List of Kentucky Wildcats bowl games explained
This is a list of Kentucky Wildcats football bowl games. The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. The list shows the bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach.
Key
General | Bowl game record attendance |
| Former bowl game record attendance | |
Bowl games
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| Bowl | Score | Date | Season | Opponent | Stadium | Location | Attendance | Head coach |
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| 1 | Great Lakes Bowl | | | 1947 | Villanova | Cleveland Stadium | Cleveland | 14,908 | |
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| 2 | Orange Bowl | | | 1949 | Santa Clara | Miami Orange Bowl | Miami | 64,816 | |
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| 3 | Sugar Bowl | | | 1950 | Oklahoma | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans | 82,000 | |
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| 4 | Cotton Bowl | | | 1951 | Texas Christian | Cotton Bowl | Dallas | 75,349 | |
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| 5 | Peach Bowl | | | 1976 | North Carolina | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta | 54,132 | |
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| 6 | Hall of Fame Classic | | | 1983 | West Virginia | Legion Field | Birmingham | 42,000 | |
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| 7 | Hall of Fame Classic | | | 1984 | Wisconsin | Legion Field | Birmingham | 47,300 | |
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| 8 | Peach Bowl | | | 1993 | Clemson | Georgia Dome | Atlanta | 64,416 | |
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| 9 | Outback Bowl | | | 1998 | Penn State | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa | 66,005 | |
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| 10 | Music City Bowl | | | 1999 | Syracuse | Adelphia Coliseum | Nashville | 59,221 | |
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| 11 | Music City Bowl | | | 2006 | Clemson | LP Field | Nashville | 68,024 | |
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| 12 | Music City Bowl | | | 2007 | Florida State | LP Field | Nashville | 68,661 | |
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| 13 | Liberty Bowl | | | 2008 | East Carolina | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis | 56,125 | |
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| 14 | Music City Bowl | | | 2009 | Clemson | LP Field | Nashville | 57,280 | |
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| 15 | BBVA Compass Bowl | | | 2010 | Pittsburgh | Legion Field | Birmingham | 41,207 | |
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| 16 | TaxSlayer Bowl | | | 2016 | Georgia Tech | EverBank Field | Jacksonville | 43,102 | |
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| 17 | Music City Bowl | | | 2017 | Northwestern | Nissan Stadium | Nashville | 48,675 | |
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| 18 | Citrus Bowl | | | 2018 | Penn State | Camping World Stadium | Orlando | 59,167 | |
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| 19 | Belk Bowl | | | 2019 | Virginia Tech | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | 44,138 | |
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| 20 | Gator Bowl | | | 2020 | NC State | TIAA Bank Field | Jacksonville | 10,442 | |
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| 21 | Citrus Bowl | | January 1, 2022 | 2021 | Iowa | Camping World Stadium | Orlando | 50,769 | Mark Stoops |
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| 22 | Music City Bowl | | December 31, 2022 | 2022 | Iowa | Nissan Stadium | Nashville | 42,312 | Mark Stoops |
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| 23 | Gator Bowl | | December 29, 2023 | 2023 | Clemson | EverBank Stadium | Jacksonville | 40,132 | Mark Stoops | |
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- Kentucky vacated all 2021 wins in August 2024.[1]
External links
- Web site: Bowl/All-Star Game Records . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org . August 30, 2011 . PDF.
- Web site: Kentucky Football Bowl Teams . UK Athletics Media Relations Office . April 24, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120605215443/http://www.ukathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/bowl-teams.html . June 5, 2012 .
Notes and References
- https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/kentucky-will-vacate-wins-as-ncaa-investigation-finds-football-players-received-impermissible-benefits/
