1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1983 Kentucky Wildcats football
Hall of Fame Classic Bowl, L 20–16 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–5–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
1983 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Auburn $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 4 Georgia 5 1 010 1 1
No. 6 Florida 4 2 09 2 1
Tennessee 4 2 09 3 0
No. 15 Alabama 4 2 08 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 06 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 06 5 1
Mississippi State 1 5 03 8 0
LSU 0 6 04 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats scored 228 points while allowing 237 points.

After a 4–0 start, Kentucky finished the regular season 6–4–1 before playing in the 1983 Hall of Fame Classic and losing to No 18 West Virginia, 20–16. The improvement from 1982's 0–10–1 mark was, at the time, an NCAA record for most improvement in wins from one season to the next.