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Kentucky

SEC · 2017 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
7th
4–4 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA8–5W 24–17
3Week 3 · Sep 12Eastern Kentucky ColonelsUnranked—W 27–16
4Week 4 · Sep 19South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC9–4W 23–13
5Week 5 · Sep 26Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC4–7L 27–28
6Week 6 · Oct 3Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC5–7W 24–20
7Week 7 · Oct 10Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HSEC7–6W 40–34
9Week 9 · Oct 24Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–4L 7–45
10Week 10 · Oct 31Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC4–8W 29–26
11Week 11 · Nov 7Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC6–6L 34–37
12Week 12 · Nov 14Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–7W 44–21
13Week 13 · Nov 21Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC13–2L 13–42
14Week 14 · Nov 28Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC8–5L 17–44
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB1010–3L 23–24

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
2.511
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-27+38
  • South Carolina +9
  • Southern Miss +8
  • Missouri +7
  • Eastern Michigan +5
  • Vanderbilt +5
  • Tennessee +4
  • Georgia -2
  • Northwestern -3
  • Mississippi State -4
  • Louisville -5
  • Ole Miss -6
  • Florida -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 #57Better than 59%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#50Post-Season W1#48Post-Season W2#48Post-Season W3#57Post-Season W4#57Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+11
+10
-1
+4
+6
-38
+3
-3
+23
-29
-27
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#1052012#1062013#802014#882015#552016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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