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Kentucky

SEC · 1985 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
7th
1–5 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1915–2026
All-Time Record
539–594–36
0.476 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1950, 1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 21 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kentucky head-to-head · History & Eras

1985 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC11–1L 26–30
5Week 5 · Sep 24Tulane (TULANE)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 16–11
6Week 6 · Oct 1Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 27–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC6–6W 26–7
8Week 8 · Oct 15Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6W 33–19
9Week 9 · Oct 22LSUH2HSEC9–2–1L 0–10
10Week 10 · Oct 29Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–3–2L 6–26
11Week 11 · Nov 5EAST TENNESSEE STATEUnranked—W 23–13
12Week 12 · Nov 12Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC3–7–1L 24–31
13Week 13 · Nov 19Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC9–1–1L 13–15
14Week 14 · Nov 26Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC9–1–2L 0–42

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.375
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-15+17
  • Clemson +6
  • Cincinnati +5
  • Mississippi State +5
  • Tulane +1
  • Bowling Green -1
  • Florida -1
  • Tennessee -1
  • LSU -2
  • Georgia -3
  • Vanderbilt -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #47Better than 66%
Win % Place 53rdBetter than 62%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#47Regular Season Final#47Post-Season W1#47Post-Season W2#47Post-Season W3#47Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-4
+5
+20
+19
+14
-10
-20
+10
-7
-2
-42

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1001980#1001981#941982#411983#171984

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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