2020 Kentucky Wildcats football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 23–21 vs. NC State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (4–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Gran (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDarin Hinshaw (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrad White (2nd season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Home stadiumKroger Field
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 13 Florida x  8 –2   8 –4  
No. 7 Georgia  7 –2   8 –2  
Missouri  5 –5   5 –5  
Kentucky  4 –6   5 –6  
Tennessee  3 –7   3 –7  
South Carolina  2 –8   2 –8  
Vanderbilt  0 –9   0 –9  
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^  10 –0   13 –0  
No. 4 Texas A&M  8 –1   9 –1  
Auburn  6 –4   6 –5  
LSU*  5 –5   5 –5  
Ole Miss  4 –5   5 –5  
Arkansas  3 –7   3 –7  
Mississippi State  3 –7   4 –7  
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban
    Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 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 eighth-year head coach Mark Stoops.

Preseason

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Kentucky was predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[1]

Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Florida624 (53)
2Georgia613 (43)
3Tennessee434
4Kentucky405
5South Carolina287
6Missouri224
7Vanderbilt101

Schedule

Kentucky had games scheduled against Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, and Louisville, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] This will be the first season since 1993 that the Wildcats do not play Louisville. As of 10/16/2020, the SEC swapped two teams and the dates of when they will play the Wildcats. This is because of an outbreak of COVID-19 among other competing SEC football teams. Missouri will be an away game on October 24, instead of an away game on the 31st and Georgia, at home, on October 31 instead of the 24th.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26, 202012:00 p.m.at No. 8 AuburnNo. 23
SECNL 13–2917,490
October 34:00 p.m.Ole Miss
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNL 41–42 OT12,000
October 107:30 p.m.Mississippi State
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 24–212,000
October 1712:00 p.m.at No. 18 Tennessee
SECNW 34–722,519
October 244:00 p.m.at Missouri
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
SECNL 10–2011,738
October 3112:00 p.m.No. 5 Georgia
SECNL 3–1412,000
November 1412:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
SECNW 38–3512,000
November 214:00 p.m.at No. 1 Alabama
SECNL 3–6319,424
November 2812:00 p.m.at No. 6 Florida
ESPNL 10–3414,453
December 57:30 p.m.South Carolina
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 41–1812,000
January 2, 202112:00 p.m.vs. No. 23 NC State*
ESPNW 23–2110,422

[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV*2323RV
CoachesRVRV*20RVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

At Auburn

Kentucky vs. Auburn
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 0 6013
Tigers 8 0 71429

at Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL

  • Date: September 26, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 • Wind: N 4 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny; 48%hum
  • Game attendance: 17,490
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV: SECN
  • [5]

Ole Miss

Ole Miss vs. Kentucky
Period 1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 7 72142
Wildcats 14 7 71341

at Kroger Field, Lexington, KY

  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 • Wind: 9 MPH E • Weather: Mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV: SECN
  • [6]

Mississippi State

Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 202
Wildcats 0 14 01024

at Kroger Field, Lexington, KY

  • Date: October 10, 2020
  • Game time: 7:30pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: SECN
  • [7]

Tennessee

Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 17 10734
Volunteers 0 7 007

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN

  • Date: October 17, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 22,519
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: SECN
  • [7]

Missouri

Kentucky vs. Missouri
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 3 0710
Tigers 7 3 7320

at Faurot Field, Columbia, MO

  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Game time: 4:00pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 22,519
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: SECN
  • [7]

Georgia

Kentucky vs. Georgia
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7014
Wildcats 0 3 003

at Kroger Field, Lexington, KY

  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Game time: 12:00pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 12,000
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: SECN
  • [7]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
119Jamin DavisLBWashington Football Team
244Kelvin JosephCBDallas Cowboys
6192Quinton BohannaDTDallas Cowboys
6200Brandin EcholsCBNew York Jets
6206Landon YoungOTNew Orleans Saints
7232Phil HoskinsDTCarolina Panthers

References

  1. ↑ "Preseason SEC media poll, All-SEC Team announced". SECSports.com. Southeastern Conference. September 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dellenger, Ross. "Sources: SEC Adopts Conference-Only Schedule With Sept. 26 Start". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 Kentucky Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ "KENTUCKY (1-0) -VS- SOUTHERN MISS (0-1)". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ "EASTERN KENTUCKY (0-2) -VS- KENTUCKY (2-0)". Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "KENTUCKY (3-0 , 1-0) -VS- SOUTH CAROLINA (2-1 , 1-1)". Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
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