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Kentucky

University of Kentucky · 2026 · SEC

Efficiency
+4.7
55th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
0-1
Conf. finish
15th
proj. of 16
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Kentucky is 1-1 and ranked 55th in overall efficiency. Their 44th-ranked defense carries them, with a 58th-ranked offense. They run the ball on 50% of offensive plays with a 70th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 50% of plays with a 90th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-1
+6 left
Q2
0-0
+2 left
Q3
0-0
+1 left
Q4
1-0
+1 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 4.4 wins
Strength of Record
69th
-0.3 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
23rd
full season
4th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
1st
a 25th-ranked team would win ~3.7 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Youngstown StateMVFCW 4513+21.5100%20.5Q4
2vs AlabamaSEC#6L 1745-15.10%-3.7Q1
3@ Texas A&MSEC#4Preview-21.111%Q1
4vs South AlabamaSun Belt#90Preview+13.078%Q4
5@ South CarolinaSEC#39Preview-5.138%Q2
6vs LSUSEC#13Preview-10.327%Q1
7@ OklahomaSEC#15Preview-14.919%Q1
8vs VanderbiltSEC#34Preview-1.147%Q2
10@ TennesseeSEC#14Preview-15.418%Q1
11vs FloridaSEC#12Preview-10.427%Q1
12@ MissouriSEC#21Preview-11.425%Q1
13vs LouisvilleACC#48Preview+1.654%Q3

2 played · 1-1. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Kentucky, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-1.7+8.4+18.520-4Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 90th
SR 75thYPP 100thEPA 92nd
RushingEff 70th
SR 20thYPP 78thEPA 99th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 66th
SR 108thYPP 55thEPA 50th
Rush defenseEff 82nd
SR 99thYPP 46thEPA 87th
Dropback rate 50%Tempo -2.8 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 25th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 50%1st · Defense allowed: 47%1st2nd · Offense: 57%2nd · Defense allowed: 44%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 28%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 50%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 14.0Q1 · Allowed: 0.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 24.0Q2 · Allowed: 13.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 7.0Q3 · Allowed: 24.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 10.0Q4 · Allowed: 14.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Kentucky Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 58th
+1.6
Field position: +0.8Finishing drives: +0.8
Field position +0.8Finishing drives +0.8= +1.6
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 38th · Finishing 62nd

Defensive EffRanked 44th
+3.3
Field position: -0.7Finishing drives: +4.1
Field position -0.7Finishing drives +4.1= +3.3
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 102nd · Finishing 35th

2.39 points per drive on offense, 2.43 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 28.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(35)49% / 51%51%6.6
Q2(31)48% / 52%52%5.3
Q3(25)52% / 48%44%5.9
Q4(28)54% / 46%43%6.7
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(21)10.048%7.9
2nd(21)9.552%9.4
3rd(15)6.427%4.0
4th(3)3.367%2.7
All (60)45%7.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(31)10.652%5.5
2nd(21)5.862%4.8
3rd(6)9.217%4.0
4th(1)3.00%2.0
All (59)51%5.0

Kentucky, all games.