Kentucky 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:43 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Kentucky Wildcats will meet Southern Miss on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the full slate.

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2024 Kentucky Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Southern Miss August 31 | 7:45 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
South Carolina September 7 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ABC (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Georgia September 14 | 7:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ABC (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Ohio September 21 | 12:45 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Ole Miss September 28 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Vanderbilt October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Florida October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Auburn October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Tennessee November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Murray State (FCS) November 16 | 1:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network+
@ Texas November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Louisville November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Kentucky 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (81), the Wildcats have the 18th-toughest schedule in college football.
  • Kentucky will face the least challenging schedule in college football, based on our predictions.
  • Kentucky is facing the 44th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • In terms of toughness, based on their SEC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Wildcats will be facing the 35th-ranked conference schedule this year.
  • In 2024, Kentucky will face seven teams that had winning records last season, including five that won nine or more games, while facing two squads that picked up three or fewer wins a year ago.
  • The Wildcats will play seven teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.

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Kentucky Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Wildcats totaled 339.5 yards per game on offense last season (100th in FBS), and they ranked 45th on defense with 353.5 yards allowed per game.
  • Despite having a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 73rd-worst in FBS last season (25.8 points allowed per game), Kentucky put up better results offensively, ranking 58th in FBS by totaling 29.1 points per game.
  • The Wildcats compiled 211.6 passing yards per game on offense last season (85th in FBS), and they ranked 93rd on the other side of the ball with 240.5 passing yards allowed per game.
  • Kentucky sported the 97th-ranked offense last year in terms of rushing yards (127.9 per game), and it was better defensively, ranking 18th-best with only 113.1 rushing yards allowed per game.
  • Kentucky forced 18 total turnovers (58th in FBS) last season and turned it over 20 times (88th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -2, 81st-ranked in college football.

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