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The Wildcats compete as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The program has had 37 head coaches since it began play during the 1881 season. [1] On November 27, 2012, Mark Stoops was introduced as Kentucky's 37th head coach. [2] The team has played more than 1,150 games over 122 seasons of Kentucky football. [1]
The Wildcats play their home games in Rupp Arena, named after their 16th head coach Adolph Rupp. They previously played in Memorial Coliseum, Alumni Gymnasium, Buell Armory Gymnasium, and began their existence playing in State College Gymnasium. [1] [2] There have been 23 head coaches in the history of Kentucky basketball.
The Kentucky Wildcats presently play their home games in 20,545-seat Rupp Arena. When it opened in 1976, it was the largest arena in the United States built specifically for basketball, and retained that status for much of the following 40-plus years. It was opened in 1976 and is named after legendary Kentucky head coach Adolph Rupp.
Bradshaw is the last Kentucky coach to defeat Tennessee twice in Knoxville, and the last Kentucky coach to defeat Auburn twice. [19] He was also the last to defeat a No. 1 ranked team in the country until Rich Brooks in 2007. [19] Bradshaw, a harsh, brutal coach, [21] was the head coach of the infamous Thin Thirty Kentucky team.
The Herald-Leader’s John Clay reviews the highlights and lowlights for Kentucky Wildcats football coaches over the years. From Bear Bryant to Mark Stoops, a brief history of Kentucky football ...
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Bio: Stoops was hired as Kentucky’s football coach in November 2012, and his only head coaching job as been at UK. Stoops is about to begin his 12th season leading the Wildcats.
Stoops has gone on to become the winningest coach in Kentucky's history. In 2018, Stoops and Kentucky had arguably the best season in program history going 10–3 and beating Penn State 27–24 in the 2019 Citrus Bowl which was led by 2019 7th overall pick Josh Hines-Allen and all-time leading rusher Benny Snell. Stoops also led Kentucky to win ...