List of Kentucky Wildcats bowl games

This is a list of Kentucky Wildcats football bowl games. The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. The list shows the bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach.

## Key[edit]

General  | †  | Bowl game record attendance

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‡  | Former bowl game record attendance
Results  | W  | Win

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L  | Loss
T  | Tie

## Bowl games[edit]

List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach  #  | Bowl  | Score  | Date  | Season  | Opponent  | Stadium  | Location  | Attendance  | Head coach

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1  | Great Lakes Bowl | W 20–19 | December 6, 1947 | 1947 | Villanova | Cleveland Stadium | Cleveland | 14,908  | Bear Bryant
2  | Orange Bowl | L 13–21 | January 2, 1950 | 1949 | Santa Clara | Miami Orange Bowl | Miami | 64,816  | Bear Bryant
3  | Sugar Bowl | W 13–7 | January 1, 1951 | 1950 | Oklahoma | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans | 82,000  | Bear Bryant
4  | Cotton Bowl | W 20–7 | January 1, 1952 | 1951 | Texas Christian | Cotton Bowl | Dallas | 75,349  | Bear Bryant
5  | Peach Bowl | W 21–0 | December 31, 1976 | 1976 | North Carolina | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Atlanta | 54,132  | Fran Curci
6  | Hall of Fame Classic | L 16–20 | December 22, 1983 | 1983 | West Virginia | Legion Field | Birmingham | 42,000  | Jerry Claiborne
7  | Hall of Fame Classic | W 20–19 | December 29, 1984 | 1984 | Wisconsin | Legion Field | Birmingham | 47,300  | Jerry Claiborne
8  | Peach Bowl | L 13–14 | December 31, 1993 | 1993 | Clemson | Georgia Dome | Atlanta | 64,416  | Bill Curry
9  | Outback Bowl | L 14–26 | January 1, 1999 | 1998 | Penn State | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa | 66,005  | Hal Mumme
10  | Music City Bowl | L 13–20 | December 29, 1999 | 1999 | Syracuse | Adelphia Coliseum[a] | Nashville | 59,221  | Hal Mumme
11  | Music City Bowl | W 28–20 | December 29, 2006 | 2006 | Clemson | LP Field[a] | Nashville | 68,024  | Rich Brooks
12  | Music City Bowl | W 35–28 | December 31, 2007 | 2007 | Florida State | LP Field[a] | Nashville | 68,661  | Rich Brooks
13  | Liberty Bowl | W 25–19 | January 2, 2009 | 2008 | East Carolina | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | Memphis | 56,125  | Rich Brooks
14  | Music City Bowl | L 13–21 | December 27, 2009 | 2009 | Clemson | LP Field[a] | Nashville | 57,280  | Rich Brooks
15  | BBVA Compass Bowl | L 10–27 | January 8, 2011 | 2010 | Pittsburgh | Legion Field | Birmingham | 41,207  | Joker Phillips
16  | TaxSlayer Bowl | L 18–33 | December 31, 2016 | 2016 | Georgia Tech | EverBank Field[b] | Jacksonville | 43,102  | Mark Stoops
17  | Music City Bowl | L 23–24 | December 29, 2017 | 2017 | Northwestern | Nissan Stadium | Nashville | 48,675  | Mark Stoops
18  | Citrus Bowl | W 27–24 | January 1, 2019 | 2018 | Penn State | Camping World Stadium | Orlando | 59,167  | Mark Stoops
19  | Belk Bowl | W 37–30 | December 31, 2019 | 2019 | Virginia Tech | Bank of America Stadium | Charlotte | 44,138  | Mark Stoops
20  | Gator Bowl | W 23–21 | January 2, 2021 | 2020 | NC State | TIAA Bank Field | Jacksonville | 10,442  | Mark Stoops
21  | Citrus Bowl | W 20–17 | January 1, 2022  | 2021 | Iowa | Camping World Stadium | Orlando | 50,769  | Mark Stoops
22  | Music City Bowl | L 0–21 | December 31, 2022  | 2022 | Iowa | Nissan Stadium | Nashville | 42,312  | Mark Stoops
23  | Gator Bowl | L 35–38 | December 29, 2023  | 2023 | Clemson | EverBank Stadium | Jacksonville | 40,132  | Mark Stoops

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d Now known as Nissan Stadium.
2. ^ Now known as TIAA Bank Field.

## References[edit]

General

* National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
* UK Athletics Media Relations Office. "Kentucky Football Bowl Teams". Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

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Kentucky Wildcats bowl games

* 1947 Great Lakes Bowl
* 1950 Orange Bowl
* 1951 Sugar Bowl
* 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic
* 1976 Peach Bowl
* 1983 Hall of Fame Classic
* 1984 Hall of Fame Classic
* 1993 Peach Bowl
* 1999 Outback Bowl
* 1999 Music City Bowl
* 2006 Music City Bowl
* 2007 Music City Bowl
* 2009 Liberty Bowl
* 2009 Music City Bowl
* 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl
* 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl
* 2017 Music City Bowl
* 2019 Citrus Bowl
* 2019 Belk Bowl
* 2021 Gator Bowl
* 2022 Citrus Bowl
* 2022 Music City Bowl
* 2023 Gator Bowl

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Kentucky Wildcats football

Venues|

* Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972)
* Kroger Field (1973–present)
* E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Centre
* Florida
* Indiana
* Louisville: Governor's Cup
* Tennessee
* Transylvania: Battle On Broadway
* Vanderbilt

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* The Wildcat
* Scratch
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* "On, On, U of K"
* "Kentucky Fight"
* Marching band
* Bluegrass Miracle
* 2003 Arkansas game

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