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SEC · 2026

Kentucky football 2026

Kentucky 2026: 7-1 record. Season statistics, results and schedule context from sourced college-football data.

Metrics use completed games only. Missing source fields are shown as unavailable. Source: CollegeFootballData API. Per-game averages use completed games with reported values; yards/play = total yards / (rushing + passing attempts); turnover margin = opponent turnovers minus team turnovers; third-down and red-zone rates = conversions / attempts when reported. Stored CFBD games data for Kentucky (2026), fetched 2026-11-03T23:13:54.111Z, was reused while refresh is pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD records data for Kentucky (2026), fetched 2026-11-03T02:38:24.066Z, was reused while refresh is pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD season-stats data for Kentucky (2026), fetched 2026-11-03T02:38:26.866Z, was reused while refresh is pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD FBS games fetched 2026-11-03T22:44:14.596Z; refresh pending or unavailable. Stored CFBD FBS membership fetched 2026-11-03T22:44:14.586Z; refresh pending or unavailable.Fetched 2026-11-03T02:38:24.066Z

Record7-1
ConferenceSEC
Season2026
Completed games8

Season stats

Season stat panel
StatValue
Points Per Game32.9 PPG
Points Allowed Per Game24.8 PPG
Total Offense386.4 yds/g
Total Defense362.6 yds/g
Passing Yards/Game219.4 yds/g
Rushing Yards/Game167 yds/g
Third Down %33.7 %
Red Zone %Not available
Turnover Margin13 +/-
Sacks21 total
Yards Per Play6.04 yds
Yards Per Play Allowed5.21 yds

Schedule and results

Kentucky 2026 schedule
OpponentDateLocationResultScore
Youngstown StateSep 5, 2026HomeW45–13
AlabamaSep 12, 2026HomeL17–45
Texas A&MSep 19, 2026AwayW31–21
South AlabamaSep 26, 2026HomeW45–21
South CarolinaOct 3, 2026AwayW35–34
LSUOct 10, 2026HomeW35–34
OklahomaOct 17, 2026AwayW21–13
VanderbiltOct 24, 2026HomeW34–17
TennesseeNov 7, 2026Away—Score unavailable
FloridaNov 14, 2026Home—Score unavailable
MissouriNov 21, 2026Away—Score unavailable
LouisvilleNov 28, 2026Home—Score unavailable
Most recent completed games
OpponentDateLocationResultScore
VanderbiltOct 24, 2026HomeW34–17
OklahomaOct 17, 2026AwayW21–13
LSUOct 10, 2026HomeW35–34
South CarolinaOct 3, 2026AwayW35–34
South AlabamaSep 26, 2026HomeW45–21
Upcoming games
OpponentDateLocationResultScore
TennesseeNov 7, 2026Away—Score unavailable
FloridaNov 14, 2026Home—Score unavailable
MissouriNov 21, 2026Away—Score unavailable
LouisvilleNov 28, 2026Home—Score unavailable

Team strength

Kentucky strength ratings, 2026
MeasureValue
Opponent Strength (Elo Rating), completed schedule1,707.6
Remaining schedule strength1,742
Full schedule strength1,720.1
Conference Strength (Elo Rating)1,750.8
Opponent-adjusted offense (point-differential units)12.1
Opponent-adjusted defense (point-differential units)10.8
Opponent win pct71.4%
Opponent points for37.2
Opponent points against19
Home opponent strength1,665.3
Away opponent strength1,764
Neutral opponent strengthNot available

Coverage: 7 of 8 completed games rated; 4 of 4 remaining rated. 11 FBS and 1 FCS opponents. Coverage is partial; unrated opponents are not given estimated ratings. Values are Elo-scale ratings and point-differential units, not national ranks or forecasts.

Strength methodology

Elo is a team-strength rating named after its creator, Arpad Elo. Higher ratings generally indicate stronger teams.

As of2026-11-04T00:19:36.014Z
Season2026
SourceCollegeFootballData API games and FBS membership feeds
CFBD FBS games and FBS membership feed only; SP ratings are not used. A game is completed only when CFBD marks it completed, both scores are present, and kickoff plus an 8-hour safety buffer is strictly before the as-of time. Games starting at or after as-of are remaining; games in the safety window are excluded from both groups. Completed schedule strength averages each FBS opponent's pregame Elo for that matchup. Remaining schedule strength uses each scheduled FBS opponent's latest postgame Elo from an eligible completed game before as-of. Full schedule strength is the mean of rated completed and remaining FBS slots; ratedCompleted/ratedRemaining and FBS/FCS opponent counts expose partial coverage. FCS opponents are counted but never assigned Elo. Opponent record and points are computed from that opponent's completed schedule games before each encounter, excluding the encounter itself. Opponent-adjusted offense is team points minus opponent prior mean points allowed; opponent-adjusted defense is opponent prior mean points scored minus team points allowed. Conference strength is the mean latest eligible postgame Elo for conference members with such a rating; missing Elo is never imputed. Conference nonconference records count each completed FBS-vs-FBS cross-conference game once for each conference. Early-season/preseason CFBD Elo can reflect initialization rather than meaningful season results.

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