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2025 Kentucky

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Stoops.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 2025, game by game: won vs. Toledo 24–16; lost vs. No. 20 Ole Miss 23–30; won vs. Eastern Michigan 48–23; lost at South Carolina 13–35; lost at No. 12 Georgia 14–35; lost vs. No. 21 Texas 13–16; lost vs. No. 17 Tennessee 34–56; won at Auburn 10–3; won vs. Florida 38–7; won vs. Tennessee Tech 42–10; lost at No. 12 Vanderbilt 17–45; lost at Louisville 0–41+32−41Won 24–16 vs. Toledo+8ToledoLost 23–30 vs. No. 20 Ole Miss-7No. 20 Ole MissWon 48–23 vs. Eastern Michigan+25Eastern MichiganLost 13–35 at South Carolina-22South CarolinaLost 14–35 at No. 12 Georgia-21No. 12 GeorgiaLost 13–16 vs. No. 21 Texas-3No. 21 TexasLost 34–56 vs. No. 17 Tennessee-22No. 17 TennesseeWon 10–3 at Auburn+7AuburnWon 38–7 vs. Florida+31FloridaWon 42–10 vs. Tennessee Tech+32Tennessee TechLost 17–45 at No. 12 Vanderbilt-28No. 12 VanderbiltLost 0–41 at Louisville-41Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsToledoW 24–⁠1652%
Sep 6vs20Ole MissL 23–⁠3031%
Sep 13vsEastern MichiganW 48–⁠2371%
Sep 27atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠3531%
Oct 4at12GeorgiaL 14–⁠3515%
Oct 18vs21TexasL 13–⁠1626%
Oct 25vs17TennesseeL 34–⁠5630%
Nov 1atAuburnW 10–⁠329%
Nov 8vsFloridaW 38–⁠745%
Nov 15vsTennessee TechW 42–⁠1060%
Nov 22at12VanderbiltL 17–⁠4528%
Nov 29atLouisvilleL 0–⁠4129%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 41–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠317
Coach
Mark Stoops
Elo
1499 +35 this season
SP+ rating
1.8 No. 66 of 136; offense No. 80, defense No. 48, special teams No. 74
SRS
2.9 No. 56 of 136 in FBS
Returning
27% of last season’s EPA, No. 79 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 29 roster talent No. 27 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Bush Hamdan
Defensive coordinator
Brad White
Offense
Multiple pro-style
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense110th of 136
  • Defense63rd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted96th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted31st of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0041%1.13110th of 136
Defense0.0843%1.2563rd of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.04 off
0.02 def		43% off
40% def		—96th off
31st def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense43%7.1 yds9%3.1015%
Defense48%8.3 yds9%3.0018%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.8own 3018% allowed
Defense4.0own 2815% caused

CORE rating 8.5, 40th of 136 (offense -1.9, defense -10.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsCutter Boley QB2,160 yds
Passing touchdownsCutter Boley QB15 TD
Rushing yardsSeth McGowan RB725 yds
Rushing touchdownsSeth McGowan RB12 TD
Receiving yardsKendrick Law WR540 yds
Receiving touchdownsJavian Hester WR4 TD
TacklesTy Bryant DB76 tkl
SacksMi’Quise Grace DL3.5 sacks
InterceptionsTy Bryant DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Mikkel Skinner TE★★★★No. 215
Martels Carter Jr. S★★★★No. 260
Javeon Campbell DL★★★★No. 277
Andrew Purcell CB★★★★No. 301
Cedric Works DE★★★★No. 348
Kalen Edwards DL★★★★No. 439
Darrin Strey OT★★★★No. 449

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.872
Receivers63.20.890
Offensive line53.20.866
Defensive line43.80.891
Linebackers13.00.853
Defensive backs53.40.888
Whole class233.30.881

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 4Jalen Farmer OGIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Jager Burton CGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Kendrick Law WRDetroit Lions
Rd 7Seth McGowan RBIndianapolis Colts

Roster 114

The 2025 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 25

The 2025 portal
David Gusta DL★★★★from Washington State
Mi’Quise Grace DE★★★★from South Dakota
Alex Wollschlaeger OT★★★★from Bowling Green
Shiyazh Pete OT★★★★from New Mexico State
Kameron Olds DE★★★★from Kent State
Kendrick Law WR★★★★from Alabama
Tru Edwards WR★★★★from Louisiana Tech
Dante Dowdell RB★★★from Nebraska
Hardley Gilmore IV WR★★★from Nebraska
Zach Calzada QB★★★from Incarnate Word
Sam Greene DE★★★from USC
Seth McGowan RB★★★from New Mexico State

And 13 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 30

Dane Key WR★★★★to Nebraska
Barion Brown WR★★★★to LSU
Keeshawn Silver DL★★★★to USC
Tyreese Fearbry DE★★★★to Wisconsin
Dylan Ray OL★★★to Minnesota
Kendrick Gilbert DL★★★to Louisville
Courtland Ford OT★★★to UCLA
Darrion Henry DL★★★to Coastal Carolina
Jordan Dingle TE★★★to South Carolina
Khamari Anderson TE★★★to Arizona State
Koby Keenum OL★★★to Mississippi State
Marc Nave Jr. OL★★★to Purdue

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.