1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Fran Curci, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SEC.

1979 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Florida	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Miami (OH)*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–15	57,800	^[1]
September 22	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 10–18	45,920	^[2]
September 29	Maryland*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 14–7	57,800	^[3]
October 6	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 6–10	33,792	^[4]
October 13	Ole Miss	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 14–3	57,825	^[5]
October 20	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 19–23	71,296	^[6]
October 27	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 6–20	60,300	^[7]
November 3	Bowling Green*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 20–14	57,500	^[8]
November 10	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	W 29–10	33,250	^[9]
November 17	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 31–3	55,760	^[10]
November 24	Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 17–20	57,950	^[11]
*Non-conference game

1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE		Don Fielder	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class