1985 Kentucky
5–6 (1–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cincinnati 27–7Sep 28
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | vs Bowling Green | L 26–30 | 51% |
| Sep 21 | vs Tulane | W 16–11 | 74% |
| Sep 28 | vs Cincinnati | W 27–7 | 74% |
| Oct 5 | vs Clemson | W 26–7 | 58% |
| Oct 12 | vs Mississippi State | W 33–19 | 67% |
| Oct 19 | at 17LSU | L 0–10 | 41% |
| Oct 26 | at Georgia | L 6–26 | 33% |
| Nov 2 | vs East Tennessee State | W 23–13 | 87% |
| Nov 9 | at Vanderbilt | L 24–31 | 66% |
| Nov 16 | at 11Florida | L 13–15 | 18% |
| Nov 23 | vs 16Tennessee | L 0–42 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 42–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 1–5 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 194–211
- Coach
- Jerry Claiborne
- Elo
- 1500 −45 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.6 No. 45 of 106; offense No. 70, defense No. 32
- SRS
- 2.8 No. 49 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1985 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 5–1 | 9–1–2 | 4 |
| LSU | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 20 |
 Alabama | 4–1–1 | 9–2–1 | 13 |
| Georgia | 3–2–1 | 7–3–2 | |
 Auburn | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
 Ole Miss | 2–4 | 4–6–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 1–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
 Kentucky | 1–5 | 5–6 | |
| Mississippi State | 0–6 | 5–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.