American college football season
The 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season . Quarterback Tim Couch was the first pick overall in the 1999 NFL Draft .
Couch led Kentucky to seven wins, including a win on the road at #21 LSU and a spot in the 1999 Outback Bowl , where Couch completed 30 of 48 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, though Kentucky lost to Penn State , 26–14. In the Kentucky–Louisville rivalry , the Wildcats beat the Cardinals to claim the Governor's Cup . In the Border Battle, Tennessee beat Kentucky by a score of 59–21 to claim the Beer Barrel.[1]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 3:00 pm at Louisville * FSN W 68–3442,643 September 12 1:30 pm Eastern Kentucky * W 52–757,776 September 19 1:30 pm Indiana * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry ) W 31–2757,788 [2] September 26 3:30 pm at No. 8 Florida CBS L 35–5185,011 October 3 6:00 pm at No. 22 Arkansas ESPN2 L 20–2755,782 October 10 7:00 pm South Carolina Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky W 33–2857,739 October 17 9:00 pm at No. 21 LSU ESPN2 W 39–3680,524 October 24 12:30 pm No. 11 Georgia Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky JPS L 26–2857,838 November 7 6:00 pm Mississippi State Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 W 37–3557,760 November 14 1:30 pm Vanderbilt Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (rivalry ) W 55–1757,521 November 21 12:30 pm at No. 1 Tennessee CBS L 21–59107,252 January 1 11:00 am vs. No. 20 Penn State * ESPN L 14–2666,005 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV RV RV RV — RV RV RV RV RV RV — — — — Coaches RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV — RV BCS Not released — — — — — — — Not released
1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 10 Seth Hanson So P 18 Jimmy Carter Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Leach – Offensive coordinator/wide receivers Chris Hatcher – Quarterbacks Tony Franklin – Running backs Mike Fanoga – Tight ends/assistant offensive line Guy Morriss – Offensive line/assistant head coach Mike Major – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Bob Brush – Defensive assistant Tom Adams – Defensive line Darrell Patterson – Safeties Tim Keane – Cornerbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
1999 NFL Draft [ edit ] [3]
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