The 10 best home wins of Kentucky Football’s past decade

(Brian Simms/Lexington Herald-Leader/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) In July of 2020, I wrote an article titled “ The 10 Best Home Wins of Kentucky Football’s Past Decade ” to audition for a writing position at A Sea of Blue. It was my first piece for A Sea of Blue, and the first sports article I ever wrote. That article led to 489 other articles after it over the course of my senior year of high school and five years of college.

I wrote as UK knocked off top-10 Florida, Louisville, and Ole Miss football opponents, racked up a million rebounds with Oscar Tshiebwe, went to a College World Series, and won a volleyball national championship. Reed Sheppard went third in the draft, Will Levis set touchdown records, and no matter what the sport or the season’s final outcome, the Cats won games. And a lot of ‘em.

Winning is fun, and there’s nothing like writing about wins, wins, wins. That first article celebrated the 10 most exciting, impressive, and jubilant victories at Kroger Field for UK in the decade prior. Big wins in any sport, but especially in football, are unforgettable and magical moments for every fan in the stands, at the watch party, in the car with their radio, on their couch, or at the Buffalo Wild Wings.

Now, in the 2026 offseason, I’m retiring from A Sea of Blue with one last article that taps into the same joy and elation at winning a home football game that it all began with. Here are the 10 best home wins of Kentucky football’s past decade, going back to Stephen Johnson, Austin MacGinnis, and Benny Snell Jr. , in their 2016-2017 season.