Schedule
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Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Rutgers * T 16–1657,424 [5]
September 20 Kent State * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 37–1254,865 [6]
September 27 at Cincinnati * W 37–2036,233 [7]
October 4 Southern Miss * Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY W 32–058,102 [8]
October 11 at Ole Miss L 13–3328,000 [9]
October 18 No. 12 LSU Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY L 16–2557,201 [10]
October 25 Georgia Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY L 9–3156,820 [11]
November 1 at Virginia Tech * L 15–1730,300 [12]
November 8 Vanderbilt Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry ) W 34–2248,230 [13]
November 15 Florida Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry ) W 10–352,160 [14]
November 22 at Tennessee L 9–2890,747 [15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
1986 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
1
Jeff Nelson
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
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^ "1986 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
^ "Kentucky Football Media Guide" . University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
^ "1986 Kentucky Wildcats Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 23, 2016 .
^ Hale, Jon (September 8, 2018). "Kentucky snaps 31-game losing streak to Florida" . USA Today . Retrieved December 10, 2018 .
^ "Late Kentucky FG ties Rutgers, 16–16" . Daily Record . September 14, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kent has a big hand in Kentucky's victory" . The Akron Beacon Journal . September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Interceptions ruin UC, 37–20" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . September 28, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wildcats blow out Southern Miss" . Lexington Herald-Leader . October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rejuvenated Rebs smack down Kentucky" . The Commercial Appeal . October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "LSU survives Kentucky, 25–16" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 19, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia pounds Kentucky 31–9" . Messenger-Inquirer . October 26, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tech kicks 'Cats" . The Danville Register . November 2, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UK's Ivy Joe breaks out, rips Vandy for 238 yards" . The Courier-Journal . November 9, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ " 'Cats put Gator Bowl plans in deep freeze" . The Tennessean . November 16, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Vols earn Liberty bid, 28–9" . Kingsport Times-News . November 23, 1986. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .