KENTUCKY — 2026 Schedule
Season at a Glance
Opponent strength
EasierTougher
2026 Schedule
WK 1
Sep 5
vs
YOUNGSTOWN ST
W
45–13
WK 4
Sep 26
vs
S. Alabama
W
45–21
WK 13
Nov 28
vs
LOUISVILLE
Upcoming
Edge Rubric — head-to-head, all 10 live. Each cell answers "did we beat our opponent in this metric, this game?" — both teams computed from real CFBD play-by-play (works for every opponent). Explosive = pass 20+ / run 10+. Striped cells are unplayed games only.
THE EDGE RUBRIC
Head-to-Head — did we beat our opponent this game?
48%
Season Score · SEC #12
Head-to-Head — Filled = our team beat the opponent in this metric in this game. Gray = opponent was better (or tied). Striped = game not yet played.
| METRIC |
YS
W
|
AL
L
|
TAMU
W
|
SA
W
|
SCAR
W
|
LSU
W
|
OU
W
|
VAN
W
|
TN
—
|
FLA
—
|
MIZ
—
|
LOU
—
|
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA / PLAY | 5/8 | ||||||||||||
| POINTS / PLAY | 6/8 | ||||||||||||
| FEWER TURNOVERS | 5/8 | ||||||||||||
| RUNS GAINING 5+ YDS | 4/8 | ||||||||||||
| 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1/8 | ||||||||||||
| EXPLOSIVE PLAY RATE | 5/8 | ||||||||||||
| R.A. SCORING EFF. | 1/8 | ||||||||||||
| R.A. TOUCHDOWN RATE | 4/8 | ||||||||||||
| NEGATIVE PLAY RATE | 3/8 | ||||||||||||
| 4TH QTR POINTS | 4/8 | ||||||||||||
| GAME TOTAL | 5/10 | 2/10 | 4/10 | 7/10 | 1/10 | 4/10 | 6/10 | 9/10 | — | — | — | — |
48%
SEC #12
|
Legend:
Achieved
Not Achieved
Pending / Not Played
Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 8 games with charted data
Kiffin Rubric — all 10 metrics live. Every metric is now computed from real data —
PENALTIES (1 IN 30) uses accurate CFBD team box-score penalties (≤ 1 per 30 game snaps), and WIN 4TH QUARTER uses real CFBD per-play Q4 scores. No pending cells.
THE KIFFIN RUBRIC
Offensive Performance Benchmarks — 2026 Season
46%
Season Score · SEC #3
Methodology — Each metric is a binary, per-game achievement computed from real charted data. Filled = achieved, gray = not achieved.
| METRIC |
YS
W
|
AL
L
|
TAMU
W
|
SA
W
|
SCAR
W
|
LSU
W
|
OU
W
|
VAN
W
|
TN
—
|
FLA
—
|
MIZ
—
|
LOU
—
|
TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 7/8 | ||||||||||||
| SCORE 40+ POINTS | 2/8 | ||||||||||||
| ZERO TURNOVERS | 6/8 | ||||||||||||
| 5.0 YDS PER RUSH | 4/8 | ||||||||||||
| 3RD DOWN EFF. (50%) | 1/8 | ||||||||||||
| 12 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS | 3/8 | ||||||||||||
| R.A. SCORING (100%) | 1/8 | ||||||||||||
| R.A. TOUCHDOWNS (70%) | 4/8 | ||||||||||||
| PENALTIES (1 IN 30) | 5/8 | ||||||||||||
| WIN 4TH QUARTER | 4/8 | ||||||||||||
| GAME TOTAL | 7/10 | 2/10 | 5/10 | 7/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | — | — | — | — |
46%
SEC #3
|
Legend:
Achieved
Not Achieved
Pending / Not Played
Kiffin & Edge metrics computed live from real charted play_types & games data · 8 games with charted data
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