1997 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Hal Mumme (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Major (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons ←  1996 1998 →

1997 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
No. 4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
No. 11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Hal Mumme.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	1:30 p.m.	Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY ( Battle for the Governor's Cup)		W 38–24	59,186
September 6	12:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, MS	JPS	L 27–35	30,121
September 20	2:00 p.m.	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ( rivalry)		W 49–7	41,149
September 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY ( rivalry)	CBS	L 28–55	59,224
October 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Alabama	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	W 40–34 OT	59,226
October 11	12:30 p.m.	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	JPS	L 24–38	75,936
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Northeast Louisiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 49–14	57,500
October 25	3:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	CBS	L 13–23	85,672
November 1	6:30 p.m.	No. 16 LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN2	L 28–63	58,450
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN ( rivalry)		W 21–10	40,256
November 22	12:30 p.m.	No. 5 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY ( Battle for the Barrel)	ESPN2	L 31–59	61,076
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Tim Couch So RB 3 Craig Yeast Jr WR 5 Marvin Love Jr WR 6 Kio Sanford Sr RB 32 Anthony White So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 Littleton Ward Sr FS 8 Marlon McCree  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 9 Marc Samuel Fr P 19 Jimmy Carter Jr K 23 Brian Johnson Sr K, P Seth Hanson Fr	Head coach Hal Mumme Coordinators/assistant coaches Tony Franklin Running backs Mike Leach Wide receivers/tight ends Guy Morriss Offensive line Mike Major Defensive coordinator/linebackers Tom Adams Defensive ends Mike Fanoga Defensive tackles Darrell Patterson Safeties Tim Keane Cornerbacks Sonny Dykes Graduate assistant Bob Brush Defensive assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	14	7	24
Wildcats	21	0	7	10	38

Statistics	LOU	UK
First downs	25	15
Total yards	519	291
Rushing yards	121	87
Passing yards	398	204
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	35:18	24:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Louisville	Passing	Chris Redman	17/28, 204 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Otis Floyd	14 rushes, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	Rico Williams	3 receptions, 82 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Tim Couch	36/50, 398 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Anthony White	16 rushes, 94 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kio Sanford	6 receptions, 120 yards, TD

At Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	6	0	27
Bulldogs	3	7	12	13	35

At Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	28	0	49
Hoosiers	0	0	0	7	7

No. 1 Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Gators	28	0	21	6	55
Wildcats	0	7	7	14	28

No. 20 Alabama

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 20 Crimson Tide	7	7	10	10	0	34
Wildcats	10	3	14	7	6	40

At South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	7	3	0	24
Gamecocks	0	24	7	7	38

Northeast Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indians	0	7	7	0	14
Wildcats	21	14	7	7	49

At No. 16 Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	0	6	13
No. 16 Bulldogs	0	14	3	6	23

No. 16 LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Tigers	12	8	22	21	63
Wildcats	0	21	7	0	28

At Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21
Commodores	0	0	10	0	10

No. 5 Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Volunteers	17	7	21	14	59
Wildcats	7	14	3	7	31

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