10/18/2026
During their impressive 6–1 start to the 2026 season, the Kentucky Wildcats kicked things off with a dominant opening victory against Youngstown State (45–13), before suffering their lone setback against a powerful Alabama squad (17–45). They quickly bounced back with a strong road performance to take down Texas A&M (31–21) and followed it up with a high-scoring home win over South Alabama (45–21). Kentucky then proved its resilience by surviving back-to-back thrilling overtime games, edging out South Carolina on the road (35–34) and defeating LSU at home by that exact same nail-biting margin (35–34), before capping off their recent stretch with a gritty defensive road victory against Oklahoma (21–13).