 Kentucky then went on the road at Tennessee, falling to the Volunteers by a score of 24–7, ending their final SEC record at 5–3, the team's first winning season in conference play since 1977.In Kentucky's final home game of the season, senior day, the Wildcats defeated Middle Tennessee by a score of 34–23.Kentucky closed the regular season with a 56–10 rout of Louisville to win back the Governor's Cup.