1994 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1994 Kentucky Wildcats football
1994 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
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
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	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 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. 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 (73–7), Indiana (59–29), Mississippi State (47–7), and Tennessee (52–0). The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington,KY (Governor's Cup)		W 20–14	59,162	^[2]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 7–73	85,238	^[3]
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 29–59	57,825	^[4]
September 24	7:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	L 9–23	56,900	^[5]
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN	L 14–41	74,315	^[6]
October 15	8:00 p.m.	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 13–17	61,764	^[7]
October 22	7:00 p.m.	Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 30–34	56,125	^[8]
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 7–47	49,500	^[9]
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 6–24	40,500	^[10]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Northeast Louisiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		L 14–21	32,000	^[11]
November 19	12:30 p.m.	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	L 0–52	95,066	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

^ "1994 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
^ "Game one-derful; O'Ferral leads UK to 20–14 victory". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dean, No. 2 Florida overpower Kentucky, 73–7". The Jackson Sun. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Smith takes IU from red zone to end zone". Palladium-Item. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky's downhill slide continues". The Kentucky Advocate. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Auburn punishes Kentucky". The Dothan Eagle. September 30, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU's Hill keeps 'Cats on slide". The Paducah Sun. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Graham rescues Bulldogs". The Macon Telegraph. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bullies wallop UK 'Cats". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vandy rumbles past UK". Messenger-Inquirer. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rudolph's stumble another UK pratfall, 21–14". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Curry's nightmare over; Vols put Cats out of misery". The Paducah Sun. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1994 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
^ 1995 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
^ "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.