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Kentucky

SEC · 1996 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
11th
3–5 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

1996 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA5–6L 14–38
3Week 3 · Sep 10Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HUSA6–5L 3–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB103–8W 3–0
6Week 6 · Oct 1Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC12–1L 0–65
7Week 7 · Oct 8Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–3L 7–35
8Week 8 · Oct 15South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC6–5L 14–25
9Week 9 · Oct 22LSUH2HSEC10–2L 14–41
10Week 10 · Oct 29Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–6W 24–17
12Week 12 · Nov 12Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC5–6W 24–21
13Week 13 · Nov 19Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9W 25–0
14Week 14 · Nov 26Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–2L 10–56

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
4.394
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-24+15
  • Georgia +5
  • Mississippi State +5
  • Indiana +3
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Florida -1
  • LSU -2
  • Tennessee -2
  • Alabama -3
  • Cincinnati -5
  • South Carolina -5
  • Louisville -6

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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 76thBetter than 45%

0.364 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78W15#78Regular Season Final#78Post-Season W2#78Post-Season W3#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-24
-21
+3
-65
-28
-11
-27
+7
+3
+25
-46

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

Final Rank by Season
#801991#781992#531993#991994#671995

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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