1985 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1985 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Tennessee $ 5 –1 –09 –1 –2
No. 5 Florida 5 –1 –09 –1 –1
No. 13 Alabama 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
No. 20 LSU 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
Georgia 3 –2 –17 –3 –2
Auburn 3 –3 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 2 –4 –04 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Kentucky 1 –5 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi State 0 –6 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Florida ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation.
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Bowling Green*
L 26–3057,620[4]
September 21Tulane*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 16–1155,812[5]
September 28Cincinnati*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 27–757,192[6]
October 5Clemson*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 26–758,230[7]
October 12Mississippi State
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 33–1958,345[8]
October 19at No. 17 LSU
L 0–1078,562[9]
October 26at Georgia
L 6–2681,498[10]
November 2East Tennessee State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 23–1353,429[11]
November 9at Vanderbilt
L 24–3141,076[12]
November 16at No. 11 Florida
L 13–1573,672[13]
November 23 No. 16 Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 0–4230,113[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1985 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1985 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ Jerry Tipton (September 15, 1985). "Bowling Green stuns Cats 30-26". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Jerry Tipton (September 22, 1985). "Cats fight back to topple Tulane". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Jerry Tipton (September 29, 1985). "Wildcats roll past Cincinnati 27-7". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Jerry Tipton (October 6, 1985). "Cats kick clumsy Clemson 26-7". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Jerry Tipton (October 13, 1985). "Erratic Dooley leads Cats to win". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ David McCormick (October 20, 1985). "Third-string QB ignites LSU". The Daily Advertiser. Associated Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Thomas O'Toole (October 27, 1985). "Georgia pins 26-6 licking on Kentucky". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1C, 15C – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Jerry Tipton (November 3, 1985). "Cats shake spunky East Tennessee". Lexington Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ John Bibb (November 10, 1985). "Vandy outduels Kentucky 31-24". The Tennessean. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Florida 15, Kentucky 13". Florida Today. November 17, 1985. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ 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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