1978 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1978 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Fran Curci, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6–1 record (2–4 against SEC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the SEC, and outscored their opponents, 193 to 189. The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1978 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPerry Moss (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharlie Bailey (4th season)
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 19 2 1
Auburn 3 2 16 4 1
LSU 3 3 08 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 05 5 1
Florida 3 3 04 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 06 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 05 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 04 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Larry McCrimmon with 752 passing yards, Fred Williams with 313 rushing yards, and Felix Wilson with 727 receiving yards. Kentucky began the year ranked 17th, but fell out of the polls after week one.

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