1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1997 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
1997 record	5–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Hal Mumme (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Leach (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 57,800)
Seasons

1997 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#7 Tennessee x†		7	–	1					11	–	2
#4 Florida		6	–	2					10	–	2
#10 Georgia		6	–	2					10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8					3	–	8
Western Division
#11 Auburn xy		6	–	2					10	–	3
#13 LSU x		6	–	2					9	–	3
#22 Ole Miss		4	–	4					8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4					7	–	4
Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Arkansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant 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 PM	Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Battle for the Governor's Cup)		W 38–24	59,186
September 6	12:30 PM	at Mississippi State	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (Rivalry)	JPS	L 27–35	30,121
September 20	2:00 PM	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, Indiana		W 49–7	41,149
September 27	3:30 PM	No. 1 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	CBS	L 28–55	59,224
October 4	7:00 PM	No. 20 Alabama	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	PPV	W 40-34 OT	59,226
October 11	12:30 PM	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	JPS	L 24–38	75,936
October 18	7:00 PM	NE Louisiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky		W 49–14	57,500
October 25	3:30 PM	at No. 16 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia	CBS	L 13–23	85,672
November 1	6:30 PM	No. 16 LSU	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	ESPN2	L 28–63	58,450
November 15	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, Tennessee (Rivalry)		W 21–10	40,256
November 22	12:30 PM	No. 5 Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (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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