Kentucky
SEC · 1998 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1998 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2H |  USA | 7–5 | W 68–34 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 | EASTERN KENTUCKY | Unranked | — | W 52–7 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | W 31–27 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Florida (FLORIDA)H2H |  SEC | 10–2 | L 35–51 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 20–27 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 13 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | W 33–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  LSUH2H | SEC | 4–7 | W 39–36 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H | SEC | 9–3 | L 26–28 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2H | SEC | 8–5 | W 37–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 2–9 | W 55–17 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H | SEC | 13–0 | L 21–59 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 5 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | B10 | 9–3 | L 14–26 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Mississippi State +8
- Louisville +7
- Indiana +4
- LSU +4
- Vanderbilt +2
- South Carolina +1
- Tennessee 0
- Florida -2
- Arkansas -3
- Georgia -3
- Penn State -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.583 Win % · Change -1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.