1995 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1995 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against SEC opponents), finished in fifth place in the Eastern Division of the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 269 to 223.[1][2] The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1995 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
1995 record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Elliot Uzelac (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Archer (3rd season)
Captain	Barry Jones, Mike Schlegel, David Snardon, James Tucker
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium

1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	5	–	0
No. 21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Billy Jack Haskins with 1,176 passing yards, Moe Williams with 1,600 rushing yards, and Craig Yeast with 337 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)		L 10–13	58,967
September 9	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		L 7–42	53,524
September 16	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Battle of the Barrel)		W 17–10	37,225
September 23	12:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	W 35–30	65,325
September 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 Auburn	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	PPV	L 21–42	58,250
October 14	7:00 p.m.	LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	PPV	W 24–16	51,500
October 21	12:30 p.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	JPS	L 3–12	85,412
October 28	2:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS		L 32–42	30,122
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)		L 10–14	26,053
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 33–14	25,231
November 23	12:30 p.m.	No. 4 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Barrel)	JPS	L 31–34	52,300
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "1995 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
2. "Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
3. "1995 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
4. "College Football Reference". jhowell.net. Archived from the original on 2009-10-05. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
5. 1996 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
6. 1995 Kentucky football scores Archived 2009-10-07 at WebCite