K e n t u c K y W i l D c a t S Record: 4-4, 1-4 SEC Ranking: n/a Last game: L, Georgia, 44-31 (H) Coach: Joker Phillips (Kentucky, 1986) Record: 4-4 (First season) at UK: 4-4 (First season) vs. MSU: First meeting m i S S i S S i P P i S t a t e B u l l D O G S Record: 6-2, 2-2 SEC Ranking: No. 23 AP/No. 23 Coaches Last game: W, UAB, 29-24 (H) Coach: Dan Mullen (Ursinus, 1996) Record: 11-9 (Second season) at MSU: 11-9 (Second season) vs. UK: 1-0 TV • ESPNU Play-by-Play Clay Matvick Analyst Herm Edwards Sideline Jessica Mendoza RADIO • BIG BLUE SPORTS NETWORK Play-by-Play Tom Leach Analyst Jeff Piecoro Sideline Dick Gabriel SATELLITE RADIO Channel 201- XM Channel 218 - Sirius (note: you must have the “Best of XM” package to hear the game on Sirius) INTERNET RADIO • www.UKathletics.com Live Audio - free Live Stats - free TICKETS • Contact the MSU ticket office at mstateathletics.com, 888-GO-DAWGS or 662-325- 2600. 9/4 at Louisville (ABC) W, 23-16 9/11 WESTERN KENTUCKY (CSS) W, 63-28 9/18 AKRON (Fox Sports) W, 47-10 9/25 at #9/8 Florida (ESPNU) L, 48-14 10/2 at Ole Miss (SEC Network) L, 42-35 10/9 #8/8 AUBURN (ESPN2) L, 37-34 10/16 #10/12 SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) W, 31-28 10/23 GEORGIA (Homecoming) (CSS) L, 44-31 10/30 at Mississippi State (ESPNU) 7 p.m. ET 11/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (BBSN) 12:30 11/13 VANDERBILT (Senior Day) TBA 11/27 at Tennessee TBA Note: all times Eastern and subject to change 9/4 MEMPHIS W, 49-7 9/9 #21 AUBURN L, 17-14 9/18 at #15 LSU L, 29-7 9/25 GEORGIA W, 24-12 10/2 ALCORN STATE W, 49-16 10/9 at Houston W, 47-24 10/16 at #22 Florida W, 10-7 10/23 vs. UAB W, 29-24 10/30 vs. Kentucky 7:00 p.m. ET 11/13 at Alabama TBD 11/20 vs. Arkansas TBD 11/27 at Ole Miss TBD m i S S i S S i P P i S t a t e ( 6 - 2 , 2 - 2 S e c ) a B O u t t h e G a m e QUICK NOTES • UK ranks in the top 35 of seven national statistical categories. The Cats are 17th in pass defense (176.75 yards per game); 23rd in pass offense (280.88 yards per game) and scoring offense (34.75 points per game), 24th in passing efficiency (155.20 rating points), 26th in sacks allowed (1.13 per game); 31st in total offense (428.50 yards per game) and 33rd in kick returns (23.55 yards per return). • UK has passed for 200 or more yards in all eight games this season, including a season-high 353 passing yards against Georgia. Although UK has more pass attempts than any team in the SEC (282), the Cats are tied for third in the SEC with fewest interceptions thrown (four). • UK ranks third in the SEC in pass defense, limiting the opponent to just 176.8 yards per game in the air. • UK has scored 30 points in four-consecutive SEC games, the first time that has happened since 1999. • Senior quarterback Mike Hartline has had back-to-back career games. He posted his second straight 300-yard game with a career-high 353 yards and four touchdowns vs. Georgia. His previous high was 349 yards against South Carolina. Hartline currently ranks second in the SEC in passing yards per game (268.0) and is third in total offense (266.1 yards per game). • Junior Randall Cobb, a candidate for the Paul Hornung Award as the nation’s most versatile player, is UK’s leader in career touchdowns. Cobb has 33 TDs in just 31 career games. • Junior linebacker Danny Trevathan is having an impressive season as he paces the defense with a league-leading 81 tackles. He has posted double-figure tackles in five games this season, including four in a row. The last Wildcat to record double-figure tackles in four-straight games was Jeff Snedegar in 1997. Trevathan also ranks eighth in the league in the tackles for loss category with nine TFL. • Senior wide receiver Chris Matthews has an SEC-high seven TD catches this season. Matthews had 12 catches for 177 yards against South Carolina, both career highs. It was his second 100-yard receiving performance of the year and his career. His 12 receptions tied for the second-most receptions in a game in UK history and the 177 yards marked the fourth-highest receiving yards in a single game. • UK is looking for its first win over a ranked SEC team on the road since upsetting No. 21 LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Oct. 17, 1998. • In Kentucky’s four wins this season, the Wildcats are +8 in turnover margin. In the four losses, UK is -7 in turnover margin. W i l D c a t S t a K e O n n a t i O n a l l y r a n K e D B u l l D O G S i n S t a r K v i l l e After a three-game homestand that saw Kentucky claim its first victory over a ranked foe since 2007 with a 31-28 victory of South Carolina, the Wildcats hit the road to Starkville, Miss., to take on the hot-streaking and No. 23 Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday. Kentucky is coming off a 44-31 loss to SEC East foe Georgia at Commonwealth Stadium. Senior quarterback Mike Hartline charted another career day statistically, recording a career-best 353 yards and a career-high-tying four touchdowns. True freshman Raymond Sanders, who saw plenty of action with starting tailback Derrick Locke sidelined with injury for the second-straight game, also put up career- high numbers, rushing 16 times for 79 yards, while snagging seven receptions for 77 yards and a touch- down. Linebacker Danny Trevathan led UK on defense with 11 tackles, his fourth consecutive game with double-figure tackles. The last UK player to do that was Jeff Snedegar in 1997. Mississippi State is riding a five-game winning streak, including wins over SEC rivals Georgia and Florida. The Bulldogs rank second in the SEC in rushing offense and third in the league in scoring defense. 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TV • ESPNUPlay-by-Play Clay Matvick Analyst Herm EdwardsSideline Jessica Mendoza
RADIO • BIG BLUE SPORTS NETWORKPlay-by-Play Tom LeachAnalyst Jeff PiecoroSideline Dick Gabriel
SATELLITE RADIOChannel 201- XMChannel 218 - Sirius (note: you must have the“Best of XM” package to hear the game on Sirius)
INTERNET RADIO • www.UKathletics.comLive Audio - freeLive Stats - free
TICKETS • Contact the MSU ticket office atmstateathletics.com, 888-GO-DAWGS or 662-325-2600.
9/4 at Louisville (ABC) W, 23-169/11 WESTERN KENTUCKY (CSS) W, 63-289/18 AKRON (Fox Sports) W, 47-109/25 at #9/8 Florida (ESPNU) L, 48-1410/2 at Ole Miss (SEC Network) L, 42-3510/9 #8/8 AUBURN (ESPN2) L, 37-3410/16 #10/12 SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) W, 31-2810/23 GEORGIA (Homecoming) (CSS) L, 44-3110/30 at Mississippi State (ESPNU) 7 p.m. ET11/6 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (BBSN) 12:3011/13 VANDERBILT (Senior Day) TBA11/27 at Tennessee TBA
Note: all times Eastern and subject to change
9/4 MEMPHIS W, 49-79/9 #21 AUBURN L, 17-149/18 at #15 LSU L, 29-79/25 GEORGIA W, 24-1210/2 ALCORN STATE W, 49-1610/9 at Houston W, 47-2410/16 at #22 Florida W, 10-710/23 vs. UAB W, 29-2410/30 vs. Kentucky 7:00 p.m. ET11/13 at Alabama TBD11/20 vs. Arkansas TBD11/27 at Ole Miss TBD
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QUICK NOTES• UK ranks in the top 35 of seven national statistical categories. The Cats are 17th in pass
defense (176.75 yards per game); 23rd in pass offense (280.88 yards per game) and scoring offense(34.75 points per game), 24th in passing efficiency (155.20 rating points), 26th in sacks allowed(1.13 per game); 31st in total offense (428.50 yards per game) and 33rd in kick returns (23.55 yards per return).
• UK has passed for 200 or more yards in all eight games this season, including a season-high 353passing yards against Georgia. Although UK has more pass attempts than any team in the SEC (282), the Cats are tied for third in the SEC with fewest interceptions thrown (four).
• UK ranks third in the SEC in pass defense, limiting the opponent to just 176.8 yards per game in the air.• UK has scored 30 points in four-consecutive SEC games, the first time that has happened
since 1999.• Senior quarterback Mike Hartline has had back-to-back career games. He posted his second straight
300-yard game with a career-high 353 yards and four touchdowns vs. Georgia. His previous high was349 yards against South Carolina. Hartline currently ranks second in the SEC in passing yards per game (268.0) and is third in total offense (266.1 yards per game).
• Junior Randall Cobb, a candidate for the Paul Hornung Award as the nation’s most versatile player,is UK’s leader in career touchdowns. Cobb has 33 TDs in just 31 career games.
• Junior linebacker Danny Trevathan is having an impressive season as he paces the defense with a league-leading 81 tackles. He has posted double-figure tackles in five games this season, including four in a row. The last Wildcat to record double-figure tackles in four-straight games was Jeff Snedegarin 1997. Trevathan also ranks eighth in the league in the tackles for loss category with nine TFL.
• Senior wide receiver Chris Matthews has an SEC-high seven TD catches this season. Matthews had 12 catches for 177 yards against South Carolina, both career highs. It was his second 100-yard receiving performance of the year and his career. His 12 receptions tied for the second-most receptionsin a game in UK history and the 177 yards marked the fourth-highest receiving yards in a single game.
• UK is looking for its first win over a ranked SEC team on the road since upsetting No. 21 LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Oct. 17, 1998.
• In Kentucky’s four wins this season, the Wildcats are +8 in turnover margin. In the four losses, UK is -7 in turnover margin.
WilDcatS taKe On natiOnally ranKeD BullDOGS in StarKvilleAfter a three-game homestand that saw Kentucky claim its first victory over a ranked foe since
2007 with a 31-28 victory of South Carolina, the Wildcats hit the road to Starkville, Miss., to take onthe hot-streaking and No. 23 Mississippi State Bulldogs on Saturday.
Kentucky is coming off a 44-31 loss to SEC East foe Georgia at Commonwealth Stadium. Seniorquarterback Mike Hartline charted another career day statistically, recording a career-best 353 yards anda career-high-tying four touchdowns. True freshman Raymond Sanders, who saw plenty of action withstarting tailback Derrick Locke sidelined with injury for the second-straight game, also put up career-high numbers, rushing 16 times for 79 yards, while snagging seven receptions for 77 yards and a touch-down. Linebacker Danny Trevathan led UK on defense with 11 tackles, his fourth consecutive gamewith double-figure tackles. The last UK player to do that was Jeff Snedegar in 1997.
Mississippi State is riding a five-game winning streak, including wins over SEC rivals Georgia andFlorida. The Bulldogs rank second in the SEC in rushing offense and third in the league in scoringdefense.
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uK athleticS launcheS FOOtBall GameDay SiteUKathletics.com has introduced an interactive, informative Football Gameday site designed this
season to answer questions for fans that plan on attending the 2010 home games. The site is broken down into eight categories: Shuttle Info, Directions and Traffic, Parking, Maps,
RV Information, Commonwealth Stadium A-Z, About Lexington and Traditions. Should you haveadditional questions or concerns regarding your Gameday experience, please submit an email [email protected].
“the JOKer PhilliPS ShOW” Satellite FeeDSundays at 9:30 - 10 a.m. ET. The digital feed coordinates are:
SunDay telecOnFerenceCoach Joker Phillips will conduct a weekly teleconference Sundays following Wildcats football
games. Starting time is 4:30 p.m. and is for MEDIA ONLY. Please contact the UK Media RelationsOffice (859) 257-3838 for further information.
uK meDia cOnFerenceThe weekly news conference is held at 11:15 a.m. ET in the Wildcat Den at Commonwealth
Stadium. Lunch begins at 11:15. Selected players are available from 11:45 to 12:00. An Olympic sportscoach is at 12:05. Coach Phillips begins at 12:05 or 12:15, depending on the availability of theOlympic sports coach. Selected quotes from the Monday media conference are available viaUKathletics.com on Monday afternoon.
There will be no news conference on Nov. 15, the week of UK’s open date.
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The Joker Phillips news conferences held on Mondays during the season will be available to themedia for video download through XOS Video. E-mail Tony Neely for access information.
Sec heaD cOacheS’ telecOnFerenceThe SEC head coaches’ teleconference is on
Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. CoachJoker Phillips’ time slot is 12:50 p.m. The call-innumber is 877-381-5694. A passcode will be issuedeach week by the SEC office.
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Training Center or by telephone at the conclusion ofeach practice on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, andThursdays.
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YR. AS HEAD COACH AT UK/MSU: First Year Second YearOVERALL YR. AS HEAD COACH: First Year Second Year
COACHING CAREER REG. SEASON RECORD: 4-4 11-9POSTSEASON RECORD: n/a n/aOVERALL RECORD: 4-4 11-9
WITH UK/MSUOVERALL RECORD: 4-4 11-9POSTSEASON RECORD: n/a n/a
VS. OPPONENT OVERALL RECORD: n/a 1-0 POSTSEASON RECORD: n/a n/a
• Derrick Locke (2,305 career rushing yards) - Needs 343 yards to tieGeorge Adams (1981-84 2,648) for fifth place on the UK career rushing list. • Derrick Locke (4,413 career all-purpose yards) - Needs 930 yards to tieRafael Little (2004-07) for second place on the UK career all-purpose list.• Randall Cobb (3,605 career all-purpose yards) - Needs 114 yards to tieMoe Williams (1993-95) for eighth place on the UK career all-purpose list.• Randall Cobb (202 career points) - Needs 24 points to tie Taylor Begley(2002-05) for fourth place on the career scoring list.• Randall Cobb (1,084 rushing yards) - Needs 83 yards to tie Doug Kotar(1971-73) at No. 25 on the career rushing list.• Randall Cobb (107 career pass receptions) - Needs five more to tieQuentin McCord (1996-2000) at No. 10 on the career list.• Mike Hartline (4,646 career passing yards) - Needs 917 yards to tie BillRandsell (1983-86) for fourth place on the UK career list.
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KENTUCKY VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES RECORDKentucky and Mississippi State meet for the 38th time in school histo-
ry … Kentucky leads the all-time series 21-16 … The Bulldogs have wontwo of the last three, including last year’s matchup in Lexington, 31-24 ...MSU is 9-7 against UK in Starkville ... The road team has won the last fourgames in the series, with Kentucky beating Mississippi State in Starkville in2006 and 2008 and MSU claiming wins in 2007 and 2009 in Starkville …The two teams first played in 1914 and faced each other for the next threeyears… The Wildcats and Bulldogs did not meet again until 1944 and thenthey played each other six times during the 1950s before playing home-and-home series in 1972-73, 1976-77 and 1984-85 … Since 1990, the teamshave met annually ... Biggest UK win: 28 (42-14) 1973 ... Biggest MSU win:40 (47-7) 1994 ... Games decided by 7 points or less: Kentucky leads 9-6 ...Current streak: MSU has won one.
KENTUCKY-MSU TIES• UK sophomore corner back Cartier Rice and MSU freshman widereceiver Ricco Sanders are both from Duncan, S.C. and attended ByrnesHigh School.• Kentucky defensive line coach David Turner coached the defensive lineat Mississippi State from 2007-09. During his time with the Bulldogs,Turner held lead them to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Championship. • UK secondary coach Chris Thurmond and MSU offensive coordina-tor/quarterbacks coach Les Koenning have coached together at three differ-ent schools. In 2000, Thurmond was an assistant coach at TCU in charge ofdefensive backs, while Koenning was an assistant coach in charge of the pass-ing game and quarterbacks. After the 2000 season, both coaches moved toAlabama to coach for two seasons. Thurmond was an assistant coach for thecornerbacks, while Koenning was an offensive coordinator. The coaches’final stint together was from 2003-05 at Texas A&M. Thurmond was thecornerbacks coach until leaving for Kentucky in 2005 to hold the same posi-tion. Koenning was the offensive coordinator at A&M until the 2007.• Prior to being named athletics director at Mississippi State, ScottStricklin was the associate athletics director for media relations at Kentuckyfrom 2003-2008.
Saturday’s matchup with Mississippi State marks the 16th time in school his-tory the Wildcats have played on Oct. 30 … UK is 8-6-1 all-time on this date …Kentucky has a 1-4 record against Southeastern Conference foes on this date.
1897 L Kentucky 0 – Vanderbilt 50 (A)1915 W Kentucky 27 – Cincinnati 6 (H)1920 L Kentucky 0 – Vanderbilt 20 (A)1926 T Kentucky 13 – Virginia Tech 13 (H)1937 L Kentucky 0 – Alabama 41 (A)1942 W Kentucky 27 – George Washington 6 (A)1948 W Kentucky 28 – Cincinnati 7 (A)1954 W Kentucky 28 – Villanova 3 (H)1959 W Kentucky 22 – Miami (Fla.) 3 (A)1965 W Kentucky 28 – West Virginia 8 (H)1971 W Kentucky 33 – Virginia Tech 27 (H)1976 L Kentucky 14 – Maryland 24 (A)1982 L Kentucky 3 – Virginia Tech 29 (A)1993 W Kentucky 26 – Mississippi State 17 (A)2004 L Kentucky 7 – Mississippi State 22 (A)
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4-4 Record 6-2 1-4 Conference Record 2-234.8 Scoring/Game 28.622.5 First Downs/Game 20.1428.5 Total Offense/Game 390.5147.6 Rushing Yards/Game 219.2280.9 Passing Yards/Game 171.223.6 Kickoff Returns (avg.) 23.18.3 Punt Returns (avg.) 8.736.0 Net Punting (avg.) 37.830:55 Time of Possession/Game 31:1746.2 Third Down Conv. (pct.) 47.770.6 Fourth Down Conversion (pct.) 71.4+1/0.12 Turnover Margin +4/0.5031.6 Points Allowed/Game 17.0352.9 Total Yards Allowed/Game 335.5176.1 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 118.5176.8 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 217.0
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THIS WEEK IN THE SEC
Saturday, Oct. 30Vanderbilt at Arkansas 7:00 PM FSNFlorida at Georgia 3:30 PM CBS Kentucky at Mississippi St 7:00 PM ESPNUAuburn at Ole Miss 6:00 PM ESPN2 Tennessee at USC 12:21PM SEC Network
NEXT UP FOR KENTUCKYKentucky returns home for its final non-
conference game of the season vs. CharlestonSouthern. The game will be televised live on pay-per-view and delayed on the Big Blue SportsNetwork and FSN South.
It will mark the first meeting between theprograms in school history.
LAST TIME VS. MISSISSIPPI STATEBehind a powerful rushing attack led by tailback Anthony Dixon, Mississippi State scored three
touchdowns in the third quarter to spark a come-from-behind 31-24 victory over Kentucky in front ofa Homecoming crowd of 67,953 in Commonwealth Stadium.
MSU started the scoring with a 33-yard field goal from Derek DePasquale. Kentucky took its first leadof the game behind Derrick Locke’s 10-yard touchdown run on the next series to give the Wildcats a 7-3 advantage after one quarter. Locke had his second 100-yard game of the season with a 103-yard per-formance.
The UK defense stopped the next two MSU drives behind interceptions from Sam Maxwell and RandallBurden. Burden returned his pick eight yards to the Bulldog 41-yard line. The Wildcats capitalized on thegreat field position with a touchdown drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown rush from quarterbackMorgan Newton to give UK a 14-3 lead. MSU made the score 14-10 on the next series with a 1-yard touch-down run from Dixon after quarterback Chris Relf rushed 52 yards to the UK 3-yard line two plays prior.
After Kentucky forced MSU to punt with 27 seconds remaining in the first half, UK’s Randall Cobbreturned the kick 46 yards to the Bulldog 26-yard line. On the last play of the half, kicker Lones Seiberextended UK’s lead to 17-10 going into the locker rooms.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring in the third quarter on a 2-yard run by Christian Ducre, tying thegame at 17-17. The Wildcats regained the lead after a 3-yard touchdown run from Cobb on the nextseries to put UK up 24-17. MSU quickly knotted the score again at 24-24 with a 67-yard touchdownpass from Tyson Lee to O’Neal Wilder. Dixon, who rushed for 252 yards, tallied the game-winningtouchdown on the next possession with a three-yard run.
Mississippi State held on in the fourth quarter as Bulldog linebacker Jamar Chaney ended both UKdrives inside the MSU 20-yard line with an interception and a quarterback sack on fourth down to securethe win.
Cobb led UK with 237 all-purpose yards. Linebacker Micah Johnson led the defense with 11 tack-les, recording his eighth career double-digit tackling effort. Defensive end Taylor Wyndham led the teamwith 2.5 tackles-for-loss, part of a career-high six stops against the Bulldogs.
BIG GAMES AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE1950 - Kentucky ran its record to 9-0 with a 48-21 win in Starkville. Vito “Babe” Parilli threw
three touchdown passes. Clayton Webb and Dom Fucci scored two touchdowns apiece. The Wildcatseventually finished 11-1 with a share of the national championship.
1984 - The Wildcats rallied twice from second-half deficits to win 17-13 in Starkville. WithMSU leading 13-10 early in the fourth quarter, and UK facing fourth-and-two from its own 26, punterPaul Calhoun saw an opening and rushed 24 yards out of punt formation for a first down. That keptalive a drive that ended with George Adams carrying into the end-zone for the winning score.
1998 - Trailing by 11 points in the third quarter, Kentucky rallied with three consecutive toucdowns, then held on for a 37-35 victory over Mississippi State in Lexington. Tim Couch led UK on thescoring drives and finished the game with 35 completions in 45 attempts for 338 yards with two touch-downs. Derek Homer rushed for 130 yards and two TDs. MSU cut the lead to 37-35 late in the game,but Mark Jacobs stopped Wayne Madkin on a two-point conversion try. The win made UK bowl-eligi-ble for the first time since 1993.
UK VS. RANKED OPPONENTS• Over the years, Kentucky has played 221 games against opponents ranked in the Associated PressTop 20/25 Poll.• The Cats own a 39-177-5 record against ranked opponents, including a 1-2 mark this season.• Mississippi State is UK’s fourth ranked opponent in the last six games.• Kentucky is 1-4 against Mississippi State when the Bulldogs have been ranked.• UK’s last win over a ranked team was on Oct. 16 against No. 10 South Carolina (31-28) inCommonwealth Stadium.• UK’s last win on the road against a ranked team was Sept. 1, 2002. UK defeated No. 17 Louisvilleat Papa John’s Stadium, 22-17.• UK’s last road win over a ranked SEC team was in 1998. UK upset No. 21 LSU in Baton Rouge,La., on Oct. 17 by the score of 39-36.
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UK IN THE BLUE ZONE (20-AND-IN)Kentucky has converted 31 of 35 opportunities (88.6 percent) in the “Blue Zone” (20-yard-line and
in) for 197 points (26 touchdowns, five field goals, three missed field goals, one end of half ). The Catsrank third in the SEC in red zone offense.
UK ranks 12th in the SEC in “Blue Zone” defense as opponents have converted 30 of 31 opportu-nities (96.8 percent) for 186 points (24 touchdowns, six field goals, one interception).
WESTERN DIVISIONTeam Rec. Pct. AllAuburn 5-0 100. 8-0LSU 4-1 .800 7-1Alabama 4-1 .800 7-1Miss. State 2-2 .500 6-2Arkansas 2-2 .500 5-2Ole Miss 1-3 .250 3-4
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Stat SuPerlativeS
Here are some career statistical superlativesamong current players:Most Games Played: Brad Durham 47Most Games Started: Randall Cobb 28Consecutive Games Started: 21 Randall Burden,Ricky Lumpkin100-Yard Rushing Games: Derrick Locke 7,Randall Cobb 2100-Yard Receiving Games: Chris Matthews 2,Randall Cobb 1, Derrick Locke 1Games With Double-Figure Tackles:Danny Trevathan 7, Winston Guy 1
GETTING FRESHKentucky has played a total of eight true fresh-
men this season. The following true freshmenhave seen action: Raymond Sanders, AveryWilliamson, Joe Mansour, Donte Rumph, TylerRobinson, Jewell Ratliff, Nermin Delic and JerrellPriester.First-time offensive starters against Louisville
were redshirt freshman tight end JordanAumiller, junior offensive tackle ChandlerBurden (previously started on defense), sopho-more center Matt Smith and sophomore offen-sive guard Larry Warford.First-time defensive starters were junior defen-
sive tackle Luke McDermott, junior linebackerRonnie Sneed, junior college transfer and defen-sive back Mychal Bailey and junior cornerbackAnthony Mosley.First-time starter in the WKU game was fresh-
man tight end Tyler Robinson. Redshirt freshmanQua Huzzie earned his first career start at line-backer vs. Florida.Against Ole Miss, junior Matt Roark earned
his first career start at wide receiver.Junior Mark Crawford earned his first career
start at defensive tackle against Auburn.Sophomore tailback Donald Russell earned his
first career start against South Carolina as startDerrick Locke was sidelined with injury.
TURNOVERS TELL THE TALEIt’s often called the most important statistic in
football. Since the 2006 season, with the Wildcatsgoing to a school-record four-straight bowlgames, Kentucky is +21 in turnover margin.
For the 2010 season, UK is +1 in turnover mar-gin to rank seventh in the SEC. In Kentucky’sfour wins this season, the Wildcats are +8 inturnovers. In the four losses, the Cats are -7.
QUARTER-BY-QUARTERThe Wildcats have outscored opponents 96-82
in the second quarter, 68-47 in the third quarterand 67-54 in the final quater. The first quarter has-n’t been as kind as opponents are outscoring theCats 70-47.
COMEBACK CATSSince mid-season 2006, a span of 51 games,
Kentucky has come from behind in the fourth quar-ter to win 13 games.
To put it in perspective, prior to that, you have togo back 170 games in order to find 12 fourth-quar-ter comeback victories for the Wildcats.
In 2006, the Cats set a school record by com-pleting three consecutive fourth-quarter come-backs to defeat Georgia, Vanderbilt and ULM insuccession. In 2007, Kentucky came from behindin the final period to knock off No. 1 LSU, then-No. 9 Louisville and Arkansas.
The 2008 win over Arkansas tied the largestKentucky fourth-quarter comeback in school his-tory. The Wildcats trailed 20-7 in the final stanzaagainst the Razorbacks and came back to win, 21-20. UK trailed Vanderbilt 13-0 in the fourthquarter in 2004 and came back to win, 14-13.
In 2009 against Louisville, UK trailed 27-24with just under six minutes remaining in thegame when UK’s A.J. Nance recovered a fumbleon a muffed punt return at the UofL 24-yardline. Nance’s recovery set up the game-winningscore when wide receiver Randall Cobb made aleaping 12-yard touchdown catch from quarter-back Mike Hartline to give the Cats their finalmargin of victory.
Against Auburn, Kentucky trailed 14-7 enter-ing the fourth quarter but rallied with touchdownruns by Will Fidler and Randall Cobb for a 21-14victory. Cobb’s game-winning score came with3:17 left on the clock.
Others receiving votes: Nevada 48, Hawaii 40, Navy 26, EastCarolina 20, West Virginia 18, Northwestern 9, North CarolinaState 4, California 3, San Diego State 3, Syracuse 3, Texas 2,UCF 2, Illinois 2, Northern Illinois 1, Clemson 1, Air Force 1
Others receiving votes: Nevada 32, Hawaii 19, Michigan 9,Syracuse 8, West Virginia 8, San Diego State 7, East Carolina 7,Navy 5, Oregon State 5, Northwestern 4, Florida 2, Maryland 1,North Carolina State 1, Northern Illinois 1
In the Georgia game last season, UK trailed theBulldogs 27-20 before Derrick Locke caught ascreen pass and sprinted down the left sideline fora touchdown to tie the score. UK added anothertouchdown to complete the comeback whenRandall Cobb broke into the end zone from the 1-yard line. The Wildcat defense forced three UGAturnovers in the final quarter including two in theclosing minutes of the game.
Against USC last Saturday, UK trailed 28-17heading into the fourth quarter when MikeHartline connected with Randall Cobb for a 24-yard touchdown pass with 1:15 remaining. Cobbadded a two-point conversion to cap a furious sec-ond-half rally and give Wildcats a stunning 31-28victory over the Gamecocks. It marked the fifthtime in his career that Cobb has scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter.
A breakdown of the Wildcats’ late-game hero-ics since 2006 follows on the next page.
Commonwealth StadiumOn game day, Commonwealth Stadium usually becomes the
third-largest city in Kentucky.
� The Cats are in their 38th season at Commonwealth Stadium.
� Since its opening in 1973, Kentucky has played 240 games within the friendly confines ofCommonwealth Stadium. UK has a 128-108-4 record (.542) in Commonwealth.
� Kentucky has broken the school record for attendance each of the last three seasons, once againranking in the nation’s top 25. UK has ranked in the nation’s top 25 in attendance in 10 of the last 11 sea-sons.
� For the third-straight year, Kentucky fans broke the school record for average attendance at 69,594per game. The previous mark was 69,434 per game in the 2008 season.
� The crowd of 71,024 vs. Florida on Oct. 20, 2007 was the largest crowd in the 38-year history ofCommonwealth Stadium. The previous stadium record was 71,022 for the 1999 Tennessee game.
� The playing surface is named C. M. Newton Field in honor of the former UK Director of Athletics.
Facts and Figures on Commonwealth Stadium:Seating Capacity: 67,942, including the Commonwealth Suites. With game workers, media, etc., total
attendance can exceed 70,000.Video Boards: Mitsubishi Diamond Vision, 19 x 34 feet on the west end zone (University Drive) and 16
x 28.5 feet on the east end zone (Nutter Field House).Sound System: Coordinated by Mitsubishi as part of the video board project.Scoreboards: Two, one in each end zone, constructed by Fairtron Scoreboards.
Game Day ExperiencesThe “Cat Walk”: Fans are encouraged to greet the team when the Wildcats arrive for the “Cat Walk.” The
team buses will arrive at the Nutter Field House approximately two hours and 15 minutes before the gameand the players will make the “Cat Walk” to their stadium entry point at Gate 1. Fans are encouraged to lineup on the sidewalk and cheer the players as they enter the stadium.
A siren will be sounded while the team buses are on their way to the stadium. That’s the fans’ cue to pro-ceed to the Cat Walk area to greet the team.
Wildcat Refuge: Fans of all ages, but especially theyounger Wildcats, will enjoy playing at the WildcatRefuge, located outside of the southwest corner (out-side Gate 9) of Commonwealth Stadium. There are fivegiant inflatable games that are available two hoursbefore kickoff.
UK Marching Band Will Parade Around Stadium: TheUK Marching Band will parade around the stadium,beginning approximately one hour prior to kickoff. Theand parade will begin at and return to Gate 4.
RECEIVINGUKRandall Cobb (47-511-5)Chris Matthews (37-565-7)La’Rod King (27-337-5)
Mississippi StateChad Bumphis (33-461-4)Brandon Heavens (14-231-2)Arceto Clark (14-195-1)
TACKLESUKDanny Trevathan (81)Winston Guy (54)
Mississippi StateChris White (71)K.J. Wright (59)
inDiviDual leaDerS
Date Time Left Trailing Final Score11/4/06 1:21 20-17 Kentucky 24, Georgia 2011/11/06 13:16 20-17 Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 2611/18/06 14:08 34-33 Kentucky 42, ULM 409/15/07 1:09 34-33 Kentucky 40, Louisville 349/22/07 4:02 29-21 Kentucky 42, Arkansas 2910/13/07 OT 27-21 Kentucky 43, LSU 37 (3 OTs)9/13/08 12:20 14-10 Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 1410/18/08 2:21 20-7 Kentucky 21, Arkansas 201/2/09 3:02 19-16 Kentucky 25, East Carolina 199/19/09 4:28 27-24 Kentucky 31, Louisville 2710/17/09 3:17 14-7 Kentucky 21, Auburn 1411/21/09 9:55 27-20 Kentucky 34, Georgia 2710/16/10 1:55 28-17 Kentucky 31, South Carolina 28* - Time left when the Wildcats resumed the lead
the OFFenSe • UK has thrown for at least 200 yards in every game this season.• UK has scored on its opening possession in five of eight games this season with four touchdowns anda field goal.• UK had 423 yards of total offense against Georgia, the most since gaining 424 yards at Ole Miss. • UK has scored at least 30 points in four-consecutive SEC games, the first time that has happenedsince 1999.• UK scored 34 points vs. Auburn, the most allowed by AU in its previous 12 regular-season games.• UK is 12-for-17 (.706) on fourth-down conversions this season.• Kentucky’s 95-yard scoring drive in the third quarter against South Carolina was the longest scoringdrive of the season. UK had a 10-play, 92-yard scoring drive vs. Louisville in the season opener.• UK has thrown for at least 300 yards in three of the last four games.• UK’s 544 total yards against Akron was the most in a non-overtime game since UK had 568 yardsagainst Eastern Kentucky University on Sept. 1, 2007. It was also the first time UK had 500 yards totaloffense since the 2007 Music City Bowl win over Florida State.• The Wildcats had 27 first downs against Akron, the most since posting 27 against EKU on Nov. 7,2009. With 23 first downs at Florida, UK has 20 or more first downs in all four games after havingonly five games with 20 or more all of last season.• Kentucky’s 290 rushing yards against Akron was the most since gathering 308 rushing yards againstVanderbilt last season on Nov. 14, 2009.• Kentucky scored 42 points in the first half against Western Kentucky. The last time UK scored 42points in a half was the second half vs. Kent State, 2007. It was the most points for UK in the first halfsince notching 56 against North Dakota in 1950.• UK’s 63 points against WKU were the most points scored in regulation since scoring 77 points vs.UTEP in 2002.
THE HART(LINE) OF THE OFFENSESenior quarterback Mike Hartline has completed 184-of-273 passes for 2,144 yards, 17 touchdowns
and just four interceptions. He ranks second in the SEC in average passing yards (268.0) and third intotal offense (266.1). He has posted back-to-back games with over 300 yards passing, the first time hehas accomplished that feat in his Wildcat career.
In the win over No. 10 South Carolina, Hartline completed a then-career-high 32-of-42 passes for a349 yards and four touchdowns. Along the way, he became just the eighth player in UK history to reach4,000 yards passing in his career.
Hartline had another career day against Georgia, completing 27-of-43 passes for a new career-high
Opponent UK vs. Opp Opp. Record Opp. Last Game Next UpLouisville W, 23-16 4-3 W, 26-0 vs. Connecticut at Pittsburgh (10/30) WKU W, 63-28 1-6 W, 54-21 at Louisiana-Lafayette vs. North Texas (10/30)Akron W, 47-10 0-8 L, 56-10 vs. Western Michigan at Temple (10/30)Ole Miss L, 42-35 3-4 L, 34-24 at Arkansas vs. Auburn (10/30)Auburn L, 37-34 8-0 W, 24-17 vs. LSU at Ole Miss (10/30)South Carolina W, 31-28 5-2 W, 21-7 at Vanderbilt vs. Tennessee (10/30)Georgia L, 44-31 4-4 W, 44-31 at Kentucky vs. Florida (10/30)Mississippi State 10/30 6-2 W, 29-24 vs. UAB at Alabama (11/13)Charleston So. 11/6 2-5 L, 34-16 vs. VMI at Stony Brook (10/30)Vanderbilt 11/13 2-5 L, 21-7 vs. South Carolina at Arkansas (10/30)Tennessee 11/27 2-5 L, 41-10 vs. Alabama vs. South Carolina (10/30)
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• Junior wide receiver Gene McCaskill is out forthe season with a knee injury.• Martavius Neloms is questionable for the MSUgame. He missed the Georgia game while recov-ering from concussion symptoms.• Senior tailback Derrick Locke is questionablefor Saturday’s game with a shoulder stinger and abruised elbow.
Randall Cobb• National Punt Returner of the Week by theCollege Football Performance Awards vs. WKUand received an SEC “helmet sticker” from ChrisLow of ESPN.com• National Wide Receiver/Running Back of theWeek by the College Football PerformanceAwards vs. Auburn and received an SEC “helmetsticker” from Chris Low of ESPN.com
Mike Hartline• National Performer and National Quarterbackof the Week by the College Football PerformanceAwards vs. South Carolina and received an SEC“helmet sticker” from Chris Low of ESPN.com• SEC Co-Offensive Player of the Week for theSouth Carolina game by the league office
Derrick Locke• Howard Schnellenberger Award as the MVP ofthe Governor’s Cup game
Joe Mansour• National Kickoff Specialist of the Week vs.Louisville by the College Football PerformanceAwards
Danny Trevathan• SEC Defensive Player of the Week for theLouisville game by the league office
Ryan Tydlacka• National Punter of the Week by the CollegeFootball Performance Awards vs. Ole Miss• SEC Co-Special Teams Player of the Week bythe league office for the South Carolina game
Coach Joker Phillips• Received an SEC “helmet sticker” from ChrisLow of ESPN.com for his team’s performance vs.South Carolina
FRESHMAN WR BRIAN ADAMS• Brian credits UK athletics trainer Jim Madalenowith saving his life. Adams was at home (Georgia)in July of 2009 when his right arm began swelling.An initial medial evaluation indicated nothing majorwas wrong. That diagnosis didn’t sound correct toMadaleno, who urgedAdams to see another doctor.The second opinion discovered a blod clot whichrequired immediate hospitalization and treatment.Gone untreated, Adams could have died. • Was a 45th-round draft pick of the CincinnatiReds in the 2009 major-league draft; decided not tosign wtih the Reds
SENIOR TB MONCELL ALLEN• Originally from New Orleans, his family was dis-placed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and now livesin Charlotte, N.C. • Nickname is “Turtle”
FRESHMAN DL NERMIN DELIC• Born in Bosnia, his family movied to the UnitedStates (Georgia) when he was six years old• Son of a special forces soldier, Edin Delic, whofled the worn-torn country with his wife and two chil-dren for a better life
SENIOR DE DEQUIN EVANS• Nickname is “DQ”• Entering just his fifth season of organized foot-ball• Evans grew up in a housing project inCompton, Calif., and credits football for giving him achance for a better life.• Before attending junior college, Evans took ayear off from school and bagged groceries atAlbertson’s. It was his time there that started to fuellthe fire to Evans' current success.
REDSHIRT FRESH. TB JONATHAN GEORGE• Had a unique combination of accomplishmentsin high school. In addition to his football exploits,Jonathan was a state track champion in the 200-and 400-meter dashes and also a state champion inhis weight class in wrestling as a junior and senior.
SENIOR QB MIKE HARTLINE• His brother, Brian, played at Ohio State and isnow a wide receiver with the Miami Dolphins
SOPHOMORE OG JAKE LANEFSKI• Jake is long off the tee in golf! He has driventhe ball more than 400 yards and at one time wasranked fifth in the world in his age group for longestdriving ability
SENIOR TB DERRICK LOCKE• Came to UK as a dual-sport athlete, originallysigning a track scholarship • Competed for the UK track and field team as along jumper, breaking the UK school outdoor recordas a freshman with a leap of 25 feet, 3 ¼ inches • Earned indoor All-America honors in 2008 andwas the SEC Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of theYear • Timed at 4.21 seconds in the 40-yard dash on2008 Pro Day
SOPHOMORE K CRAIG MCINTOSH• Member of UK’s Army ROTC program• Entering just his third year of playing football• Played football only his senior season atLexington Christian Academy
353 yards and a career-high tying four touchdowns.He also looked impressive against undefeated Auburn, completing 23-of-28 passes for a career-best 82.1
percent, 220 yards and one touchdown. It was the best completion percentage for a UK quarterbackagainst a conference opponent since Tim Couch hit 83 percent, 44-of-53, against Vanderbilt in 1998.
Hartline now has 4,646 career passing yards and ranks fifth on UK’s all-time list. He needs 917 morepassing yards to tie Bill Ransdell (1983-86) for fourth place.
Career Passing Yards1. 10,354 Jared Lorenzen, 2000-032. 9,360 Andre’ Woodson, 2004-073. 8,435 Tim Couch, 1996-984. 5,564 Bill Ransdell, 1983-865. 4,646 Mike Hartline, 2007-present
BALANCING ACTA primary offensive goal for Coach Joker Phillips is good balance between the run and the pass and
the Wildcats did so in the early going of 2010.UK rushed for more than 200 yards and passed for more than 200 yards in its first three games,
marking the first time that has happened in school history.The Cats are currently averaging 147.6 rushing yards and 280.9 passing yards per game. Here’s a
COBB SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CAREER TOUCHDOWNSWith the game-winning touchdown against South Carolina on Saturday,
junior Randall Cobb broke the school record for career touchdowns with 33breaking the previous record of 32 set by Craig Yeast (1995-98).
He now has 33 touchdowns in just 30 career games and has scored at leastone touchdown in 14 of the last 16 games.
“WILDCOBB” FORMATION HAS WORKED WELLKentucky’s “Wildcat” formation, in which wide receiver Randall Cobb
takes a shotgun snap from center, is working well again this season.UK has run 34 plays from that set this year, generating 196 yards, five
touchdowns, 13 first downs and an average of 5.8 yards per play. UK’s TDsfrom the formation include a 51-yard Cobb run at Louisville, a 15-yard scor-ing pass to Moncell Allen vs. Western Kentucky and three TDs vs. Auburn-- a two-yard run, a one-yard run and a six-yard scoring pass to JordanAumiller.
Kentucky’s success with Cobb last season led Todd Wright of TheSporting News Radio Network to dub it the “WildCobb” formation.
COBB’S JOBSRandall Cobb is one of the most versatile players in the nation as he
splits his time between wide receiver, quarterback, punt and kickoffreturner. He also is the holder for extra points and field goals.
Although he is midway through his junior season, Cobb has already set anew school record with 33 total touchdowns -- 20 rushing, 11 receiving andtwo on punt returns. He’s also thrown for five TDs during his UK career,including one on a fake field goal vs. Florida.
Cobb currently leads the Wildcats in pass receiving with 47 for 511 yardsand five touchdowns, is second in rushing with 195 yards and three TDs, hasreturned a punt for a touchdown and has a 23.9-yard average on kickoffreturns.
Cobb is third in the SEC and eighth nationally in all-purpose yardage,averaging 165.8 yards per game.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT RANDALL COBB“Randall Cobb is certainly the most versatile player in college football.
To me, he’s the most dynamic player in the nation. If you’re looking forthe best player in college football, why not talk about Randall Cobb?” -- Mel Kiper, ESPN analyst
“There’s not a better all-around player in college football thanKentucky’s Randall Cobb.” -- Chris Low, ESPN.com
“I just like classy guys who represent their school in the right way. Ithink he is a dynamic player and he is going to play at the next level andI can’t wait until he gets the heck out of this league.” -- Urban Meyer,Florida head coach
“The Swiss Army Knife of SEC players.” -- Bruce Feldman,ESPN.com
MATTHEWS LEADS SEC IN TOUCHDOWN CATCHESSenior wide receiver Chris Matthews traveled to the Bluegrass State last
season from Los Angeles Harbor Junior College in Los Angeles, Calif., andhas fit in quite nicely in the Kentucky offense. In his first season at UK, hewas the team’s second-leading pass catcher and had the most receptions by aUK junior-college player in his debut season since Jimmy Robinson in 1997.Matthews has picked up where he left off last year, as the 6-foot-5 receiv-
er is a favorite target for quarterback Mike Hartline. Matthews is second onthe team behind Randall Cobb with 37 catches for a team-high 565 yards.He is averaging an impressive 15.3 yards per catch. His seven touchdownreceptions leads the SEC in that category.Against South Carolina, Matthews had a career day with 12 catches for 177
yards, both career highs. It was his second 100-yard receiving performance ofthe year (also 114 yards vs. Florida) and his career. His 12 receptions tied forthe second-most receptions in a game in UK history and the 177 yards markedthe fourth-highest receiving yards total in a single game.
KING OF THE END ZONESophomore La’Rod King is quickly making a name for himself as he
emerges as a big playmaker for the Wildcat offense. The 6-foot-4 wide
Randall Cobb, Jr., QB/WR/KOR/PR/HOL, #18Athlon All-America – Second team, all-purpose playerSporting News All-SEC – First team, running backRivals.com All-SEC – First team, punt returner Lindy’s All-SEC – First team, all-purpose playerAthlon All-SEC – First team, punt returnerPhil Steele All-SEC – First team, punt returnerBlue Ribbon All-SEC – First team, punt returnerCoaches Preseason All-SEC – First team, all-purpose playerMedia Preseason All-SEC – First team, all-purpose playerPaul Hornung Award Watch List Fred Biletnikoff Award Watch List
Derrick Locke, Sr., RB/KOR, #20Rivals.com All-SEC – First team, running backPhil Steele All-SEC – First team, running backBlue Ribbon All-SEC – First team, running backCoaches Preseason All-SEC – First team, running backMedia Preseason All-SEC – First team, return specialistPaul Hornung Award Watch ListDoak Walker Watch ListLowe’s Senior CLASS Watch List
DeQuin Evans, Sr., DE, #55Coaches Preseason All-SEC – Second team, defensive end
2010 PreSeaSOn hOnOrS
Junior wide receiver Randall Cobb was named first-team All-SEC as an all-purpose player by several publications. He has scored at least one touchdown in20 of 31 career games, including 14 of the last 17.
2010 team caPtainS
Permanent team captains for the 2010 Kentucky football team are senior defensive end DeQuin Evansand junior wide receiver Randall Cobb.
Two game captains will join the permanent captains each week. The game captains are usually chosenbased on performance from the previous week’s game. They are listed below.
receiver currently ranks third on the team in receptions behind Cobb and Chris Matthews with 27catches for 337 yards. He averages 12.5 yards per catch and has five touchdowns this season, includingtwo in the win over South Carolina and two against Georgia.
OVER THE CENTURY MARKKentucky tailback Derrick Locke surpassed 100 yards rushing in the first four games of the season
and has totaled seven for his career. Artose Pinner was the last Wildcat to run for 100 yards in four con-secutive games in 2002.
Included in the spree was a career-high 166 yards vs. Akron and during that game Locke became justthe seventh player in UK history to reach 2,000 rushing yards. He now has 2,305 career yards on theground and ranks sixth on UK’s all-time rushing list.
Locke rushed for “only” 68 yards and two touchdowns at Ole Miss, but that didn’t stop him fromreaching the century mark as he caught eight passes for a career-best 108 receiving yards.
Locke missed the South Carolina and Georgia games because of a shoulder stinger. His status isuncertain for the Mississippi State game.
LOCKE DOING IT ALL (PURPOSE)Derrick Locke ranks second in the SEC and seventh nationally in all-purpose yardage, averaging 174.7
yards per game. He is climbing UK’s career list in that category as well. He has 4,413 all-purpose yardsas a Wildcat, third in school history.
REBUILT OFFENSIVE LINE DOING WELLKentucky has a rebuilt offensive line in 2010 with only one starter, guard Stuart Hines, returning
from last season. The unit of left tackle Chandler Burden, Hines at left guard, center Matt Smith, right guard Larry
Warford and right tackle Brad Durham is helping the Wildcats average 428.5 yards total offense pergame, fourth in the SEC and 31st nationally. The line has allowed only nine sacks in eight games andranks 26th nationally and second in the SEC in the sacks allowed category.
DEVELOPING DEPTH AT WIDE RECEIVERKentucky returns both starting wide receivers from last season, Randall Cobb and Chris Matthews,
who combined to catch 71 passes for 801 yards and seven touchdowns a year ago. The key question isdepth following the season-ending injury to junior Gene McCaskill during preseason drills.
Junior Matt Roark and sophomore La’Rod King have met the challenge so far. Roark has caught 11passes for 163 yards, an impressive 14.8 yards per catch. King has grabbed 27 balls for 337 yards andfive TDs.
IMPRESSIVE TALENT IN BACKFIELDFans are familiar with senior tailback Derrick Locke, who already ranks in the top 10 rushers in
Kentucky history and whose sub-4.3 speed is a threat to go the distance as a runner, pass receiver orkickoff returner.
But there’s more to the ballcarriers than Locke. Sophomore Donald Russell earned his first careerstart vs. South Carolina after Locke was sidelined with an injury. Against a stingy South Carolinadefense that allowed UK only 52 net yards rushing, Russell had a career-high 18 rushes for 41 yards.He also caught a career-high seven passes for a career-high 70 yards receiving.
There also is good depth with freshman Raymond Sanders, who scored two touchdowns in his first
natiOnal aWarD Watch liStS
RANDALL COBBPaul Hornung Award
(nation’s most versatile player)
Fred Biletnikoff Award(nation’s best wide receiver)
Kentucky has a 2-4 record in overtimegames. Here are the results:
collegiate action vs. Western Kentucky and notched a score against Akron.Sanders saw extensive action vs. Georgia last week, charting a career-high
16 rushes for 88 yards to go along with a career-high seven passes for acareer-high 88 yards receiving.
There are huge shoes to fill at fullback following the departure of JohnConner, known at UK as “The Terminator” and now a New York Jet.Moving into the role is senior Moncell Allen, who has seen significant actionas a reserve tailback and fullback during his career. Nicknamed “Turtle” forhis strong, compact frame (5-7, 232 pounds), he has acquired a new nick-name from Derrick Locke -- “The Turtlenator.”
the DeFenSe • Kentucky ranks third in the SEC and ranks 17th nationally in passdefense as the Wildcats have limited their opponents to an average of 176.8yards per game.• Kentucky surrendered only 290 total yards on defense against Georgia,the lowest total since allowing 172 yards versus Akron earlier this season andthe lowest in SEC play since versus Vanderbilt in 2009.• Kentucky shutout South Carolina in the second half, marking the firsttime the UK defense has shutout an opponent in the second stanza sinceagainst Vanderbilt on Nov. 14, 2009. • The Wildcat defense limited South Carolina to 103 yards of total offensein the second half.• The Wildcat defense surrendered only 172 total yards to Akron which isthe least amount of yards surrendered since WKU posted 157 yards of totaloffense on Sept. 27, 2008. • UK held Western Kentucky and Akron to under 100 yards passing, mark-ing the first time its held back-to-back opponents under 100 yards passing
since holding NE Louisiana and Georgia under 100 passing yards in 1997.• UK totaled a season-high five sacks for 42 yards against Akron.• UK held No. 3 Auburn to six points in the second half on two fourth-quarter field goals.• In the last two games against top-10 opponents (Auburn and SouthCarolina), the UK defense has allowed a total of just six points in the deci-sive second half.
DEFENSIVE NUMBERS IMPROVEDKentucky’s defensive yardage and points allowed have shown significant
reductions during the past four seasons since Steve Brown was appointeddefensive coordinator in 2007.• Fewest points allowed in 17 years - UK has allowed 24.8 points per gamein 2007-10, the best four-year stretch of scoring defense since allowing 24.1per game in 1990-93• Fewest yards allowed in 20 years - UK has allowed 357.8 yards per gamein 2007-10, the best four-year stretch of total defense since allowing 328.7yards per game in 1987-90
Note: 2007-10 stats do not include points and yards allowed in overtime,in order to fairly compare the overtime and non-overtime eras
• Improved NCAA rankingsTotal Defense Points Per Game
2006 118th 99th (the season before Steve Brown took over)2007 67th 80th (the season Steve Brown took over)2008 40th 35th 2009 53rd 43rd 2010 50th 98th• 2010 defense is the least experienced in 20 years, based on returning let-termen. UK has only 17 returning lettermen on defense this year, the fewestin 20 years, since the 1990 season. UK is currently starting only one senior– Ricky Lumpkin.
TREVATHAN LEADING THE WAYAs expected, junior linebacker Danny Trevathan has stepped into a lead-
ership role on the Kentucky defense.
# Player Years Att. Yards Avg. TDs1. Sonny Collins 1972-1975 777 3,835 4.9 262. Moe Williams 1993-1995 618 3,333 5.4 263. Rafael Little 2004-2007 580 2,996 5.2 164. Mark Higgs 1984-1987 532 2,892 5.4 255. George Adams 1981-1984 638 2,648 4.2 256. Derrick Locke 2007-present 460 2,305 5.0 197. Artose Pinner 1999-2002 438 2,105 4.8 178. Marc Logan 1983-1986 389 1,769 4.5 119. Derrick Ramsey 1975-1977 446 1,764 3.9 2510. Anthony White 1996-1999 364 1,758 4.8 1111. Rodger Bird 1963-1965 397 1,699 4.2 2112. Derek Homer 1997-2000 353 1,689 4.8 1113. Ivy Joe Hunter 1985-1988 361 1,687 4.7 1914. Bill Leskovar 1949-1951 324 1,664 5.1 915. Steve Campassi 1972-1975 370 1,609 4.3 816. Al Baker 1986-1990 378 1,534 4.1 1517. Mike Fanuzzi 1971-1974 344 1,484 4.3 1618. Bobby Cravens 1956-1958 323 1,448 4.5 619. Tony Dixon 2004, 2006-2008 345 1,388 4.0 1620. Alfred Rawls 1988-1989 286 1,370 4.8 1621. Randy Brooks 1976-1980 358 1,314 3.7 622. Don Phelps 1946-1949 295 1,297 4.4 1523. Chris Hill 1975-1978 260 1,264 4.9 424. Rod Stewart 1975-1978 268 1,250 4.7 925. Doug Kotar 1971-1973 293 1,167 3.9 526. Randall Cobb 2008-present 205 1,084 5.3 2027. Damon Hood 1991-1994 281 1,144 4.1 928. Shawn Donigan 1978-1982 264 1,120 4.2 429. Roger Gann 1967-1969 281 1,047 3.7 430. Dicky Lyons 1966-1968 328 1,042 3.2 1831. Tom Fillion 1951-1953 208 1,017 4.9 832. Terry Samuels 1990-1993 247 1,012 4.1 5
KentucKy’S tOP career ruSherS
Senior tailback Derrick Locke became the seventh player in UK history to reach2,000 rushing yards vs. Akron. He surpassed 100 yards rushing in UK’s firstfour games, the first Wildcat to post four straight 100-yard rushing games sinceArtose Pinner in 2002.
Trevathan leads the SEC and the Wildcatswith 81 total tackles, ranking 19th nationally.He has nine tackles for loss, fifth in the SEC. Hecharted a career-high 17 tackles vs. Auburn,marking the most tackles by a UK player sinceWesley Woodyard recorded 17 vs. Arkansas in2007. Trevathan had 11 tackles against bothSouth Carolina and Georgia, giving him four-straight games with double figures. The lastWildcat to have four consecutive games withdouble-figure tackles was Jeff Snedegar in 1997.
HE’S THE GUYSafety Winston Guy is second on the team in
tackles with 54 stops and has played consistentlywith at least four tackles each game, including aseason-high 10 vs. South Carolina. The juniorfrom Lexington grabbed his first collegiate inter-ception in the Auburn game and also picked oneoff against the Gamecocks.
BAILEY MAKING QUICK ADJUSTMENTMaking the transition from junior college to
major college football usually takes some time toadjust, but safety Mychal Bailey has proven to bea quick study.
Bailey, who came to UK after two years atSouthwest Mississippi Junior College, quicklyearned a starting role and is third on the teamwith 41 tackles. He also had an interception inthe win at Louisville.
LUMPKIN MAKING MORE BIG PLAYSSenior defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin set a
goal of making more big plays this season and ishitting the mark so far in 2010.
Lumpkin has 4.5 tackles for loss in eightgames, including a quarterback sack, and also hasbeen credited with a quarterback hurry. Althoughhe was a starter last year, he had just 1.5 TFL andno sacks during the 2009 season.
MCDERMOTT ON THE MARKA pleasant development on the Wildcat
defense has been the play of junior defensive tack-le Luke McDermott.
A walk-on from Louisville who had seen lim-ited action prior to 2010, McDermott earned astarting role early in the season and made signifi-cant contributions in each of the first four games.
Against Louisville he had a quarterback sackand a tackle for loss. He followed against WesternKentucky with a tackle for loss and an intercep-tion that set up a touchdown and had anothersack to go along with four tackles against Akron.He added a sack at Florida and leads the teamwith three sacks on the year.
BIG PLAY DEFENDERS MUST BEREPLACED
Defensive coordinator Steve Brown has a chal-lenge to replace six starters who made the majori-ty of big plays for that unit last season.
Tackle Corey Peters, linebackers MicahJohnson and Sam Maxwell and cornerbackTrevard Lindley each earned All-SoutheasternConference honors last year and departeddependable safety Calvin Harrison had the bestseason of his career.
New leaders must emerge to take their place.Some of the returning playmakers include defen-sive end DeQuin Evans, who led the team in tack-les for loss and sacks last season; linebackerDanny Trevathan, the team’s second-leading tack-ler; and cornerback Randall Burden, who had twointerceptions and eight pass breakups.
SPecial FOrceS An admirer of the United States military,
Coach Joker Phillips hopes to emulate the mili-tary’s discipline, teamwork and efficiency with theWildcats, most notably on special teams, whichPhillips has renamed “Special Forces.”
Here are some notes about the special forces:• Junior Ryan Tydlacka is in his second season asthe starting punter. He averaged a personal-best50.5 yards per punt vs. Ole Miss, including acareer-long 73 yarder. For the season he ranksfourth in the SEC at 45.1 yards per punt.
Tydlacka was named SEC Co-Special TeamsPlayer of the Week for his performance againstSouth Carolina after averaging 41.5 yards per puntwith three punts inside the 20.• Freshman Joe Mansour has handled most ofthe kickoffs this season. He now has a league-leading 15 touchbacks this season.• Randall Cobb is a capable punt returner andranks fourth in the SEC in punt return averagewith 9.8 yards per runback. He has two puntreturn touchdowns in his career, including a 50-yard scoring return this season against WesternKentucky University.• Derrick Locke is UK’s all-time leader in kickoffreturn average at 27.3 per return, including a pairof 100-yarders in his career. Cobb also is good atit, posting a 23.9-yard average this year.• Matt Roark has used his 6-6 height advantageto be a force on special teams. Roark has blockedsix kicks during his career, including five extrapoints and a field goal. He has one block this year,swatting an extra point at Florida.• UK ran a successful fake field goal at Florida,with holder Randall Cobb throwing to ChrisMatthews for an 11-yard touchdown.
MCINTOSH DEBUTSSophomore Craig McIntosh has handled field
goals the last six games, making 8-of-9 field goalsand 17-of-18 extra points. He has made his lastsix field goals, including a long of 50 yards at OleMiss. It’s the longest streak by a Wildcat sinceLones Seiber made seven in a row in 2007.
Last year, McIntosh handled the kickoff dutiesfor Kentucky’s last 10 games, posting 11 touch-backs in 51 kickoffs. He finished 2009 rankedfourth in the SEC in total touchbacks.
# Player Years Rec Yards Avg TD1. Craig Yeast 1995-98 208 2,899 13.9 282. Keenan Burton 2003-07 189 2,376 12.6 253. Derek Abney 2000-03 197 2,339 11.9 184. Dicky Lyons Jr. 2004, 2006-08 141 1,752 12.4 185. Quentin McCord 1996-2000 112 1,743 15.6 156. Anthony White 1996-99 194 1,520 7.8 87. Felix Wilson 1977-79 90 1,508 16.8 108. T. Hutchinson 1960-62 94 1,483 15.7 99. Kevin Coleman 1995-98 107 1,428 13.3 1310. Larry Seiple 1964-66 72 1,422 19.8 1011. Jacob Tamme 2004-07 133 1,417 10.6 1112. Rafael Little 2004-07 131 1,324 10.1 5
James Whalen 1997-99 120 1,324 11.0 1314. Rick Kestner 1963-65 82 1,280 15.6 1015. Derek Smith 1999-01 89 1,224 13.8 916. Phil Logan 1987-90 83 1,219 14.7 717. S. Meilinger 1951-53 75 1,210 16.1 1718. Steve Johnson 2006-07 72 1,200 16.6 1419. Randall Cobb 2008-present 107 1,155 10.7 1120. Derek Homer 1997-2000 129 1,052 8.2 2
“OPERATION WIN” BEGINSNew head coach Joker Phillips calls his plan for Kentucky football
“Operation Win” -- win in the classroom, win in the community and win onthe field.
“Operation Win is definitely a process, a growing process,” Phillips said.“We have to get our kids thinking about the three things we want them to do– win in the classroom, win in the community and win on the field.
“We have to eat, sleep and breathe Operation Win. We have to ingrain itin our kids’ minds.”
While keeping the bedrock principles of hard work, personal responsibil-ity and honest communication in place, Phillips has numerous changes andaccomplishments during the first few months of Operation Win:• A strong finish to recruiting as several well-regarded prospects committed tothe Wildcats in the 48 hours leading up to the signing day in February;• The addition of Ray “Rock” Oliver, a highly respected coach from theCincinnati Bengals, to lead the strength and conditioning workouts. Theplayers have responded favorably to the challenges brought by Oliver and hisstaff.• Pushing the tempo of spring practice with the goal of improving theteam’s practice speed and intensity.• The team compiled a composite 2.66 grade-point average in the spring,up from 2.35 last fall.• A strong start to the 2011 recruiting campaign.
PHILLIPS MAKES HISTORY IN DEBUT SEASONWith wins over Louisville, Western Kentucky and Akron, Joker Phillips
became the first UK head coach to start 3-0 in his debut season since the leg-endary Paul “Bear” Bryant went 3-0 in his first season with Kentucky in1946.
SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBERKentucky opened the 2010 season at 3-0 for the third time in the last four
seasons. The Wildcats also began 3-0 in 2007 and 2008. Since 2007,Kentucky is 13-2 in the month of September.
IT’S CATS IN THE CLOSE ONESMuch of Kentucky’s success in the last four seasons came in finishing close
games. In fact, Kentucky is 17-13 in the last 30 games decided by 10 orfewer points, dating back to 2006. Below is a look at Kentucky’s recent suc-cess in close games:
Oct. 28, 2006 at Mississippi State W 34-31 (+3)Nov. 4, 2006 Georgia W 24-20 (+4)Nov. 18, 2006 ULM W 42-40 (+2)Nov. 25, 2006 at Tennessee L 12-17 (-5)Dec. 29, 2006 Clemson W 28-20 (+8)Sept. 15, 2007 Louisville W 40-34 (+6)Oct. 13, 2007 LSU W 43-37 (3OT) (+6)Oct. 20, 2007 Florida L 37-45 (-8)Nov. 10, 2007 Vanderbilt W 27-20 (+7)Nov. 24, 2007 Tennessee L 50-52 (4OT) (-2)Dec. 31, 2007 Florida State W 35-28 (+7)Sept. 13, 2008 Middle Tennessee W 20-14 (+6)Oct. 4, 2008 Alabama L 14-17 (-3)Oct. 11, 2008 South Carolina L 17-24 (-7)Oct. 18, 2008 Arkansas W 21-20 (+1)Nov. 1, 2008 Mississippi State W 14-13 (+1)Nov. 8, 2008 Georgia L 38-42 (-4)Nov. 15, 2008 Vanderbilt L 31-24 (-7)Jan. 2, 2009 East Carolina W 25-19 (+6)Sept. 19, 2009 Louisville W 31-27 (+4)Oct. 10, 2009 South Carolina L 28-26 (-2)Oct. 17, 2009 Auburn W 21-14 (+7)
Oct. 31, 2009 Mississippi State L 31-24 (-7)Nov. 21, 2009 Georgia W 34-27 (+7)Nov. 28, 2009 Tennessee L 30-24 (OT) (-6)Dec. 27, 2009 Clemson L 21-13 (-8)Sept. 4, 2010 Louisville W 23-16 (+7)Oct. 2, 2010 Ole Miss L 35-42 (-7)Oct. 9, 2010 Auburn L 34-37 (-3)Oct. 16, 2010 South Carolina W 31-28 (+3)
CONTINUED SUCCESS IN 2009Kentucky won seven games during the 2009 season and advanced to the
Music City Bowl, continuing UK’s success in recent seasons.• UK has was won at least seven games in each of the last four seasons, the firsttime that has been accomplished in almost a century – since 1909-12.• UK has gone to four-straight bowl games for the first time in school history.• UK extended its school-record non-conference win streak to 18 gamesbefore a loss in the Music City Bowl.• UK notched three SEC road wins – at Auburn, Vanderbilt and Georgia –for the first time in 32 years, since 1977.• UK defeated Auburn for the first time in 43 years, since 1966. It was alsoUK’s first win at Auburn in nearly half a century, since 1961.• UK won at Georgia for the first time in 32 years, since 1977.• UK’s 42-0 win over Miami (Ohio) was its first shutout in 13 years.• UK had three come-from-behind wins in the fourth quarter (vs. Louisville,Auburn, Georgia), giving the Wildcats 12 such wins over the last four seasons.• For the third-straight year, Kentucky fans broke the school record for averageattendance at 69,594 per game, with three crowds over the 70,000 mark.
COACHING STAFF CHANGESAfter Joker Phillips was named head coach, there were four changes on
the Kentucky coaching staff.Tee Martin inherited Phillips’ former slot as wide receivers coach. Martin,
a former quarterback in the NFL and CFL, came to UK from New Mexico.He has extensive recruiting ties in Georgia, particularly in the Atlanta area,along with his native Alabama and throughout the South.
Lexington native Mike Summers was brought in to coach the offensiveline. A veteran collegiate coach who also has experience in the NFL,Summers’ lines have been the power plants for dynamic offenses at severalschools, most recently at Arkansas.
David Turner, who was at Kentucky in 1993-94, returned to coach theWildcat defensive line. He has been at four Southeastern Conferenceschools, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and UK.
Former UK player and assistant coach Greg Nord has returned to hisalma mater as special teams coordinator and tight ends coach. Nord coachedthe running backs under Jerry Claiborne from 1982-89.
There was also one change among the graduate assistant coaches, as formerWildcat wide receiver Tommy Cook returned to his alma mater and will bethe GA for the defensive staff.
IT’S A WILDCAT STATEKentucky is often referred to as a “basketball state,” given the fact that UK
arguably is the greatest men’s basketball program in collegiate history.However, we like to think of Kentucky as a “Wildcat state” because of the
tremendous overall support for UK athletics. In 2009-10, Kentucky was oneof only five schools to rank in the nation’s top 25 in attendance for football,men’s basketball and women’s basketball.
In addition, Kentucky has ranked in the nation’s top 35 in football atten-dance every year since Commonwealth Stadium was expanded in 1999. Ongame day, Commonwealth Stadium usually becomes the third-largest city inKentucky.
And, over the years, one would be hard-pressed to find a school with theups-and-downs of Kentucky football, yet has the solid bedrock of supportenjoyed by the Wildcat gridders. For example, contrast Kentucky with otherinstitutions from so-called “basketball states.” Kentucky, North Carolina,Kansas, Duke, and Indiana rank 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 10th (respectively)
in all-time college basketball victories. Here is the average attendance forthose schools in the 2009 football season:
School 2009 average attendancesKentucky 69,594North Carolina 56,607Kansas 50,581Indiana 41,833Duke 26,314
Kentucky a basketball state? We say it’s a Wildcat state.
FAMILY TIES AT KENTUCKY• Alex and Nathan Dutton are identical twin brothers.• WR Aaron Boyd is the brother of former UK quarterback Shane Boyd,who is now with the Sacremento Mountain Lions (UFL).• OL Dave Ulinski is the grandson of former Wildcat, Harry, a center/line-backer at UK from 1946-49. Ulinski is one of UK’s retired jersey honorees.• WR Matt Roark is the son of Ray Gover, a UK football letterman from1985-88 as a defensive back and wide receiver.• TE Gabe Correll is the grandson of Ray Correll, who played for theWildcats in 1951-53 and is one of Kentucky’s retired jersey honorees.• FB Brian Murphy is the son of Pat Murphy, who played football at UK inthe early 1970s and brother of Sean Murphy, a UK footballer from 2003-07.• C Sam Simpson’s father (also named Sam) played football at Kentuckyfrom 1977-79.• Ryan Phillippi is a third-generation Kentucky quarterback. Hisgrandfather, Chuck, was a UK QB in the 1950s and father Kent was a UKQB in the 1970s.
CATS IN THE NFLTwelve former Kentucky Wildcats are currently on National Football
League rosters.
Atlanta Falcons#91 Corey Peters, DT (2006-09)Buffalo Bills#13 Steve Johnson, WR (2006-07) Carolina Panthers#65 Garry Williams, OL (2005-08)Denver Broncos#59 Wesley Woodyard, LB/S (2005-08)Green Bay Packers#8 Tim Masthay, P (2005-08)#48 Johnny Williams, LB (2005-08); currently on practice squadIndianapolis Colts#84 Jacob Tamme, TE (2004-07)Miami Dolphins practice squad#57 Micah Johnson, LB (2006-09)New England Patriots#91 Myron Pryor, DT (2004-08) New York Jets#38 John Conner, FB (2005-09)Philadelphia Eagles#32 Trevard Lindley, CB (2005-09)Washington Redskins#90 Jeremy Jarmon, DE (2005-08)
DID YOU KNOW?• The Kentucky cheerleaders did it again in January, winning an unprece-dented 18th national championship – including 14 of the last 16 – at theannual Universal Cheerleaders Association competition. • Wildcat superfan Jim Brown had an attendance streak of 412 consecutivehome games, but had to miss the Alabama game on Oct. 3, 2009 becauseof illness. He had seen every home game since 1938, with the exception of1944 (military service, World War II). For more on Brown, see the feature
story on page 140 of the UK football media guide.• Kentucky is one of only 10 schools that have won an NCAA men’s bas-ketball championship while also having a claim on a national championshipin football.• UK is one of only seven universities in the U.S. that have programs inagriculture, engineering, law, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus.
• Named the 36th head coach of the Kentuckyfootball program on Jan. 4, 2010• Named the head coach in waiting of theKentucky football program in Jan. 2008• Joe “Joker” Phillips, Jr., was nicknamed “Joker”as a baby by his grandfather in order to distinguishhim from his father, Joe Phillips Sr.• Participated in football, basketball and track atFranklin-Simpson HS; all-state in football, playingquarterback and cornerback; all-region in baseball• Wide receiver at UK under coaches Fran Curciand Jerry Claiborne, finishing his career fifth on theschool career receiving list with 75 catches for 935yards and nine touchdowns• Wide receiver with Washington (NFL) in 1985and 1987; Toronto (CFL) 1986• Received bachelor’s degree in advertising fromUK in 1986
PERSONALBorn: May 12, 1963Hometown: Franklin, Ky.Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1986Family: Wife, Dr. Leslie Phillips, a professor atGeorgetown College in Georgetown, Ky.
Quotes from January, 2008, when Phillips was named head coach ofthe future. Quotes are from articles in the Lexington Herald-Leader,Louisville Courier-Journal, Danville Advocate-Messenger, TheCats’Pause, KentuckySportsReport.com, Nashville Tennessean:
• “Phillips’ credentials certainly scream head coach. He’s been anoutstanding position coach, ace recruiter, master motivator and his(2006- 07) offenses at UK have been a pair of the best in schoolhistory. (His)\ ability to connect with players, their families andcoaches may be his greatest strength.” – Matt May, The Cats’Pause
• “I just think it was a great move by the university and a greatmove for the program. Coach Joker was instrumental in my career. He knows how to go out and getplayers, and he recognizes how to get the best out of the players he brings in. You know the programwill be in good hands because he care so much about Kentucky football.” – All-SEC tight end JacobTamme, now with the Indianapolis Colts
• “He has all the charisma a head coach would have. I’m glad Kentucky did what they had to do tokeep him, because other people were going to keep coming after him. With Joker Phillips, they’re notjust making a good minority hire. They’re making a great hire, period.” – Lou Holtz, longtime headcoach and current ESPN analyst
• “And when Phillips choked up Friday talking about his home state, and his hometown of Franklin, itreminded you of the Kentucky kids – Andre’ Woodson, Jacob Tamme, Keenan Burton, to name three– who helped turn the program around. They were Kentucky kids who wanted to be here, succeedhere and build a foundation for success. Joker Phillips is one of those Kentucky kids. He’s a reasonwhy right now, in football, Kentucky has a good thing going. It’s smart to take advantage of it.” – JohnClay, Lexington Herald-Leader
• “I felt like he was a guy I could really relate to. When he was recruiting me, he was really open andhonest the whole time about me making the best decision for myself and not downplaying anybodyelse. He just played up Kentucky. I like that.” – 2009 All-SEC defensive tackle Corey Peters• “Cats are smart to name Phillips future coach” – Louisville Courier- Journal headline of a column byRick Bozich
• “There’s not a finer man than Joker Phillips. When he was a kid, he was never in trouble. He hungaround the little league park to help kids when he was in high school. He was just a nice kid to bearound. You knew he was going to be a good guy. I’m not surprised in the least that he has been thissuccessful.” – Gary Moyers of the Danville Advocate-Messenger, who covered Phillips for the BowlingGreen Daily News during the coach’s high school playing days
• “Joker Phillips is one of the finest college football coaches I know. He’s a fine person, too. That’swhy I believe the football program will be in fine hands once current coach Rich Brooks decides toleave the program on his own terms.” – Keith Taylor, KentuckySportsReport.com
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DEFENSIVE BACKS24 Randall Burden24 Randall BurdenCornerback, 6-0, 175, Jr.
2010: Gathered a season-high five stops in UK’s win over South Car-olina, tying a career high ... Four tackles vs. Auburn and Florida ... Hasbeen a key part of the UK pass defense that is ranked high in the SEC... Posted 1.5 tackles-for-loss in the win vs. WKU ... Recorded a passbreakup and two tackles in the season-opening game against in-staterival Louisville.
Career: Snared an interception in the 2009 Blue/White Spring Game... Made 64 career tackles ... In the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, broke uptwo passes and made a tackle.
2010: Had a season high in stops in back-to-back games, making ninetackles vs. Auburn and eight vs. Ole Miss ... Led UK in tackles vs.Florida and WKU with six ... Scored his first pass breakup vs. Florida... Recorded his first career start in the season opener vs. Louisville,where he recorded the team’s first interception of the year.
Junior College: Two-year totals include 161 tackles, two fumblescaused, two fumble recoveries, two pass breakups, three interceptions,7.5 quarterback sacks and four tackles for loss.
Bailey’s Career StatisticsYea r Posi t ion G-GS Tack les Int-Y. Tf l-Y. FC FR-Yds . PBU2010 SS 8-8 41 1-0 0-0 0 0 2
21 Winston Guy21 Winston GuyFree Safety, 6-1, 215, Jr.
2010: Had an interception vs. Auburn and South Carolina, includinga momentum-changing interception against USC in the first half ...Scored a season high in tackles with 10 vs. USC ... Made his first ca-reer interception vs. Auburn, giving UK momentum out of the gate inthe second half ... Has six or more tackles in six games this season ... Athen-season high in tackles at Ole Miss with nine ... Gathered five tack-les in the win vs. Akron, good for second best on the team ... Had a keytackle-for-loss vs. Akron deep in Akron’s territory ... First start of theseason came against WKU, where he recorded four tackles ... Came inoff the bench vs. Louisville to provide six tackles and depth to the UKsecondary.
Career: Had 10 kickoff returns for a 29.1-yard average in 2008, in-cluding a 96-yard run back against Georgia that is the longest non-scoring kickoff return in school history ... Career high in tackles was 11vs. Louisville in 2009.
Guy’s Career StatisticsYea r Posi t ion G-GS Tack les Int-Y. Tf l-Y. FC FR PBU2008 SS 13-0 11 0-0 0-0 0 0 02009 FS 13-11 60 0-0 2.0-10 0 0 52010 FS 8-7 54 2-2 0.5-1 0 0 0Tota l s 34-18 125 2-2 2.5-11 0 0 5
14 Anthony Mosley14 Anthony MosleyCornerback, 6-0, 169, Jr.
2010: Made one of the plays of the year and the biggest play of his ca-reer in the final seconds vs. USC, snaring an interception in the end-zone to seal UK’s come-from-behind upset victory over South Carolina... Best game of his career vs. South Carolina, gaining two tackles, oneinterception and forced a fumble ... Posted a season high in tackleswith three vs. Auburn and Florida ... Has recorded two tackles or morein every game this season ... Received his first career start againstLouisville, recording two tackles and a timely pass breakup.
Career: Moved from wide receiver to cornerback during the 2008 sea-son ... Scout Team Player of the Week three times during his freshmanseason in 2007.
2010: Did not play vs. Georgia due to injury ... Has made six stops ormore in the last four games played , moving up the ladder in tackles inthe SEC ... Has made key open field tackles in the last three games,keeping ball carriers from getting the corner and hitting the open field... Season and career high in tackles making eight stops vs. Auburn ...Had a then-season high in tackles vs. Ole Miss with seven ... Gatheredsix tackles and his first tackle-for-loss vs. Florida ... Came back from ainjury in the Akron game, starting for the third time in his career ...Second career start vs. Louisville, gathering three tackles ... Been a keypart of the UK pass defense that is highly ranked in the SEC.
Career: Gathered his first career start vs. South Carolina in 2009,recording two tackles ... First-team all-state in Tennessee Class AAAAas a senior ... Only began playing football during his junior year ofhigh school.
Neloms’ Career StatisticsYea r Posi t ion G-GS Tack les Int-Y. Tf l-Y. FC FR PBU2009 CB 11-1 14 0-0 0-0 0 0 12010 CB 6-6 30 0-0 2-5 1 0 0Tota l s 17-7 44 0-0 2-5 1 0 1
6 Taiedo Smith6 Taiedo SmithStrong Safety, 6-0, 188, Jr.
2010: Returned vs. South Carolina after being injured for a majorityof the season ... Posted two tackles vs. the Gators ... Scored his third ca-reer start against Louisville, providing depth to the UK defensive backcorps.
Career: Totaled 20 tackles in 13 games last season, including a career-high six stops vs. Eastern Kentucky ... First career start was vs. Geor-gia in 2008.
2010Opponent Tack les Int-Y. Tf l-Y. FC FR PBUat Louisville 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0vs. WKU INJvs. Akron INJat Florida 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0at Ole Miss INJvs. Auburn INJvs. South Carolina DNPvs. Georgia DNP
Smith’s Career StatisticsYea r Posi t ion G-GS Tack les Int-Y. Tf l-Y. FC FR PBU2008 FS 7-0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 12009 FS 13-2 20 0-0 0-0 0 0 02010 SS 2-1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Tota l s 24-3 26 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
2010: Has recorded a tackle in five of his six games played this season... Was injured for the first two games of the season ... Got back on thefield vs. Akron, recording a tackle ... Posted two tackles and his first everpass breakup vs. Florida.
Career: Made a impressive move this spring from tailback to free safety... Has great speed ... Redshirted as a tailback in 2009 ... Was namedOffensive Scout Team Player of the Week once last year.
Tyler’s Career StatisticsYea r Posi t ion G-GS Tack les Int-Y. Tf l-Y. FC FR PBU2010 FS 6-0 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 1
DEFENSIVE LINE98 Mark Crawford98 Mark CrawfordDefensive Tackle, 6-1, 293, Jr.
2010: Recorded two tackles, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss againstGeorgia ... Was part of a defensive frontline that allowed only two yardsrushing in the second half to South Carolina ... First career start vs.Auburn ... Back-to-back solid games vs. Ole Miss and Florida, postinga season high in tackles with four, a sack and 2.5 TFL at Ole Miss ...Gathered three stops vs. Florida ... Took advantage of extensive play-ing time against Akron, gathering two tackles and his first career sackand tackle-for-loss ... Came off the bench to provide depth to the UKdefensive front, recording two tackles at Louisville.
2010 KentucKy football bios
Career: Played in all 13 games in 2009, recording 16 tackles ... Posteda season- and career-high five tackles vs. Tennessee last year ... One ofthe nation’s top-100 junior college prospects in 2008.
2010: Returned to the field against Georgia, giving UK depth at de-fensive end and making one stop ... Did not play vs. South Carolinadue to an ankle injury ... Two stops at Ole Miss, including a tackle-for-loss ... Played his best game of the season against Akron, gaining threetackles and one sack ... Did not start for the first time in his UK careervs. U of L, but was a physical presence off the bench, recording a passbreakup.
Career: Led the Wildcats in both sacks and tackles-for-loss in 2009with six sacks and 12.5 tackles-for-loss ... Was named the team’s MostOutstanding Defensive Player last season, ranking fifth in the SEC inTFL and ninth in sacks ... Had a pair of sacks against Louisville in2009.
Evans’ Career StatisticsYea r Posi t ion G-GS Tack les Sack s-Y Tfl -Y. FC FR PBU2009 DE 13-13 38 6-40 12.5-48 0 0 02010 DE 7-4 7 1-9 2-10 0 0 1Tota l s 20-17 45 7-49 14.5-58 0 0 1
2010: Tied a season high in tackles vs. Georgia with three ... Big, phys-ical presence up front helped Kentucky keep South Carolina to onlytwo yards rushing in the second half ... Had a season high in tackles vs.
Akron with three ... Has posted one tackle-for-loss or more in fourgame this season ... Recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss vs. WKU ... Startedat defensive tackle against Louisville, recording the third sack of his ca-reer ... Also was a presence in the U of L backfield, forcing a quarter-back hurry.
Career: Had a season-high four tackles against Alabama in 2009 ...Started all 13 games last season and has started 19 games in his career... Sacked the quarterback and recovered a fumble against Kent Stateas a freshman ... Has posted a career-high four tackles several times,last vs. Alabama last year.
2010: Helped a UK defense that held USC to two yards rushing in thesecond half ... Season high in tackles vs. Auburn with two ... Has posteda tackle in four of the seven games this season, including 0.5 tackles-for-loss against Akron ... Gave UK depth at the defensive front, com-ing off the bench to record a tackle against Louisville and WKU.
Career: Made the biggest play of his career in his home state of Geor-gia .... Intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 15 yardsto the 8-yard line, setting up the game-winning touchdown against theBulldogs in 2009 ... Had a career-high three stops in three games lastseason.
68 Luke McDermott68 Luke McDermottDefensive Tackle, 6-1, 265, Jr.
2010: Was part of a defensive frontline that allowed only two yardsrushing in the second half to South Carolina ... Posted two tackles, in-cluding a sack vs. Florida ... Solid game vs. Akron, recording a season-high four tackles, one sack and a tackle-for-loss ... Was a force on thedefensive line for UK vs. WKU, earning his first interception and 0.5tackles-for-loss ... Made his first career start, gaining three tackles, onesack and two tackles-for-loss vs. UofL.
Career: Is a walk-on ... Played in six games with five tackles before the2010 season ... Named the Defensive Scout Team Player of the Weekin 2008.
2010: Had two tackles vs. Georgia, giving UK depth up front ... Hasseven tackles on the year, getting more and more reps as the seasonprogresses ... Recorded three tackles against Akron for a season high.
Pre-College: Talented lineman with the size and strength to play tackleand also the quickness needed to play at end ... Originally signed withKentucky in 2007, he spent the last two seasons at Fork Union (Va.)Military Academy ... His 2008 prep season included a game againstthe Kentucky junior varsity, in which he made two tackles for loss.
2010: Big, physical presence up front helped Kentucky keep SouthCarolina to only two yards rushing in the second half ... Posted a sea-son- and career-high six tackles vs. Auburn and Florida ... Scored a QBhurry at Ole Miss and Florida ... Gathered his second-career passbreakup against Akron ... Posted a sack in the win vs. WKU, for his firstsolo sack of his career ... Drew a starting nod at the defensive end po-sition against Louisville, where he earned a career high three tacklesand 0.5 tackles-for-loss.
Career: Had a season-high three tackles in three games in 2009, in-cluding a sack vs. Florida ... Made four tackles and caused a fumble inthe 2009 Blue/White Spring Game ... Was named Scout Team Playerof the Week on three occasions, twice on defense and once on specialteams in 2009.
Ukwu’s Career StatisticsYea r Posi t ion G-GS Tack les Sa cks -Y. Tf l-Y. FC FR PBU2009 DE 13-3 14 0.5-2 1.5-6 0 0 12010 DE 8-8 16 1-8 1.5-8 1 0 1Tota l s 21-11 30 1.5-10 3-14 1 0 2
94 Taylor Wyndham94 Taylor WyndhamDefensive End, 6-4, 242, So.
2010: Had three tackles and a TFL vs. Georgia ... Started for the in-jured DeQuin Evans vs. USC, giving UK a great performance with asack and a TFL ... Great game as a starter at DE vs. Auburn, tying a sea-son-high four tackles ... Scored a sack vs. Akron ... Has a tackle in everygame this season ... Had two tackles and caused a fumble vs. U of L ...Recorded a start against the Cardinals.
Career: Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2009, gettingseven starts ... Combined with Danny Trevathan for a crucial fourth-down tackle for loss in the Louisville game ... Posted a career best sixtackles against Mississippi State last year.
vs. South Carolina 1 1-9 1-9 0 0 1vs. Georgia 3 0-0 1-1 0 0 0
Wyndham’s Career StatisticsYea r Posi t ion G-GS Tack les Sa cks -Y. Tf l-Y. FC FR PBU2009 DE 13-7 28 2-9 6.5-19 1 1 22010 DE 8-4 18 2.5-22 4-23 1 0 1Tota l s 21-11 46 4.5-31 10.5-42 2 1 3
LINEBACKERS57 Jacob Dufrene57 Jacob DufreneLinebacker, 6-1, 211, Sr.
2010: Has a tackle in seven of UK’s eight games this season ... Hadtwo stops vs. Florida, tying his season high ... Scored his first start ofthe season and the second of his career against WKU ... Recorded atackle vs. Louisville, giving UK depth at linebacker.
Career: Played in all 13 games in 2009, getting his first career start inthe Music City Bowl where he had a career-high three tackles, includ-ing one for loss.
2 Qua Huzzie2 Qua HuzzieLinebacker, 5-10, 219, Fr.
2010: Did not play vs. UGA due to an ankle injury ... Injured histhumb vs Ole Miss, forcing him to have surgery but returned to playvs. Auburn, recording two tackles ... Scored his first career start vs.Florida, gathering three tackles and the first tackle-for-loss of his career... Played in his first career collegiate action vs. Louisville ... Played wellvs. the Cardinals, recording three tackles.
Career: Redshirted in 2009 because of a shoulder injury.
46 Ronnie Sneed46 Ronnie SneedLinebacker, 6-2, 231, Jr.
2010: Made a season- and career-high eight tackles vs. UGA ... Helpedthe UK defense hold South Carolina to only 103 yards of total offensein the second half ... Has four or more tackles in seven of UK’s eightgames this season ... Then-season high seven tackles at Ole Miss withseven ... Gathered his first PBU of the season vs. UF ... Scored his firsttackle-for-loss deep in Akron territory to pin Akron deep and give UKfield position ... Gathered a career-high four tackles vs. WKU andLouisville ... Received his first career start at Louisville.
Career: Last season, played in 11 games with 14 tackles, including threetackles vs. Florida and a two-yard TFL in the upset at Georgia.
22 Danny Trevathan22 Danny TrevathanLinebacker, 6-1, 223, Jr.
2010: Has had double-digit tackles in five games this season, includ-ing the last four games ... Was a force for the UK defense in the secondhalf vs. South Carolina, allowing only 103 yards of total offense in thesecond half ... Has led UK in tackles in seven games, including gath-ering a career-high 17 tackles vs. Auburn and 15 tackles vs. Ole Miss... Scored his first career sack vs. WKU ... Tied for the most tackles onthe team vs. WKU with six ... Led the team in tackles (11) and tack-les-for-loss (3.5) vs. Louisville.Career:Was named the team’s most improved defensive player in 2009by the coaching staff ... Made a then-career high 14 tackles in the winvs. Auburn in 2009 ... Recovered a Georgia fumble at the 1-yard linein the fourth quarter of UK's upset of the Bulldogs ... Notched eighttackles and caused a fumble vs. Clemson in the Music City Bowl.
2010: Had two stops vs. UGA ... Received extensive playing time inthe second half vs. South Carolina, helping UK hold USC to 103 yardsof total offense in the second half ... Season-high three tackles vs. OleMiss ... Had his first interception of his career vs. Florida ... Posted hisfirst tackle of the year vs. WKU ... Recovered a fumble at a crucialpoint in the fourth quarter vs. Louisville that put UK in the driver’s seatto take the victory.
Career: Played in 11 games in 2009, gaining one tackle.
2010: Carried the ball two times for nine yards vs. South Carolina ...Suffered a hamstring injury in the Akron game, however, did play vs.Florida ... Caught a 15-yard touchdown pass vs. WKU for the secondtime in his career ... Made some key blocks in his first full game at full-back, paving the way for Derrick Locke to have two rushing touch-downs.
Career: Reserve tailback who will play fullback ... Scored first careertouchdown in 2008 on three-yard plunge against Norfolk State ...Gained 71 yards against the Spartans a career high ... Scored first ca-reer receiving touchdown against WKU.
Allen’s Career Stat i s t i c sYea r Pos .Att . Yds . Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds . Avg. TD Long2007 TB 11 39 3.5 0 13 2 8 4.0 0 92008 TB 38 202 5.3 1 38 5 39 7.8 1 112009 TB 47 228 4.9 2 20 8 23 2.9 0 72010 FB 8 28 3.5 0 7 2 14 7.0 1 15Tota l s 104 497 4.8 3 38 17 84 4.9 2 15
OFFENSIVE LINE70 Stuart Hines70 Stuart HinesOffensive Guard, 6-4, 291, Jr.
2010: Returned vs. Auburn after being injured and missing the OleMiss and Florida games ... Helped UK rush for 200+ yards in threeconsecutive games for the first time since 1990 ... Has protected theQB well, helping UK open the game up down the field with the pass-ing game ... Also helped UK rush for 230 yards in the win against Uof L.
Career: All-SEC third team by Phil Steele’s College Football in 2009... UK’s Most Improved Offensive Player in 2009 ... Full-time return-ing starter ... Moved to left guard in the spring.
52 Billy Joe Murphy52 Billy Joe MurphyOffensive Tackle, 6-6, 294, Jr.
2010: Started at Ole Miss and Florida in place of Stuart Hines ...Helped UK’s offensive line allow a limited number of sacks this season...Came off the bench in the win vs. WKU, giving UK good depth ...Helped UK rush for 200+ yards three times this season ... Started hisfirst game since 2008 against Louisville, helping the UK offensive lineprotect the quarterback by allowing no sacks and allowing UK to rushfor over 200 yards.
Career: Started three games as a redshirt freshman in 2008, two at lefttackle and one at right tackle ... Member of an offensive line that ledthe SEC and ranked fourth nationally in fewest sacks allowed.
2010: Helped UK’s offensive line allow a limited number of sacks thisseason ... Started vs. WKU, helping UK rush for over 200 yards and
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record four rushing touchdowns ... Came off the bench vs. U of L notallowing a sack the entire game ... Allowed UK to rush for over 200yards in three consecutive games for the first time in 1990.
Career: Played better and better as the 2009 season progressed ...Shared the right tackle position with Justin Jeffries ... Primarily thebackup right tackle in 2007 and 2008, he can play other positions ifneeded ... One of only six true freshmen -- and the only offensive line-man -- who earned playing time in 2007 ... Earned a nomination forAcademic All-America.
66 Chandler Burden66 Chandler BurdenOffensive Tackle, 6-4, 291, Jr.
2010: Blocking on the left side has helped UK rush for over 200 yardsin three games this year ... Made a key block vs. WKU that allowedHartline to score his first rushing TD ... Made his first career start asan offensive lineman against Louisville and his third career start totalfor UK ... Anchored the left side of the offensive line that allowed nosacks against the Cardinals ... Helped UK’s offensive line allow only afew sacks this season.
Career: Made a smooth transition from defensive end to offensivetackle in the spring ... As a defensive end, had nine tackles and 0.5tackles for loss.
67 Larry Warford67 Larry WarfordOffensive Guard, 6-3, 329, So.
2010: Outstanding block down the field on a screen pass vs. USC thatallowed Donald Russell to run into the redzone and set up a UK touch-down ... Had a incredible block vs. Akron that allowed RaymondSanders to score untouched ... Big, physical guard has been a key partof UK’s rushing success this season ... Started his first career gameagainst Louisville, playing well by allowing no sacks and helping UKrush for over 200 yards ... Been a key part of the UK offensive line thathas allowed few sacks this season.
Career: SEC All-Freshman Team by league coaches in 2009 ... Playedin 10 games in 2009, mostly as a reserve at right guard.
69 Matt Smith69 Matt SmithCenter, 6-4, 288, So.
2010: Started vs. Akron, allowing UK to rack up the rushing yards forthe third consecutive game ... Earned his first career start at center forUK after winning the center battle in fall camp with his consistent play... Protected the UK quarterback by allowing few sacks this season.
Career: Battled this fall with Jake Lanefski for the starting nod at cen-ter ... Saw extensive action at center in the 2009 season opener whenstarter Jorge Gonzalez and Marcus Davis were sidelined.
QUARTERBACKS5 Mike Hartline5 Mike HartlineQuarterback, 6-6, 210, Sr.
2010: Great game against Georgia, posting a season high in passingyards with 353 and tying a career high in passing touchdowns withfour ... Back-to-back 300 yard games for the first time in his career vs.South Carolina and Georgia ... Named one of three National Per-
formers of the Week by College Football Performance Awards for hiscareer outing vs. USC ... Also received a helmet sticker from Chris Lowof ESPN.com ... Career game in Kentucky’s upset over South Carolina,throwing for a career high TD passes (four), passing yards (349) andcompletions (320 ... Stood in the pocket and took a hit before deliv-ering a gorgeous game-winning touchdown pass to Randall Cobb tobeat the No. 10 Gamecocks ... Has a touchdown pass in the last sevengames ... Has thrown over 200 yards in every game this season ... Tossedtwo touchdown passes at Ole Miss for a season-high 27 completionsand 300 yards ... Threw for a touchdown vs. Florida on an incrediblepass to Matthews in the end zone ... Had 21 completions against Akronfor 250 yards ... Posted two touchdowns or more in back-to-backgames vs. WKU and Akron ... Recorded the first rushing TD of hiscareer vs. WKU, a 10-yard run to the left side ... Threw for three touch-downs vs. WKU and had his hand in four TDs total ... Led a UK of-fense that scored 63 points vs. WKU, the most since UK scored 77 vs.UTEP in 2002 ... Played well in the season opener against Louisville,going 17-26 for 217 yards ... Started the game with a 38-yard bombto La’Rod King to put UK in position to score on the next play ... Isthe first UK quarterback to go 3-0 vs. Louisville as a starter in the Gov-ernor’s Cup history.
Records/Watch List: His 349 passing yards vs. South Carolina helpedhim become the eighth player in UK history to reach 4,000 yards pass-ing in his career ... He now has 4,646 career passing yards and ranksfifth on UK’s all-time list, needing 917 more passing yards to tie BillRansdell (1983-86) for fourth place.
Career: Returning starter at quarterback that missed several games lastseason with a knee injury ... Named UK’s Offensive Most ValuablePlayer of the 2009 AutoZone Liberty Bowl, after he completed 19 of31 passes for 204 yards and one touchdown ... Recorded his first-everthree touchdown performance against Arkansas in 2008, leading theteam to the school’s largest fourth-quarter comeback win in history,tossing two touchdowns of 32 and 21 yards to Randall Cobb in thefinal five minutes for the victory ... Earned SEC Offensive Player of theWeek honors as a sophomore for his performance against Middle Ten-nessee completing 28 of 47 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns,all career highs ... Strung together 95 consecutive passes without an in-terception to begin the 2008 season ... Threw a total of six passes infour games in 2007 as the backup to Andre’ Woodson ... Has seen ac-tion in 20 games, starting 14.
12 Morgan Newton12 Morgan NewtonQuarterback, 6-4, 235, So.
2010: Had a 18-yard run for a first down vs. Akron ... Earned his firstsnaps of the year vs. WKU, going 2-for-2 for 48 yards ... Completed a40-yard pass to Roark in the fourth quarter vs. WKU.
Career: Selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team by the league coaches... UK's Most Outstanding First-Year Offensive Player as chosen byUK coaches ... Completed 55.6 percent of his passes for 706 yards andsix touchdowns ... Completed 20 of 29 passes for 187 yards, all seasonhighs, along with two touchdowns in the win over Eastern Kentucky... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for that performance ...Hit 9 of 17 passes for 137 yards and a season-best three TDs in theupset win at Georgia ... Also rushed for a net 130 yards and two touch-downs.
2010Opponent Comp. Att . In t . Pct . Yds . TD Longat Louisville DNPvs. WKU 2 2 0 100.0 48 0 40vs. Akron 1 1 0 100.0 4 0 4at Florida DNPat Ole Miss DNPvs. Auburn DNPvs. South Carolina DNPvs. Georgia DNP
Newton’s Career StatisticsYea r G-GS Comp. Att . Int . Pct . Yds . TD Long2009 8-8 75 135 3 55.6 706 6 602010 2-0 3 3 0 100.0 52 0 40Totals 10-8 78 138 3 56.5 758 6 60
2010: Injured vs. Auburn and did not play against South Carolina orGeorgia ... Has rushed for 100 or more yards in four of his six gamesthis season ... Rushed for two touchdowns at Ole Miss for only thesecond time in his career ... Accounted for all 60 yards in UK’s open-ing TD drive at Ole Miss, including a seven-yard TD run on fourthand one ... Caught eight passes for a career-high 108 yards at Ole Miss... Posted a season high in rushing yards with 166 vs. Akron ... Hasscored a touchdown in four of five games ... Been the key for UK’srushing attack this season, helping UK rush for 200+ yards in its firstthree games ... Rushed for two touchdowns in one game for the firsttime in his career against Louisville ... Won the inaugural HowardSchnellenberger Award given to the Most Valuable Player in the UK-UL game.
Records/Watch List: Is the seventh player in UK history to reach 2,000rushing yards after posting 166 vs. Akron ... Now has 2,305 careeryards on the ground, ranking sixth on UK’s all-time list ... Needs 343more yards to tie George Adams (1981-84) for fifth place ... Gained141 all-purpose yards against Auburn and now has 4,413 yards in hiscareer, ranking third on the all-time all-purpose yards list ... Lockeneeds 930 more to tie Rafael Little (2004-07) for second.
Career: Rushed for 80 yards and caught two passes for 80 yards -- bothfor touchdowns -- in the win at Georgia in 2009 ... Became the fourthplayer in the Governor's Cup race to return a kickoff 100 yards for atouchdown ... Broke the Governor's Cup record for most kickoff re-turn yards in a game with four returns for 191 yards in 2009... In-curred a season-ending knee injury in 2008 against Arkansas in hissecond start at tailback ... Was the team’s leading rusher and kickoffreturner prior to the injury ... Scored against Norfolk State with a ca-reer-long 68-yard touchdown run.
23 Donald Russell23 Donald RussellTailback, 5-11, 209, So.
2010: Earned his first career start vs. South Carolina, replacing the in-jured Derrick Locke ... Filled in nicely for Locke during Kentucky’supset win over South Carolina, picking up 41 yards on a career high18 rushes and catching a career high seven passes for a career high inreceiving yards with 70 ... Gave UK some good reps vs. Auburn, gain-ing 32 yards on the ground and 19 receiving ... Came in off the benchand gave UK some good rushes after Locke was sidelined with a sorecalf against Louisville ... Rushed six times against the Cardinals for 36yards and caught two passes for 12 yards.
Career: Starred in the 2010 Blue/White Spring Game when he rushednine times for 118 yards and two touchdowns, including a 65-yarddash for a score ... Played in five games in 2009, highlighted by his 79-yard scoring scamper vs. EKU.
4 Raymond Sanders4 Raymond SandersTailback, 5-8, 185, Fr.
2010: Career game vs. Georgia, gathering a career-high 79 yards onthe ground and catching a career-high seven catches for 77 yards anda touchdown ... Scored his third touchdown of the year vs. Akron,going into the end zone untouched ... Caught his first-career pass vs.Akron ... Physical running back that saw extensive minutes againstWKU, earning his first offensive snaps ... Scored two rushing touch-downs in the final seven minutes of the WKU game ... A beast on spe-cial teams, laying some heavy hits during kickoff coverage.
High School: The nation's No. 15 all-purpose back by Rivals.com ...Honorable-mention all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Associa-tion and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution following senior season ...Region Offensive Player of the Year as a senior, rushing for 1,604 yardsand 25 touchdowns, averaging more than 10 yards per carry ... Also re-turned a kickoff for a touchdown ... Was the star of the show in a na-tionally televised game on ESPN, rushing for more than 130 yards andtwo touchdowns in Stephenson's 20-0 win over Martin Luther KingHS
at Ole Miss INJvs. Auburn INJvs. South Carolina 0 0 0vs. Georgia 0 0 0
Melillo’s Career StatisticsYea r G-GS Rec. Yd s. Avg. TD Long2009 13-0 5 44 8.8 0 112010 2-0 0 0 0 0 0Total s 15-0 5 44 8.8 0 11
86 Jordan Aumiller86 Jordan AumillerTight End, 6-4, 230, Fr.
2010: Three catches for 39 yards against UGA ... Has caught a pass inseven of UK’s eight games this season ... First touchdown of the yearvs. Auburn, making two catches for 12 yards ... Had a season high incompletions vs. Akron with three, including a 35-yard reception in thefirst half for the longest of his career ... Caught two passes for 23 yardsagainst Louisville, none bigger then a 19-yard reception with time run-ning out in the fourth quarter.
High School: Showed his versatility by playing tight end, quarterback,linebacker, safety and punter during his career at Boyle County HighSchool in Danville, Ky. ...Career totals at tight end include 53 recep-tions for 829 yards, a 15.6-yard average per catch, and 10 touchdowns.
2010: Had two catches vs. UGA, tying a career high ... Second start ofhis career vs. Florida ... Caught his first collegiate pass vs. WKU, a 14-yard reception ... Earned his first start against WKU.
High School: First-team all-state tight end/defensive end as a sopho-more, junior and senior ... Three-year starter for perennial power AlcoaHigh School, which won six consecutive state championships in ClassAAA ... Has exceptional hands ... Caught 32 passes for 536 yards and17 touchdowns as a junior ... Snagged 26 balls for 477 yards and sevenTDs as a sophomore.
2010: Three catches for a career-high 88 yards and two touchdowns vs.UGA ... Scored two touchdowns in back-to-back games ... Had fourcatches vs. USC for 38 yards and two touchdowns, marking his firsttwo touchdown games of his career ... Season-high five catches vs.Auburn for 49 yards ... Gathered four catches vs. Florida, tying a ca-reer high ... Had a 26-yard reception against Akron ... Has had two ormore receptions in all five games ... Scored his first TD of the year vs.WKU with a four-yard TD catch ... Led UK in receiving vs. Louisvillewith three receptions for 58 yards ... Connected with Mike Hartline onthe opening play of the first half for a career-best 38-yard reception.
Career: In 2009, top game was four catches for 41 yards in win overEastern Kentucky ... Biggest play of the year was a one-handed catchat Georgia, which he took to the end zone for a 21-yard touchdown,a key play in the upset of the Bulldogs.
2010 Opponent Rec. Yds . TD Longat Louisv i l l e 3 58 0 38vs . WKU 3 16 1 6vs . Akron 3 34 0 26at Flor ida 4 44 0 20at Ole Miss 2 10 0 9vs . Auburn 5 49 0 22vs . South Carol ina 4 38 2 12vs . Georgia 3 88 2 35
18 Randall Cobb18 Randall CobbWide Rec./Quarterback, 5-11, 186, Jr.
2010: Game winning touchdown against South Carolina, helpingUK defeat the top-10 ranked Gamecocks ... The touchdown was thefourth time in his career that he has had a fourth quarter game win-ning touchdown ... Tied a career high in receptions with eight vs.South Carolina ... Named National Wide Receiver/Running Back ofthe Week for his four touchdown performance vs. Auburn ... Hadhis hand in all four touchdowns for UK vs. Auburn, includingthrowing for a touchdown, rushing for two touchdowns and catch-ing a touchdown pass ... Tied a season high in receptions with seven
vs. Auburn ... Season high in receiving yards at Ole Miss with 108yards ... Totaled a career high in all-purpose yards at Ole Miss with267 yards ... Caught a season-high seven passes vs. Florida and threwfor a touchdown pass on UK’s fake field goal for the TD ... Led theteam in receiving vs. Akron with five catches for 43 yards and TD ...Caught a TD pass, threw a TD pass and returned a punt for a TDvs. WKU ... Posted a career high in receiving yards vs. WKU with 98... Rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown in the season opener atLouisville, including a 51-yard rush for a TD in the first half to giveUK a 20-3 lead ... Caught two passes for 19 yards and completed apass to Jordan Aumiller late in the fourth quarter to help UK movethe chains and take time off the clock ... Made a spectacular one-handed catch against U of L.
Records/Watch List: Cobb finished with seven receptions vs. UGAtying him for 11th on UK’s all-time pass receptions list with 107 ... Heis five shy of tying Quentin McCord (112) for 10th ... Cobb scored twopoints in the Georgia game and now has scored 204 career points andis in fifth place on UK’s career scoring list, needing 22 points to tieTaylor Begley (2002-05) for fourth on the career scoring list ... Cobbtotaled 172 all-purpose yards with 45 receiving yards and 127 kick-offreturn yards vs. UGA, moving into ninth on UK’s career all-purposeyards list ...In the UGA game, Cobb passed Dicky Lyons, Sr. (1966-68) and now needs 114 yards to match Moe Williams (1993-95) foreighth ... With the game-winning touchdown catch vs. South Car-olina, Cobb now has 33 touchdowns in his career, making him in solepossession of first place on UK’s career touchdowns scored list, mov-ing past Craig Yeast (1995-98) ... Has 1084 career rushing yards andis the 32nd player in school history to reach 1,000 career rushing yards... Is the 12th player in school history with at least 100 receptions.
Career: Ranked second in the SEC in touchdowns, third in punt re-turns, fourth in all-purpose yardage and seventh in scoring in 2009 ...Had seven catches for a career-best 96 yards in the opener vs. Miami(Ohio) ... Has four game-winning touchdowns in the fourth quarter -- a 12-yard TD catch with 4:28 remaining vs. Louisville; a four-yardrun at Auburn with 3:17 left that was set up by his own career-long 61-yard run; a one-yard run at Georgia with 9:55 to go in the game; anda 24-yard TD catch with 1:15 to go vs. South Carolina in 2010 ... Sec-ond on the team in rushing with 573 yards and 10 TDs last year ...Reached the century mark with 109 rushing yards at Auburn and 101vs. Tennessee ... First UK true freshman to see his first action at quar-terback since Dusty Bonner in 1997 ... Won his first QB start at Mis-sissippi State, clinching bowl eligibility for the Wildcats; accounted forboth touchdowns in that game one rushing and one passing ... Is be-lieved to be the first UK true freshman QB to start and win an SECroad game since freshmen became eligible in the early 1970s ... Threwfor a career-high 144 yards vs. Vanderbilt in 2008 ... Scored his first twocareer receiving touchdowns against Arkansas, grabbing scoring recep-tions of 21 and 32 yards from Mike Hartline in the final five minutesto give UK a 21-20 come-from-behind victory - tying the biggestfourth-quarter comeback in school history ... Made first collegiate startagainst Norfolk State at wide receiver, but soon shifted positions toquarterback, the first time since 1997 for a true freshman.
2010 Rushing StatisticsOpponent Att . Yds. TD Long a t Louisv i l l e 4 80 1 51vs . WKU 4 26 0 13 vs . Akron 1 2 0 2at Flor ida 2 3 0 2
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at Ole Miss 2 10 0 9vs . Auburn 11 47 2 26vs . South Carol ina 8 27 0 18vs . Georgia 0 0 0 0
2010 Receiving StatisticsOpponent Rec. Yds . TD Longat Louisv i l l e 2 19 0 11vs. WKU 5 98 1 40vs. Akron 5 43 1 15at Florida 7 67 0 18at Ole Miss 6 108 1 41vs. Auburn 7 68 1 16vs. South Carolina 8 63 1 24vs. Georgia 7 45 0 15
2010 Quarterback StatisticsOpponent Comp. Att . Int . Pct . Yds . TD Longvs . Louisv i l l e 1 1 0 100.0 19 0 19vs . WKU 1 1 0 100.0 15 1 15vs . Akron 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0at Flor ida 1 2 0 50.0 11 1 11at Ole Miss 0 1 0 0.00 0 0 0vs . Auburn 1 1 0 100.0 6 1 6vs . South Carol ina 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0vs . Georgia 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Cobb’s Career Rushing StatisticsYea r Pos . Att . Yd s. Avg. TD Long 2008 WR/QB 79 316 4.0 7 182009 WR/QB 94 573 6.1 10 612010 WR/QB 32 195 6.1 3 51Tota l s 205 1084 5.3 20 61
Cobb’s Career Quarterback StatisticsYea r G-GS* Comp. Att . Int . Pct . Yds . TD Long2008 11-8 52 99 5 52.5 542 2 372009 12-12 5 13 0 38.5 89 0 312010 8-8 4 6 0 66.7 51 3 19Tota l s 31-28 61 118 5 51.7 682 5 37* Does not mean Cobb started the game at QB
8 Chris Matthews8 Chris MatthewsWide Receiver, 6-5, 219, Sr.
2010: Scored a touchdonw in six games this season ... Incredible gamevs. South Carolina, catching 12 passes for 177 yards, both career highs... Caught both of UK’s TD receptions vs. Florida, one on a fake fieldgoal ... Has made spectacular catch after spectacular catch this season,including several at Florida ... Posted career highs vs. Florida with 114yards and two touchdowns ... Made a good catch vs. Akron to help
UK score a late first-half touchdown ... Scored the first UK receivingTD of the season when Hartline connected with Matthews on a two-yard reception in the WKU game ... Caught for 32 yards in the WKUgame ... Had a good day against Louisville, including a 33-yard catchin front of the U of L bench to keep a drive alive in the second half.
Career: Played in all 13 games, starting 12 in 2009 ... Was the team’sNo. 2 receiver with 32 catches for 354 yards and three touchdowns ...Made a splash in his first Wildcat appearance with four grabs for 57yards and a TD vs. Miami (Ohio) ... Had a season-best seven catchesfor 56 yards and a TD against Eastern Kentucky in 2009.
3 Matt Roark3 Matt RoarkWide Receiver, 6-5, 209, Jr.
2010: First career start vs. Ole Miss ... Has caught a pass in six gamesthis season ... Blocked an extra point vs. Florida for his sixth careerblocked kick ... Had a 40-yard reception in the win vs. WKU ... Hasbecome a big factor on special teams, making two tackles in the WKUgame ... Made some big plays for UK in the win at Louisville, includ-ing a 25-yard catch down the sideline to the one-yard line after QBMike Hartline dodged would-be tacklers.
Career: Blocked extra points against ULM and Eastern Kentucky in2009 ... Appeared in all 13 games as a true freshman ... Made his firstcollegiate start at Tennessee ... Blocked a field goal in the season openerat Louisville, in 2008, preserving a scoreless tie that enabled UK tolater post the first score of the game ... Blocked an extra point at Mis-sissippi State in 2008, the deciding point in UK's 14-13 victory thatclinched bowl eligibility ... Blocked an East Carolina extra point in theAutoZone Liberty Bowl victory.
SPECIAL TEAMS9 Ryan Tydlacka9 Ryan TydlackaKicker/Punter, 6-1, 201, Jr.
2010: Is averaging 45.1 yards per punt this season, good for fourth inthe SEC ... If he had the minimum punts per game, he would rannkin the top 15 in the country in punting average ... Had a season highthree punts inside the 20-yard line vs. South Carolina ... Launched acareer-long 73-yard punt at Ole Miss, averaging 50.5 yards per puntagainst the Rebels ... Named the College Football Performance AwardsNational Punter of the Week for his performance against Ole Miss,pinning the Rebels at thier own one-yard line and three-yard line ...Pinned Florida inside its own 20 twice ... Punted well for UK in theseason opener against Louisville, booting four punts for an average of49.8 yards ... Pinned U of L within the 20 yard line once in the gameand booted a 62 yarder against the Cardinals.
Career: Averaged 40.0 yards per punt in 2009 ... Dropped two puntsinside the 5-yard line vs. Alabama and did the same thing in the winat Auburn ... Kicked a career-long 51-yard field goal against South Car-olina in 2008 ... Made his collegiate debut in Louisville last season,booting three punts, one inside the 20-yard line and two touchbacks.
2010 PuntsOpponent Punts Yds. Avg . Long In20at Louisv i l l e 4 199 49.8 62 1vs . WKU 2 93 46.5 47 0vs . Akron 2 94 47.0 54 0at Flor ida 5 201 40.2 49 2at Ole Miss 4 202 50.5 73 2vs . Auburn 3 133 44.6 49 0vs . South Carol ina 6 249 41.5 52 3vs . Georgia 1 47 47.0 47 0
2010 Field Goal Opponent FG Made Mis sed PAT Point sat Louisv i l l e 1-2 43 25 2-3 5vs . WKU 0-1 - 35 8-8 8vs . Akron 0-0 - - 0-0 0at Flor ida 0-0 - - 0-0 0at Ole Miss 0-0 - - 0-0 0vs . Auburn 0-0 - - 0-0 0vs . South Carol ina 0-0 - - 0-0 0vs . Georgia 0-0 - - 0-0 0
Tydlacka’s Career Punting StatisticsSeason Punts Yd s. Avg. Long In202008 22 816 37.1 49 162009 64 2557 40.0 59 202010 27 1218 45.1 73 8Tota l s 113 4591 40.6 73 44
Tydlacka Field Goals by DistanceSeason 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Long2008 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 1-1 3-6 512010 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-3 41Tota l s 0-0 0-2 1-2 2-3 1-1 4-8 51
Tydlacka Career Field Goal StatisticsSeason G FG PAT Total Po ints2008 23 3-6 0-0 92010 8 1-3 10-11 13Tota l s 28 4-9 10-11 22
88 Joe Mansour88 Joe MansourKicker/Punter, 6-2, 181, Fr.
2010: Two touchbacks vs. Auburn and now has two touchbacks ormore in four games this year ... Kicked the ball well vs. Florida, keep-ing the Gators from getting field position ... Recorded a season high intouchbacks with five vs. Akron ... Named the College Football Per-formance Awards National Kickoff Specialist of the Week for his per-formance against Louisville where he kicked off five times, causingthree touchbacks.
High School: Long-range kicker had six field goals over 50 yards dur-ing his career ... Made field goals of 59, 56 and 52 yards during hissenior season at LaGrange High School ... The 59-yarder is the third-longest in Georgia high school history ... Had touchbacks on 84 per-cent of his kickoffs ... Punted for a 42.7-yard average ... First-teamall-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sports Writ-ers Association for Class AAA ... The nation's No. 2 punter prospectby Scout.com and the No. 15 kicker as evaluated by Rivals.com2010 Kickoff Opponent Kicko ff s Touchback sat Louisv i l l e 5 3vs . WKU 7 2vs . Akron 9 5at Flor ida 3 1at Ole Miss 5 1vs . Auburn 6 2vs . South Carol ina 6 0vs . Georgia 4 1
Mansour’s Career Kickoff StatsSeason G Kickof f s Touchback s2010 8 45 15
93 Craig McIntosh93 Craig McIntoshKicker, 6-0, 199, So.2010: Made one FG vs. UGA, hitting from 41 yards and has now hitsix consecutive ... Two field goals vs. Auburn, including a pressure-filled 35-yarder that tied the game ... Kicked well vs. Ole Miss, mak-ing a career-long 50-yard FG at the end fo the first half ... Handled thefield goal kicking for UK, making a 32 - and 33-yard FG and missinga 51-yard FG vs. Akron ... First collegiate FG was a 32 yarded that putUK up 3-0 vs. Akron.
Career: Tried out for the team when school started in late August andwon a place on the squad ... Kicked off the last 10 games of the season... Even though he got off to a late start, he ranked fourth in the SEC
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in total touchbacks ... Had a season-high three touchbacks against East-ern Kentucky and Vanderbilt.
2010 Kickoff Opponent K ickof f s Touchbacksat Louisv i l l e 0 0vs . WKU 2 0vs . Akron 0 0at Flor ida 0 0at Ole Miss 0 0vs . Auburn 0 0vs . South Carol ina 0 0vs . Georgia 1 0
2010 Field Goal Opponent FGA Made Mis sed PAT Point sat Louisv i l l e 0 0 0 0 0vs . WKU 0 0 0 0 0vs . Akron 3 2 1 4 10at Flor ida 1 0 1 2 2at Ole Miss 2 2 0 3 9vs . Auburn 2 2 0 4 10vs . South Carol ina 1 1 0 2 5vs . Georgia 1 1 0 2 5
McIntosh’s Career Kickoff StatsSeason G Kickof f s Touchback s2009 10 51 112010 8 3 0Tota l s 18 54 11
McIntosh’s Field Goals by DistanceSeason 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Long2010 0-0 2-2 3-4 2-2 1-2 8-10 50
McIntosh’s Career‘s Field Goal StatsSeason FG PAT Total Po ints2010 8-10 17-18 41
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KeNTUCKY 23, lOUISvIlle 16
SePT. 4, 20101Kentucky used three spectacular touchdown drives in
the first half, jumping on in-state rival Louisville 20-3under first-year head coach Joker Phillips, then held on todefeat the Cardinals 23-16 in the first game of the newlyrenovated Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.
The Wildcats received the opening kickoff and wastedno time getting on the board, scoring on a two-play 70-yarddrive. La’Rod King caught a 38-yard pass on the first playand Derrick Locke blazed 32 yards for the touchdown, giv-ing UK a 6-0 lead.
Later in the first quarter, senior quarterback MikeHartline led a 10-play, 92-yard drive capped by Locke’ssecond touchdown run of the game, this one from one-yard out, to give UK a 13-0 lead.
Louisville got on the board in the second quarter with a field goal. UK respondedwhen wide receiver Randall Cobb lined up as the quarterback in the “WildCobb” for-mation and rushed 51 yards untouched down the sideline to give the Cats their biggestlead of the day at 20-3. Louisville’s defense held tough in the second half, allowing three points to the
Wildcats when Tydlacka nailed a 41-yard field goal in UK’s opening drive of the secondhalf. The Cardinals answered quickly to the Wildcats’ field goal when Bilal Powell rushed80 yards to score the Cardinals’ lone touchdown on the day and cut the UK lead to 10.Louisville’s next two possessions ended in turnovers as junior college transfer Mychal
Bailey gathered an interception and Louisville native Ridge Wilson recovered a fumble.In the fourth quarter, Louisville marched 71 yards down the field, converting severalthird- and fourth-down conversions to tack on a 27-yard field goal from Philpott andget the game within 23-16. However, the Wildcats took the kickoff with 3:16 to playand tallied three first downs to run out the clock.The victory was the fourth in a row for the Wildcats over the Cardinals as Hartline
became the first starting quarterback to go 3-0 in Governor’s Cup history. Hartlinecompleted 17 of 26 passes for 217 yards. Locke reached the century mark by rushingfor 104 yards and two touchdowns.Defensively, UK was led by junior linebacker Danny Trevathan, who had 11 tackles,
ReCeIvING (ReC-YARdS-Td)Kentucky – King 3-58, Matthews 3-56, Roark 3-47, Locke 3-21, Aumiller 2-23, Cobb2-19, Russell 2-12-0Louisville – Beaumont 3-40, Graham 3-38, Smith 2-17, Anderson 2-10, Pascley 1-10,Powell 1-6, Nord 1-5, Donnell 1-1
TACKleSKentucky – Trevathan 11, Guy 6, Bailey 5, Sneed 4
2010 GAMe RevIeWSKeNTUCKY 63, WeSTeRN KeNTUCKY 28
SePT. 11, 20102Quarterback Mike Hartline accounted for four touch-
downs and wide receiver Randall Cobb had a hand in threeTDs in leading Kentucky to a dominating 63-28 victoryover in-state foe Western Kentucky University atCommonwealth Stadium.
WKU actually got on the board first and started thescoring a minute and 13 seconds into the game, getting a59-yard rushing touchdown from junior tailback BobbyRainey. However, the Hilltoppers did not score again until1:15 left in the half as Kentucky posted 35 consecutivepoints to take a commanding lead in the game.
The UK scoring surge started when Hartline drovethe Cats down the field, setting up a two-yard touchdownpass to senior wide receiver Chris Matthews. Kentuckyscored again at the end of the first quarter after walk-on
defensive tackle Luke McDermott made his first career interception deep in WKUterritory. Two plays later, Hartline dived into the endzone on a quarterback sweep togive UK a lead it would not relinquish.Kentucky scored four more touchdowns in the second quarter, starting with a 50-
yard punt return for a touchdown by Cobb. Senior tailback Derrick Locke poked theball in the endzone from one-yard out for his third rushing touchdown of the seasonand senior fullback/tailback Moncell hauled in a 15-yard scoring pass from Cobb. UKended the half when Hartline completed a four-yard pass in the corner of the endzoneto sophomore La’Rod King to give UK a 42-14 lead at halftime. It was the most pointsUK had scored in the first half of a game since tallying 56 vs. North Dakota in 1950.The Wildcats scored three times in the second half, getting a 35-yard touchdown
reception from Cobb late in the third quarter. Seeing his first collegiate action, fresh-man tailback Raymond Sanders scored two rushing touchdowns in the final sevenminutes of the game to give UK the 63-28 victory.Hartline did an excellent job leading the offense and completed 16 of 20 passes for
213 yards and three TDs while adding the rushing touchdown. Cobb totaled 207yards and three TDs in rushing, receiving, passing and kick returns. Rainey also hadan outstanding game for WKU with 184 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
SePT. 18, 20103Tailback Derrick Locke rushed for a career-high 166
yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Mike Hartlinethrew for 250 yards and two TDs and the Kentuckydefense stifled the visitors for most of the game as theWildcats defeated Akron 47-10.
Leading 6-3 midway through the second quarter,thanks to a pair of Craig McIntosh field goals, theKentucky offense got hot and posted touchdowns on sixconsecutive possessions. Hartline threw 13-yard TD pass-es to wide receivers Randall Cobb and Chris Matthews togive the Cats a 20-3 advantage at halftime. Cobb’s TD wasthe 28th of his career, moving him into second place on theUK career touchdown list.
Locke went to work after intermission, scoring on runs of five and 56 yards. In addi-tion to his career-high single-game effort, Locke also became the seventh Wildcat inschool history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a career. UK completed the scoring when freshman tailback Raymond Sanders ran for a 28-
yard touchdown and sophomore tailback CoShik Williams tallied his first collegiateTD from eight yards out.Meanwhile, the Kentucky defense limited Akron to 79 total yards in the first three
quarters before substituting liberally in the final quarter. The Wildcats posted ninetackles for loss, including five quarterback sacks. Linebacker Danny Trevathan led thedefense with eight tackles, including one TFL. Ten different Cats had a primary orassisted tackle for loss.When the game clock wound down, Kentucky fans could leave Commonwealth
Stadium with their Wildcats victorious and the Joker Phillips era off to a 3-0 start. It’sthe best start for a UK head coach in his inaugural season since 1946 when legendaryPaul “Bear” Bryant did the same.
Kentucky – Locke 17-166-2, Russell 6-39, Sanders 2-32-1, Williams 6-30-1, Newton 1-18, Hartline 2-5, Cobb 1-2, George 3-(-2)Akron – Allen 10-27, Bowers 7-26, Burney 10-22, Rodgers 1-19, Pride 1-8, Martin 1-(-4), Nicely 7-(-31)
Kentucky – Cobb 5-43-1, Aumiller 3-55, King 3-34, Locke 3-29, Russell 2-32,Matthews 2-26-1, Adams 1-13, Robinson 1-9, Roark 1-9, Sanders 1-4.Akron – Russell 1-30-1, LaFrance 1-23, Dillard 1-18, Pride 1-15, Allen 1-14, Burney 1-5
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Kentucky – Trevathan 8, Guy 5, McDermott 4, Wyndham 4
2010 GAMe RevIeWSNO. 9/8 FlORIdA 48, KeNTUCKY 14
SePT. 25, 20104Senior wide receiver Chris Matthews hauled in a
career-high six catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns,but it was not enough for the Cats, who fell to the FloridaGators 48-14 in front of a crowd of 90,574 at Ben HillGriffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
Florida freshman quarterback Trey Burton began hissix-touchdown career night with an 11-yard touchdownrun from behind center. On the Gators’ next possession,Burton switched the tables and caught an 11-yard touch-down pass from UF starting quarterback John Brantley.
In the second quarter, the Gators’ Jeremy Brown endeda Kentucky drive with a 52-yard interception return for atouchdown. The Cats responded with a drive deep into
Florida territory. It was there that Kentucky pulled off a fake field goal attempt, inwhich junior Randall Cobb, who was the holder for the kick, threw an 11-yard touch-down pass to a wide-open Matthews. The touchdown pass capped the scoring in thefirst half and made the score 21-7.After Florida’s Burton rushed 10 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, the
Cats’ Matt Roark blocked the Gators’ point-after attempt to make the score 27-7. Justover midway through the third quarter, Kentucky senior quarterback Mike Hartlinethrew a gorgeous 27-yard touchdown pass to Matthews to bring the Cats within 13points. Hartline finished the game completing 21-of-39 passes for 242 yards and atouchdown. Burton and the Gators responded, however, with a nine-yard touchdownrush from the speedy freshman.Burton continued his record-setting play in the fourth quarter with two more touch-
downs. The first came on a three-yard run, the second on a seven-yard run. Burton’s sixtouchdowns were a single-game record for the Florida program.
Kentucky – Cobb 7-67, Matthews 6-114-2, King 4-44, Locke 3-10, Roark 2-18Florida – Thompson 5-86, Burton 5-37-1, Moore 4-72, Debose 4-36, Demps 3-2,Hines 2-55, Clark 1-4, Gillislee 1-(-2)
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Kentucky – Guy 6, Ukwu 6, Neloms 6, Bailey 6
Ole MISS 42, KeNTUCKY 35
OCT. 2, 20105Junior wide receiver Randall Cobb totaled a career-high
267 all-purpose yards and senior running back DerrickLocke had 214 all-purpose yards, but the Cats fell on theroad to the Ole Miss Rebels 42-35 on a sun-soaked after-noon in Oxford, Miss.
UK got on the board first with an eight-play, 60-yarddrive with Locke accounting for all 60 yards for the Cats,including a seven-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-one.Following a fumble on the UK 11-yard line, Ole Miss usedthree plays to get into the end zone and tie the game at seven.
UK responded with a 12-play drive, spanning 80 yards,in which senior quarterback Mike Hartline completed threethird-down passes. The drive was capped by a 15-yardtouchdown pass from Hartline to Cobb.
Ole Miss took advantage of a pair of UK turnovers to notch touchdowns and pullahead 21-14. Sophomore kicker Craig McIntosh pulled the Cats within four at the endof the half with a career-long 50-yard field goal.Following an Ole Miss touchdown to begin the second half, the Cats responded with
an 11-play drive capped by a McIntosh 42-yard field goal to bring the Cats within eight.The Rebels then scored a pair of touchdowns for a 42-20 lead early in the fourth quarter.The Cats rallied. beginning with a 41-yard pass from Hartline to Cobb to the Ole
Miss three-yard line. Locke ran it in two plays later. Cobb then made a spectacular catchon the Cats’ two-point conversion attempt to bring UK within 14.UK scored again with 1:46 left on the clock on a 13-yard touchdown catch from sen-
ior wide receiver Chris Matthews. UK’s on-side kick attempt was a valiant one, but justbarely slipped through Kentucky’s hands and went out of bounds to give Ole Miss theball and the win.Hartline threw for a career-best 300 yards, with Cobb and Locke each getting a
career-high 108 receiving yards. Danny Trevathan led the defensive effort with a career-high 15 tackles.
ReCeIvING (ReC-YARdS-Td)Kentucky –Locke 8-108, Cobb 6-108-1, Matthews 6-59-1, Robinson 2-11, King 2-10, Sanders 1-3, Aumiller 1-2, Allen 1-(-1)Ole Miss – Harris 2-46, Bolden 2-17-1, Greer 2-7-1, Grandy 1-9, Summers 1-7, Allen 1-4-1
TACKleSKentucky – Trevathan 15, Guy 9, Bailey 8
2010 GAMe RevIeWSNO. 8/8 AUbURN 37, KeNTUCKY 32
OCT. 9, 20106Randall Cobb accounted for four touchdowns – two
rushing, one passing and one receiving – but Wes Byrum’s24-yard field goal as time expired provided the winning mar-gin as No. 8 Auburn held off upset-minded Kentucky, 37-34.
Cobb opened the game with a 36-yard kickoff returninto Auburn territory and finished the first possession witha two-yard touchdown run. The wide receiver/quarterback,operating from the “WildCobb” formation for parts of thegame, added a six-yard touchdown pass to freshman tightend Jordan Aumiller, a 16-yard TD catch from MikeHartline and a one-yard scoring run.
In the process, Cobb tied the Kentucky career recordfor most touchdowns in a career with 32. He also was thefirst player since Aaron Boyd in 2003 to run for a touch-
down, catch a touchdown pass and throw a TD pass in the same game. Cobb rang up207 total yards during the game. Hartline had a sparkling performance as well, com-pleting 23 of 28 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown.Auburn also had an outstanding effort from its quarterback Cameron Newton, who
had 408 yards total offense, throwing for 210 yards while rushing for 198 yards and fourtouchdowns.Newton’s four TD runs staked the visitors to a 31-17 halftime lead. Kentucky’s
defense stiffened in the second half. Safety Winston Guy stopped one possession withan interception and linebacker Danny Trevathan led the team with a career-high 17tackles. With the spark from the defense, the Wildcats rallied to tie the game at 34-34on a 35-yard field goal by Craig McIntosh with 7:31 left in the game. After a muffed kickoff, Auburn took over on its own seven-yard line and methodi-
cally moved down the field. Newton drove his team 86 yards in 19 plays, convertingthree third-down situations, setting up Byrum for the game-winning field goal on thefinal play.
OCT. 16, 20107Behind a career performance from senior quarterback
Mike Hartline, Kentucky rallied from an 18-point halftimedeficit to top the No. 10-ranked South CarolinaGamecocks 31-28.
Hartline completed 32-of-42 passes for 349 yards, fourtouchdowns and no interceptions, career highs for comple-tions, yards and TDs. Three of the scoring passes came in thesecond half after the Wildcats trailed 28-10 at intermission.USC jumped on the board first with a 30-yard touch-
down run from freshman running back Marcus Lattimore.The Gamecocks then scored again with 4:40 remaining inthe first quarter when quarterback Stephen Garcia connect-ed with sophomore wide receiver Alshon Jeffery.
Following an interception by Wildcat safety WinstonGuy, UK cut the Gamecocks’ lead in half early in the second quarter with a 10-yard strikefrom Hartline to La’Rod King.South Carolina responded with a seven-play, 77-yard drive, capped off by a 10-yard
touchdown run from Lattimore to stretch the lead to 21-7. Following a 26-yard fieldgoal from Craig McIntosh, South Carolina scored its fourth touchdown of the first halfwith a 47-yard pass from Garcia to Lattimore down the left sideline.Behind by 18 at the break, the Cats didn’t fold. Kentucky got back in the game in
the third quarter on a magnificent 14-play, 95-yard drive, finished by a five-yard passfrom Hartline to King, his second touchdown of the game. In the fourth quarter, the Cats then scored again to pull within 28-23 when Hartlinethrew a 38-yard touchdown pass to Matthews down the left sideline. UK took over onits own 32-yard line with 7:31 to play and Hartline methodically moved the teamdownfield. Facing a fourth-and-seven situation on the South Carolina 24-yard line,Hartline put the Cats ahead with a touchdown pass to Randall Cobb with 1:15 on theclock. Cobb then swept left end for a two-point conversion to make the score 31-28.South Carolina mounted its own drive, moving to the Kentucky 20-yard line with 11seconds to play. Garcia’s pass to the end zone was deflected by Cartier Rice and thenintercepted by Anthony Mosley to clinch the victory.
UK – Matthews 12-177-1, Cobb 8-63-1, Russell 7-70, King 4-38-2, Aumiller 1-1South Carolina – Jeffery 6-65-1, Lattimore 4-133-1, Maddox 3-9, Sanders 2-70,Gurley 2-43, Scruggs 1-39, Moore 1-16, DiMarco 1-7
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Kentucky – Trevathan 11, Guy 10, Neloms 6
2010 GAMe RevIeWSGeORGIA 44, KeNTUCKY 31
OCT. 23, 20108Senior quarterback Mike Hartline passed for a career-
high 353 yards and tied his career high with four touch-down passes, but it was not enough for the Cats as they fellto Georgia 44-31 in front of 70,884 fans atCommonwealth Stadium.
Following a Kentucky fumble on its own 26-yard line,Georgia drove down to the three-yard line where sopho-more running back Washaun Ealey ran in the first of hisschool-record five rushing touchdowns.UK responded with a 16-play drive spanning 56 yards
to set up a 41-yard field goal from sophomore kicker CraigMcIntosh. The 7-3 score didn’t stay on the board long asGeorgia’s Brandon Boykin returned the ensuing kickoff100 yards for the Bulldogs’ second touchdown of the game.
A pair of two-yard touchdown runs from Ealey made the score 28-3 in favor ofGeorgia before Hartline threw the first of two touchdown passes to sophomore wide-out La’Rod King. The first was a 35-yard pass to make the score 28-10 at halftime.Georgia came out of the break strong with a seven-play, 70-yard drive capped off by
a two-yard touchdown by Ealey. The extra point attempt was missed. King caught hissecond touchdown pass of the game in the final seconds of the third quarter to makethe score 34-17.Georgia responded with a scoring drive, including a one-yard touchdown run by
Ealey. Kentucky senior wide receiver Chris Matthews followed that up with a nicecatch-and-run down the left sideline for 39 yards and a touchdown. The Wildcats weresuccessful in their two-point conversion attempt as Randall Cobb threw to Matt Roark.Georgia tacked on a 30-yard field goal and Kentucky drove 59 yards on six plays,
capped off by a nine-yard run from freshman running back Raymond Sanders, to givethe game its final score of 44-31. Sanders finished with a career-high 16 rushes for 79yards, and a career-high seven receptions for a career-high 77 yards receiving.
SCORING SUMMARY
Georgia 14 14 6 10 - 44Kentucky 3 7 7 14 - 31
GA - Ealey 3 run (Walsh kick) ... 11:57 1st qtr. UK - McIntosh 41 FG ... 5:14 1st qtr. GA - Boykin 100 kickoff return (Walsh kick) ... 4:57 1st qtr.GA - Ealey 2 run (Walsh kick)... 13:04 2nd qtr.GA - Ealey 2 run (Walsh kick)... 6:47 2nd qtr.UK - King 35 yd pass from Hartline (McIntosh kick) ... 1:09 2nd qtr.GA - Ealey 2 run (Walsh kick failed)... 11:05 3rd qtr.UK - King 22 yd pass from Hartline (McIntosh kick) ... 0:41 3rd qtr.GA - Ealey 1 run (Walsh kick)... 13:53 4th qtr.UK - Matthews 39 yd pass from Hartline (Roark pass from Cobb) ... 10:52 4th qtr.GA - Walsh 30 FG ... 2:47 4th qtr.UK - Sanders 9 pass from Hartline (Hartline pass failed) ... 1:23 4th qtr.
CAREER PASS RECEPTIONS1. 208 Craig Yeast (2,899 yards), 1995-982. 197 Derek Abeny (2,339 yards), 2000-033. 194 Anthony White (1,520 yards), 1996-994. 189 Keenan Burton (2,376 yards), 2003-075. 141 Dicky Lyons Jr. (1,752 yards), 2004, 2006-086. 133 Jacob Tamme (1,417 yards), 2004-077. 131 Rafael Little (1,324 yards), 2004-078. 129 Derek Homer (1,052 yards), 1997-20009. 120 James Whalen (1,324 yards), 1997-9910. 112 Quentin McCord (1,743 yards), 1996-200011. 107 Kevin Coleman (1,428 yards), 1996-2000
107 Randall Cobb (1,155 yards), 2008-present
wildcats on the record lists
Scored 40 points: 47 vs. Akron, Sept. 18, 2010Scored 50 points: 63 vs. Western Kentucky, Sept. 11, 2010Shut Out an Opponent: vs. Miami (42-0), Sept. 5, 2009Shut Out an Opponent in the 2nd half: vs. South Carolina (14-0), Oct. 16, 2010Scored on first series: TD vs. Auburn, Oct. 9, 2010Scored a TD on first series: vs. Auburn, Oct. 9, 2010Had 25 First Downs: 27 vs. Akron, Sept. 18, 2010Had 30 First Downs: 37 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 24, 2007Had 250 yards rushing: 290 vs. Akron, Sept. 18, 2010Had 300 yards rushing: 308 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 14, 2009Had below 50 yards rushing: 35 vs. Alabama, Oct. 4, 2008Had 300 yards passing: 353 vs. Georgia, Oct. 23, 2010Had 400 yards passing: 430 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 24, 2007Had below 50 yards passing: 43 vs. Florida, Sept. 28, 1996Had 500 yards total offense: 544 vs. Akron, Sept. 18, 2010Had below 200 yards total offense: 179 vs. Florida, Sept. 26, 2009Held opp. below 100 yards rushing: 90 vs. South Carolina, Oct. 16, 2010Held opp. below 50 yards rushing: 43 vs. Miss. State, Nov. 1, 2008Held opp. below 100 yards passing: 97 vs. Western Kentucky, Sept. 11, 2010Held opp. below 50 yards passing: 15 vs. Western Kentucky, Sept. 27, 2008Held opponent below 200 yards total offense: 172 vs. Akron, Sept. 18, 2010Held opp. below 100 yards total offense: 91 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 16, 1996Recorded a safety: vs. ULM, Oct. 24, 2009Recorded zero penalties: vs. Auburn, Oct. 17, 2009Had a player with 30 rush attempts: 31 by Artose Pinner vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 16, 2002Had a player rush for 100 yards: 103 by Derrick Locke vs. Florida, Sept. 25, 2010Had a player rush for 200 yards: 224 by Artose Pinner vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 16, 2002Had 2 players rush for 100 yards: Derrick Locke (126) and Randall Cobb(109) vs. Auburn, Oct. 17, 2009Had a player with 3 rushing touchdowns: 3 by Randall Cobb vs. GeorgiaNov. 8, 2008Had a player with 50 pass attempts: 50 by André Woodson,vs. Florida State, Dec. 31, 2007Had a player with 30 pass completions: 32 by Mike Hartlinevs. South Carolina, Oct. 16, 2010Had a player with 300 passing yards: 353 by Mike Hartline vs. Georgia, Oct. 23, 2010Had 2 players pass for 100 yards: Jared Lorenzen (146) and Shane Boyd (140) vs. LSU, Oct. 13, 2001Had a player with 3 or more touchdown passes: 4 by Mike Hartline vs. Georgia, Oct. 23, 2010Had a player with 10 pass receptions: 12 by Chris Matthews vs. South Carolina, Oct. 16, 2010Had a player with 100 yards receiving: 177 by Christ Matthewsvs. South Carolina, Oct. 16, 2010Had 2 players with 100 yards receiving: 108 by Derrick Locke and Randall Cobb vs. Ole Miss, Oct. 2, 2010Had a player with 3 touchdown receptions: 3 by Dicky Lyons, Jr. vs. Florida,Oct. 20, 2007Had a player with 100 rushing and 100 receiving yards in the same game:Rafael Little (132 rushing, 114 receiving) vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 11, 2006Had a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver in the same game: Derrick Locke(103 rushing), Chris Matthews (114 receiving) vs. Florida, Sept. 25, 2010Had a player score a TD by rushing and receiving in the same game: RandallCobb vs. Auburn, Oct. 9, 2010Had a player throw a TD pass and score a rushing and receiving TD in thesame game: Randall Cobb vs. Auburn, Oct. 9, 2010Had a player throw a TD pass, score a receiving TD and score on a punt return for a TD in the same game: Randall Cobb vs. WKU, Sept. 11, 2010
Had a player return a kickoff for a TD: Derrick Locke (100 yards) vs.Louisville, Sept. 19, 2009Had a player return a punt for a TD: Randall Cobb (50 yards) vs. Western Kentucky, Sept. 11, 2010Had a player return an interception for a TD: Sam Maxwell (56 yards) vs. Tennessee, Nov. 28, 2009Had a player recover/return a fumble for a TD: Ventrell Jenkins (56 yards) vs. East Carolina, Jan. 2, 2009Had two defensive TDs in the same game: Ashton Cobb (28 yards) andMyron Pryor (72 yards) vs. Louisville, Aug. 31, 2008Had a player block a punt: Danny Trevathan vs. Georgia, Nov. 8, 2008Had a player block a field goal: Myron Pryor vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 15, 2008Had a player block a PAT: Matt Roark vs. Florida, Sept. 25, 2010Had a player return a blocked FG for a TD: David Jones (57 yards) vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 15, 2008Had a field goal of 50 yards or more: Craig McIntosh (50 yards) vs. Olevs. Ole Miss, Oct. 2, 2010Played an overtime game: Nov. 28, 2009 vs. Tennessee (1OT) - (L, 30-24)Won an overtime game: Oct. 13, 2007 vs. LSU (3OT) - (W, 43-37)
Scored 40 points: 44 by Georgia, Oct. 23, 2010Scored 50 points: 63 by Florida, Oct. 25, 2008Shut Out Kentucky: 0-49 by LSU, Oct. 14, 2006Rushed for 300 yards: 311 by Auburn, Oct. 9, 2010Passed for 300 yards: 382 by South Carolina, Oct. 16, 2010Had 500 yards of total offense: 521 by Auburn, Oct. 9, 2010Recorded a safety: Louisville, Aug. 31, 2008Blocked a Kentucky punt: Florida, Sept. 26, 2009Blocked a Kentucky field goal: Florida, Sept. 25, 2010Blocked a Kentucky PAT: Eastern Kentucky, Nov. 7, 2009Had a player with 30 rush attempts: 39, Montario Hardesty (Tennessee),Nov. 28, 2009Had a player with 100 yards rushing: 157 by Washaun Ealey(Georgia), Oct. 9, 2010Had a player with 200 yards rushing: 252 by Anthony Dixon (Mississippi State), Oct. 31, 2009Had two players with 100 yards rushing: 173 by Darren McFadden and 133 by Felix Jones (Arkansas), Sept. 22, 2007Had a player with 40 pass attempts: 44, Cody Wells (ULM), Oct. 24, 2009Had a player with 20 pass completions: 20, Stephen Garcia (South Carolina), Oct. 16, 2010Had a player with 300 yards passing: 382, Stephen Garcia (South Carolina), Oct. 16, 2010Had two players with 100 yards passing: 169 by Stephen Garcia and 105 by Chris Smelley (South Carolina), Oct. 11, 2008Had a player with 10 pass receptions: 13, Harry Douglas (Louisville), Sept. 15, 2007Had a player with 100 yards receiving: 133, by Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina), Oct. 16, 2010 Had two players with 100 yards receiving: 120, Davon Drew and 112,Darryl Freeney (East Carolina), Jan. 2, 2009Had a player return a kickoff for a TD: Brandon Boykin (UGA), 100 yards,Oct. 23, 2010Had a player return a blocked FG for a TD: Neiko Thorpe (69 yards)vs. Auburn, Oct. 17, 2009Had a player return a blocked punt for a TD: Chris Rainey (23 yards)vs. Florida, Sept. 26, 2009Had a player return an interception for a TD: Jeremy Brown (Florida),52 yards, Sept. 25, 2010Had a player return a fumble for a TD: Courtney Upshaw (Alabama), 45 yards, Oct. 3, 2009
