The 1994 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats compiled a 1âÂÂ10 record (0âÂÂ8 against SEC opponents), finished in last place in the Eastern Division of the SEC, and were outscored by their opponents, 405 to 149.
The team won its season opener against Louisville (20âÂÂ14), but then lost the final ten games of the season, including blowout losses to Florida (73âÂÂ7), Indiana (59âÂÂ29), Mississippi State (47âÂÂ7), and Tennessee (52âÂÂ0), as well as an embarrassing 21âÂÂ14 home loss to Division I-A newcomer Northeast Louisiana. The Wildcats also blew a 10âÂÂ0 lead vs. LSU and lost 17âÂÂ13, the Tigers' only win over an eight-game stretch which led to the firing of coach Curley Hallman.
The team played its home games in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
This was the Wildcats' worst season since going 0âÂÂ10âÂÂ1 in 1982, their first under Curry's predecessor, Jerry Claiborne. They would not lose 10 games in a season until back-to-back 2âÂÂ10 campaigns in 2012 and 2013 (the NCAA first allowed a 12th regular season game in 2002; the rule was made permanent in 2006).
The team's statistical leaders included Antonio O'Ferral with 642 passing yards, Moe Williams with 805 rushing yards, and Leon Smith with 375 receiving yards.