Kentucky was a program in shambles, a team that had only won nine games in the last three seasons. Facilities were poor, fan interest was at rock bottom, and the Wildcats couldn’t even beat Western. But, there was hope on the horizon: a new coach from a legendary football family that reeled in some five-star recruits and forged a new focus on football in the Bluegrass.
He just needed one signature win to change the game.
No. 5: Kentucky 45, South Carolina 38 – October 4, 2014
When Mark Stoops took on the Gamecocks for the first time in Lexington, Commonwealth Stadium looked very different than the Kroger Field we see today.