| 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 2–4 (0–4 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bush Hamdan (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Brad White (7th season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Kroger Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Alabama | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Georgia | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Ole Miss | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Missouri | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Oklahoma | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Texas | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 LSU | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Tennessee | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 6, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Kentucky Wildcats football team represents the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as a founding member during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats are led by Mark Stoops in his 13th year as their head coach. The Kentucky football team plays its home games at Kroger Field located in Lexington, Kentucky.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 12:45 p.m. | Toledo * | SECN | W 24–16 | 56,457 | |
| September 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 Ole Miss |
| ABC | L 23–30 | 58,346 |
| September 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan * |
| ESPNU | W 48–23 | 58,489 |
| September 27 | 7:45 p.m. | at South Carolina | SECN | L 13–35 | 79,266 | |
| October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Georgia | ABC/SECN | L 14–35 | 93,033 | |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Texas |
| ESPN | L 13–16 OT | 60,937 |
| October 25 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 17 Tennessee |
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| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Auburn | SECN | |||
| November 8 | Florida |
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| November 15 | 1:30 p.m. | Tennessee Tech * |
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| November 22 | at Vanderbilt | |||||
| November 29 | at Louisville * | |||||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rockets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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| Statistics | TOL | UK |
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| First downs | 17 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 69–329 | 66–305 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–59 | 43–220 |
| Passing yards | 270 | 85 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–40–1 | 10–23–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:19 | 31:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Toledo | Passing | Tucker Gleason | 23/40, 270 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Chip Trayanum | 14 carries, 41 yards | |
| Receiving | Junior Vandeross III | 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Zach Calzada | 10/23, 85 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Dante Dowdell | 14 carries, 129 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Josh Kattus | 3 receptions, 43 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 20 Rebels | 0 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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| Statistics | MISS | UK |
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| First downs | 20 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 72–455 | 70–359 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–220 | 37–172 |
| Passing yards | 235 | 187 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–24–2 | 16–33–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:47 | 32:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Ole Miss | Passing | Austin Simmons | 13/24, 235 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kewan Lacy | 28 carries, 138 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Harrison Wallace III | 4 receptions, 117 yards | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Zach Calzada | 15/30, 149 yards |
| Rushing | Seth McGowan | 15 carries, 93 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jamori Maclin | 2 receptions, 59 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 3 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 48 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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| Statistics | EMU | UK |
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| First downs | 21 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 77-461 | 69-492 |
| Rushes–yards | 30-131 | 46-252 |
| Passing yards | 330 | 240 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25-43-1 | 12-21-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:04 | 29:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Eastern Michigan | Passing | Noah Kim | 25/42, 330 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Dontae McMillan | 13 carries, 83 yards | |
| Receiving | Terry Lockett Jr. | 3 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Cutter Boley | 12/21, 240 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT |
| Rushing | Seth McGowan | 18 carries, 104 yards | |
| Receiving | Josh Kattus | 3 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina
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| Statistics | UK | SC |
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| First downs | 14 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 60–232 | 63–341 |
| Rushes–yards | 41–108 | 48–178 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 163 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 10–19–2 | 12–15–0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Kentucky | Passing | Cutter Boley | 10/19, 124 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Seth McGowan | 17 carries, 112 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Willie Rodriguez | 2 receptions, 66 yards | |
| South Carolina | Passing | LaNorris Sellers | 11/14, 153 yards |
| Rushing | LaNorris Sellers | 14 carries, 81 yards | |
| Receiving | Vandrevius Jacobs | 5 receptions, 108 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 12 Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
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| Statistics | UK | UGA |
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| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 64–270 | 71–425 |
| Rushes–yards | 22–45 | 44–180 |
| Passing yards | 225 | 245 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–42–1 | 18–27–2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:20 | 33:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Kentucky | Passing | Cutter Boley | 25/41, 225 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Seth McGowan | 11 carries, 44 yards | |
| Receiving | Kendrick Law | 6 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD | |
| Georgia | Passing | Gunner Stockton | 15/23, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Chauncey Bowens | 15 carries, 70 yards | |
| Receiving | Dillon Bell | 4 receptions, 68 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| No. 21 Longhorns | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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| Statistics | TEX | UK |
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| First downs | 8 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 55–179 | 86–395 |
| Rushes–yards | 28–47 | 46–137 |
| Passing yards | 132 | 258 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–27–0 | 31–40–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 20:37 | 39:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Texas | Passing | Arch Manning | 12/27, 132 yards |
| Rushing | Quintrevion Wisner | 12 carries, 37 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | DeAndre Moore Jr. | 3 receptions, 37 yards | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Cutter Boley | 31/39, 258 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Cutter Boley | 14 carries, 45 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Seth McGowan | 7 receptions, 68 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| No. 17 Volunteers | 0 | ||
| Wildcats | 0 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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| Tennessee | Passing | ||
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| Kentucky | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | ||
| Tigers | 0 |
at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
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| Auburn | Passing | ||
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| Gators | 0 | ||
| Wildcats | 0 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Florida | Passing | ||
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| Kentucky | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Golden Eagles (FCS) | 0 | ||
| Wildcats | 0 |
at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Tennessee Tech | Passing | ||
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| Kentucky | Passing | ||
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| Wildcats | 0 | ||
| Commodores | 0 |
at FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee
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| Kentucky | Passing | ||
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| Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | ||
| Cardinals | 0 |
at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
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| Kentucky | Passing | ||
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| Louisville | Passing | ||
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