# List of Kentucky Wildcats bowl games

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 2006-2010 and the eight consecutive seasons from 2016-2023. 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.

## Key

General :
| † | Bowl game record attendance |
| ‡ | Former bowl game record attendance |
Results :
| W | Win |
| L | Loss |
| T | Tie |

## Bowl games

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 | Nashville | 59,221 | Hal Mumme |
| 11 | Music City Bowl | W 28–20 | December 29, 2006 | 2006 | Clemson | LP Field | Nashville | 68,024 | Rich Brooks |
| 12 | Music City Bowl | W 35–28 | December 31, 2007 | 2007 | Florida State | LP Field | 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 | 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 | 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.