Kentucky Wildcats
Sport First season Win Loss Tie Win Pct
Baseball 1896 1839 1776 26 .508
Basketball ( men ) 1903-04 2237 688 .765
Basketball ( women ) 1974-75 773 515 .586
Football 1881 599 612 44 .477
Soccer ( men ) 1991 275 197 67 .506
Soccer ( women ) 1992 167 114 25 .546
Softball 1997 518 604 1 .461
Tennis ( men ) 1916 1045 611 8 .628
Tennis ( women ) 1974 579 341 .629
Volleyball 1977 854 496 1 .628
Overall Record 8604 5785 171 .589
All-time records by sport
Men 's and Women 's Basketball , Volleyball , Football , Men 's Soccer , Men 's Tennis , Women 's Tennis , and Baseball all updated as of 6/26/17 .
The Kentucky Wildcats are the men's and women's intercollegiate athletic squads of the University of Kentucky (UK), a founding member of the Southeastern Conference. Historically, the women's teams and athletes were referred to as the Lady Kats, but all athletic squads adopted the Wildcats nickname in 1995. Collectively, the fans of the Kentucky Wildcats are often referred to as the Big Blue Nation. Their main and most intense rival is the University of Louisville.