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Kentucky Wildcats football

2026 season · SEC

7-15-1 in conference · all 2026 games
  • AP No. 8
  • Coaches No. 7

Next at Tennessee (No. 16) · Nov 7 · 6:15 PM ET

Schedule and results

2026 · opponent AP rank shown when ranked
  1. Sep 5vsYoungstown StateW45–13
  2. Sep 12Confvs12AlabamaL17–45
  3. Sep 19Confat9Texas A&MW31–21
  4. Sep 26vsSouth AlabamaW45–21
  5. Oct 3ConfatSouth CarolinaW35–34
  6. Oct 10Confvs10LSUW35–34
  7. Oct 17ConfatOklahomaW21–13
  8. Oct 24ConfvsVanderbiltW34–17
  9. Nov 7Confat16Tennessee6:15 PM ET
  10. Nov 14Confvs25FloridaTime TBA
  11. Nov 21Confat19MissouriTime TBA
  12. Nov 28vsLouisvilleTime TBA

Season stats

per game · rank among FBS teams · 8 games
  • Points per game32.9No. 40
  • Points allowed per game24.8No. 70
  • Total yards per game386.4No. 68
  • Passing yards per game219.4No. 80
  • Rushing yards per game167.0No. 55
  • Yards allowed per game362.6No. 72
  • Third-down conversion33.7%No. 116
  • Turnover margin per game+1.6No. 4

Team leaders

2026 season totals · top 3 on this team

Passing

Passing yards

  1. Kenny MincheyQB1,75514 TD

Rushing

Rushing yards

  1. CJ Baxter Jr.RB48788 CAR
  2. Jason PattersonRB44371 CAR
  3. Jovantae BarnesRB22443 CAR

Receiving

Receiving yards

  1. Kenny DarbyWR50738 REC
  2. Willie RodriguezTE32439 REC
  3. DJ MillerWR22118 REC

Defense

Total tackles

  1. Grant GodfreyLB7230 SOLO
  2. Jordan CastellDB6526 SOLO
  3. Ty BryantDB5929 SOLO

Sacks

  1. Mi'Quise GraceDL5.08 TFL
  2. Tavion GadsonDL3.04 TFL
  3. Jamarrion HarklessDL3.03 TFL

Interceptions

  1. Ty BryantDB470 YDS
  2. Jordan CastellDB441 YDS
  3. Antwan SmithLB131 YDS

Schedule, results, rankings and stats via CollegeFootballData.