2001 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2001 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–9 (1–7 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrent Pease (1st season)
Offensive schemePro set
Defensive coordinatorJohn Goodner (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5, 4–4–3
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
2001 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 4 Tennessee x   7 1     11 2  
No. 3 Florida  %   6 2     10 2  
No. 13 South Carolina   5 3     9 3  
No. 22 Georgia   5 3     8 4  
  1 7     2 9  
Vanderbilt   0 8     2 9  
Western Division
No. 7 LSU xy$   5 3     10 3  
Auburn x   5 3     7 5  
Ole Miss   4 4     7 4  
Alabama   4 4     7 5  
Arkansas   4 4     7 5  
Mississippi State   2 6     3 8  
Championship: LSU 31, Tennessee 20
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Guy Morriss, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference place, placing fifth in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:30 pmLouisville*JPSL 10–3670,838
September 81:30 pmBall State*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 28–2061,523
September 2212:30 pmNo. 2 Florida
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
JPSL 10–4466,126
September 291:30 pmOle Miss
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
PPVL 31–4260,814
October 61:00 pmat No. 13 South CarolinaPPVL 6–4280,250
October 137:00 pmLSU
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
PPVL 25–2952,471
October 2012:30 pmat No. 17 GeorgiaJPSL 29–4386,520
November 32:30 pmat Mississippi StateL 14–1741,433
November 102:00 pmat VanderbiltW 56–3032,422
November 1712:30 pmNo. 6 Tennessee
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
JPSL 35–3869,109
December 11:00 pmat Indiana*L 15–2626,449
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ Clay, John (August 26, 2001). "Made of all the right staff". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.