1995 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1995 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Elliot Uzelac (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Barry Jones, Mike Schlegel, David Snardon, James Tucker
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
No. 21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against SEC opponents), finished in fifth place in the Eastern Division of the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 269 to 223. ^{[1] [2]} The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

The team's statistical leaders included Billy Jack Haskins with 1,176 passing yards, Moe Williams with 1,600 rushing yards, and Craig Yeast with 337 receiving yards. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Louisville *	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)		L 10–13	58,967	[4]
September 9	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 7–42	53,524	[5]
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana *	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)		W 17–10	37,225	[6]
September 23	12:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	W 35–30	65,325	[7]
September 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 Auburn	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	L 21–42	58,250	[8]
October 14	7:00 p.m.	LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	W 24–16	51,500	[9]
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	L 3–12	85,412	[10]
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		L 32–42	30,122	[11]
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 10–14	26,053	[12]
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati *	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 33–14	25,231	[13]
November 23	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	JPS	L 31–34	52,300	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "1995 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. "1995 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
4. "Arrington, U of L hand UK 11th straight loss". The Park City Daily News. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Florida crushes Kentucky behind freshman". Fort Myers News-Press. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "UK skid ends at IU's expense". The Evansville Courier. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Moe betters blues; Williams carries Kentucky to victory". The Tennessean. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "UK returns to Earth without a chute". The Courier-Journal. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Gritty Widcats rally past Bayou Bengals". Messenger-Inquirer. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sluggish Kentucky stumbles in Georgia". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bulldogs snap losing streak". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Kentucky can't run from Vandy's streak". The Paducah Sun. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "UK beats Cincy as Williams sets three records". The State Journal. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Manning, Vols subdue upset-minded Kentucky". The Miami Herald. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
15. "College Football Reference". jhowell.net. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
16. 1996 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
17. 1995 Kentucky football scores Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine