kentucky record against ranked opponents in the last 9 seasons

The Kentucky Wildcats are 14-23 against ranked opponents from 2018 through 2026.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Kentucky	9/8/2018	1-0	UK	@	FLA	W 27-16	1.000	4	20	454	360	69.2
2	Kentucky	9/22/2018	1-0	UK	vs	MSST	W 28-7	1.000	4	18	300	201	27.3	100.0
3	Kentucky	11/3/2018	0-1	UK	vs	UGA	L 17-34	.000	2	21	310	444	53.8	0.0
4	Kentucky	1/1/2019	1-0	UK	@	PSU	W 27-24	1.000	3	16	297	407	21.4
5	Kentucky	9/14/2019	0-1	UK	vs	FLA	L 21-29	.000	3	26	407	438	53.3	50.0
6	Kentucky	10/19/2019	0-1	UK	@	UGA	L 0-21	.000	0	10	177	270	23.1	0.0
7	Kentucky	9/26/2020	0-1	UK	@	AUB	L 13-29	.000	2	21	384	324	60.0	0.0
8	Kentucky	10/17/2020	1-0	UK	@	TENN	W 34-7	1.000	4	18	294	287	50.0
9	Kentucky	10/31/2020	0-1	UK	vs	UGA	L 3-14	.000	0	15	229	346	43.8	66.7
10	Kentucky	11/21/2020	0-1	UK	@	ALA	L 3-63	.000	0	12	179	509	15.4	0.0
11	Kentucky	11/28/2020	0-1	UK	@	FLA	L 10-34	.000	1	15	221	418	15.4	66.7
12	Kentucky	1/2/2021	1-0	UK	vs	NCST	W 23-21	1.000	2	19	380	318	23.1	50.0
13	Kentucky	10/2/2021	1-0	UK	vs	FLA	W 20-13	1.000	3	13	224	382	11.1	0.0
14	Kentucky	10/16/2021	0-1	UK	@	UGA	L 13-30	.000	2	16	243	416	47.4	100.0
15	Kentucky	1/1/2022	1-0	UK	vs	IOWA	W 20-17	1.000	2	24	354	384	42.9	0.0
16	Kentucky	9/10/2022	1-0	UK	@	FLA	W 26-16	1.000	3	17	272	279	30.8	0.0
17	Kentucky	10/1/2022	0-1	UK	@	MISS	L 19-22	.000	3	17	328	399	50.0	50.0
18	Kentucky	10/15/2022	1-0	UK	vs	MSST	W 27-17	1.000	3	24	478	225	40.0	80.0
19	Kentucky	10/29/2022	0-1	UK	@	TENN	L 6-44	.000	1	14	205	422	15.4	66.7
20	Kentucky	11/19/2022	0-1	UK	vs	UGA	L 6-16	.000	1	17	295	363	27.3	33.3
21	Kentucky	9/30/2023	1-0	UK	vs	FLA	W 33-14	1.000	4	22	398	313	12.5
22	Kentucky	10/7/2023	0-1	UK	@	UGA	L 13-51	.000	2	12	183	608	18.2	100.0
23	Kentucky	10/28/2023	0-1	UK	vs	TENN	L 27-33	.000	3	24	444	481	45.5	0.0
24	Kentucky	11/11/2023	0-1	UK	vs	ALA	L 21-49	.000	3	11	253	444	27.3	0.0
25	Kentucky	11/25/2023	1-0	UK	@	LOU	W 38-31	1.000	5	16	289	403	33.3	100.0
	Average							.378	2.4	18.2	314.7	386.9	34.9	0.0
	Total		14-23					.378	88	673	11,643	14,317	34.9	50.7

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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