1994 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1994 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 1–10 record (0–8 against SEC opponents), finished in last place in the Eastern Division of the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 405 to 149.[1][2] The team won its season opener against Louisville (20–14), but then lost the final ten games of the season, including blowout losses to Florida (7–73), Indiana (29–59), Mississippi State (7–47), and Tennessee (0–52),[1] following the injury of the team's star running back transfer from Rutgers U and Kenmore East HS Grad William Bing. The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1994 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
1994 record	1–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Daryl Dickey (2nd as OC, 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium

1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Auburn	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 24 Mississippi State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Antonio O'Ferral with 642 passing yards, Moe Williams with 805 rushing yards, and Leon Smith with 375 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)		W 20–14	59,162
September 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, Florida	ABC	L 7–73	85,238
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry)		L 29–59	57,825
September 24	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	PPV	L 9–23	56,900
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 14–41	74,315
October 15	8:00 p.m.	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 13–17	61,764
October 22	7:00 p.m.	Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		L 30–34	56,125
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		L 7–47	49,500
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)		L 6–24	40,500
November 12	1:00 p.m.	NE Louisiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		L 14–21	32,000
November 19	12:30 p.m.	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	L 0–52	95,066
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "1994 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
2. "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
3. "1994 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
4. "College Football Reference". jhowell.net. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
5. 1995 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
6. 1994 Kentucky football scores Archived 2009-10-07 at WebCite