The Wildcats are the football team of the University of Kentucky in Lexington. They compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA and play in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Kentucky claims 1 national title, won in 1950, and 2 conference titles. Both of these conference championships were won as members of the SEC, in 1950 and 1976.
Paul "Bear" Bryant served as the head coach at Kentucky for 8 seasons between 1946 and 1953. Commonly considered one of the all time great college football coaches, Bryant is one of 7 Wildcat players or coaches to have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Only 2 Wildcats have made it to the Pro Football Hall of Fame – George Blanda and Dermontti Dawson.
The Wildcats play their home games at Kroger Field, which has a capacity of 61,000.
