kentucky football defense ranking by year

The Kentucky Wildcats allowed their fewest points per game in a season in 1960, with 8.1 points allowed.

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Data note: Opponent Points Per Game: team season data complete from 1956

	TEAM	OPP PPG	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Kentucky	8.1	1960	10	5	4	1		206	20.6	81
2	Kentucky	10.1	1977	11	10	1	0		252	22.9	111
3	Kentucky	10.1	1962	10	3	5	2		85	8.5	101
4	Kentucky	10.5	1956	10	6	4	0		119	11.9	105
5	Kentucky	10.7	1959	10	4	6	0		140	14.0	107
6	Kentucky	11.5	1958	10	5	4	1		136	13.6	115
7	Kentucky	12.3	1961	10	5	5	0		138	13.8	123
8	Kentucky	12.7	1957	10	3	7	0		128	12.8	127
9	Kentucky	13.0	1979	11	5	6	0		180	16.4	143
10	Kentucky	13.7	1976	11	7	4	0		188	17.1	151
11	Kentucky	16.0	1965	10	6	4	0		199	19.9	160
12	Kentucky	16.6	1975	11	2	8	1		132	12.0	183
13	Kentucky	16.8	1963	10	3	6	1		142	14.2	168
14	Kentucky	16.8	2018	13	10	3	0	46	346	26.6	219	258	39.3	60.0
15	Kentucky	17.0	1987	11	5	6	0		258	23.5	187
16	Kentucky	17.2	1978	11	4	6	1		193	17.5	189
17	Kentucky	17.6	1974	11	6	5	0		248	22.5	194
18	Kentucky	17.7	1993	11	6	5	0		207	18.8	195
19	Kentucky	17.8	1973	11	5	6	0		226	20.5	196
20	Kentucky	18.4	1984	11	8	3	0		273	24.8	202
21	Kentucky	18.8	1986	11	5	5	1		228	20.7	207
22	Kentucky	18.9	1988	11	5	6	0		217	19.7	208
23	Kentucky	19.2	1985	11	5	6	0		194	17.6	211
24	Kentucky	19.2	2022	13	7	6	0	32	265	20.4	250	229	34.3	61.5
25	Kentucky	19.3	2019	13	8	5	0	47	353	27.2	251	253	38.9	51.9

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More Kentucky Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,755

Minchey

RUSH

487

Baxter

REC

507

Darby

Team Rankings

PPG

32.9

42nd

OPP PPG

24.8

82nd

RUSH YDS/G

167.0

63rd

PASS YDS/G

219.4

94th

2026 SEC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
1	Kentucky	5-1	7-1
2	Georgia	4-1	6-1
3	Alabama	4-2	6-2
4	Florida	3-2	5-2
5	Ole Miss	3-2	5-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 11/7	UK	@	TENN	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	FLA	@	UK	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	UK	@	MIZZ	1:00 PM
Sat 11/28	LOU	@	UK	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vanderbilt

3 - 5

Final

Kentucky

7 - 1

Sat 24 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286