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Kentucky

SEC · 2018 Season · Final

Competitive −
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
5th
5–3 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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC1–11W 35–20
3Week 3 · Sep 11Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC10–3W 27–16
4Week 4 · Sep 18Murray State RacersUnranked—W 48–10
5Week 5 · Sep 25Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC8–5W 28–7
6Week 6 · Oct 2South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HSEC7–6W 24–10
7Week 7 · Oct 9Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HSEC9–4L 14–20
9Week 9 · Oct 23Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC6–7W 14–7
10Week 10 · Oct 30Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HSEC8–5W 15–14
11Week 11 · Nov 6Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC11–3L 17–34
12Week 12 · Nov 13Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–7L 7–24
13Week 13 · Nov 20Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA8–6W 34–23
14Week 14 · Nov 27Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC2–10W 56–10
20Final · Jan 8Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB109–4W 27–24

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
0.665
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+45
-14+59
  • Florida +10
  • Penn State +9
  • Mississippi State +8
  • Missouri +8
  • Middle Tennessee +8
  • South Carolina +7
  • Vanderbilt +6
  • Louisville +2
  • Central Michigan +1
  • Georgia -3
  • Texas A&M -4
  • Tennessee -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 #15Better than 90%
Win % Place 15thBetter than 90%

0.769 Win % · Change 8

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#16Post-Season W1#20Post-Season W2#19Post-Season W3#23Post-Season W4#15Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+15
+11
+38
+21
+14
-6
+7
+1
-17
-17
+11
+46
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#1062013#802014#882015#552016#572017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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