Kentucky Wildcats CFB Betting
Last year, at the end of the regular season, a story broke the Kentucky Wildcats had coach Mark Stoops was leaving to take over in that role with the Texas A&M Aggies. But like Greg Schiano and Tennessee in 2017, once the Aggie fans found out, they broke out their pitchforks and stormed the gates of the Texas A&M administration. Instead, Stoops had to return to Lexington with his tail tucked between his legs. Now, after a 2024 season that reopened a lot of old wounds and memories of past Kentucky ineptitude, the Wildcats are home for the holidays, missing a bowl game for the first time since 2015. Fans are bitter that Stoops didn’t leave for A&M and wonder if he can regain his past magic. It will be a long off-season for Kentucky football fans.
Kentucky Wildcats 2024 Season Recap
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Last game, the Kentucky Wildcats lost 41-14 against the Louisville Cardinals as 5-point home dogs. The game went over the total of 49.5. Kentucky has a record of 4-8 straight up, 7-5 against the spread, and 4-8 over/under the total. Kentucky ranks 115th for total offense, 110th for passing, 82nd for rushing and 119th for scoring. Defensively, they rank 46th overall, 24th against the pass, 87th against the rush, and 39th for points allowed. Also, Kentucky ranks 128th for fewest turnovers lost and 68th for takeaways.
All season long, the big question entering each game always concerned the offense. How would they perform, and would they do it consistently? Well, they didn't do well with either of those. Not even the defense was at its best. Kentucky got manhandled all game against Louisville. In a rivalry game especially, that's surely not a good thing to see. The Wildcats were just pummeled, losing to Louisville.
Nothing seemed to go Kentucky's way on either side of the ball, and Louisville took full advantage of that. Let's take a look at some major takeaways now that Kentucky's season is over at a record of 4-8 overall, ending with an embarrassing blowout loss to in-state rival Louisville.
All day long, Kentucky couldn't get anything to go their way. Offensively, Cutter Boley struggled, throwing two interceptions. But then he got hurt due to a targeting to the head, and Gavin Wimsatt came in. Other than his first drive, Wimsatt couldn't find much success, although there were a few bright spots. Defensively, Kentucky was just getting dominated, especially against Louisville's run game. The Wildcats allowed 486 total yards of offense for Louisville, 358 of that on the ground. They torched Kentucky on the ground all game.
On offense, Kentucky committed five turnovers, their most since 2011.
This blowout loss was really a sentiment of how the entire season has gone. Inconsistent offense, offensive line and quarterback struggles, and just no real success moving the ball, which has been like pulling teeth for this Kentucky offense. Defense, which has been the glue that has kept this team from having an all-systems failure of a season more so than it seemed, wasn't themselves against Louisville, getting completely outplayed. Now, major questions loom into the offseason regarding the outlook of the program that is in need of some important changes.
Now, Kentucky enters a very important offseason after an extremely disappointing 4-8 record on the year and a blowout home loss to your rival to finish it off. After this season, and the last few, Mark Stoops will need to make some big changes around him if he wants Kentucky to stay afloat in this day and age in college football.
2024 Kentucky Wildcats Football Schedule
| DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
| Aug 31 |
vs. Southern Miss |
W 31-0 |
1-0 |
| Sep 7 |
vs. South Carolina |
L 6-31 |
1-1 |
| Sep 14 |
vs. Georgia |
L 12-13 |
1-2 |
| Sep 21 |
vs. Ohio |
W 41-6 |
2-2 |
| Sep 28 |
at Mississippi |
W 20-17 |
3-2 |
| Oct 5 |
OFF |
| Oct 12 |
vs. Vanderbilt |
L 13-20 |
3-3 |
| Oct 19 |
at Florida |
L 20-48 |
3-4 |
| Oct 26 |
vs. Auburn |
L 10-24 |
3-5 |
| Nov 2 |
at Tennessee |
L 18-28 |
3-6 |
| Nov 9 |
OFF |
| Nov 16 |
vs. Murray State |
W 48-6 |
4-6 |
| Nov 23 |
at Texas |
L 14-31 |
4-7 |
| Nov 30 |
vs. Louisville |
L 14-41 |
4-8 |
Although best known as a basketball school, the University of Kentucky has an interesting football history. Kentucky won a national championship in 1950 and has two conference titles. It would surprise many that the late great Bear Bryant was the head coach for the only natty in school history, winning the SEC title that same year. Fran Curci was the other head coach to lead Kentucky to an SEC title.
Kentucky has had some big-time players in its history, with stars such as Lynn Bowden, Max Duffy, Josh Allen, Derek Abney, James Whalen, Tim Couch, Art Still, Sam Ball, Lou Michaels, Bob Gain, and Babe Parilli.
Other notable head coaches were Jerry Claiborne, Hal Mumme, and Rich Brooks.
Current head coach Mark Stoops has produced eight consecutive bowl seasons and two final rankings of 18th or better. Stoops has 73 career wins, the most of any Kentucky coach.
2024-2025 College Football Schedule
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