| 1982Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 0–10–1 (0–6 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Georgia $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11LSU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1982 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented theUniversity of Kentucky in theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coachJerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled a 0–10–1 record (0–6 against SEC opponents), finished in last place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 287 to 96.[1][2] The team played its home games inCommonwealth Stadium inLexington, Kentucky.
The team's statistical leaders included Randy Jenkins with 933 passing yards, George Adams with 720 rushing yards, and Robert Mangas with 293 receiving yards.[3]
Jerry Claiborne had been the head football coach at Virginia Tech from 1961 to 1970 and Maryland from 1972 to 1981. He had played college football at Kentucky underBear Bryant from 1946 to 1949. He was hired as Kentucky's head football coach in December 1981.[4]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 11 | atKansas State* | L 9–23 | 29,400 | [5] | |||
| September 18 | Oklahoma* | L 8–29 | 57,369 | [6] | |||
| September 25 | Kansas* |
| T 13–13 | 55,320 | [7] | ||
| October 2 | atClemson* | L 6–24 | 63,115 | [8] | |||
| October 9 | atAuburn | L 3–18 | 53,000 | [9] | |||
| October 16 | No. 16LSU |
| L 10–34 | 55,107 | [10] | ||
| October 23 | No. 3Georgia |
| L 14–27 | 56,697 | [11] | ||
| October 30 | atVirginia Tech* | L 3–29 | 35,700 | [12] | |||
| November 6 | Vanderbilt |
| L 10–23 | 56,123 | [13] | ||
| November 13 | Florida |
| L 13–39 | 53,245 | [14] | ||
| November 20 | atTennessee | L 7–28 | 93,689 | [15] | |||
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