List of Kentucky Wildcats bowl games

This is a list of Kentucky Wildcats football bowl games. The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. The list shows the bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach.

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Bowl games

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach
# Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach
1 Great Lakes Bowl W 20–19 December 6, 1947 1947 Villanova Cleveland Stadium Cleveland 14,908 Bear Bryant
2 Orange Bowl L 13–21 January 2, 1950 1949 Santa Clara Miami Orange Bowl Miami 64,816 Bear Bryant
3 Sugar Bowl W 13–7 January 1, 1951 1950 Oklahoma Tulane Stadium New Orleans 82,000 Bear Bryant
4 Cotton Bowl W 20–7 January 1, 1952 1951 Texas Christian Cotton Bowl Dallas 75,349 Bear Bryant
5 Peach Bowl W 21–0 December 31, 1976 1976 North Carolina Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta 54,132 Fran Curci
6 Hall of Fame Classic L 16–20 December 22, 1983 1983 West Virginia Legion Field Birmingham 42,000 Jerry Claiborne
7 Hall of Fame Classic W 20–19 December 29, 1984 1984 Wisconsin Legion Field Birmingham 47,300 Jerry Claiborne
8 Peach Bowl L 13–14 December 31, 1993 1993 Clemson Georgia Dome Atlanta 64,416 Bill Curry
9 Outback Bowl L 14–26 January 1, 1999 1998 Penn State Raymond James Stadium Tampa 66,005 Hal Mumme
10 Music City Bowl L 13–20 December 29, 1999 1999 Syracuse Adelphia Coliseum[a] Nashville 59,221 Hal Mumme
11 Music City Bowl W 28–20 December 29, 2006 2006 Clemson LP Field[a] Nashville 68,024 Rich Brooks
12 Music City Bowl W 35–28 December 31, 2007 2007 Florida State LP Field[a] Nashville 68,661 Rich Brooks
13 Liberty Bowl W 25–19 January 2, 2009 2008 East Carolina Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis 56,125 Rich Brooks
14 Music City Bowl L 13–21 December 27, 2009 2009 Clemson LP Field[a] Nashville 57,280 Rich Brooks
15 BBVA Compass Bowl L 10–27 January 8, 2011 2010 Pittsburgh Legion Field Birmingham 41,207 Joker Phillips
16 TaxSlayer Bowl L 18–33 December 31, 2016 2016 Georgia Tech EverBank Field[b] Jacksonville 43,102 Mark Stoops
17 Music City Bowl L 23–24 December 29, 2017 2017 Northwestern Nissan Stadium Nashville 48,675 Mark Stoops
18 Citrus Bowl W 27–24 January 1, 2019 2018 Penn State Camping World Stadium Orlando 59,167 Mark Stoops
19 Belk Bowl W 37–30 December 31, 2019 2019 Virginia Tech Bank of America Stadium Charlotte 44,138 Mark Stoops
20 Gator Bowl W 23–21 January 2, 2021 2020 NC State TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville 10,442 Mark Stoops
21 Citrus Bowl W* 20–17 January 1, 2022 2021 Iowa Camping World Stadium Orlando 50,769 Mark Stoops
22 Music City Bowl L 0–21 December 31, 2022 2022 Iowa Nissan Stadium Nashville 42,312 Mark Stoops
23 Gator Bowl L 35–38 December 29, 2023 2023 Clemson EverBank Stadium Jacksonville 40,132 Mark Stoops
  • Kentucky vacated all 2021 wins in August 2024.[1]
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  • UK Athletics Media Relations Office. "Kentucky Football Bowl Teams". Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d Now known as Nissan Stadium.
  2. ^ Now known as TIAA Bank Field.

References

  1. ^ "Kentucky will vacate wins as NCAA investigation finds football players received 'impermissible benefits'". 2 August 2024.