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1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1987Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne (6th season)
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Auburn $	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	2
No. 5 LSU	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1	10	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings fromAP Poll

The1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented theUniversity of Kentucky in theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coachJerry Claiborne, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (1–5 against SEC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the SEC, and outscored their opponents, 258 to 187.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games inCommonwealth Stadium inLexington, Kentucky.

The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Fohr with 973 passing yards,Mark Higgs with 1,278 rushing yards, and Dee Smith with 420 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Utah State*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 41–0	55,249	^[4]
September 19	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 34–15	57,924	^[5]
September 26	atRutgers*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 18–19	21,232	^[6]
October 3	Ohio*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 28–0	53,329	^[7]
October 10	Ole Miss	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 35–6	57,832	^[8]
October 17	at No. 6LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 9–34	77,084	^[9]
October 24	at No. 12Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 14–17	81,911	^[10]
October 31	Virginia Tech*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 14–7	50,432	^[11]
November 7	atVanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 29–38	40,892	^[12]
November 14	atFlorida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 14–27	73,021	^[13]
November 21	No. 15Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 22–24	57,127	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings fromCoaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`57`	Dermontti Dawson	Sr
RB	`22`	Mark Higgs	Sr
RB	`32`	Ivy Joe Hunter	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`79`	Oliver Barnett	So
DT	`70`	Tom Howard	Sr
CB	`24`	D. J. Johnson	Jr
DT	`54`	Jerry Reese	Sr
DT	`91`	John Shannon	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jerry Claiborne

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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^"1987 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedAugust 23, 2016.
^"Kentucky Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky. 2015. p. 184. RetrievedAugust 23, 2016.
^"1987 Kentucky Wildcats Stats".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedAugust 23, 2016.
^Gutman, John (September 13, 1987)."Kentucky blasts Utah St".The Salt Lake Tribune. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Cats' Dooley passes IU crazy; Kentucky cruises to 34–15 win".The Kokomo Tribune. September 20, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Knight offense comes to life, tops Kentucky".The Central New Jersey Home News. September 27, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Kentucky outmans Ohio U., 28–0".The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Higgs, Reese help vengeful Kentucky bury Ole Miss 35–6".The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"It gets late early for UK as LSU rumbles to 34–9 triumph".The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Kentucky rules for 59 minutes, then Georgia takes 17–14 victory".The Courier-Journal. October 25, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Hokies start late, lose 14–7 to Kentucky".The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 1, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Jones leads Commodores past Wildcats".Messenger-Inquirer. November 8, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Bowl, game simple for Gators".Fort Lauderdale News. November 15, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Wildcats, Higgs stumble short on last hurdle".The Paducah Sun. November 22, 1987. RetrievedNovember 11, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.

v t e Kentucky Wildcats football
Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Kroger Field (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Florida Indiana Louisville:Governor's Cup Tennessee Transylvania:Battle On Broadway Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band Bluegrass Miracle 2003 Arkansas game Big Blue Nation
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
Seasons	1881 1882–1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
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