| Year: | 1989 |
| Team: | Kentucky Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 6–5 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Claiborne |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Commonwealth Stadium |
The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a Southeastern Conference (SEC) member during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the SEC. The Wildcats scored 212 points and allowed 220 points.[1]
Kentucky opened with wins against Indiana and North Carolina, lost to Alabama and Auburn, beat Rutgers and LSU, lost at Georgia, beat Cincinnati and Vanderbilt, and lost to Florida and Tennessee.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Oliver Barnett | Defensive end | 3 | 55 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Donnie Gardner | Defensive end | 7 | 171 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Andy Murray | Running back | 7 | 185 | Houston Oilers |