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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-23-2015, 06:08 PM:

Kentucky Bowl Results (8-7)

1947 Great Lakes........Villanova 24-14 W
1949 Orange.............Santa Clara(CA) 13-21 L
1950 Sugar..............Oklahoma 13-7 W
1951 Cotton.............TCU 20-7 W
1976 Peach..............North Carolina 21-0 W
1983 Hall Of Fame.......West Virginia..16-20 L
1984 Hall Of Fame...... Wisconsin 20-19 W
1993 Peach............. Clemson 13-14 L
1998 Outback........... Penn State 14-26 L
1999 Music City........ Syracuse 13-20 L
2006 Music City........ Clemson 28-20 W
2007 Music City........ Florida State 35-28 W
2008 Liberty............East Carolina 25-19 W
2009 Music City........ Clemson 13-21 L
2010 BBVA Compass...... Pittsburgh 10-27 L

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Posted by handycat (Member # 2323) on 11-23-2015, 08:11 PM:

I had forgot we had a history of Bowl games. Then I see we went 5 years in a row. Doesn't seem possible.

[ 11-23-2015, 08:12 PM: Message edited by: handycat ]

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 11-23-2015, 10:10 PM:

That stretch of 5 years in a row looks awfully good. If we finish the season with a win over Louisville we can start another string.

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 11-24-2015, 09:31 AM:

That five-game stretch shows how close UK has always been to being a bowl-eligible team. Starting in 2006, the NCAA allowed teams to play 12 games per season instead of 11. That extra game gave UK the chance to get that all-important 6th win.

For example, under Jerry Claiborne, UK would have had a chance to be bowl-eligible every year beyond his first, if only we had we played (and won!) an additional game. His record each year:

1982 0-10-1 (0-6 SEC)
1983 6-5-1 (2-4 SEC) Hall of Fame Classic
1984 9-3 (3-3 SEC) Hall of Fame Classic
1985 5-6 (1-5 SEC)
1986 5-5-1 (2-4 SEC)
1987 5-6 (1-5 SEC)
1988 5-6 (2-5 SEC)
1989 6-5 (2-5 SEC)

Clearly, a 'great' year was 3 SEC wins, but with enough non-conference wins, we could still squeeze out a minor bowl.

Now, we just need to get into a position that we can get 2 SEC wins and 4 non-conference wins consistently. I think we are almost there.