2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2024 Kentucky Wildcats football
2024 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Stoops (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bush Hamdan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brad White (6th season)
Home stadium	Kroger Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Alabama	0	–	0	0	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Auburn	0	–	0	0	–	0
Florida	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	0	0	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Missouri	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oklahoma	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	0	0	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
As of April 27, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Kentucky Wildcats football team will represent the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats are expected to be led by Mark Stoops in his 12th year as their head coach. The Kentucky football team plays its home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule[edit]

Kentucky and the SEC announced the 2024 football schedule on December 13, 2023.^[1]^[2] The 2024 Wildcats' schedule consists of 8 home games and 4 away games for the regular season.

Date	Opponent	Site
August 31	Southern Miss*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY
September 7	South Carolina	Kroger Field Lexington, KY
September 14	Georgia	Kroger Field Lexington, KY
September 21	Ohio*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY
September 28	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS
October 12	Vanderbilt	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)
October 19	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
October 26	Auburn	Kroger Field Lexington, KY
November 2	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
November 16	Murray State*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY
November 23	at Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX
November 30	Louisville*	Kroger Field Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)
*Non-conference game Source: ^[1]

Game summaries[edit]

vs Southern Miss[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Southern Miss Golden Eagles (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Miss	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: August 31

Statistics	Southern Miss	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs South Carolina[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

South Carolina Gamecocks (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
South Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: September 7

Statistics	South Carolina	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Georgia[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Bulldogs (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: September 14

Statistics	Georgia	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Ohio[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Ohio Bobcats (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: September 21

Statistics	Ohio	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Ole Miss[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) at Ole Miss Rebels (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0
Ole Miss	0	0	0	0	0

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi

Date: September 28

Statistics	Kentucky	Ole Miss
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ole Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Vanderbilt[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Vanderbilt Commodores (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: October 12

Statistics	Vanderbilt	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) at Florida Gators (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	0	0	0	0	0

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: October 19

Statistics	Kentucky	Florida
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Auburn[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Auburn Tigers (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: October 26

Statistics	Auburn	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tennessee[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) at Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0
Tennessee	0	0	0	0	0

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

Date: November 2

Statistics	Kentucky	Tennessee
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tennessee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Murray State[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Murray State Racers (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Murray State	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: November 16

Statistics	Murray State	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Murray State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Texas[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) at Texas Longhorns (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0
Texas	0	0	0	0	0

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

Date: November 23

Statistics	Kentucky	Texas
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Louisville[edit]

Pregame line	Over/under

Louisville Cardinals (0-0) vs Kentucky Wildcats (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisville	0	0	0	0	0
Kentucky	0	0	0	0	0

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

Date: November 30

Statistics	Louisville	Kentucky
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Coaching staff[edit]

Name	Position	Years at Kentucky
Mark Stoops	Head coach	12th
Vince Marrow	Associate head coach/tight ends coach	12th
Bush Hamdan	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	1st
Brad White	Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach	6th
Jay Boulware	Running backs coach	2st
Mike Stoops	Inside linebackers coach	3nd
Frank Buffano	Safeties coach	5th
Chris Collins	Defensive backs coach	4rd
Eric Wolford	Offensive line coach	2nd
Daikiel Shorts Jr	Wide receivers coach	1st
Anwar Stewart	Defensive line coach	5th
Mark Hill	Strength and conditioning	9th
Reference:

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches
CFP																Not released

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "2024 Football Schedule". UKAthletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ Smith, Erick (December 14, 2023). "SEC announces team-by-team college football schedules for the 2024 season". USA Today. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[UKA_2024_Schedule-1] "2024 Football Schedule". UKAthletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[2] Smith, Erick (December 14, 2023). "SEC announces team-by-team college football schedules for the 2024 season". USA Today. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

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