1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Wildcats scored 207 points while allowing 195 points. Kentucky played in the 1993 Peach Bowl.

1993 Kentucky Wildcats football
Peach Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record6–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDaryl Dickey (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (1st season)
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1993 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 5 Florida x$ 7 1 011 2 0
No. 12 Tennessee* x 6 1 19 2 1
Kentucky 4 4 06 6 0
Georgia 2 6 05 6 0
South Carolina* 2 6 04 7 0
Vanderbilt* 1 7 04 7 0
Western Division
No. 4 Auburn8 0 011 0 0
No. 14 Alabama* x 5 2 19 3 1
Arkansas* 3 4 15 5 1
LSU 3 5 05 6 0
Ole Miss* 3 5 05 6 0
Mississippi State* 2 5 13 6 2
Championship: Florida 28, Alabama 13
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation.
    * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East title.
Rankings from AP Poll

Kentucky opened with a 35–0 win over Kent State. Kentucky then lost to #7 Florida on a touchdown play at the end of the game, 24–20. A 24–8 loss at Indiana followed. Kentucky then won a nationally televised ESPN Thursday night matchup at South Carolina, 21–17, followed by a 21–0 shutout of #25 Ole Miss.

A 35–17 victory over LSU followed. Kentucky then lost 33–28 at Georgia in a nationally televised game. Kentucky then won 26–17 at Mississippi State, lost 12–7 at Vanderbilt, and clinched bowl eligibility with a 6–3 win against East Carolina. A 48–0 loss to Tennessee closed the regular season.

Kentucky closed the season in the 1993 Peach Bowl against #24 Clemson. Kentucky led for most of the game but lost on a late touchdown, 14–13.

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