2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2024 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bush Hamdan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Brad White (6th season)
Home stadium Kroger Field
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Alabama  0 0   0 0  
Arkansas  0 0   0 0  
Auburn  0 0   0 0  
Florida  0 0   0 0  
Georgia  0 0   0 0  
Kentucky  0 0   0 0  
LSU  0 0   0 0  
Mississippi State  0 0   0 0  
Missouri  0 0   0 0  
Oklahoma  0 0   0 0  
Ole Miss  0 0   0 0  
South Carolina  0 0   0 0  
Tennessee  0 0   0 0  
Texas  0 0   0 0  
Texas A&M  0 0   0 0  
Vanderbilt  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
As of March 11, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team will represent the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats are expected to be led by Mark Stoops in his 12th year as their head coach. The Kentucky football team plays its home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

Contents

Schedule

Kentucky and the SEC announced the 2024 football schedule on December 13, 2023. [1] [2] The 2024 Wildcats' schedule consists of 8 home games and 4 away games for the regular season.

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31 Southern Miss *
September 7 South Carolina
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
September 14 Georgia
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
September 21 Ohio *
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
September 28at Ole Miss
October 12 Vanderbilt
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
October 19at Florida
October 26 Auburn
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
November 2at Tennessee
November 16 Murray State *
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
November 23at Texas
November 30 Louisville *
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [1]

Game summaries

vs Southern Miss

Pregame lineOver/under
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Southern Miss00000
Kentucky00000

at Kroger FieldLexington, Kentucky

  • Date: August 31
StatisticsSouthern MissKentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Southern MissPassing
Rushing
Receiving
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs South Carolina

Pregame lineOver/under
South Carolina Gamecocks (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
South Carolina00000
Kentucky00000

at Kroger FieldLexington, Kentucky

  • Date: September 7
StatisticsSouth CarolinaKentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
South CarolinaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Georgia

Pregame lineOver/under
Georgia Bulldogs (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Georgia00000
Kentucky00000

at Kroger FieldLexington, Kentucky

  • Date: September 14
StatisticsGeorgiaKentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GeorgiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Ohio

Pregame lineOver/under
Ohio Bobcats (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ohio00000
Kentucky00000

at Kroger FieldLexington, Kentucky

  • Date: September 21
StatisticsOhioKentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OhioPassing
Rushing
Receiving
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Ole Miss

Pregame lineOver/under
Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) at Ole Miss Rebels (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Kentucky00000
Ole Miss00000

at Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, Mississippi

  • Date: September 28
StatisticsKentuckyOle Miss
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Ole MissPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Vanderbilt

Pregame lineOver/under
Vanderbilt Commodores (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Vanderbilt00000
Kentucky00000

at Kroger FieldLexington, Kentucky

  • Date: October 12
StatisticsVanderbiltKentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VanderbiltPassing
Rushing
Receiving
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Florida

Pregame lineOver/under
Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) at Florida Gators (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Kentucky00000
Florida00000

at Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, Florida

  • Date: October 19
StatisticsKentuckyFlorida
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving
FloridaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Auburn

Pregame lineOver/under
Auburn Tigers (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Auburn00000
Kentucky00000

at Kroger FieldLexington, Kentucky

  • Date: October 26
StatisticsAuburnKentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
AuburnPassing
Rushing
Receiving
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tennessee

Pregame lineOver/under
Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) at Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Kentucky00000
Tennessee00000

at Neyland StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 2
StatisticsKentuckyTennessee
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving
TennesseePassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Murray State

Pregame lineOver/under
Murray State Racers (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Murray State00000
Kentucky00000

at Kroger FieldLexington, Kentucky

  • Date: November 16
StatisticsMurray StateKentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Murray StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas

Pregame lineOver/under
Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) at Texas Longhorns (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Kentucky00000
Texas00000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, Texas

  • Date: November 23
StatisticsKentuckyTexas
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving
TexasPassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Louisville

Pregame lineOver/under
Louisville Cardinals (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary
Period1234Total
Louisville00000
Kentucky00000

at Kroger FieldLexington, Kentucky

  • Date: November 30
StatisticsLouisvilleKentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LouisvillePassing
Rushing
Receiving
KentuckyPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Coaching staff

NamePositionYears at Kentucky
Mark Stoops Head coach 12th
Vince Marrow Associate head coach/tight ends coach12th
Bush Hamdan Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 1st
Brad White Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach6th
Jay Boulware Running backs coach 2st
Mike Stoops Inside linebackers coach3nd
Frank Buffano Safeties coach5th
Chris Collins Defensive backs coach4rd
Eric Wolford Offensive line coach2nd
Daikiel Shorts Jr Wide receivers coach1st
Anwar Stewart Defensive line coach 5th
Mark HillStrength and conditioning9th
Reference:

Rankings

Ranking movements
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AP
Coaches
CFP Not released

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References

  1. 1 2 "2024 Football Schedule". UKAthletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. Smith, Erick (December 14, 2023). "SEC announces team-by-team college football schedules for the 2024 season". USA Today. Retrieved December 13, 2023.