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1979 Kentucky Wildcats football
1979 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Fran Curci (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jon Mirilovich (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Charlie Bailey (5th season)
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Florida	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Fran Curci, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SEC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Miami (OH)*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–15	57,800	^[1]
September 22	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 10–18	45,920	^[2]
September 29	Maryland*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 14–7	57,800	^[3]
October 6	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–10	33,792	^[4]
October 13	Ole Miss	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 14–3	57,825	^[5]
October 20	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 19–23	71,296	^[6]
October 27	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 6–20	60,300	^[7]
November 3	Bowling Green*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 20–14	57,500	^[8]
November 10	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 29–10	33,250	^[9]
November 17	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 31–3	55,760	^[10]
November 24	Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 17–20	57,950	^[11]
*Non-conference game

^[12]

Roster

1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE		Don Fielder	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Fran Curci

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jon Mirilovich – Offensive coordinator
Larry Kirksey – Wide receivers/tight ends coach
Charlie McCullers – Offensive line coach
Charlie Bailey –
Bill Glaser – Defensive line coach
George Catavolos – Defensive backs coach

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Miami shocks Wildcats in 15–14 upset". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indiana holds off Kentuckians, 18–10". The Indianapolis Star. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky hands Maryland first loss, 14–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sub back de-claws Wildcats". The Sunday Courrier & Press. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Henry (?) sparks UK to win". The Park City Daily News. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers come back against Kentucky". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia wins again in SEC". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kentucky comes back for victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Reserve 'wildcat' make it Long day for Vanderbilt". The Paducah Sun. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sun shines on Portela, Jaffe as UK rips Florida". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UK's fourth-down bowl bid comes up short". The Courier-Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1979 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 30, 2023.