The 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...

 in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season

1998 NCAA Division I-A football season

The 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first of the Bowl Championship Series, which saw Tennessee win the national championship, one year after star quarterback Peyton Manning left for the NFL...

. Quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 Tim Couch

Tim Couch

Timothy Scott "Tim" Couch is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Kentucky...

 was the first pick overall in the 1999 NFL Draft

1999 NFL Draft

The 1999 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17-18, 1999...

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Season

Couch led Kentucky to seven wins, including a win on the road at #21 LSU

1998 LSU Tigers football team

The 1998 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Gerry DiNardo. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the beginning of the season, expectations were high as LSU...

 and a spot in the 1999 Outback Bowl

1999 Outback Bowl

The 1999 edition to the Outback Bowl featured the Kentucky Wildcats, and the Penn State Nittany Lions.Penn State entered the game with an 8-3 record and #22 ranking in the AP poll; the Nittany Lions had been ranked as high as #7 in the AP poll that season. Kentucky entered the game at 7-4,...

, where Couch completed 30 of 48 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, though Kentucky lost to Penn State, 26-14. In the Kentucky–Louisville rivalry, the Wildcats beat the to claim the Governor's Cup

Governor's Cup (Kentucky)

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. In the Border Battle, Tennessee

1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Tennessee entered the 1998 season coming off an 11–2 record in 1997...

 beat Kentucky by a score of 59-21 to claim the Beer Barrel.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Wildcats points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 5	@	Win	68	34	1-0
2	Sept. 12		Win	52	7	2-0
3	Sept. 19		Win	31	27	3-0
4	Sept. 26	@ Florida	Loss	35	51	3-1
5	Oct. 3	@ Arkansas	Loss	20	27	3-2
6	Oct. 10	South Carolina 1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team The 1998 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the Southeastern Conference during the college football season of 1998-1999. The Gamecocks were led by head coach Brad Scott and played their home games in Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South...	Win	33	28	4-2
7	Oct. 17	@ LSU 1998 LSU Tigers football team The 1998 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Gerry DiNardo. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the beginning of the season, expectations were high as LSU...	Win	39	36	5-2
8	Oct. 24	Georgia	Loss	26	28	5-3
9	Nov. 7		Win	37	35	6-3
10	Nov. 14		Win	55	17	7-3
11	Nov. 21	@ Tennessee 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team The 1998 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. Tennessee entered the 1998 season coming off an 11–2 record in 1997...	Loss	21	59	7-4
12	Jan. 1	Penn State Penn State Nittany Lions football The Penn State Nittany Lions football team represents the Pennsylvania State University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big Ten Conference. It is one of the most tradition-rich and storied college football programs in the...	Loss	14	26	7-5

Conference standings

	Conference				Overall
Eastern	W	L	PF	PA	W	L	PF	PA
Tennessee	9	0	295	120	13	0	431	189
Florida	7	1	246	112	10	2	380	165
Georgia	6	2	166	156	9	3	292	222
Kentucky	4	4	266	281	7	5	431	375
Vanderbilt	1	7	66	290	2	9	142	369
South Carolina	0	8	129	258	1	10	207	330

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Tim Couch Tim Couch Timothy Scott "Tim" Couch is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at the University of Kentucky...	Quarterback	1	1	Cleveland Browns 1999 Cleveland Browns season The 1999 Cleveland Browns season marked the team's return to the National Football League after a three-year absence. The 1999 season also marked the return of football to the city of Cleveland for the first time since the 1995 season.-Season information:...