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73
at its 5-year level▲ Up 8 this season
Career67since 1936
Peak901950
Last 571seasons
#37 nationally · 5-1 (3-1 conf)
Résumé #2 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #10
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Kentucky Wildcats
SEC · Lexington, KY · Kroger Field · Head coach Will Stein
Rival
Louisville · also Tennessee
Heated rivalry
17-17 all time (34 meetings since 1915)
Series tied
Last: lost 41-0 (2025) · Louisville has won 2 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
2AP top-10
12All-Americans
98NFL picks
46.4%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1895. Every season →
Chemistry
48
13Foundation
90Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▼ Below its norm -17Trending up
early · #109 of 138
HC year1
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 5-1 | SEC | — | #37 | 73 | Will Stein |
| 2025 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #57 | 68 | Mark Stoops |
| 2024 | 4-8 | SEC | — | #57 | 68 | Mark Stoops |
| 2023 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #44 | 71 | Mark Stoops |
| 2022 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #41 | 72 | Mark Stoops |
| 2021 | 10-3 | SEC | #18 | #25 | 76 | Mark Stoops |
| 2020 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #29 | 69 | Mark Stoops |
| 2019 | 8-5 | SEC | — | #42 | 70 | Mark Stoops |
| 2018 | 10-3 | SEC | #12 | #18 | 79 | Mark Stoops |
| 2017 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #65 | 65 | Mark Stoops |
| 2016 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #67 | 65 | Mark Stoops |
| 2015 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #82 | 61 | Mark Stoops |
| 2014 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #62 | 65 | Mark Stoops |
| 2013 | 2-10 | SEC | — | #85 | 59 | Mark Stoops |
| 2012 | 2-10 | SEC | — | #87 | 57 | Joker Phillips |
| 2011 | 5-7 | SEC | — | #81 | 58 | Joker Phillips |
| 2010 | 6-7 | SEC | — | #51 | 68 | Joker Phillips |
| 2009 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #38 | 72 | Rich Brooks |
| 2008 | 7-6 | SEC | — | #53 | 66 | Rich Brooks |
| 2007 | 8-5 | SEC | — | #21 | 77 | Rich Brooks |
| 2006 | 8-5 | SEC | — | #47 | 70 | Rich Brooks |
| 2005 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #96 | 55 | Rich Brooks |
| 2004 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #87 | 56 | Rich Brooks |
| 2003 | 4-8 | SEC | — | #66 | 63 | Rich Brooks |
| 2002 | 7-5 | SEC | — | #50 | 69 | Guy Morriss |
| 2001 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #71 | 63 | Guy Morriss |
| 2000 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #85 | 57 | Hal Mumme |
| 1999 | 6-6 | SEC | — | #52 | 67 | Hal Mumme |
| 1998 | 7-5 | SEC | — | #33 | 72 | Hal Mumme |
| 1997 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #47 | 68 | Hal Mumme |
| 1996 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #79 | 58 | Bill Curry |
| 1995 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #49 | 67 | Bill Curry |
| 1994 | 1-10 | SEC | — | #91 | 52 | Bill Curry |
| 1993 | 6-6 | SEC | — | #41 | 68 | Bill Curry |
| 1992 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #68 | 60 | Bill Curry |
| 1991 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #66 | 59 | Bill Curry |
| 1990 | 4-7 | SEC | — | #79 | 56 | Bill Curry |
| 1989 | 6-5 | SEC | — | #51 | 65 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1988 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #44 | 67 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1987 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #25 | 73 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1986 | 5-5-1 | SEC | — | #42 | 68 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1985 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #49 | 67 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1984 | 9-3 | SEC | #19 | #30 | 74 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1983 | 6-5-1 | SEC | — | #40 | 69 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1982 | 0-10-1 | SEC | — | #75 | 56 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1981 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #65 | 64 | Fran Curci |
| 1980 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #72 | 61 | Fran Curci |
| 1979 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #41 | 71 | Fran Curci |
| 1978 | 4-6-1 | SEC | — | #43 | 70 | Fran Curci |
| 1977 | 10-1 | SEC | #6 | #10 | 85 | Fran Curci |
| 1976 | 8-4 | SEC | #18 | #20 | 77 | Fran Curci |
| 1975 | 2-8-1 | SEC | — | #52 | 67 | Fran Curci |
| 1974 | 6-5 | SEC | — | #18 | 77 | Fran Curci |
| 1973 | 5-6 | SEC | — | #27 | 72 | Fran Curci |
| 1972 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #54 | 64 | John Ray |
| 1971 | 3-8 | SEC | — | #74 | 59 | John Ray |
| 1970 | 2-9 | SEC | — | #56 | 63 | John Ray |
| 1969 | 2-8 | SEC | — | #70 | 59 | John Ray |
| 1968 | 3-7 | SEC | — | #39 | 69 | Charley Bradshaw |
| 1967 | 2-8 | SEC | — | #62 | 62 | Charley Bradshaw |
| 1966 | 3-6-1 | SEC | — | #67 | 60 | Charley Bradshaw |
| 1965 | 6-4 | SEC | — | #15 | 78 | Charley Bradshaw |
| 1964 | 5-5 | SEC | — | #62 | 64 | Charley Bradshaw |
| 1963 | 3-6-1 | SEC | — | #54 | 66 | Charley Bradshaw |
| 1962 | 3-5-2 | SEC | — | #48 | 67 | Charley Bradshaw |
| 1961 | 5-5 | SEC | — | #35 | 70 | Blanton Collier |
| 1960 | 5-4-1 | SEC | — | #25 | 76 | Blanton Collier |
| 1959 | 4-6 | SEC | — | #15 | 77 | Blanton Collier |
| 1958 | 5-4-1 | SEC | — | #32 | 70 | Blanton Collier |
| 1957 | 3-7 | SEC | — | #39 | 69 | Blanton Collier |
| 1956 | 6-4 | SEC | — | #24 | 73 | Blanton Collier |
| 1955 | 6-3-1 | SEC | — | #26 | 74 | Blanton Collier |
| 1954 | 7-3 | SEC | — | #35 | 70 | Blanton Collier |
| 1953 | 7-2-1 | SEC | #16 | #13 | 79 | Bear Bryant |
| 1952 | 5-4-2 | SEC | #20 | #35 | 70 | Bear Bryant |
| 1951 | 8-4 | SEC | #15 | #8 | 83 | Bear Bryant |
| 1950 ★ | 11-1 | SEC | #7 | #1 | 90 | Bear Bryant |
| 1949 | 9-3 | SEC | #11 | #13 | 79 | Bear Bryant |
| 1948 | 5-3-2 | SEC | — | #25 | 74 | Bear Bryant |
| 1947 | 8-3 | SEC | — | #15 | 77 | Bear Bryant |
| 1946 | 7-3 | SEC | — | #20 | 76 | Bear Bryant |
| 1945 | 2-8 | SEC | — | #52 | 58 | Bernie Shively |
| 1944 | 3-6 | SEC | — | #42 | 60 | A.D. Kirwan |
| 1942 | 3-6-1 | SEC | — | #41 | 67 | A.D. Kirwan |
| 1941 | 5-4 | SEC | — | #62 | 59 | A.D. Kirwan |
| 1940 | 5-3-2 | SEC | — | #56 | 62 | A.D. Kirwan |
| 1939 | 6-2-1 | SEC | — | #31 | 71 | A.D. Kirwan |
| 1938 | 2-7 | SEC | — | #75 | 54 | A.D. Kirwan |
| 1937 | 4-6 | SEC | — | #58 | 61 | C.A. Wynne |
| 1936 | 6-4 | SEC | — | #52 | 65 | C.A. Wynne |
| 1935 | 5-4 | SEC | — | #31 | 72 early | C.A. Wynne |
| 1934 | 5-5 | SEC | — | #54 | 64 early | C.A. Wynne |
| 1933 | 5-5 | SEC | — | #73 | 52 early | Harry Gamage |
| 1932 | 4-5 | Southern | — | #47 | 64 early | Harry Gamage |
| 1931 | 5-2-2 | Southern | — | #33 | 69 early | Harry Gamage |
| 1930 | 5-3 | Southern | — | #36 | 66 early | Harry Gamage |
| 1929 | 6-1-1 | Southern | — | #21 | 73 early | Harry Gamage |
| 1928 | 4-3-1 | Southern | — | #38 | 65 early | Harry Gamage |
| 1927 | 3-6-1 | Southern | — | #69 | 51 early | Harry Gamage |
| 1926 | 2-6-1 | Southern | — | #52 | 59 early | Fred Murphy |
| 1925 | 6-3 | Southern | — | #59 | 56 early | Fred Murphy |
| 1924 | 4-5 | Southern | — | #47 | 62 early | Fred Murphy |
| 1923 | 4-3-2 | Southern | — | #66 | 53 early | J.J. Winn |
| 1922 | 6-3 | Southern | — | #52 | 61 early | William Juneau |
| 1921 | 4-3-1 | SIAA | — | #52 | 56 early | William Juneau |
| 1920 | 3-4-1 | SIAA | — | #63 | 51 early | William Juneau |
| 1919 | 3-4-1 | SIAA | — | #51 | 59 early | Andrew Gill |
| 1918 | 2-1 | SIAA | — | — | — | Andrew Gill |
| 1917 | 3-5-1 | SIAA | — | #46 | 56 early | Daddy Boles |
| 1916 | 4-1-2 | SIAA | — | #52 | 55 early | J.J. Tigert |
| 1915 | 6-1-1 | SIAA | — | #35 | 61 early | J.J. Tigert |
| 1914 | 1-2 | SIAA | — | — | — | |
| 1913 | 0-2 | SIAA | — | — | — | |
| 1912 | 1-0 | SIAA | — | — | — | |
| 1911 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1910 | 3-0 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1909 | 2-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1908 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1907 | 1-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1906 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1905 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1904 | 1-0 | SIAA | — | — | — | |
| 1895 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.