The 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the
University of Kentucky
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in the
1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
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.
Quarterback
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Tim Couch
Timothy Scott Couch (born July 31, 1977) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at Kentucky, where he set the Southeaster ...
was the first pick overall in the
1999 NFL Draft
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.
Season
Couch led Kentucky to seven wins, including a win on the road at #21
LSU
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and a spot in the
1999 Outback Bowl, where Couch completed 30 of 48 passes for 336 yards and two touchdowns, though Kentucky lost to
Penn State #Redirect Pennsylvania State University
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, 26–14. In the
Kentucky–Louisville rivalry
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, the Wildcats beat the
Cardinals
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**''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...
to claim the
Governor's Cup. In the Border Battle,
Tennessee
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beat Kentucky by a score of 59–21 to claim the Beer Barrel.
Schedule
Roster
1999 NFL Draft
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References
Kentucky
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Kentucky Wildcats football seasons
Kentucky Wildcats football
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