x$#		8	–	0		13	–	0
#5 Florida %		7	–	1		10	–	2
#14 Georgia		6	–	2		9	–	3
Kentucky		4	–	4		7	–	5
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		2	–	9
South Carolina		0	–	8		1	–	10
Western Division
Mississippi State xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
#16 Arkansas x		6	–	2		9	–	3
Alabama		4	–	4		7	–	5
Ole Miss		3	–	5		7	–	5
LSU		2	–	6		4	–	7
Auburn		1	–	7		3	–	8
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Quarterback Tim Couch was the first pick overall in the 1999 NFL Draft.

Season

Couch led Kentucky to seven wins, including a win on the road at #21 LSU and a spot in the 1999 Outback Bowl, where Couch completed 30 of 48 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, though Kentucky lost to Penn State, 26–14. In the Kentucky–Louisville rivalry, the Wildcats beat the Cardinals to claim the Governor's Cup. In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky by a score of 59–21 to claim the Beer Barrel.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:00 PM	at Louisville*		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	FSN	W 68–34	42,643
September 12	1:30 PM	Eastern Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 52–7	57,776
September 19	1:30 PM	Indiana*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 31–27	57,788
September 26	3:30 PM	at No. 8 Florida	No. 25	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 35–51	85,011
October 3	6:00 PM	at No. 22 Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	ESPN2	L 20–27	55,782
October 10	7:00 PM	South Carolina		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY		W 33–28	57,739
October 17	9:00 PM	at No. 21 LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	W 39–36	80,524
October 24	12:30 PM	No. 11 Georgia		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	JPS	L 26–28	57,838
November 7	6:00 PM	Mississippi State		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 37–35	57,760
November 14	1:30 PM	Vanderbilt		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)		W 55–17	57,521
November 21	12:30 PM	at No. 1 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	CBS	L 21–59	107,252
January 1	11:00 AM	vs. No. 20 Penn State*		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–26	66,005
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Tim Couch	Quarterback	1	1	Cleveland Browns

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References

Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Commonwealth Stadium (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Indiana Louisville (Governor's Cup) Mississippi State Tennessee Transylvania Vanderbilt

Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band 2003 Arkansas game

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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