The 1985 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (1–5 against SEC opponents), finished in ninth place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 211 to 194.[1][2]
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (1–5 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Florida | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
The team's statistical leaders included Bill Ransdell with 1,744 passing yards, Marc Logan with 715 rushing yards, and Cornell Burbage with 418 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | Bowling Green* | L 26–30 | 57,620 | [4] | |||
| September 21 | Tulane* |
| W 16–11 | 55,812 | [5] | ||
| September 28 | Cincinnati* |
| W 27–7 | 57,192 | [6] | ||
| October 5 | Clemson* |
| W 26–7 | 58,230 | [7] | ||
| October 12 | Mississippi State |
| W 33–19 | 58,345 | [8] | ||
| October 19 | at No. 17 LSU | L 0–10 | 78,562 | [9] | |||
| October 26 | at Georgia | L 6–26 | 81,498 | [10] | |||
| November 2 | East Tennessee State* |
| W 23–13 | 53,429 | [11] | ||
| November 9 | at Vanderbilt | L 24–31 | 41,076 | [12] | |||
| November 16 | at No. 11 Florida | L 13–15 | 73,672 | [13] | |||
| November 23 | No. 16 Tennessee |
| L 0–42 | 30,113 | [14] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1985 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ "1985 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (September 15, 1985). "Bowling Green stuns Cats 30-26". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (September 22, 1985). "Cats fight back to topple Tulane". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (September 29, 1985). "Wildcats roll past Cincinnati 27-7". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (October 6, 1985). "Cats kick clumsy Clemson 26-7". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (October 13, 1985). "Erratic Dooley leads Cats to win". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ David McCormick (October 20, 1985). "Third-string QB ignites LSU". The Daily Advertiser. Associated Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Thomas O'Toole (October 27, 1985). "Georgia pins 26-6 licking on Kentucky". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1C, 15C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (November 3, 1985). "Cats shake spunky East Tennessee". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Bibb (November 10, 1985). "Vandy outduels Kentucky 31-24". The Tennessean. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida 15, Kentucky 13". Florida Today. November 17, 1985. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (November 24, 1985). "Vols' delayed fuse blasts Cats 42-0". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
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