1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1998 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
Outback Bowl, L 26–14 vs. Penn State
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Leach (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Mike Major (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →
1998 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 1 Tennessee x$#  8 –0   13 –0  
No. 5 Florida  %  7 –1   10 –2  
No. 14 Georgia  6 –2   9 –3  
Kentucky  4 –4   7 –5  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   2 –9  
South Carolina  0 –8   1 –10  
Western Division
Mississippi State xy  6 –2   8 –5  
No. 16 Arkansas x  6 –2   9 –3  
Alabama  4 –4   7 –5  
Ole Miss  3 –5   7 –5  
LSU  2 –6   4 –7  
Auburn  1 –7   3 –8  
Championship: Tennessee 24, Mississippi State 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Quarterback Tim Couch was the first pick overall in the 1999 NFL draft.

Contents

Couch led Kentucky to seven wins, including a win on the road at #21 LSU and a spot in the 1999 Outback Bowl, where Couch completed 30 of 48 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, though Kentucky lost to Penn State, 26–14. In the Kentucky–Louisville rivalry, the Wildcats beat the Cardinals to claim the Governor's Cup. In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky by a score of 59–21 to claim the Beer Barrel. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 53:00 pmat Louisville *
 FSN W 68–3442,643 [2]
September 121:30 pm Eastern Kentucky *
W 52–757,776 [3]
September 191:30 pm Indiana *
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 31–2757,788 [4]
September 263:30 pmat No. 8 Florida
CBS L 35–5185,011 [5]
October 36:00 pmat No. 22 Arkansas
ESPN2 L 20–2755,782 [6]
October 107:00 pm South Carolina Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 33–2857,739 [7]
October 179:00 pmat No. 21 LSU
ESPN2W 39–3680,524 [8]
October 2412:30 pmNo. 11 Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 JPS L 26–2857,838 [9]
November 76:00 pm Mississippi State
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
ESPN2W 37–3557,760 [10]
November 141:30 pm Vanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 55–1757,521 [11]
November 2112:30 pmat No. 1 Tennessee
CBSL 21–59107,252 [12]
January 111:00 amvs. No. 20 Penn State *
 ESPN L 14–2666,005 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP RVRVRVRVRV—RVRVRVRVRVRV————
Coaches RVRVRV25RVRVRVRVRVRVRV25RVRV—RV
BCS Not released———————Not released

Roster

1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Tim Couch Jr
WR 3 Craig Yeast Sr
QB 16 Matt Mumme Sr
WR 25 Quentin McCord So
RB 32Anthony WhiteJr
C 61 Paul McGonagle Sr
TE 85 James Whalen Jr
RB Artose Pinner Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 20 Eric Kelly So
LB 30 Marlon McCree So
DT Chris Demaree Fr
DE Dennis Johnson Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 10Seth HansonSo
P 18Jimmy CarterSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Leach –Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
  • Chris Hatcher –Quarterbacks
  • Tony Franklin –Running backs
  • Mike Fanoga –Tight ends/assistant offensive line
  • Guy Morriss –Offensive line/assistant head coach
  • Mike Major –Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Bob Brush – Defensive assistant
  • Tom Adams –Defensive line
  • Darrell Patterson –Safeties
  • Tim Keane –Cornerbacks
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1999 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Tim Couch Quarterback11 Cleveland Browns

[14]

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  11. ↑ "If it was a farewell, it was a doozy". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  14. ↑ "1999 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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