1980 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1980 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Fran Curci, the Wildcats compiled a 3–8 record (1–5 against SEC opponents), finished in eighth place in the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 280 to 167.^[1][2] The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

1980 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Fran Curci (8th season)
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 19 Mississippi State	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Alabama	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Auburn	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Larry McCrimmon with 1,060 passing yards, Randy Brooks with 578 rushing yards, and Alan Watson with 536 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Utah State*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 17–10	57,900	[4]
September 13	at No. 4 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–29	74,852	[5]
September 20	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 30–36	57,869	[6]
September 27	Bowling Green*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	W 21–20	55,800	[7]
October 4	at Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–45	78,400	[8]
October 18	LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 10–17	57,800	[9]
October 25	No. 5 Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–27	57,353	[10]
November 1	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 22–24	42,139	[11]
November 8	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 31–10	54,522	[12]
November 15	No. 20 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 15–17	54,200	[13]
November 22	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 14–45	90,244	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game