2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team


The 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Stoops.

Preseason

SEC preseason poll

The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, Kentucky was projected to finish in sixth in the East Division.
Media poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Wildcats had four players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
Offense
3rd team
Logan Stenberg – OL
Drake Jackson – C
Defense
3rd team
Kash Daniel – LB
Specialists
3rd team
Lynn Bowden – all-purpose player

Schedule

Kentucky announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 schedule consists of 8 home and 4 away games.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Toledo

Eastern Michigan

1–0Sept. 30, 2017W, 24–20

Florida

18–521–9Sept. 9, 2018W, 27–16

at Mississippi State

23–232–8Sept. 22, 2018W, 28–7

at South Carolina

12–17–16–4Sept. 29, 2018W, 24–10

Arkansas

4–3Oct. 13, 2012L, 7–49

at Georgia

12–58–21–9Nov. 3, 2018L, 17–34

Missouri

6–3Oct. 27, 2018W, 15–14

Tennessee

25–80–92–8Nov. 10, 2018L, 7–24

at Vanderbilt

45–42–46–4Oct. 20, 2018W, 14–7

UT Martin

1–0Aug 30, 2014W, 59–14

Louisville

16–154–6Nov. 24, 2018W, 56–10

vs. Virginia Tech (Belk Bowl)

12–6–27–3Oct. 31, 1987W, 14-7

Rankings

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
380Lynn BowdenWRLas Vegas Raiders
4121Logan StenbergOGDetroit Lions