2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Eastern Division
Record8–5 (3–5 SEC)
Headcoach
- Mark Stoops (7th season)
| 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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Belk Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Eastern Division | |
| Record | 8–5 (3–5 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Eddie Gran (4th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Darin Hinshaw (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Brad White (1st season)[1] |
| Base defense | 3–4 or 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Kroger Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Preseason All-SEC teams
The Wildcats had four players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
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Offense 3rd team Logan Stenberg – OL Drake Jackson – C |
Defense 3rd team Kash Daniel – LB |
Specialists 3rd team Lynn Bowden – all-purpose player
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Schedule
Kentucky announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo* | SECN | W 38–24 | 54,610 | |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SECN | W 29–7 | 48,446 |
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Tennessee |
| 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* |
| SECN | W 50–7 | 41,495 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisville* |
| SECN | W 45–13 | 48,336 |
| December 31 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Virginia Tech* | ESPN | W 37–30 | 44,138 | |
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Rankings
Game summaries
Toledo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rockets | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
Eastern Michigan
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 9 Gators | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 29 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At South Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Razorbacks | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
At Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 10 Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 29 |
Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Volunteers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Wildcats | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
At Vanderbilt
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 3 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| Commodores | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
UT Martin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Wildcats | 16 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 50 |
Louisville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Vs. Virginia Tech (Belk Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hokies | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position |
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| Mark Stoops | Head coach |
| Eddie Gran | Offensive coordinator/Associate head coach, RB Coach |
| Darin Hinshaw | Co-offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks coach |
| Brad White | Defensive coordinator/Outside linebackers coach |
| Dean Hood | Special teams coordinator/Defensive backs Coach |
| Vince Marrow | Tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator |
| Steve Clinkscale | Secondary Coach |
| John Schlarman | Offensive line coach |
| Derrick LeBlanc | Defensive line coach |
| Jon Sumrall | Inside linebackers coach |
| Michael Smith | Wide receivers coach |
Players drafted into the NFL
Kentucky had two players selected in the 2020 NFL draft.[6]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 3 | 80 | Lynn Bowden | WR | Las Vegas Raiders |
| 4 | 121 | Logan Stenberg | OG | Detroit Lions |