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Kentucky Wildcats

2026 season

1st in the SEC · 5-1 in the conference

Next: at TENN · Nov 7→

The Kentucky Wildcats are 7-1 in 2026, scoring 32.9 and allowing 24.8 points a game. Next: at Tennessee Volunteers on Nov 7, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

7–1 · avg margin 8.1

+32YSU

-28ALA

+10@TA&M

+24USA

+1@SC

+1LSU

+8@OU

+17VAN

UK · bars scaled to the biggest margin (32).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiUK's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Rush success rate

52%#8

Turnovers / game

0.63#17

Completion %

68%#18

Havoc rate faced?TFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.

12.4%#25

▼ Weaknesses

Interception rate

5.1%#129

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.38#121

Third-down conversion

34%#115

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

6.4%#96

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiUK's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Takeaways / game

2.25#5

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.41#16

Standard-down points added?Points added per play on standard downs (not obvious passing downs).

−0.11#16

Havoc rate?TFLs, forced fumbles, interceptions and passes defensed per play.

18.9%#20

▼ Weaknesses

Interceptions forced

0.3%#134

Third-down conversion

48%#129

Passing-down points added?Points added per play in obvious passing situations (2nd & 8+, 3rd/4th & 5+).

+0.41#123

Pass success rate

46%#113

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

49%

Standard-down share

75%

Plays / game

62

Early-down pass rate

46%

Neutral-script pass rate

45%

Possession / game

29:56

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

+5.2

Rating 2025

+1.8

Talent

787

Returning

19%

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