1996 Kentucky
4–7 (3–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bill Curry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Vanderbilt 25–0Nov 16
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Louisville | L 14–38 | 46% |
| Sep 7 | at Cincinnati | L 3–24 | 38% |
| Sep 21 | vs Indiana | W 3–0 | 43% |
| Sep 28 | at 1Florida | L 0–65 | 10% |
| Oct 5 | at 13Alabama | L 7–35 | 13% |
| Oct 12 | vs South Carolina | L 14–25 | 48% |
| Oct 19 | at 17LSU | L 14–41 | 16% |
| Oct 26 | vs Georgia | W 24–17 | 35% |
| Nov 9 | vs Mississippi State | W 24–21 | 52% |
| Nov 16 | vs Vanderbilt | W 25–0 | 61% |
| Nov 23 | at 9Tennessee | L 10–56 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 56–10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1996.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 138–322
- Coach
- Bill Curry
- Elo
- 1420 −26 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.7 No. 77 of 111; offense No. 92, defense No. 51
- SRS
- −7.6 No. 79 of 111 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Elliot Uzelac
- Defensive coordinator
- Rick Smith
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1997
The 1997 draft| Rd 5 | Van Hiles DB | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 7 | Chris Ward DE | Baltimore Ravens |
All-SEC
2 second teamSecond team
Chris WardDEAP-2- Van HilesSAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1996 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1996 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 8–0 | 12–1 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 7–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
| LSU | 6–2 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Alabama | 6–2 | 10–3 | 11 |
 Auburn | 4–4 | 8–4 | 24 |
| South Carolina | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Georgia | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Mississippi State | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Kentucky | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Ole Miss | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
 Arkansas | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| Vanderbilt | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.