1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 212 points while allowing 220 points.[1] This was Jerry Claiborne's eighth and final season as Kentucky's head coach.

1989 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1989 record	6–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (8th season)
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium

1989 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Tennessee +	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Alabama +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Auburn +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Florida	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Season

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.[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 17–14	58,216
September 16	North Carolina*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 13–6	50,174
September 23	at No. 15 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 3–15	70,123
October 7	No. 11 Auburn	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 12–24	55,688
October 14	Rutgers*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 33–26	54,771
October 21	LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 27–21	53,967
October 28	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 23–34	81,987
November 4	Cincinnati*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 31–0	46,195
November 11	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	W 15–11	39,876
November 18	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	L 28–38	71,432
November 11	No. 11 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	L 10–31	55,237
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft

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

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References

1. "1989 Kentucky Wildcats results". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
2. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
3. "College Football Reference". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
4. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
5. "1990 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
6. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166