1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Hal Mumme.

1997 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Leach (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Major (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1997 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 10 Georgia  6 –2   10 –2  
No. 4 Florida  6 –2   10 –2  
South Carolina  3 –5   5 –6  
Kentucky  2 –6   5 –6  
Vanderbilt  0 –8   3 –8  
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 13 LSU x  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 22 Ole Miss  4 –4   8 –4  
Mississippi State  4 –4   7 –4  
Arkansas  2 –6   4 –7  
Alabama  2 –6   4 –7  
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 301:30 p.m.Louisville*
W 38–2459,186
September 612:30 p.m.at Mississippi State
JPSL 27–3530,121
September 202:00 p.m.at Indiana*
W 49–741,149
September 273:30 p.m.No. 1 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
CBSL 28–5559,224
October 47:00 p.m.No. 20 Alabama
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
PPVW 40–34 OT59,226
October 1112:30 p.m.at South Carolina
JPSL 24–3875,936
October 187:00 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 49–1457,500
October 253:30 p.m.at No. 16 Georgia
CBSL 13–2385,672
November 16:30 p.m.No. 16 LSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
ESPN2L 28–6358,450
November 152:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
W 21–1040,256
November 2212:30 p.m.No. 5 Tennessee
ESPN2L 31–5961,076
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster
1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Tim Couch So
RB 3 Craig Yeast Jr
WR 5 Marvin Love Jr
WR 6 Kio Sanford Sr
RB 32 Anthony White So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4 Littleton Ward Sr
FS 8 Marlon McCree  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 9 Marc Samuel Fr
P 19 Jimmy Carter Jr
K 23 Brian Johnson Sr
K, P Seth Hanson Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Louisville
See also: 1997 Louisville Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 3 14 7 24
Wildcats 21 0 7 10 38
StatisticsLOUUK
First downs2515
Total yards519291
Rushing yards12187
Passing yards398204
Turnovers14
Time of possession35:1824:42
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LouisvillePassingChris Redman17/28, 204 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingOtis Floyd14 rushes, 62 yards, TD
ReceivingRico Williams3 receptions, 82 yards
KentuckyPassingTim Couch36/50, 398 yards, 4 TD, INT
RushingAnthony White16 rushes, 94 yards, TD
ReceivingKio Sanford6 receptions, 120 yards, TD

At Mississippi State
See also: 1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 14 6 0 27
Bulldogs 3 7 12 13 35

At Indiana
See also: 1997 Indiana Hoosiers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 14 28 0 49
Hoosiers 0 0 0 7 7

No. 1 Florida
See also: 1997 Florida Gators football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Gators 28 0 21 6 55
Wildcats 0 7 7 14 28

No. 20 Alabama
See also: 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 20 Crimson Tide 7 7 10 100 34
Wildcats 10 3 14 76 40

At South Carolina
See also: 1997 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 7 3 0 24
Gamecocks 0 24 7 7 38

Northeast Louisiana
See also: 1997 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Indians 0 7 7 0 14
Wildcats 21 14 7 7 49

At No. 16 Georgia
See also: 1997 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 0 6 13
No. 16 Bulldogs 0 14 3 6 23

No. 16 LSU
See also: 1997 LSU Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Tigers 12 8 22 21 63
Wildcats 0 21 7 0 28

At Vanderbilt
See also: 1997 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21
Commodores 0 0 10 0 10

No. 5 Tennessee
See also: 1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Volunteers 17 7 21 14 59
Wildcats 7 14 3 7 31

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