The 1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Wildcats scored 228 points while allowing 237 points.
After a 4–0 start, Kentucky finished the regular season 6–4–1 before playing in the 1983 Hall of Fame Classic and losing to No 18 West Virginia, 20–16. The improvement from 1982's 0–10–1 mark was, at the time, an NCAA record for most improvement in wins from one season to the next.
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Roster
1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168, 209
Team players in the 1984 NFL draft
John GrimsleyLinebacker 6 141 Houston Oilers 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.166
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