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2023 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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American college football season

2023Kentucky Wildcats football

Gator Bowl,L 35–38 vs.Clemson
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Stoops (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Liam Coen (2nd overall season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brad White (5th season)
Base defense	3–4 or4–3
Home stadium	Kroger Field
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 4Georgia xy	8	–	0	13	–	1
No. 8Missouri	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 17Tennessee	4	–	4	9	–	4
Kentucky	3	–	5	7	–	6
Florida	3	–	5	5	–	7
South Carolina	3	–	5	5	–	7
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
No. 5Alabama xy$^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 9Ole Miss	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 12LSU	6	–	2	10	–	3
Texas A&M	4	–	4	7	–	6
Auburn	3	–	5	6	–	7
Mississippi State	1	–	7	5	–	7
Arkansas	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship:Alabama 27, Georgia 24
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings fromAP Poll

The2023 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented theUniversity of Kentucky in the Eastern Division of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) during the2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats were led byMark Stoops in his 11th year as their head coach. The Kentucky football team played their home games atKroger Field inLexington, Kentucky. The Kentucky Wildcats football team drew an average home attendance of 60,939 in 2023.^[1]

This was the final year for the SEC's East–West divisional setup, as Texas and Oklahoma joined the conference in 2024.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Ball State*		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	W 44–14	58,286
September 9	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky*		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN+,ESPN+	W 28–17	61,876
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Akron*		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	ESPNU	W 35–3	59,456
September 23	12:00 p.m.	atVanderbilt		FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 45–28	26,279
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 22Florida		Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry,SEC Nation)	ESPN	W 33–14	61,699
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1Georgia	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 13–51	92,746
October 14	7:30 p.m.	Missouri	No. 24	Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 21–38	61,654
October 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 21Tennessee		Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	ESPN	L 27–33	61,665
November 4	7:30 p.m.	atMississippi State		Davis Wade Stadium Mississippi State, MS	SECN	W 24–3	52,329
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 8Alabama		Kroger Field Lexington, KY (SEC Nation)	ESPN	L 21–49	61,936
November 18	7:30 p.m.	atSouth Carolina		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 14–17	77,788
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10Louisville*		L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	ABC	W 38–31	59,225
December 29	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 22Clemson*		Everbank Field Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	L 35–38	40,132
*Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll (andCFP Rankings, after TBA) - Released prior to game All times are inEastern time

Name	Position	Years at Kentucky
Mark Stoops	Head coach	11th
Vince Marrow	Associate head coach/tight ends coach	11th
Liam Coen	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	2nd
Brad White	Defensive coordinator/outsidelinebackers coach	5th
Jay Boulware	Running backs coach	1st
Mike Stoops	Insidelinebackers coach	2nd
Frank Buffano	Safeties coach	4th
Chris Collins	Defensive backs coach	3rd
Zach Yenser	Offensive line coach	2nd
Scott Woodward	Wide receivers coach	3rd
Anwar Stewart	Defensive line coach	4th
Mark Hill	Strength and conditioning	8th
Reference:

Statistics	BALL	UK
First downs	18	17
Total yards	71–295	51–354
Rushing yards	41–72	20–113
Passing yards	223	241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–30–0	18–31–1
Time of possession	38:16	21:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing	Kadin Semonza	15/21, 165 yards, TD
	Rushing	Marquez Cooper	15 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Ty Robinson	5 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	18/31, 241 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ray Davis	14 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dane Key	5 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Statistics	EKU	UK
First downs	15	20
Total yards	56–311	61–414
Rushing yards	27–92	23–115
Passing yards	219	299
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–29–1	24–38–1
Time of possession	27:53	32:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Parker McKinney	19/29, 219 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Braedon Sloan	7 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	Bryant Johnson	2 receptions, 53 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	24/38, 299 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ray Davis	12 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Tayvion Robinson	6 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	AKR	UK
First downs	16	18
Total yards	66–239	48–450
Rushing yards	25–49	22–135
Passing yards	190	315
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–41–0	16–26–1
Time of possession	34:47	25:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Akron	Passing	DJ Irons	23/34, 130 yards
	Rushing	Lorenzo Lingard	7 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Jasaiah Gathings	5 receptions, 43 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	16/25, 315 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Ray Davis	7 carries, 72 yards, TD
	Receiving	Ray Davis	3 receptions, 97 yards, TD

Statistics	UK	VAN
First downs	18	20
Total yards	60–365	74–328
Rushing yards	31–160	27–97
Passing yards	205	231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–29–2	20–47–4
Time of possession	31:11	28:49

Statistics	FLA	UK
First downs	15	23
Total yards	59–313	56–398
Rushing yards	29–69	36–329
Passing yards	244	69
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–30–1	9–20–0
Time of possession	31:14	28:46

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Akron	0	0	3	0	3
Kentucky	7	7	7	14	35

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Kentucky	0	7	6	0	13
No. 1 Georgia	14	20	10	7	51

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Tennessee	10	13	3	7	33
Kentucky	0	17	7	3	27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida	Passing	Graham Mertz	25/30, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Montrell Johnson Jr.	10 carries, 42 yards
	Receiving	Ricky Pearsall	3 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	9/20, 69 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ray Davis	26 carries, 280 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Barion Brown	4 receptions, 37 yards

Statistics	UK	UGA
First downs	12	33
Total yards	50–183	73–608
Rushing yards	24–55	31–173
Passing yards	128	435
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–26–0	33–42–1
Time of possession	22:32	37:28

Statistics	MIZZ	UK
First downs	19	19
Total yards	68–324	58–299
Rushing yards	38–118	31–179
Passing yards	206	120
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–30–1	14–27–2
Time of possession	31:07	28:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Missouri	Passing	Brady Cook	19–29, 175 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Cody Schrader	20 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Theo Wease Jr.	6 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD
Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	14–27, 120 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ray Davis	20 carries, 128 yards
	Receiving	Justice Dingle	2 receptions, 32 yards

Statistics	TENN	UK
First downs	24	24
Total yards	67–481	63–444
Rushing yards	47–254	24–72
Passing yards	227	372
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–20–0	28–39–0
Time of possession	26:56	33:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tennessee	Passing	Joe Milton III	17/20, 227 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Jaylen Wright	11 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dont'e Thornton Jr.	3 receptions, 63 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	28/39, 372 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Ray Davis	16 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dane Key	7 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	UK	MSST
First downs	13	15
Total yards	54–271	66–218
Rushing yards	29–110	31–73
Passing yards	161	145
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–25–0	17–35–1
Time of possession	30:38	29:22

Statistics	ALA	UK
First downs	23	11
Total yards	64–444	55–253
Rushing yards	39–159	24–95
Passing yards	285	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–25–1	17–31–1
Time of possession	32:06	27:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Jalen Milroe	15/22, 234 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jase McClellan	9 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Prentice	4 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	17/31, 158 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Ramon Jefferson	2 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Dane Key	4 receptions, 46 yards

Statistics	UK	LOU
First downs	16	23
Total yards	47–289	76–403
Rushing yards	25–83	43–161
Passing yards	206	242
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–22–1	24–33–1
Time of possession	23:26	36:34

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Schedule

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Ball State

Eastern Kentucky

Akron

at Vanderbilt (rivalry)

No. 22 Florida (rivalry)

at No. 1 Georgia

Missouri

No. 21 Tennessee (rivalry)

at Mississippi State

No. 8 Alabama

at South Carolina

at No. 10 Louisville (rivalry)

vs. No. 22 Clemson (Gator Bowl)

Rankings

References

Statistics	CLEM	UK
First downs	24	12
Total yards	80–367	51–398
Rushing yards	39–103	23–92
Passing yards	264	306
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–41–1	16–28–2
Time of possession	34:58	25:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Clemson	Passing	Cade Klubnik	30/41, 264 yards, INT
	Rushing	Phil Mafah	11 carries, 71 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Jake Briningstool	9 receptions, 91 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Devin Leary	16/28, 306 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ray Davis	13 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Barion Brown	3 receptions, 100 yards, TD

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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
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