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This is a list of Kentucky Wildcats football bowl games. The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. Kentucky has been to 23 bowl games, 13 of which occurred in the five consecutive seasons from 2006 to 2010 and the eight consecutive seasons from 2016 to 2023. Their record in bowl games is 11–12.The list shows the bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach.

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List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach
# Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach
1 Great Lakes Bowl W 20–19 December 6, 1947 1947 Villanova Cleveland Stadium Cleveland 14,908 Bear Bryant
2 Orange Bowl L 13–21 January 2, 1950 1949 Santa Clara Miami Orange Bowl Miami 64,816 Bear Bryant
3 Sugar Bowl W 13–7 January 1, 1951 1950 Oklahoma Tulane Stadium New Orleans 82,000 Bear Bryant
4 Cotton Bowl W 20–7 January 1, 1952 1951 Texas Christian Cotton Bowl Dallas 75,349 Bear Bryant
5 Peach Bowl W 21–0 December 31, 1976 1976 North Carolina Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta 54,132 Fran Curci
6 Hall of Fame Classic L 16–20 December 22, 1983 1983 West Virginia Legion Field Birmingham 42,000 Jerry Claiborne
7 Hall of Fame Classic W 20–19 December 29, 1984 1984 Wisconsin Legion Field Birmingham 47,300 Jerry Claiborne
8 Peach Bowl L 13–14 December 31, 1993 1993 Clemson Georgia Dome Atlanta 64,416 Bill Curry
9 Outback Bowl L 14–26 January 1, 1999 1998 Penn State Raymond James Stadium Tampa 66,005 Hal Mumme
10 Music City Bowl L 13–20 December 29, 1999 1999 Syracuse Adelphia Coliseum[a] Nashville 59,221 Hal Mumme
11 Music City Bowl W 28–20 December 29, 2006 2006 Clemson LP Field[a] Nashville 68,024 Rich Brooks
12 Music City Bowl W 35–28 December 31, 2007 2007 Florida State LP Field[a] Nashville 68,661 Rich Brooks
13 Liberty Bowl W 25–19 January 2, 2009 2008 East Carolina Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis 56,125 Rich Brooks
14 Music City Bowl L 13–21 December 27, 2009 2009 Clemson LP Field[a] Nashville 57,280 Rich Brooks
15 BBVA Compass Bowl L 10–27 January 8, 2011 2010 Pittsburgh Legion Field Birmingham 41,207 Joker Phillips
16 TaxSlayer Bowl L 18–33 December 31, 2016 2016 Georgia Tech EverBank Field[b] Jacksonville 43,102 Mark Stoops
17 Music City Bowl L 23–24 December 29, 2017 2017 Northwestern Nissan Stadium Nashville 48,675 Mark Stoops
18 Citrus Bowl W 27–24 January 1, 2019 2018 Penn State Camping World Stadium Orlando 59,167 Mark Stoops
19 Belk Bowl W 37–30 December 31, 2019 2019 Virginia Tech Bank of America Stadium Charlotte 44,138 Mark Stoops
20 Gator Bowl W 23–21 January 2, 2021 2020 NC State TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville 10,442 Mark Stoops
21 Citrus Bowl W* 20–17 January 1, 2022 2021 Iowa Camping World Stadium Orlando 50,769 Mark Stoops
22 Music City Bowl L 0–21 December 31, 2022 2022 Iowa Nissan Stadium Nashville 42,312 Mark Stoops
23 Gator Bowl L 35–38 December 29, 2023 2023 Clemson EverBank Stadium Jacksonville 40,132 Mark Stoops
  • Kentucky vacated all 2021 wins in August 2024.[1]
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  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  • UK Athletics Media Relations Office. "Kentucky Football Bowl Teams". Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Now known as Nissan Stadium.
  2. ↑ Now known as TIAA Bank Field.

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