SECThe 2026 season's largest margin: Kentucky 45, Youngstown State 13. A 32-point win — the year's high-water mark.
Kentucky·SEC
2026 — The Chapter Being Written
The 2026 season is in progress. This chapter is still being written.
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Kenny MincheyQB1,755 passing yards
- CJ BaxterRB487 rushing yards
- Jason PattersonRB443 rushing yards
- Jovantae BarnesRB224 rushing yards
- Kenny DarbyWR507 receiving yards
- Willie RodriguezTE324 receiving yards
- DJ MillerWR221 receiving yards
- Grant GodfreyLB72 tackles
- Jordan CastellDB65 tackles
- Ty BryantDB59 tackles
- Mi'Quise GraceDL5 sacks
- Jamarrion HarklessDL3 sacks
- Tavion GadsonDL3 sacks
Season leaders, 2026.
The season's deepest loss: Kentucky 17, Alabama 45. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
"Go Cats"
2026 is a middle chapter for Kentucky — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.