The 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

 in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season

1989 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with Miami winning its third National Championship during the 80s, cementing its claim as the decade's top team, winning more titles than any other program....

. The Wildcats scored 212 points while allowing 220 points. This was Jerry Claiborne

Jerry Claiborne

Jerry Claiborne was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Tech , the University of Maryland, College Park , and his alma mater, the University of Kentucky , compiling a career college football record of 179–122–8...

's eighth and final season as Kentucky's head coach.

Season

Kentucky opened with wins against Indiana and North Carolina, lost to Alabama and Auburn, beat Rutgers and LSU, lost at Georgia, beat Cincinnati and Vanderbilt, and lost to Florida and Tennessee.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Wildcats points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 9	Indiana 1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team The 1989 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the University of Indiana in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.-Schedule:-Highlights:*Nov. 4, 1989: Anthony Thompson scores his 60th career touchdown to set a then NCAA Division I-A record....	Win	17	14	1-0
2	Sept. 16		Win	13	6	2-0
3	Sept. 23	at Alabama	Loss	3	15	2-1
4	Oct. 7	Auburn 1989 Auburn Tigers football team The 1989 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Pat Dye, the team finished the season with a 10–2 record and won their third straight SEC title. On December 2, Alabama visited Auburn on their home campus for the first...	Loss	12	24	2-2
5	Oct. 14		Win	33	26	3-2
6	Oct. 21		Win	27	20	4-2
7	Oct. 28	at Georgia	Loss	23	34	4-3
8	Nov. 4		Win	31	0	5-3
9	Nov. 11	at	Win	15	11	6-3
10	Nov. 18	at Florida	Loss	28	38	6-4
11	Nov. 25	Tennessee 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1989 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Volunteers offense scored 346 points while the defense allowed 217 points...	Loss	10	31	6-5

Team players in the 1990 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Oliver Barnett Oliver Barnett Oliver Wesley Barnett is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Atlanta Falcons....	Defensive end	3	55	Atlanta Falcons 1990 Atlanta Falcons season -Roster:-Schedule:-External links:* *...
Donnie Gardner	Defensive end	7	171	Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an embarrassing 5-11 season. Bucs fans were getting tired of head coach Ray Perkins and Bucs players were getting fed up with his 3 a day training camp practices...
Andy Murray	Running back	7	185	Houston Oilers 1990 Houston Oilers season -Schedule:-AFC Wild Card:-Awards and records:* Ray Childress, 1990 AFC Pro Bowl selection* Ernest Givins, Pro Bowl Selection* Drew Hill, Ranked second in AFC in receptions* Haywood Jeffires, Led AFC in Receptions...