1992 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1992 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Bill Curry (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Rick Rhoades (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry New (3rd season)
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium

1992 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Georgia x	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$	8	–	0	–	0			13	–	0	–	0
No. 16 Ole Miss	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 23 Mississippi State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Auburn	2	–	5	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
LSU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against SEC opponents), finished in fifth place in the Eastern Division of the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 280 to 207. The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

The team's statistical leaders included Pookie Jones with 1,434 passing yards, Terry Samuels with 380 rushing yards, and Tim Calvert with 330 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Central Michigan*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 21–14	56,800
September 12	at No. 4 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 19–35	84,553
September 19	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 37–25	58,450
September 26	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 13–9	55,700
October 3	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 14–24	31,200
October 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–25	57,641
October 24	No. 7 Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–40	58,200
October 31	No. 24 Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 36–37	50,375
November 7	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 7–20	45,350
November 14	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 13–17	30,104
November 21	at No. 20 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 13–34	94,110
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1992 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Pookie Jones	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB Willie Cannon LB 45 Marty Moore Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Curry Coordinators/assistant coaches Rick Rhoades – Offensive coordinator/ running backs Daryl Dickey – Quarterbacks Joker Phillips – Wide receivers Don Riley – Offensive line Tommy Limbaugh – Assistant head coach/tight ends/recruiting coordinator Larry New – Defensive coordinator/linebackers Bill Glaser – Defensive line Lovie Smith – Outside linebackers Rick Smith – Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt