1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Hal Mumme.

1997 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Leach (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Major (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
(Capacity: 57,800)
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$  7 1   11 2  
No. 10 Georgia  6 2   10 2  
No. 4 Florida  6 2   10 2  
South Carolina  3 5   5 6  
Kentucky  2 6   5 6  
Vanderbilt  0 8   3 8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy  6 2   10 3  
No. 13 LSU x  6 2   9 3  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 4   8 4  
Mississippi State  4 4   7 4  
Arkansas  2 6   4 7  
Alabama  2 6   4 7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 301:30 p.m.Louisville*W 38–2459,186
September 612:30 p.m.at Mississippi StateJPSL 27–3530,121
September 202:00 p.m.at Indiana*W 49–741,149
September 273:30 p.m.No. 1 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
CBSL 28–5559,224
October 47:00 p.m.No. 20 Alabama
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
PPVW 40-34 OT59,226
October 1112:30 p.m.at South CarolinaJPSL 24–3875,936
October 187:00 p.m.NE Louisiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
W 49–1457,500
October 253:30 p.m.at No. 16 GeorgiaCBSL 13–2385,672
November 16:30 p.m.No. 16 LSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, Kentucky
ESPN2L 28–6358,450
November 152:00 p.m.at VanderbiltW 21–1040,256
November 2212:30 p.m.No. 5 Tennessee
ESPN2L 31–5961,076
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Tim Couch So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References


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