VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS GAME 9

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KENTUCKY CATS BATTLE BULLDOGS IN SECOND STRAIGHT SEC ROAD GAME (5-3, 1-3 SEC) Kentucky visits Starkville, Miss., this weekend to take on Mississippi State in the Wildcats’ second- straight conference game on the road. Saturday’s kickoff at Davis Wade Stadium is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. 8/31 at Louisville (ESPN) W, 27-2 ET and will be a live pay-per-view telecast in the state of Kentucky. 9/6 Norfolk State (PPV, BBSN) W, 38-3 UK leads the all-time series with MSU 20-15 but trail 9-6 in games played in Starkville. Last season, the 9/13 Middle Tennessee (PPV, BBSN) W, 20-14 Bulldogs upset the nationally-ranked Wildcats (No. 14/15) in Lexington, 31-14. 9/27 Western Kentucky (BBSN) W, 41-3 Kentucky is looking to rebound after a 63-5 loss to No. 5/7 Florida last week. Despite injuries to key 10/4 at #2 Alabama (CBS) L, 17-14 players on both offense and defense, the Wildcats posted SEC season highs with 17 first downs and over 32 10/11 South Carolina (Raycom) L, 24-17 minutes in time of possession. The Cats also intercepted Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, just the second time 10/18 Arkansas (ESPNU) - Homecom. W, 21-20 that the Heisman winner has been picked off this year, when junior cornerback Trevard Lindley caught a 10/25 at #5/7 Florida (Raycom) L, 63-5 Tebow pass in the second quarter. 11/1 at Miss. State (Pay Per View) 2:30 p.m. Freshman Randall Cobb sparked the Wildcat offense, rushing for a career-high 52 yards on nine carries. 11/8 Georgia 1 p.m. He also completed 9-of-18 passes for 78 yards and made two catches for seven yards. Senior co-captain 11/15 Vanderbilt 1 p.m. Braxton Kelley led the UK defense for the second-straight week with 11 tackles. Kelley has totaled 10+ tack- 11/29 at Tennessee TBA les three times this season and eight games during his career. Note: all times Eastern and subject to change GAME CENTER MISSISSIPPI STATE (3-5, 1-3 SEC) KENTUCKY WILDCATS MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS Record: 5-3, 1-3 SEC Record: 3-5, 1-3 SEC 8/30 at Louisiana Tech L, 14-22 Ranking: Not ranked Ranking: Not ranked 9/06 Southeastern Louisiana W, 34-10 Last game: L, #5/7 Florida, 63-5 (A) Last game: W, MTSU, 31-22 (H) 9/13 Auburn L, 2-3 Coach: Rich Brooks (Oregon St., 1963) Coach: Sylvester Croom (Alabama, 1975) 9/20 at Georgia Tech L, 7-38 Record: 121-147-4 (24th season) Record: 20-35 (5th season) 9/27 at LSU L, 24-34 at UK: 30-38 (Sixth season) at MSU: Same 10/11 Vanderbilt W, 17-14 vs. MSU: 3-2 vs. UK: 2-2 10/18 at Tennessee L, 3-34 10/25 Middle Tennessee W, 31-22 QUICK NOTES 11/01 Kentucky 2:30 p.m. • The Florida game marked the first time in 26 games the Wildcats were not within 10 points of their 11/15 at Alabama TBA opponent during the fourth quarter. 11/22 Arkansas TBA • Kentucky has an 18-9 record in its last 27 games, dating back to mid-season 2006. 11/28 at Ole Miss 12:30 p.m. • The Wildcats rank in the top 25 nationally in eight statistical categories. They are No. 9 in sacks Note: all times Eastern and subject to change allowed (.88 per game), No. 11 in pass defense (165.25 passing yards per game), No. 15 in pass effi- ABOUT THE GAME ciency defense (101.12 rating points), No. 15 in kickoff returns (24.61 yards per return), No. 18 in turnover margin (.88 per game), T-21st in red zone defense (.72 percent), No. 25 in sacks (2.50 per TELEVISION • PAY PER VIEW game), and No. 25 in total defense (302.63 yards per game). Play-by-Play TBA • UK ranks in the top three of eight SEC statistical categories, including leading the league in Analyst Tim Couch sacks against. The Wildcat offensive line has allowed only seven sacks this season. Sideline TBA • Kentucky is second in the SEC and 18th nationally in turnover margin. The Cats hold a +7 TO margin with 10 fumble recoveries and 11 interceptions in eight games. RADIO • BIG BLUE SPORTS NETWORK • Trevard Lindley, who holds the school record for career pass breakups (32), leads the SEC and is Play-by-Play Tom Leach tied for seventh in the nation in passes defended. He has charted nine pass breakups, including Analyst Jeff Piecoro three against Alabama, and four interceptions (T-12th in the nation) this season. Sideline Dick Gabriel • Kicker Tim Masthay leads the SEC and ranks fifth nationally in punting with a 46.03 yards per punt average. On kickoffs, he also leads the SEC in touchbacks with 18. Against Florida, SATELLITE RADIO • XM Masthay totaled three punts for 50+ yards in the game. Channel 232 SERIES HISTORY AGAINST MISSISSIPPI STATE INTERNET • www.UKathletics.com Kentucky and Mississippi State meet for the 35th time in school history … Kentucky leads the Live Audio - free Live Stats - free all-time series 20-15 and has won two of the last three meetings ... MSU won last year in Lexington, 31-14 … UK is 6-9 against MSU in Starkville … The Cats’ last win in Starkville was in 2006, 34- TICKETS 31 … The two teams first played in 1914 and faced each other for the next three years… The Contact the Mississippi State ticket office at 662- Wildcats and Bulldogs did not meet again until 1944 and then they played each other six times dur- 325-2600 or 1-888-GO-DAWGS (1-888-463-2947) ing the 1950s before playing home-and-home series in 1972-73, 1976-77 and 1984-85 … Since 1990, the teams have met annually … Kentucky has recorded one shutout in the series (1951) … Mississippi State has shut out Kentucky three times in the series (1915, 1917, and 1944). 2008 UK Football www.UKathletics.com 2008 UK Football WILDCATS/BULLDOGS COACHES TAKEAWAY PARTY Through eight games, Kentucky already has a SEC-leading 21 takeaways (10 fumble recoveries and 11 interceptions) after getting 27 all of last year. The Wildcats currently are tied for fifth nationally in turnovers gained and are tied for 18th nationally in turnover margin (+.88) UK’s 10 fumble recoveries ties for 11th in the country and its 11 inter- ceptions ties for 19th. Last season UK charted a total of 10 fumble recoveries and 17 interceptions. Five different players have tallied at least one interception with senior RICH BROOKS SYLVESTER CROOM free safety Marcus McClinton and junior cornerback Trevard Lindley leading YR. AS HEAD COACH AT UK/MSU: 65the way with four apiece. Eight Wildcats have recovered a fumble. Senior cor- OVERALL YR. AS HEAD COACH: 24 5 nerback Robbie McAtee and junior strong safety Ashton Cobb lead that cate- gory with two apiece. COACHING CAREER REG. SEASON RECORD: 118-144-4 20-35 TURNOVERS GAINED POSTSEASON RECORD: 3-3 0-0 1. Minnesota 24 OVERALL RECORD: 121-147-4 20-35 2. TCU 23 3. San Jose St. 22 WITH UK/MSU Georgia Tech 22 POSTSEASON RECORD: 2-0 1-0 5. Kentucky 21 OVERALL RECORD: 30-38 20-35 Rice 21 Ohio St. 21 VS. OPPONENT Iowa St. 21 OVERALL RECORD: 3-2 2-2 North Carolina 21 POSTSEASON RECORD: n/a n/a GAME-BY-GAME TURNOVERS GAINED/LOSS VS. OPP. COACH vs. Louisville - 5/1 vs. Norfolk State - 1/2 REG. SEASON: 2-2 2-2 vs. Middle Tennessee - 2/1 vs. Western Kentucky - 1/1 POSTSEASON RECORD: n/a n/a vs. Alabama - 3/2 vs. South Carolina - 4/2 OVERALL RECORD: 2-2 2-2 vs. Arkansas - 4/4 vs. Florida - 1/1 Total: 21/14 ON THIS DATE IN WILDCAT HISTORY LINDLEY MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE Saturday’s match-up with Mississippi State will mark the 14th time in school history that the Wildcats have played on Nov. 1. UK has a 3-10- Junior cornerback Trevard Lindley has made several game-changing 1 record all-time on this date, 1-0 vs. MSU. The last time the Wildcats plays in his Wildcat career. He currently has nine interceptions, 32 pass played on Nov. 1 was a seven-overtime game vs. Arkansas in 2003. breakups and 140 tackles during his Wildcat career. Six of his nine inter- ceptions have been key plays in Kentucky victories, with the other pick WILDCATS ALL-TIME RECORD ON NOV. 1 helping send a game into overtime. He led the team in breakups as a fresh- Year W/L Result man and sophomore and now holds UK’s career record with 32. He also 1902 Central University L, 0-15 1913 Earlham W, 28-10 does an excellent job in run support and was second on the team in tackles 1919 Vanderbilt T, 0-0 last season (66), a rare feat for a cornerback. 1924 Centre College L, 0-7 • Game-clinching interception in win over Georgia as a freshman 1930 Alabama L, 0-19 • Acrobatic endzone interception plus a fumble recovery in the 2006 1941 Alabama L, 0-30 Music City Bowl win over Clemson 1947 Alabama L, 0-13 1958 Miss. St. W, 33-12 • Interception and long return on first play of the game in 2007 win 1969 West Virginia L, 6-7 over Louisville 1975 Tulane W, 23-10 • Interception in win over No. 1 LSU 1980 Tulane L, 22-24 • 66-yard fumble return for a touchdown in win at Arkansas in 2007 1986 Virginia Tech L, 15-17 • Career-high eight tackles and an interception that helped send the 1997 LSU L, 28-63 2003 Arkansas L, 63-71 Tennessee game into overtime • Caused a fumble and had a career-high three pass breakups in Music City Bowl triumph over Florida State MILESTONES TO WATCH Junior cornerback DE Jeremy Jarmon (15 career QB sacks) - Needs one sack to break into Trevard Lindley the top five in career sacks and tie Jerry Reese with 16. leads the SEC and is tied for seventh in TB Tony Dixon (1,118 career rushing yards) - Needs two yards to tie the nation in total Shawn Donigan at No. 25 (1,120) on the career rushing list. passes defended. He has charted nine pass Rich Brooks (30 UK wins) - Needs two more wins to move to the fifth breakups and four spot with Harry Gamage. interceptions this season. Marcus McClinton (10 career interceptions) - Needs one more to move up to No. 2 on UK’s career list and tie Tony Mayes and Wilbur Jamerson.

Lones Seiber (33 career FGs made) - Needs one more field goal to move to tie Doug Pelfrey at No. 4 on UK’s career field goals made list. 2008 SEC STANDINGS EASTERN DIVISION Team Rec. Pct. All Florida 4-1 .800 6-1 Georgia 4-1 .800 7-1 Vanderbilt 3-2 .600 5-3 South Carolina 2-3 .400 5-3 Kentucky 1-3 .250 5-3 Tennessee 1-4 .200 3-5

WESTERN DIVISION Team Rec. Pct. All Alabama 5-0 1.000 8-0 LSU 3-2 .600 5-2 Auburn 2-3 .400 4-3 Ole Miss 2-3 .333 4-4 UK quarterback Mike Hartline ranks seventh in the SEC in the total offense, averaging 161.1 yards Miss. State 1-3 .250 3-5 per game. Arkansas 1-4 .200 3-5 GAME NOTES VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE

HOW EXPERIENCED ARE THE TENTATIVE STARTERS? Sr. Jr. Soph. RFr. Fr. UK 8 9 2 1 2 MSU TBA THIS WEEK IN THE SEC COMPARISON STATS Nov. 1 Kentucky MSU Arkansas State at Alabama (2 p.m. CT) 5-3 Record 3-5 Tulsa at Arkansas (1 p.m. CT) 1-3 Conference Record 1-3 Auburn at Ole Miss (11:30 a.m. CT/Raycom) 22.9 Scoring/Game 16.5 Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.) 17.0 First Downs/Game 16.2 (3:30 p.m. ET / CBS) 317.8 Total Offense/Game 294.9 Kentucky at Mississippi State (1:30 p.m. CT) 125.5 Rushing Yards/Game 120.9 Tulane at LSU (7 p.m. CT) 192.2 Passing Yards/Game 174.0 UT at South Carolina (7 p.m. ET/ESPN2) 24.6 Kickoff Returns (avg.) 21.3 OPEN: Vanderbilt 10.7 Punt Returns (avg.) 6.3 34.7 Net Punting (avg.) 32.4 LAST WEEK’S RESULTS 30:17 Time of Possession/Game 31:11 Florida 63, Kentucky 5 30.9 Third Down Conv. (pct.) 36.1 Duke 10, Vanderbilt 7 37.5 Fourth Down Conversion (pct.) 45.5 Georgia 52, LSU 38 +0.88 Turnover Margin/Game -.50 Mississippi State 31, Middle Tennessee 22 18.2 Points Allowed/Game 22.1 Ole Miss 23, Arkansas 21 302.6 Total Yards Allowed/Game 298.6 Alabama 29, Tennessee 9 137.4 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 144.5 165.2 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 154.1 secsports.com LAST TIME VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE Mississippi State’s Christian Ducre rushed for a career-high 119 yards with a touchdown and the Bulldogs claimed six second-half turnovers as MSU defeated Kentucky 31-14 on Homecoming at Commonwealth Stadium. The Bulldogs took a 14-7 advantage into the locker room at halftime following Wesley Carroll’s one-yard touchdown strike to Anthony Dixon less than two minutes into the second quarter. Mississippi State built its lead to 24-7 out of intermission on a 31-yard field goal by Adam Carlson and another Dixon touchdown. For the day, Carroll completed 15-of-28 passes for 152 yards and two TDs. UK wide receiver Steve Johnson scored his second touchdown of the day with 5:15 remaining in the UK FOOTBALL ON third quarter to bring the Wildcats within 24-14, but the Bulldogs secured the win with Ducre’s 34-yard XM SATELLITE RADIO TD run with 8:15 to go in the game. Johnson had both of the Cats’ touchdowns for the second two-score game of his career. He finished with three catches for a team-high 69 yards. True freshman running back Derrick Locke made his first Kentucky football games are broadcast live and career start and finished with a career-high 118 all-purpose yards. He rushed 11 times for 46 yards. nationwide on XM Satellite Radio. Quarterback Andre’ Woodson finished 24-for-42 for 230 yards with two touchdown passes. Senior linebacker Wesley Woodyard paced the defense with a squad-best eight tackles, marking the UK Opp 33rd consecutive game in which he had recorded at least four stops. Date Time Opponent Channel 11/1 2:30 p.m. Miss. State 232 NATIONAL POLLS KENTUCKY’S 1,000-YARD RECEIVERS # Player Years Rec Yards Avg TD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL 1. Craig Yeast 1995-98 208 2,899 13.9 28 (OCT. 26) 2. Keenan Burton 2003-07 189 2,376 12.6 25 3. Derek Abney 2000-03 197 2,339 11.9 18 1. Texas (65) 8-0 1,625 4. Dicky Lyons Jr. 2004-06-present 141 1,752 12.4 18 2. Alabama 8-0 1,542 5. Quentin McCord 1996-2000 112 1,743 15.6 15 3. Penn State 9-0 1,503 6. Anthony White 1996-99 194 1,520 7.8 8 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,361 7. Felix Wilson 1977-79 90 1,508 16.8 10 5. Florida 6-1 1,337 8. T. Hutchinson 1960-62 94 1,483 15.7 9 6. Texas Tech 8-0 1,280 9. Kevin Coleman 1995-98 107 1,428 13.3 13 7. USC 6-1 1,234 10. Larry Seiple 1964-66 72 1,422 19.8 10 11. Jacob Tamme 2004-07 133 1,417 10.6 11 8. Georgia 7-1 1,212 12. Rafael Little 2004-07 131 1,324 10.1 5 9. Oklahoma State 7-1 1,168 James Whalen 1997-99 120 1,324 11.0 13 10. Utah 8-0 1,027 14. Rick Kestner 1963-65 82 1,280 15.6 10 11. Boise State 7-0 946 15. Derek Smith 1999-01 89 1,224 13.8 9 12. TCU 8-1 848 16. Phil Logan 1987-90 83 1,219 14.7 7 13. Ohio State 7-2 834 17. S. Meilinger 1951-53 75 1,210 16.1 17 14. Missouri 6-2 791 18. Steve Johnson 2006-07 72 1,200 16.6 14 15. LSU 5-2 649 19. Derek Homer 1997-2000 129 1,052 8.2 2 16. Florida State 6-1 558 17. Brigham Young 7-1 553 18. Ball State 8-0 542 KENTUCKY’S 1,000-YARD RUSHERS 19. Tulsa 7-0 527 20. Minnesota 7-1 438 21. North Carolina 6-2 228 # Player Years Att. Yards Avg. TDs 1. Sonny Collins 1972-1975 777 3,835 4.9 26 22. Michigan State 7-2 219 2. Moe Williams 1993-1995 618 3,333 5.4 26 23. Oregon 6-2 188 3. Rafael Little 2004-2007 580 2,996 5.2 16 24. South Florida 6-2 100 4. Mark Higgs 1984-1987 532 2,892 5.4 25 25. Maryland 6-2 89 5. George Adams 1981-1984 638 2,648 4.2 25 6. Artose Pinner 1999-2002 438 2,105 4.8 17 Others UK Opponents Receiving Votes: Louisville 15 7. Marc Logan 1983-1986 389 1,769 4.5 11 8. Derrick Ramsey 1975-1977 446 1,764 3.9 25 USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES POLL 9. Anthony White 1996-1999 364 1,758 4.8 11 (OCT. 26) 10. Rodger Bird 1963-1965 397 1,699 4.2 21 11. Derek Homer 1997-2000 353 1,689 4.8 11 1. Texas (58) 8-0 1,522 12. Ivy Joe Hunter 1985-1988 361 1,687 4.7 19 2. Alabama 8-0 1,439 13. Bill Leskovar 1949-1951 324 1,664 5.1 9 3. Penn State (3) 9-0 1,414 14. Steve Campassi 1972-1975 370 1,609 4.3 8 4. Oklahoma 7-1 1,265 15. Al Baker 1986-1990 378 1,534 4.1 15 5. Texas Tech 8-0 1,246 16. Mike Fanuzzi 1971-1974 344 1,484 4.3 16 6. USC 6-1 1,228 17. Bobby Cravens 1956-1958 323 1,448 4.5 6 7. Florida 6-1 1,199 18. Alfred Rawls 1988-1989 286 1,370 4.8 16 8. Georgia 7-1 1,137 19. Randy Brooks 1976-1980 358 1,314 3.7 6 20. Don Phelps 1946-1949 295 1,297 4.4 15 9. Utah 8-0 987 21. Chris Hill 1975-1978 260 1,264 4.9 4 10. Oklahoma State 7-1 972 22. Rod Stewart 1975-1978 268 1,250 4.7 9 11. Boise State 7-0 894 23. Doug Kotar 1971-1973 293 1,167 3.9 5 12. TCU 8-1 813 24. Damon Hood 1991-1994 281 1,144 4.1 9 13. Ohio State 7-2 752 25. Shawn Donigan 1978-1982 264 1,120 4.2 4 14. Missouri 6-2 740 26. Tony Dixon 2004, 2006-pres 266 1,118 4.2 9 15. LSU 5-2 573 27. Roger Gann 1967-1969 281 1,047 3.7 4 16. Florida State 6-1 546 28. Dicky Lyons 1966-1968 328 1,042 3.2 18 17. Brigham Young 7-1 545 29. Tom Fillion 1951-1953 208 1,017 4.9 8 18. Tulsa 7-0 524 30. Terry Samuels 1990-1993 247 1,012 4.1 5 19. Ball State 8-0 445 20. Minnesota 7-1 403 BIG GAMES VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE 21. Michigan State 7-2 292 1950-Kentucky ran its record to 9-0 with a KENTUCKY 22. North Carolina 6-2 232 48-21 win in Starkville. Vito “Babe” Parilli threw WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE POLLS 23. South Florida 6-2 153 three touchdown passes. Clayton Webb and Dom 24. Oregon 6-2 150 Fucci scored two touchdowns apiece. The Wildcats DATE AP USAT/COACHES BCS 25. Maryland 6-2 71 eventually finished 11-1 with a share of the nation- Preseason - RV - Sept. 2 RV-6 RV-28 UK Opponents Receiving Votes: Louisville 9 al championship. 1984-The Wildcats rallied twice from second- Sept. 7 RV-6 RV-28 Sept. 14 RV-6 RV-40 half deficits to win 17-13 in Starkville. With MSU Sept. 21 RV-7 RV-36 2008 UK Opponents in Bold leading 13-10 early in the fourth quarter, and UK Sept. 28 RV-40 RV-86 facing fourth-and-two from its own 26, punter Paul Oct. 5 RV-46 RV-51 Calhoun saw an opening and rushed 24 yards out of Oct. 12 RV-7 RV-1 punt formation for a first down. That kept alive a Oct. 19 RV-10 RV-15 drive that ended with George Adams carrying into Oct. 26 - - the end zone for the winning score. Nov. 2 1998-Trailing by 11 points in the third quar- Nov. 9 Nov. 16 ter, Kentucky rallied with three consecutive touch- KENTUCKY VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE KENTUCKY LEADS THE SERIES, 20-15 Year UK MSU Site Score 1914 2-0-0 2-0-0 Lexington Kentucky, 19-13 1915 2-0-0 1-0-1 Starkville MSU, 12-0 1916 3-1-1 3-3-0 Lexington Kentucky, 13-3 1917 2-3-1 3-1-0 Starkville MSU, 14-0 1944 2-4-0 4-0-0 Memphis MSU, 26-0 1950 8-0-0 3-3-0 Starkville Kentucky, 48-21 1951 1-3-0 2-1-0 Lexington Kentucky, 27-0 1952 1-2-1 2-1-0 Starkville MSU, 27-14 1953 1-2-1 3-0-1 Lexington Kentucky, 32-13 1955 2-1-1 3-1-0 Lexington MSU, 20-14 1958 2-4-0 3-2-0 Lexington Kentucky, 33-12 1972 1-2-0 2-2-0 Lexington Kentucky, 17-13 1973 1-2-0 2-0-1 Jackson Kentucky, 42-14 1976 3-1-0 3-1-0 Jackson Kentucky, F1-0 Commonwealth Stadium 1977 3-1-0 3-1-0 Lexington Kentucky, 23-7 1984 4-0-0 3-2-0 Starkville Kentucky, 17-13 1985 3-1-0 4-1-0 Lexington Kentucky, 33-19 1990 1-4-0 2-2-0 Lexington Kentucky, 17-15 On game day, Commonwealth Stadium usually becomes 1991 2-2-0 3-2-0 Starkville MSU, 31-6  . 1992 4-3-0 5-2-0 Lexington MSU, 37-36 the third-largest city in Kentucky 1993 4-3-0 2-4-1 Starkville Kentucky, 26-17 1994 1-6-0 5-2-0 Lexington MSU, 47-7  1995 3-4-0 2-5-0 Starkville MSU, 42-32 The Cats are in their 36th season at Commonwealth Stadium. 1996 2-6 3-4 Lexington Kentucky, 24-21  Rich Brooks is 22-17 (.564) overall in six seasons (39 games) at Commonwealth Stadium. 1997 1-0 1-0 Starkville MSU, 35-27  Since its opening in 1973, Kentucky has played 226 games within the friendly confines of 1998 5-3 5-2 Lexington Kentucky, 37-35 Commonwealth Stadium. And indeed, a 122-100-4 record and a .549 winning percentage is evi- 1999 5-3 7-0 Starkville MSU, 23-22 2000 2-5 5-2 Lexington MSU, 35-17 dence that Commonwealth is a home field advantage for the Wildcats. 2001 1-6 1-5 Starkville MSU, 17-14  Kentucky broke every school record for attendance last season, once again ranking in the 2002 5-3 3-4 Starkville Kentucky, 45-24 nation’s top 25. UK has ranked in the nation’s top 25 in attendance every year but one since 2003 3-5 2-5 Lexington Kentucky, 42-17 Commonwealth Stadium was expanded in 1999. 2004 1-6 2-5 Starkville MSU, 22-7  The crowd of 71,024 vs. Florida on Oct. 20, 2007 was the largest crowd in the 35-year history 2005 1-5 2-5 Lexington Kentucky, 13-7 2006 3-4 2-6 Starkville Kentucky, 34-31 of Commonwealth Stadium. The previous stadium record was 71,022 for the 1999 Tennessee game. 2007 6-2 4-4 Lexington MSU, 31-14  The playing surface is named C.M. Newton Field in honor of the former UK Director of Athletics. SERIES INFORMATION First Meeting: 1914, Kentucky 19-13 (Lexington) Facts and Figures on Commonwealth Stadium: Last Meeting: 2007, MSU 31-14 (Lexington) Current Streak: MSU has won one in a row Seating Capacity: 67,606, including the Commonwealth Suites. With game workers, media, etc., at Lexington: Kentucky leads 12-5 total attendance can exceed 71,000. at Starkville: MSU leads 9-6 Video Boards: Mitsubishi Diamond Vision, 19 x 34 feet on the west end zone (University Drive) at Jackson: Kentucky leads 2-0 (includes forfeit) and 16 x 28.5 feet on the east end zone (Nutter Field House). at Memphis: MSU leads 1-0 Sound System: Coordinated by Mitsubishi as part of the video board project. Scoreboards: Two, one in each end zone, constructed by Fairtron Scoreboards. downs, then held on for a 37-35 victory over Mississippi State in Lexington. Tim Couch led Game Day Experiences UK on the scoring drives and finished the game The “Cat Walk”: Fans are encouraged to greet the team when the Wildcats arrive for the “Cat with 35 completions in 45 attempts for 338 yards Walk.” The team buses will arrive at the Nutter Field House approximately two hours and 15 min- with two touchdowns. Derek Homer rushed for utes before the game and the players will make the “Cat Walk” to their stadium entry point at Gate 130 yards and two TDs. MSU cut the lead to 37- 1. Fans are encouraged to line up on the sidewalk and cheer the players as they enter the stadium. 35 late in the game, but Mark Jacobs stopped A siren will be sounded while the team buses are on their way to the stadium. That’s the fans’ cue Wayne Madkin on a two-point conversion try. to proceed to the Cat Walk area to greet the team. The win made UK bowl-eligible for the first time since 1993. Wildcat Refuge: Fans of all ages, but especially the TOP 10 COMMONWEALTH younger Wildcats, will enjoy playing at the Wildcat ATTENDANCES KENTUCKY-MISSISSIPPI STATE TIES Refuge, located outside of the southwest corner 1. 71,024 Florida, 2007 • Kentucky has no players from the state of (outside Gate 9) of Commonwealth Stadium. There Mississippi and there are no Kentucky natives are 2. 71,022 Tennessee, 1999 are five giant inflatable games that are available two 3. 71,017 Georgia, 2002 on MSU’s roster this season. hours before kickoff. • MSU’s Brandon Hart is from LaGrange, 4. 70,971 Florida, 1999 5. 70,902 LSU, 2007 Ga., the same hometown of Wildcats Randall UK Marching Band Will Parade Around Burden, Braxton Kelley and DeMoreo Ford. Hart 6. 70,857 Louisville, 2007 Stadium: The UK Marching Band will parade and Kelley are cousins. 7. 70,838 Louisville, 2001 around the stadium, beginning approximately one • Both MSU asstistant head coach/offensive 8. 70,822 South Carolina, 2008 hour prior to kickoff. The band parade will begin at coordinator Woody McCorvey and Bulldog wide 9. 70,776 Indiana, 2000 and return to Gate 4. receivers coach Pat Washington served as assistant 10. 70,752 Louisville, 2005 coaches at Tennessee while UK quarterbacks coach Randy Sanders was the Vols’ offensive coordinator. TRACKING KENTUCKY’S 2008 OPPONENTS INJURY UPDATE Opponent UK vs. Opp Opp. Record Opp. Last Game Next Up • DT Myron Pryor is listed as questionable for Louisville W, 27-2 5-2 South Florida (W, 20-20) at Syracuse (11/01) the MSU game with an ankle sprain Norfolk St. W, 38-3 2-6 Florida A&M .(L, 28-31) at Howard (11/01) • RT Justin Jeffries is out indefinitely with a Middle Tennessee W, 20-14 2-6 Miss. St. (L, 22-31) vs. Louisana-Monroe (11/08) Western Kentucky W, 41-3 2-6 FAU (L, 24-20) vs. N. Texas (11/01) sprained knee Alabama L, 17-14 8-0 Tennessee (W, 29-9) vs. Arkansas St. (11/01) • Offensive guard Christian Johnson is out South Carolina W, 24-17 5-3 LSU (L, 17-24) vs Tennessee (11/01) indefinitely with a back injury Arkansas W, 21-20 3-5 Mississippi (L, 23-21) vs. Tulsa (11/01) • Out for the season because of injuries are Florida L, 63-5 6-1 Kentucky (W, 63-5) at Gerogia (11/01) WR Dicky Lyons, TB Derrick Locke, WR Mississippi State 11/1 3-5 MTSU (W, 31-22) vs. Kentucky (11/01) Jonathan Gholson, LB Brandon Thurmond Georgia 11/8 7-1 LSU (W, 52-38) vs. Florida (11/01) and DE Greg Meisner Vanderbilt 11/15 5-3 Duke (L, 10-7) vs. Florida (11/08) Tennessee 11/29 3-5 Alabama (L, 29-9) at South Carolina (11/01) MID-SEASON HONORS FOR THE WILDCATS Cornerback Trevard Lindley, defensive end Jeremy Jarmon, defensive tackle Myron Pryor, line- backer Braxton Kelley, offensive tackle Garry Williams, linebacker Micah Johnson and kick returner Derrick Locke have received mid-season honors from CollegeFootballNews.com and Phil Steele’s College POSITION CHANGES Football. The following players have made position Lindley was named first-team mid-season All-America by CFN and third-team All-America by changes since last season: Steele. Lindley has four interceptions and nine pass breakups so far this season. He leads the Southeastern From: To: Conference and ranks among the national leaders in total passes defended. Defensive tackle Myron E. J. Adams CB WR Pryor, whose 20 tackles include 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 quarterback sacks, was picked as honorable- Ventrell Jenkins DT DE mention All-America by CFN. Braxton Kelley MLB WLB Matt Lentz QB S Steele also chose a mid-season All-SEC team, featuring Lindley and Jarmon on the first team, A. J. Nance LB FB Williams, Pryor and Kelley on the second team, and Johnson and Locke on the third team. Alabama’s Nick Saban is CFN’s mid-season SEC Coach of the Year, with UK’s Rich Brooks also mentioned in the analysis. HONORING THE CATS IN 2008 “Oh sure, Vanderbilt’s Bobby Johnson appears to be the obvious choice here, and Kentucky’s Rich Randall Cobb, WR / QB / PR Brooks, after all the players he lost, probably deserves it, but (Saban is selected) for taking Alabama from • SEC Freshman of the Week for the Arkansas good to national title-good about a year ahead of pace,” wrote Pete Fiutak of CFN. game bythe SEC Office

IT’S THE CATS IN CLOSE ONES Mike Hartline, QB Much of Kentucky’s success in the last two seasons came in finishing close games. In fact, the • SEC Offensive Player of the Week for the Wildcats have won 10 of their last 15 games that have been decided by 10 or fewer points, dating back Middle Tennessee game by the SEC Office to 2006. Below is a look at Kentucky’s recent success in close games: David Jones, CB Oct. 28, 2006 at Mississippi State W 34-31 (+3) • SEC Good Works Team Nov. 4, 2006 Georgia W 24-20 (+4) Nov. 18, 2006 Louisiana-Monroe W 42-40 (+2) Tim Masthay, K Nov. 25, 2006 at Tennessee L 12-17 (-5) • AFCA/Allstate National Good Works Team Dec. 29, 2006 Clemson W 28-20 (+8) Sept. 15, 2007 Louisville W 40-34 (+6) Myron Pryor, DT Oct. 13, 2007 LSU W 43-37 (3OT) (+6) • SEC Player of the Week for the Louisville Oct. 20, 2007 Florida L 37-45 (-8) game by Rivals.com Nov. 10, 2007 Vanderbilt W 27-20 (+7) • SEC Defensive Player of the Week for the Nov. 24, 2007 Tennessee L 50-52 (3OT) (-2) Louisville game by the SEC Office Dec. 31, 2007 Florida State W 35-28 (+7) Sept. 13, 2008 Middle Tennessee W 20-14 (+6) Garry Williams, OL Oct. 4, 2008 Alabama L 14-17 (-3) • SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for the Oct. 11, 2008 South Carolina L 17-24 (-7) Western Kentucky game by the SEC Office Oct. 18, 2008 Arkansas W 21-20 (+1)

COMEBACK CATS STAT SUPERLATIVES Kentucky has won 18 of its last 27 games, with eight of those wins coming as fourth-quarter comebacks. Here are some career statistical superla- In 2006, the Cats set a school record by completing three consecutive fourth-quarter comebacks to tives among current players: defeat Georgia, Vanderbilt and Louisiana-Monroe in succession. In 2007, Kentucky came from behind in Most Games Played: Tim Masthay 45 the final period to knock off No. 1 LSU, then-No. 9 Louisville and Arkansas. In fact, UK outscored its Most Games Started: Braxton Kelley 37 opponents 119-81 in the fourth quarter last season. This season, the Wildcats are outscoring their oppo- Consecutive Games Started: Trevard Lindley 34 nents 72-18 in the final quarter. 100-Yard Rushing Games: Tony Dixon 1 Earlier this season, the win over Arkansas tied the largest Kentucky fourth-quarter comeback in school 100-Yard Receiving Games: Dicky Lyons 3, history. UK trailed Vanderbilt 13-0 in the fourth quarter in 2004 and came back to win, 14-13. The Alfonso Smith 1 Wildcats trailed 20-7 in the final stanza against the Razorbacks and came back to win, 21-20. Games With Double-Figure Tackles: Braxton A breakdown of the Wildcats’ late-game heroics over the past three seasons is below. Kelley 8, Micah Johnson 2, Calvin Harrison 1, Jeremy Jarmon 1 HEAD COACH RICH BROOKS UK COACHING CAREER WIN LIST • Named the 35th head coach of the Kentucky Coach Yrs/UK W L T football program on Dec. 30, 2002. 1. Paul Bryant 8 60 23 5 • Prior to Kentucky, Brooks spent six seasons 2. Fran Curci 9 47 51 2 in the National Football League, where he 3. Jerry Claiborne 8 41 46 3 served as an assistant head coach and defensive Blanton Collier 8 41 36 3 coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons from 1997- 5. Harry Gamage 7 32 25 5 2000 and was head coach of the St. Louis Rams 6. Rich Brooks 6 30 38 0 in 1995-96. 7. Bill Curry 7 26 52 0 • Served as the head coach at Oregon from 8. Charlie Bradshaw 7 25 41 4 1977-94 where he won more games than any 9. A.D. Kirwan 6 24 28 4 coach in school history. He was named 10. R. Sweetland 3 23 5 0 “National Coach of the Year” in 1994 after 11. Hal Mumme 4 20 26 0 guiding the Ducks to the Rose Bowl. Because C.A. Wynne 4 20 19 0 of his numerous contributions to the school in those 18 years, Oregon named its football field Date *Time Left Trailing Final Score “Brooks Field” in his honor in 1995. 11/4/06 1:21 20-17 Kentucky 24, Georgia 20 • Played collegiate football at Oregon State 11/11/06 13:16 20-17 Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 26 from 1959-62 under Coach Tommy Prothro. 11/18/06 14:08 34-33 Kentucky 42, Louisiana-Monroe 40 Brooks was a single-wing tailback on the fresh- 9/15/07 1:09 34-33 Kentucky 40, Louisville 34 man team, then played defensive back for three 9/22/07 4:02 29-21 Kentucky 42, Arkansas 29 years on varsity. He was also a reserve quarter- 10/13/07 OT 27-21 Kentucky 43, LSU 37 (3 OTs) back in addition to playing in the secondary. 9/13/08 12:20 14-10 Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee 14 • Received bachelor’s degree in physical educa- 10/18/08 2:21 20-7 Kentucky, 21, Arkansas 20 tion (1963) and master’s in education (1964) * - Time left when the Wildcats resumed the lead PERSONAL Born: August 20, 1941, in Forest, Calif. COBB HONORS LYONS, WEARS NO. 12 VS. ARKANSAS Hometown: Grass Valley, Calif. Freshman wide receiver/quarterback Randall Cobb wore jersey No. 12 during the Arkansas game in Alma Mater: Oregon State (1963 & 1964) honor of wide receiver Dicky Lyons, whose University of Kentucky career was ended by injury against Family: Wife Karen and four adult children: South Carolina. daughters Kasey and Kerri and sons Denny and “Dicky was my role model even before I got here,” Cobb said of his request to wear 12, which was Brady, five grandchildren. approved by Coach Rich Brooks. “There are a lot of things that he taught me and all the wide receivers,” Cobb said. “He’s a person COACHING EXPERIENCE we look up to and can talk to about anything, not just football.” 1963 Oregon State Lyons sustained a knee injury during the South Carolina game, ending the collegiate career of the Assistant Freshman Coach Wildcat senior. Lyons has caught 141 passes for 1,752 yards and 18 touchdowns during his time at UK. 1964 Norte Del Rio HS “He (Randall) called me and asked about wearing my number and I told him, ‘The honor’s all mine,’” Assistant Coach Lyons said. “He told me how much I meant to him and appreciated what I had done for him. To have 1965-69 Oregon State someone want to do that means a lot.” Assistant Coach, Defensive Ends and D-Line Cobb put up Lyons-like numbers against the Razorbacks. He finished with five catches for 73 yards 1970 UCLA and two touchdowns in the amazing fourth-quarter comeback, including the game-winner with 2:21 Assistant Coach, Linebackers left. He also connected on 2-of-3 passes for 45 yards and returned three punts for 24 yards. Like Lyons, 1971-72 Los Angeles Rams (NFL) Cobb is proving to be a fearless blocker as he threw a key block to an Arkansas defender to allow Alfonso Assistant Coach, Special Teams and Fundamentals Smith to race 71 yards for his first receiving touchdown of the season. Cobb was chosen SEC Freshman 1973 Oregon State of the Week for his performance. Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator 1974-75 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) YEAR-BY-YEAR TEAM OFFENSIVE STATS BY RICH BROOKS-COACHED TEAMS Assistant Coach, D-Backs and Special Teams 1976 UCLA Assistant Coach, Linebackers and Special Teams 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1977-94 Oregon Points/Points per Game 328/27.3 173/15.7 239/21.7 347/26.7 475/36.5 Head Coach First Downs 217 176 184 254 335 1995-96 St. Louis Rams (NFL) First Downs Rushing 99 84 86 94 130 Head Coach First Downs Passing 107 78 80 142 182 1997-2000 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) Rushing Yards 1501 1185 1415 1282 2021 Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator Avg. Per Rush 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.1 4.2 2003- Kentucky TDs Rushing 24 11 21 12 20 Head Coach Avg. Rush Yds./Game 125.1 107.7 128.6 98.6 155.5 Passing Yardage 2426 1845 1857 3597 3743 Att.-Comp.-Int. 381-206-10 353-193-11 304-178-9 436-273-7 528-331-12 Avg. Pass Yds./Game 202.2 167.7 168.8 276.7 287.9 Passing TDs 18 9 6 31 40 Total Offense 3927 3030 3272 4879 5764 Avg. Per Play 4.8 4.3 4.7 5.8 5.7 Avg. Per Game 327.2 275.5 297.5 375.3 443.4 KENTUCKY’S RECORDS WHEN 2008 TEAM CAPTAINS

Playing at home ...... 4-1 Permanent team captains for the 2008 Kentucky football team are Tony Dixon and Braxton Playing on the road ...... 1-2 Kelley. Playing at night ...... 4-0 Two game captains will join the permanent captains each week. The game captains are usually Playing during the day ...... 1-3 chosen based on performance from the previous week’s game. They are listed below. UK scores on first possession ...... 1-0 Louisville ...... Garry Williams and Myron Pryor Opponent scores on first possession . . . . .0-0 Norfolk State ...... Tim Masthay and Myron Pryor UK scores first ...... 3-1 Middle Tennessee ...... Tim Masthay and Trevard Lindley Opponent scores first ...... 2-2 Western Kentucky ...... Mike Hartline and Corey Peters UK leads after 1st quarter ...... 2-0 Alabama ...... Derrick Locke and Alfonso Smith Opponent leads after 1st quarter ...... 1-2 South Carolina ...... Trevard Lindley and A.J. Nance Teams are tied after 1st quarter ...... 2-1 Arkansas ...... Trevard Williams and Garry Williams UK leads at halftime ...... 4-1 Florida ...... Randall Cobb and Johnny Williams Opponent leads at halftime ...... 1-2 Alabama ...... TBA Teams are tied at halftime ...... 0-0 Mississippi State ...... TBA UK leads after 3rd quarter ...... 3-1 Opponent leads after 3rd quarter ...... 2-2 Teams are tied after 3rd quarter ...... 0-0 2008 TEAM COUNCIL Game goes to overtime ...... 0-0 The leadership council for the 2008 Kentucky football team has been elected by the Wildcats. UK has more total yards ...... 4-0 The council is usually comprised of seven players, each elected by his own position group. Opponent has more total yards ...... 1-3 The role of the council is to represent the team on issues that need player input and to bring UK has more rushing yards ...... 4-0 team concerns to the attention of the coaching staff if needed. This season marks the first year Opponent has more rushing yards ...... 1-3 under Coach Brooks that every member is a senior. This year’s council includes: UK has more passing yards ...... 3-1 Opponent has more passing yards ...... 2-2 Defensive Line ...... Corey Peters, Jr., Louisville, Ky. UK has more turnovers ...... 0-0 Linebackers ...... Braxton Kelley, Sr., LaGrange, Ga. Opponent has more turnovers ...... 3-2 Defensive Backs ...... Marcus McClinton, Sr., Fort Campbell, Ky. Teams have equal turnovers ...... 2-1 Offensive Line ...... Garry Williams, Sr., Louisville, Ky. UK has more penalties ...... 2-0 Tight Ends, Specialists ...... Tim Masthay, Sr., Murray, Ky. Opponent has more penalties ...... 2-3 Wide Receivers ...... Dicky Lyons, Sr., New Orleans, La. Teams have equal penalties ...... 1-0 Quarterbacks, Running Backs...... Tony Dixon, Sr., Parrish, Ala. UK has more time of possession ...... 4-1 Opp. has more time of possession ...... 1-2 Peace Corps in Africa, Masthay traveled to the TEAM CAPTAINS UK has 100-yard rusher ...... 0-0 African country of Ghana for an educational and Tailback Tony Dixon and linebacker Opponent has 100-yard rusher ...... 1-1 service trip in May, where he helped paint a Braxton Kelley were elected permanent team cap- UK scores at least 20 points ...... 5-0 school. He is a frequent volunteer at the American tains by the Wildcats for the 2008 season. Opponent scores at least 20 points ...... 0-2 Cancer Society Hope Lodge, where he transports Dixon, a senior from Parrish, Ala., and UK throws for 300 yards ...... 0-0 guests to and from medical appointments and Kelley, a senior from LaGrange, Ga., have been Opponent throws for 300 yards ...... 1-0 answers phones. He also has volunteered and steady contributors during their careers. Dixon has Playing on natural grass ...... 4-3 donated his time and money to several other caus- rushed for 1,001 yards and nine touchdowns as a Playing on artificial surface ...... 1-0 es across the Commonwealth, including Wildcat. His most notable game effort came in UK defense scores ...... 1-1 American Cancer Society Relay for Life, FreeStore 2006, when he accounted for 54 rushing and Opponent defense scores ...... 1-3 Food Bank's 5K Hunger Run/Walk, AirOne receiving yards on the game-winning drive of UK’s UK returns KO/Punt for touchdown . . . .1-0 Radio Food Drive, Save Darfur Coalition, St. upset of Georgia. Kelley has started since his fresh- Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD . . . . .0-0 Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and the Circles of man season and has 197 career tackles, none big- Wearing white uniforms ...... 4-1 Influence program at Southland Christian ger than the game-clinching fourth-down stop in Wearing blue uniforms ...... 1-2 Church. the triple-overtime win over No. 1 LSU last year. On national/regional television ...... 3-3 Masthay is the 10th Wildcat in school histo- Dixon and Kelley will be joined each week ry to earn a spot on the National Good Works by two game captains that are selected by the Said Lyons of Cobb’s performance last Team, tying Kentucky with Georgia for second coaches. Saturday, “Since he was wearing my number, those all-time in that category. He joins an elite list, catches and touchdowns are added to my stats, including Doug Pelfrey (1992), Leon Smith UK IN THE BLUE ZONE (20-AND-IN) right?” (1994), Kurt Supe (1996), Jimmy Carter (1998), Kentucky has converted 17 of 26 opportunities Seth Hanson (1999), Matt Layow (2000), (65.4 percent) in the “Blue Zone” (20-yard-line and MASTHAY NAMED TO NATIONAL GOOD Antonio Hall (2002), Antoine Huffman (2004), in) for 95 points (11 touchdowns, six field goals, five WORKS TEAM and Jacob Tamme (2006). missed FGs, one blocked FG, three end of Kicker Tim Masthay was named to the 2008 Masthay currently is on the watch list for the half/game). Allstate Good Works Team selected by the Allstate prestigious Draddy Award that recognizes a com- UK ranks third in the SEC and 21st nation- Insurance Company and the American Football bination of academic success, football perform- ally in “Blue Zone” defense as opponents have Coaches Association. He is one of only 11 ance, and exemplary community leadership and converted 13 of 18 opportunities (72.2 percent) Division I-A players named to the team in honor the Lowe’s CLASS Award, an award given to a for 68 points (nine touchdowns, four field goals, of their community service. student-athlete that has notable achievements in two field goals missed, three turnovers). Masthay has been very active in the “Cats four areas of excellence: Classroom, Character, That Care” service program during his four years Community, and Competition. as a Wildcat. With hopes to one day serve in the 2008 PRESEASON HONORS Factoring in the loss of Lyons and Locke, along with the graduation losses, Kentucky has less than one percent of its passing yardage back from the 2007 Jeremy Jarmon, DE team, six percent of the receiving yardage and 33 percent of the rushing yardage Watch list for the Ronnie Lott Trophy for nation’s best defensive player back from a year ago. Watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award for the nation’s best defensive end QUARTERBACKS All-SEC (first team) by Athlon All-SEC (second team) by Phil Steele’s SEC Football, Birmingham • Sophomore Mike Hartline is in his first season as the starting quarter- News, Lindy’s, SEC Coaches, SEC Media back. He had his best game against Middle Tennessee, completing 28 of 47 passes for 254 yards, all career highs, while winning SEC Offensive Player of Micah Johnson, LB the Week honors. All-SEC (fourth team) by Phil Steele’s SEC Football • He also was heroic vs. Arkansas after throwing two touchdown passes Nation’s #24 inside linebacker by Phil Steele’s College Football to freshman Randall Cobb in the final 4:15 to rally the Wildcats to a 21-20 win over the Razorbacks. He finished completing 17-of-32 passes for 239 Braxton Kelley, LB yards and a career-best three TDs. All-SEC (third team) by SEC Coaches • Hartline threw 98 consecutive passes without a pick (dating back to last All-SEC (fourth team) by Phil Steele’s SEC Football season) until being intercepted in the first quarter vs. WKU. Trevard Lindley, CB • Freshman athlete Randall Cobb earned his first collegiate start at Watch list for Chuck Bednarik Award for nation’s best defensive player wide receiver vs. Norfolk State but entered the game as the quarterback Watch list for Bronko Nagurski Award for nation’s best defensive player late in the first quarter. It marked the first time since Dusty Bonner in Watch list for Jim Thorpe Award for nation’s best defensive back 1997 that a true freshman was UK’s signal-caller. Cobb scored a rushing All-America (fourth team) by Phil Steele’s SEC Football touchdown in his first two series behind center and threw a 14-yard TD All-SEC (first team) by Phil Steele’s SEC Football, Athlon pass to Dicky Lyons on his third possession. He finished the day complet- All-SEC (second team) by Lindy’s, SEC Coaches, SEC Media ing 6-of-11 passes for 87 yards with one touchdown, rushing for 49 yards Nation’s #7 cornerback by Phil Steele’s College Football on eight attempts with two TDs. Cobb is currently seeing limited action at quarterback with most of his reps coming at the wide receiver slot. Dicky Lyons, WR All-SEC (third team) by Phil Steele’s SEC Football RUNNING BACKS Garry Williams, OT • Despite the departure of two-time 1,000-yard rusher Rafael Little, Watch list for Outland Trophy for nation’s best interior lineman Kentucky has plenty of experience and speed at the tailback spot with sen- All-SEC (second team) by Birmingham News, SEC Coaches, SEC ior Tony Dixon, junior Alfonso Smith and sophomore and Moncell Allen. Media Sophomore Derrick Locke is out for the season with a knee injury. All-SEC (third team) by Phil Steele’s SEC Football, Athlon Locke and Smith are the speediest of the bunch. Locke was clocked at 4.21 seconds in the 40-yard dash in March on Pro Day, with Smith right QUARTER-BY-QUARTER with him at 4.24 seconds. The Wildcats have outscored opponents 34 in the second and 31-24 in • All four UK tailbacks (Dixon, Locke, Smith and Allen) accounted for the third quarters. UK leads the SEC with a + 49 scoring margin in the the five Wildcat scores in the 41-3 decision over Western Kentucky. fourth quarter this season, outscoring its opponents, 74-25. UK trails 24-63 • During the Norfolk State game, Dixon became the 30th player in in first-quarter scoring. school history to go over 1,000 yards in a career. He now has 1,118 yards as a Wildcat. GETTING FRESH • Locke is the team’s leading rusher with 303 yards, including a career-long Kentucky has played a total of eight true freshmen this season. The follow- 68-yard dash vs. Norfolk State. It was the longest TD run for UK since ing true freshmen have seen action: WR Eric Adeyemi, WR Aaron Boyd, DE Chandler Burden, QB/WR Randall Cobb, WR Winston Guy, WR Gene McCaskill, WR Matt Roark and LB Danny Trevathan. THE OFFENSE • Kentucky has a new look on offense following the graduation of six starters from 2007, including some of the most productive players in school history. Kentucky has new regulars at quarterback, wide receiver, tight end, tailback, center and right guard. • Kentucky is sixth in the SEC in scoring offense. The Wildcats are aver- aging 25.4 points per game. • Under Rich Brooks, Kentucky is 22-4 when scoring 30 or more points in a game. UK has won 17 of the last 19 games when scoring 30 or more points. • UK scored 41 points vs. WKU, marking the first time the Wildcats scored over 40 points since falling to Tennessee in four overtimes, 52-50. • UK rushed for 297 yards vs. Norfolk State, the most rushing yards since 355 vs. Indiana in 2004. • The Wildcats rolled up a school-record 475 points last season.

REBUILDING THE ATTACK In addition to the graduation of some of the top offensive performers in school history (QB Andre’ Woodson, TB Rafael Little, TE Jacob Tamme, WR Keenan Burton, WR Steve Johnson), the Wildcats also have lost WR Dicky Kentucky is second in the SEC and 18th nationally in turnover margin. Lyons and TB Derrick Locke for the season because of knee injuries. The Cats have forced at least one turnover in every game this season. UK LEADS SEC IN KO COVERAGE December 31, 2007. TRACKING THE SACK LEADERS At tight end, T.C. Drake and Maurice With the help of kicker Tim Masthay, Grinter are filling the spot vacated by two-time 2008 Career Kentucky ranks second in the SEC in kickoff All-SEC performer Jacob Tamme. Jeremy Jarmon - 2.0 15 coverage with 46.8 net yards per kickoff. • T.C. Drake is the team’s fourth-leading Myron Pryor - 3.5 10.5 Masthay led the SEC last season with 23 touch- receiver with nine catches for 158 yards. He aver- Corey Peters - 3.0 6.5 backs and is on pace to surpass that total as a ages 17.6 yards per catch. Drake caught four pass- Braxton Kelley - 3.0 5.5 league-high 18 of his 38 kicks have been touch- es for 82 yards against Middle Tennessee, both Ventrell Jenkins - 0 5.5 backs already this season. career highs. Johnny Williams - 3.5 3.5 Masthay also is the team’s leading punter, • Against Alabama, Grinter caught three pass- Ricky Lumpkin - 0.5 1.5 averaging 46.0 yards per punt. In eight games, es for 39 yards. Micah Johnson - 1.5 1.5 eight of his 32 punts have been inside the 20- Matt Lentz - 1.0 1.0 yard line. OFFENSIVE LINE Robbie McAtee - 1.0 1.0 • In addition to the ball-carrying positions, Shomari Moore - 1.0 1.0 UK also is doing some rebuilding in the offensive Total: 20 53.5 line after losing two starters and the top reserve from last season. 2008 DOUBLE-FIGURE TACKLERS Guard Zipp Duncan and tackles Garry Williams and Justin Jeffries are returning starters. Braxton Kelley - 3 (13 vs. Alabama, 15 vs. Junior center Jorge Gonzalez and senior right Arkansas, 11 vs. Florida) guard Jess Beets got their first collegiate starts in Micah Johnson - 2 (12 vs. South Carolina, 15 the Louisville game and they have started every vs. Arkansas) game this season. • Injuries are hitting the line hard. Guard Christian Johnson, a projected starter, has missed interception returns for touchdowns. the entire season because of a back injury. Justin • Through the first two games, UK did not Jeffries, the starter at right tackle, is out indefi- allow a TD. The last time UK did not surrender nitely because of a knee sprain. an offensive TD for two straight games was in • The offensive line leads the SEC and ranks 1993 (Vanderbilt, East Carolina). The last time ninth nationally in the sacks against category, UK did not surrender any touchdown for two allowing only seven sacks this season. consecutive games was in 1978 (Virginia Tech, • Seven of the 10 offensive linemen in UK’s Vanderbilt). depth chart are from the Commonwealth of • Kentucky has limited seven of its eight Quentin McCord’s 80-yard TD in 1998. His 96 Kentucky: Garry Williams (Louisville), Billy Joe opponents to 24 or fewer points this season. The total yards were a career high. Murphy (Gamaliel), Zipp Duncan (Magnolia), last time that happened was 1979, when all 11 • Smith has 589 rushing yards in his career Marcus Davis (Union), Stuart Hines (Bowling with an average of 5.0 per carry. He had a career- Green), Justin Jeffries (Louisville) and Brad NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS long 35-yard touchdown run vs. Western Durham (Mount Vernon). Kentucky. • Redshirt freshman Billy Joe Murphy has Jeremy Jarmon • Allen scored his first collegiate TD on a been the utility man of the Wildcat line. He Ronnie Lott Trophy three-yard run vs. Norfolk State and rushed for a received his first career start at left tackle vs. (nation’s best defensive player) career-best 71 yards on seven attempts. He also Norfolk State in place of the injured Garry Ted Hendricks Award scored vs. WKU on a two-yard pass from Williams. He also started at right tackle against (nation’s best defensive end) Hartline. Against Arkansas, Allen totaled a career- Alabama in place of the injured Jeffries. In addi- high seven rushes for a team-leading 46 yards. tion, he has been practicing at right guard. Trevard Lindley • Sophomore Brad Durham received his first Chuck Bednarik Award WIDE RECEIVERS/TIGHT ENDS career start vs. South Carolina at the right tack- (nation’s best defensive player) le position. He also started vs. Arkansas and • Senior Dicky Lyons was UK’s most experi- Bronko Nagurski Award Florida. enced wide receiver with 141 catches for 1,752 (nation’s best defensive player) Jim Thorpe Award yards and 18 touchdowns in his career, but now (nation’s best defensive back) that he is out with a career-ending knee injury, THE DEFENSE the remainder of the receiving rotation is under • Kentucky currently ranks in the top 25 Garry Williams contention. nationally in five different defensive categories, Outland Trophy • Seventeen different players have caught at including 15th in pass efficiency defense. The (nation’s best interior lineman) least one pass this season. Cats also rank tied for 21st in red zone defense, • With UK’s top two receivers out with sea- 11th in pass defense, ninth in sacks, and 25th in son-ending knee injuries (Lyons and Locke), total defense. freshman Randall Cobb leads the receiving corps • The Wildcats got the season off to a good Tim Masthay with 18 catches for 164 yards and two touch- start in the 27-2 win over Louisville. Kentucky’s Draddy Award downs. He caught two TDs passes in the final (combination of academic suc- defense garnered five turnovers in the game, three cess, ftball performance, & four minutes vs. Arkansas. interceptions plus two fumble recoveries that were exemplary community leadership • Junior tailback Alfonso Smith had a career returned for touchdowns by Ashton Cobb and Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award day in receiving yards vs. Arkansas, catching five Myron Pryor. The last time that Kentucky had (honors the passes for a career-high 108 yards. He was the first two defensive touchdowns in the same game was attributes of senior student- Wildcat to catch for 100 yards or more since Steve athletes in four areas: classroom, communi- Sept. 27, 1986, in a 20-17 win over Cincinnati, ty, character and competition) Johnson recorded 124 yards vs. Florida State on when Chris Chenault and David Johnson had UK’S PRONUNCIATION GUIDE UK IN THE SEC/NCAA STATS

Eric Adeyemi: ad-uh-YEM-ee SEC NCAA Stat Moncell Allen: mon-CELL Scoring Offense 6th 79th 22.88 Jacob Dufrene: du-FRANE Scoring Defense 7th 26th 18.25 Antwane Glenn: AN-twon Pass Offense 7th 84th 192.25 Jorge Gonzalez: same as “George” Pass Defense 3rd 11th 165.25 Osaze Idumwonyi: o-SAH-zay id-oom-WAH-ee Kickoff Returns 3rd 15th 24.61 Rushing Offense 9th 88th 125.50 Ventrell Jenkins: ven-TRELL Rushing Defense 10th 63rd 137.38 DeAunte Mason: dee-AUN-tay Total Offense 8th 96th 317.75 Tim Masthay: MAS-tay Total Defense 8th 25th 302.63 Greg Meisner: MICE-ner Punt Return Avg. 7th 44th 10.68 Shomari Moore: sho-MAR-ee Punting 8th 67th 34.68 Anthony Mosley: MOSE-lee Turnover Margin 2nd 18th +.88 Charles Mustafaa: moo-STAH-fah First Downs 8th 95th 136 Nii Adjei Oninku: KNEE ad-JAY o-NIN-coo Opp. First Downs 4th T-11th 120 Cartier Rice: CAR-tee-ay Sacks By 2nd 25th 2.50 Pass Efficiency 10th 110th 103.00 Matt Roark: RO-ark Pass Defense Efficiency 3rd 15th 101.12 Michael Schwindel: shwin-DELL 4th Down Conv. 9th T-91st 37.5 [3-8] Lones Seiber: LONE-us SEE-ber 3rd Down Conv. 12th 104th 30.9 [38-123] Taiedo Smith: ty-EE-doe Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 3rd 16th 31.6 [37-117] Danny Trevathan: trev-A-than Sacks Against 1st 9th 0.88 Ryan Tydlacka: tid-LOTCH-ka Penalty Yardage Avg/game 3rd 20st 39.2 Collins Ukwu: OOK-woo Opp. Penalty Yardage 1st N/A 60.4 Dave Ulinski: u-LIN-skee Red-zone Offense 11th T-114th65.4 [17-26] opponents were held to 23 or fewer points. CATS IN THE STATS • UK’s defensive prowess has truly been a team effort. A total of 20 play- SEC NCAA Stat Points Responsible For - - - ers have contributed a tackle for loss, eight have recorded a sack, 11 have a Passing Yds. - - - forced fumble and five have an interception. Passing Yds/Game - - - • The Wildcats held Arkansas to only 94 yards passing. It was the third Pass Efficiency - Hartline 11th - 101.73 opponent that UK has held under 100 yards passing. UK held Norfolk State Total Offense - Hartline 7th 86th 161.12 to 97 passing yards and Western Kentucky to just 15 yards. R. Cobb 23rd - 53.83 Receptions - Lyons 1st T-47th 5.50 TAKEAWAY PARTY D. Locke T-12th - 3.29 R. Cobb 17th - 3.00 Kentucky currently is second in the SEC and 18th nationally in the Receiving Yds. - Lyons 15th - 44.00 crucial category of turnover margin at +7. The Wildcats have had at least one Rushing- D. Locke 14th - 43.29 takeaway in the last 12 games, including a season-high five vs. Louisville. Interceptions- McClinton T-2nd T-12th 0.50 Lindley T-2nd T-12th 0.50 DEFENSIVE NUMBERS IMPROVING Punting-Masthay 1st 5th 46.03 Punt Returns- Lyons 6th 23rd 12.35 Kentucky’s defensive yardage allowed has shown significant progress Kick Return Avg.- D. Locke 2nd 12th 28.55 during the last two seasons. The advancement coincided with the maturing Scoring - Seiber 15th - 5.00 of a young group of players along with the appointment of Steve Brown as Scoring TDs - - - defensive coordinator in 2007. Scoring (Kick) - - - Field Goals - Seiber T-11th T-81st 0.75 Year Total Defense Per Game NCAA Rank Tydlacka 13th - 0.43 Field Goal Pct. - - - 2006* 453.4 118th All Purpose - D. Locke 6th T-67th 116.00 2007 397.2 67th Lyons 13th - 87.83 2008 302.6 25th Sacks- Pryor T-6th T-74th 0.50 *under the previous defensive coordinator J. Williams 10th - 0.44 Kelley T-15th - 0.38 Year Scoring Defense -- NCAA Rank Peters T-15th - 0.38 2006* 99th Johnson T-23rd - 0.25 Jarmon T-23rd - 0.25 2007 80th Tackles - Kelley T-7th T-72nd 8.00 2008 26th Johnson 9th T-87th 7.67 *under the previous defensive coordinator Tackles For Loss - Pryor 5th T-64th 1.07 Johnson T-6th T-74th 1.00 PASSING DEFENSE Peters T-23rd - 0.69 Kentucky is third in the SEC and 11tu in the nation in pass defense, Jarmon T-23rd - 0.69 allowing just 165.2 yards in the air. UK has held three of its eight opponents to under 100 yards passing, UK THIRD IN THE SEC IN PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE including just 15 yards passing by WKU, the lowest total since the Wildcats UK also excels in pass efficiency defense, a complicated formula that allowed three yards passing against Vanderbilt on Nov. 5, 1994. UK held evaluates opponents’ pass completion percentage, interception percentage, Norfolk State to 97 yards and Arkansas to 94. yards per pass attempt and touchdown passing percentage. The Wildcats rank third in the SEC and rank No. 15 in the country in this category with an 101.12 rating. Opponents have completed just 106-of- 219 passes (48.4 percent) and have thrown 11 DID YOU KNOW? interceptions. They have totaled 1,322 yards in eight games with just eight passing TDs. SOPHOMORE RB MONCELL ALLEN ball at Bishop College Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson • Originally from New Orleans, his family entered the Kentucky game averaging 149.4 yards was displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and SENIOR LB BRAXTON KELLEY per game with a 62.7 pass completion percentage. now lives in Charlotte, N.C. • One of three Wildcats from LaGrange (Ga.) He finished the game with 109 passing yards, • Nickname is “Turtle” HS, along with WR DeMoreo Ford and CB completing just 7-of-17 passes (41.1 percent) Randall Burden with one interception. JUNIOR SS ASHTON COBB • Has a fraternal twin brother, Brandon, who Arkansas signal caller Casey Dick came into • Is one of 11 children from parents Wayne is a defensive lineman at Tusculum College in the UK game averaging 235.0 passing yards per Bradley and Gayle Barnard Cobb Greeneville, Tenn. game with a 58.3 completion percentage. He fin- ished with just 94 passing yards, completing 11- JUNIOR OG ZIPP DUNCAN SOPHOMORE RB DERRICK LOCKE of-29 passes (37.9 percent) and two interceptions. • Zipp is his real name. He was named in • Came to UK as a dual-sport athlete, origi- Kentucky’s Trevard Lindley intercepted UF’s honor of his father’s friend, Bill Zipp. nally signing a track scholarship Tim Tebow in the second quarter last week. It was • Competes for the UK track and field team as only the second interception of the season against SOPHOMORE QB WILL FIDLER a long jumper, breaking the UK school outdoor the Heisman Trophy winner. • Had three brothers who played college foot- record as a freshman with a leap of 25 feet, 3 ¼ ball; a cousin, Luke Petitgout, was a nine-year inches INTERCEPTION STREAK offensive tackle in the NFL • Earned indoor All-America honors in 2008 Kentucky has tallied 11 interceptions this and was the SEC Indoor Freshman Field Athlete season and has at least one pickoff in 10 of the last SENIOR CB AHMAD GRIGSBY of the Year 11 games, dating back to last season. • Married, wife’s name is Keesha Rucker ... • Timed at 4.21 seconds in the 40-yard dash The UK defense has 11 picks by five differ- The couple has a five-month old son, Josiah on Pro Day ent players. Cornerback Trevard Lindley and free • Has two brothers playing college football; safety Marcus McClinton lead UK and are tied Marcellous is a senior running back at Temple SENIOR WR DICKY LYONS JR. for second in the SEC and 12th nationally with and Nic is a sophomore running back at Arizona • Son of Dicky Lyons Sr., one of the greatest four apiece. Strong safety Matt Lentz and corner- players in Kentucky history backs Shomari Moore and David Jones all have SOPHOMORE QB MIKE HARTLINE • Lyons Sr. and Jr. are believed to be the only one each. • His brother, Brian, is a wide receiver at Ohio father-son duo in NCAA history that have each State caught a touchdown pass of 80 or more yards THE FRONT FOUR • Engaged to be married to girlfriend Mindy • The starting line, tackles Myron Pryor and JUNIOR DE JEREMY JARMON Corey Peters and ends Jeremy Jarmon and • A political science major who aspires to enter SENIOR P/ K TIM MASTHAY Ventrell Jenkins, have combined for 80 tackles for public service, perhaps in politics or in the FBI • Second-team Academic All-America last season loss and 37.5 quarterback sacks in their careers. • Also a budding actor, in April he played a • Extremely active in community service; took • Jarmon was the leader of the Wildcat line last lead role in the UK Theater production of the a educational/service trip to Ghana in May and season with 62 tackles, including nine sacks. He play “Weak/Side/Help”; in high school he played hopes to join the Peace Corps (working in currently has 5.5 tackle for loss, two sacks, three a lead in two plays, including Colonel Jessep (the Africa) after graduation pass breakups and two quarterback hurries. Jack Nicholson role) in “A Few Good Men” • Engaged to be married to girlfriend Amanda Jarmon has 15 career sacks and needs one more to jump into the top five on UK’s career list. SENIOR OG CHRISTIAN JOHNSON AND SENIOR FS MARCUS McCLINTON • In the second quarter vs. Louisville, Myron SOPHOMORE LB MICAH JOHNSON • Aspiring singer and songwriter … Has made Pryor caused a fumble that Ashton Cobb returned • Only set of brothers on the UK football team his own music videos … Wrote and performed 28 yards for a touchdown. Pryor also combined • Comes from a military family … Have lived “We Believe,” the UK theme song and pregame with Micah Johnson to stop Louisville on a 4th- in seven different states … Father, Nathaniel video for the 2006 and 2007 seasons and-1 play. In the fourth quarter, Pryor picked up “Skip” Johnson is a Lieutenant Colonel in the • Engaged to be married to girlfriend Teresa a fumble and jetted 72 yards for a touchdown. U.S. Army, served a tour of duty in Iraq, and is He was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week now stationed in Virginia … Skip played foot- for that performance. Pryor currently leads the team in tackle for last three seasons. He had a successful debut at the role. Johnson is the team’s second-leading tackler loss with 7.5 and sacks with 3.5. position as he led UK with five tackles, including with 46 stops despite missing two games with • Corey Peters recorded a career-high two a quarterback sack. He currently leads the team injury. He set a career high with 15 tackles vs. sacks vs. WKU. He has 5.5 TFL and 3.0 sacks this and ranks seventh in the SEC in tackles with 64. Arkansas after totaling 12 vs. South Carolina. season. Kelley has made at least three tackles in 20 • Johnny Williams heads into his third season • Linebacker Johnny Williams also sees spot consecutive games and charted a career-best 15 vs. as a starter at strongside linebacker. Williams also duty at defensive end in pass-rush situations. He Arkansas. He followed that game with a team- is seeing spot duty at defensive end as a pass-rush has excelled in that role with 3.5 quarterback high 11 tackles vs. Florida. It was his eighth career specialist and has 3.5 sacks in that role. He record- sacks this season. He and Pryor rank eighth and and third game of the season with double-figure ed a career high-tying eight tackles vs. Alabama. 10th, respectively in the SEC in total sacks. tackles. He also totaled eight stops at Arkansas in 2007. At WLB, Kelley replaces his old friend and LINEBACKERS longtime teammate Wesley Woodyard, who led SECONDARY • The Wildcats linebackers are led by Braxton the SEC with 139 tackles last season. Woodyard is • Safeties Marcus McClinton and Matt Lentz Kelley, who has 253 tackles in his career. Kelley now with the Denver Broncos. and cornerbacks David Jones and Trevard Lindley played his first game at weakside linebacker vs. • Talented junior Micah Johnson moved into give the Wildcats a capable secondary. Louisville after starting at middle linebacker the Kelley’s spot in the middle and did well in his new In addition to the starters, the coaching staff KENTUCKY IN OVERTIME Kentucky has a 2-3 record in overtime games. Here are the results:

• Oct. 4, 1997: Kentucky 40, Alabama 34 (home, 1 OT) • Sept. 2, 2000: Louisville 40, Kentucky 34 (away, 1 OT) • Nov. 1, 2003: Arkansas 71, Kentucky 63 (home, NCAA record 7 OT) • Oct. 13, 2007: Kentucky 43, LSU 37 (home, 3 OT) • Nov. 24, 2007: Tennessee 52, Kentucky 50 (home, 4 OT) is excited about the depth of veteran players and talented newcomers. Four current Wildcats (from left) - Nii Adjei Oninku, Shomari Moore, Robbie McAtee and J.J. • Cornerback Trevard Lindley, who holds the Housley - have already graduated as they play their final season of football at UK. school record for career pass breakups (32), leads • Masthay leads the SEC in punting, averag- streak since a 17-game stretch from 1954-60. the SEC and is tied for seventh in the nation in ing 46.0 yards per punt. He averaged 52.7 yards Here is the list of the nation’s top active streaks. passes defended. He has charted nine pass per punt vs. Middle Tennessee, the best game of Active Winning Streaks vs. Non-Conference breakups, including three against Alabama, and his career. Opponents, Including Bowl Games (through four interceptions this season. Against South • Masthay has continued his excellent kickoff games of Sept. 27, 2008; minimum 10 consecu- Carolina, he intercepted USC’s Chris Smelley and work this season as 18 of his 37 kickoffs have been tive wins): returned it 28 yards for a touchdown. It was his touchbacks. School Wins/Games Remaining second career touchdown but first interception • Kentucky ranks second in the SEC in kick- Boston College 20 (Nov. 8 Notre Dame) return for a TD. off coverage behind South Carolina, averaging Louisiana State 16 (Nov. 1 and Nov. 15) • Safety Marcus McClinton also has a team- 46.8 net yards per kickoff. Georgia 13 (Nov. 29 Georgia Tech) leading four interceptions (vs. Louisville, Middle • Kicker Lones Seiber has made 33-of-56 in his Kentucky 13 (none) Tennessee, Alabama, and Arkansas). Along with career and 6-of-12 this season. He ranks eighth in Texas 12 (none) Lindley, he is tied for second in the SEC and 12th the SEC in field goals made. Texas Tech 11 (none) nationally in that category. • Kicker Ryan Tydlacka went 2-for-2 on his Southern California 10 (Nov. 29 vs. Notre Dame • Freshman strong safety Matt Lentz got an field goals (45 and 33) vs. WKU, the first Penn State 10 (none) interception in his first collegiate game during the attempts of his career. Against South Carolina, he fourth quarter against U of L. He earned his first nailed a career long 51-yard field goal, marking GONE TO THE NFL collegiate start vs. WKU and totaled four tackles. UK’s first 50-plus yard field goal since 2004. He The Kentucky coaching staff is developing • Junior free safety Calvin Harrison’s seven currently is 3-of-6 this season. replacements for some of the most productive tackles vs. Alabama tied for the second highest • Tydlacka has done a great job as the Wildcat players in school history: total of his career. His career best was 10 tackles at “pooch” punter. He has landed 11 of his 16 punts • QB André Woodson, the No. 2 passer in Vanderbilt in 2007. inside the 20-yard line. school history, threw for 3,709 yards and an SEC- • Cornerback Shomari Moore picked off a • Freshman Matt Roark deflected a Louisville record 40 TD passes last season. Chris Smelley pass in the first quarter against field goal attempt in the first quarter. • TB Rafael Little was a two-time 1,000-yard USC. It was his first interception of the season rusher and is the No. 3 rusher in school history. and fourth of his career. Moore also forced a fum- KICKOFF RETURNS AMONG NATION’S BEST • Two-time first-team All-SEC tight end ble in the second quarter which was recovered by Kentucky ranks third in the SEC and 15th Jacob Tamme caught 133 passes in his career, the teammate Johnny Williams. nationally in kickoff returns, averaging 24.6 yards No. 5 pass catcher in school history. • Cornerback David Jones charted his first per return. Derrick Locke, who ranks 12th in the • WR Keenan Burton is the No. 4 receiver in career interception vs. Arkansas. nation in kickoff returns, became the fifth school history with 189 catches. SPECIAL TEAMS Wildcat to return a kickoff 100 yards for a touch- • WR Steve Johnson had a great senior season down when he did it against WKU. The four oth- with 1,041 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns. • UK’s kicking game is in good hands -- or ers were Keenan Burton (9/3/06); Derek Abney • Two-time first-team All-SEC Wesley perhaps, feet -- in 2008. (9/28/02); Craig Yeast (9/26/98) and Kurt Woodyard led the SEC in tackles last season with Senior Tim Masthay was UK’s Special Teams Johnson (10/28/89). He currently averages 28.5 139 stops. Player of the Year last season. He averaged 39.8 yards per return. yards per punt a year ago. As the team’s kickoff FIVE WILDCATS ON COACHES’ PRESEASON man, he led the SEC with 23 touchbacks and he MORE ON THE WILDCATS ALL-SEC TEAM also was the holder for record-setting placekicker Five Wildcats – offensive tackle Garry Lones Seiber. Williams, defensive end Jeremy Jarmon, corner- UK TIED FOR NATION’S THIRD-LONGEST Seiber, a junior, is in his third season as the back Trevard Lindley and linebackers Braxton NON-CONFERENCE WIN STREAK Wildcats’ PAT kicker. He tallied 99 points last sea- Kelley and Micah Johnson – were chosen for the Kentucky’s 41-3 win over Western Kentucky son, setting the school record for most points by a Coaches’ Preseason All-Southeastern Conference on Sept. 27 was UK’s 13th consecutive non-con- kicker. Team announced by the league office. ference victory which ties the nation’s third- Ryan Tydlacka, a redshirt freshman, serves as Williams, Jarmon and Lindley were named longest streak in the nation with Georgia. UK’s “pooch” punter and also has attempted some to the second team, while Johnson and Kelley are field goals. It is Kentucky’s longest non-conference win third-team selections: The Nagurski Award is selected by the INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (UK VS. MSU) • Williams, a senior from Louisville, is the Football Writers Association of America and pre- team’s most experienced offensive lineman and has sented by the Charlotte (N.C.) Touchdown Club. PASSING started the last 25 games at left tackle. He earned UK second-team All-SEC honors by league coaches WILLIAMS ON OUTLAND TROPHY LIST Mike Hartline (139-256-7-1298-8) Randall Cobb (18-33-1-214-1) for the 2007 season. Offensive tackle Garry Williams has been • Jarmon, a junior from Collierville, Tenn., named to the preseason watch list for the presti- MSU totaled 62 tackles last season, including 13.5 tack- gious Outland Trophy, given to the best interior Tyson Lee (88-141-3-858-2) les for loss. He had nine quarterback sacks, rank- lineman in college football. Wesley Carroll (52-102-6-534-3) ing fourth in the SEC in that category. He was Williams, a senior from Louisville, Ky., has RUSHING named first-team All-SEC by Rivals.com and sec- been a two-year starter at left tackle with the UK ond-team All-SEC by league coaches last season. responsibility of protecting the blind side of now- Derrick Locke (63-303-1) • Lindley, a junior from Hiram, Ga., led the departed quarterback André Woodson. He was Moncell Allen (33-198-1) team last season with three interceptions and 11 named second-team All-Southeastern Conference pass breakups and also scored a touchdown on a by league coaches last year. He also was the SEC MSU Anthony Dixon (140-599-6) fumble return in the win at Arkansas. He was Offensive Lineman of the Week for his perform- Christian Ducre (54-229-2) third-team All-SEC in 2007 by Phil Steele’s ance in the win over Florida Atlantic. College Football. Williams has been part of the UK offense RECEIVING • Kelley, a senior from LaGrange, Ga., has which has increased its production of points and UK 189 career tackles, including 63 last season. His yardage for three consecutive seasons. The Wildcats Dicky Lyons, Jr. (33-264-2) Derrick Locke (23-195-1) best-known play was his game-winning tackle in posted back-to-back championships of the 2006 the third overtime of the win over LSU, halting and 2007 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl. MSU the Tiger running back one yard short on fourth- The Outland Trophy is selected by the Brandon McRae (37-361-2) and-two. Football Writers Association of America and has Aubrey Bell (25-213-0) • Johnson, a junior from Ft. Campbell, Ky., been awarded since 1946. In 1950, Kentucky's TACKLES made 58 tackles last season, including four for Bob Gain was the first SEC player to win the UK loss. He also had two interceptions, returning one Outland. Braxton Kelley (64) for a touchdown. Micah Johnson (46) CATSCELLANEOUS TOUGH SCHEDULE MSU Dominic Douglas (58) As is customary for the Wildcats, Kentucky COACHING CHANGES K.J. Wright (40) again plays one of the nation’s toughest schedules Coaching changes from last season include: in 2008 as six opponents played in bowl games a • Chris Thurmond, whose coaching experi- year ago. Two ranked teams are featured on ance. In high school, Jarmon portrayed Col. ence includes a stint in the SEC at Alabama, Kentucky’s upcoming slate, according to this Nathan Jessep – the Jack Nicholson role – in the replaced David Lockwood as UK’s defensive week’s AP poll - Florida (No. 5) and Georgia play A Few Good Men. backs coach. (No. 9). Vanderbilt and Tennessee also have been A political science major, Jarmon is consider- • Former UK center Matt McCutchan has ranked this season. ing a career in a branch of public service. rejoined his alma mater as a graduate assistant “I knew he’d been a thespian in high LINDLEY ON NAGURSKI AWARD WATCH LIST coach. McCutchan works with the offense, and his school,” Brooks said. “He has outstanding ability duties include analysis of opponent film, preparing Cornerback Trevard Lindley has been named in that regard. He was concerned about playing scouting reports, conducting "self scout" of UK to the watch list for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski the role of a guy using steroids and that kind of tendencies, overseeing the offensive scout team, Award, given to the nation’s top defensive player. thing. I told him that it is a play, I don’t have any and assisting with on-campus recruiting. He also Lindley’s excellent quickness and anticipa- problem with him doing that. will help coach the Wildcat offensive line. tion make him an outstanding cover man. He had “I appreciate the talent of young men on my three interceptions and 11 pass breakups last sea- team that have the ability to do more than just PHILLIPS NAMED UK COACH OF THE FUTURE son, leading the team in both categories, and was play football, whether it’s the academic side, the Joker Phillips, currently the offensive coordi- named third-team sophomore All-America by community service side, or playing two sports. nator and wide receivers coach, has been designat- CollegeFootballNews.com. He also is aggressive in This is like having another sport for him. I‘m ed as UK’s head coach of the future by Director of run support and was second on the team in tack- excited to see it.” Athletics Mitch Barnhart. That announcement les a year ago – an unusual feat for a cornerback. was made in Jan. 2008. Lindley (Hiram, Ga.) has made his biggest DID YOU KNOW? Phillips will take over when current head plays in the biggest games: • With Joker Phillips and Steve Brown as coach Rich Brooks leaves the position. Brooks, • Game-clinching interception in win over offensive and defensive coordinator, Kentucky is who has completed five years at Kentucky, Georgia as a freshman the first school in Southeastern Conference histo- received a contract extension that will take him • Acrobatic endzone interception plus a fum- ry to have African-Americans in those roles at the through the 2011 season. ble recovery in the Music City Bowl win over same time. Clemson • The Kentucky cheerleaders did it again in JARMON MAKING THE PLAY, ON AND OFF • Interception and long return on first play of January, winning an unprecedented 16th nation- THE FIELD the game in win over Louisville al championship – including 12 of the last 14 – at Junior defensive end Jeremy Jarmon, who • Interception in win over No. 1 LSU the annual Universal Cheerleaders Association earned All-SEC honors in 2007, was a busy man • Career-high eight tackles and an interception competition. during the off-season. that helped send the Tennessee game into OT • Wildcat superfan Jim Brown has an atten- In the midst of spring practice in April, • Caused a fumble and had a career-high three dance streak of 408 consecutive home games pass breakups in Music City Bowl triumph over Jarmon also played a starring role in the UK through the Arkansas game. He has seen every Florida State. Theatre production of the play Weak/Side/Help. home game since 1938, with the exception of Jarmon received excellent reviews for his perform- 1944 (military service, World War II). For more UK quarterback Shane Boyd. on Brown, see the feature story on page 140 of • OL Dave Ulinski is the grandson of former the UK football media guide. Wildcat, Harry, a center/linebacker at UK from 1946- • Kentucky is one of only 10 schools that have 49. Ulinski is one of UK’s retired jersey honorees. won an NCAA men’s basketball championship • WR Matt Roark is the son of Ray Gover, a while also having a claim on a national champi- UK football letterman from 1985-88 as a defen- onship in football. sive back and wide receiver. • TE Gabe Correll is the grandson of Ray GOING TO THE CHAPEL Correll, who played for the Wildcats in 1951-53 One member of the Wildcat football team is and is one of Kentucky’s retired jersey honorees. married while three others are engaged to be mar- ried. Cornerback Ahmad Grigsby is married to CATS IN THE NFL Keesha Rucker. WR Dicky Lyons Jr., P Tim The 2008 NFL Draft turned out to be a suc- Masthay and FS Marcus McClinton are all set to cessful one for the 2007 Wildcats. For the first tie the knot with their long-time girlfriends some- time since 1993, four Wildcats were selected in time in the near future. the draft. Two Wildcats were selected in the fourth round, Jacob Tamme and Keenan Burton. IT’S A WILDCAT STATE Tamme was selected by the Indianapolis Colts as Kentucky is often referred to as a “basketball the 127th overall pick, and Burton followed as the state,” given the fact that UK arguably is the great- 128th overall pick by the St. Louis Rams. est men’s basketball program in collegiate history. Quarterback Andre’ Woodson was selected by the However, we like to think of Kentucky as a New York Giants in the sixth round as the 198th “Wildcat state” because of the tremendous overall overall pick. In the seventh round, Steve Johnson support for UK athletics. In 2007-08, Kentucky was selected as the 224th pick by the Buffalo Bills. was one of only five schools (along with Tennessee, Three other 2007 Wildcats signed with NFL Michigan State, Texas and Wisconsin) to rank in team’s days after the draft was completed. Wesley the nation’s top 25 in attendance for football, Woodyard signed with the Denver Broncos and men’s basketball, and women’s basketball. Rafael Little and Eric Scott signed with the In addition, Kentucky has ranked in the Tennessee Titans. nation’s top 25 in football attendance every year There are currently 11 former Wildcats in but one since Commonwealth Stadium was the NFL. Six of the 11 are from the 2007 expanded in 1999. On game day, Common- Wildcats roster, more than any other class of for- wealth Stadium usually becomes the third-largest mer Wildcats on an NFL roster. There are two city in Kentucky. 2002 Wildcats on current NFL rosters, Otis And, over the years, one would be hard- Grigsby, and Dewayne Robertson. There are two pressed to find a school with the ups-and-downs 2005 Wildcats in the NFL, Arliss Beach and of Kentucky football, yet has the solid bedrock of Glenn Holt. support enjoyed by the Wildcat gridders. For example, contrast Kentucky with other institu- UK Football Players Currently on NFL Rosters: tions from so-called “basketball states.” RB Arliss Beach 2005 Houston Texans Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Duke, and WR Keenan Burton 2007 St. Louis Rams Indiana rank 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 9th (respec- DE Otis Grigsby 2002 Minnesota Vikings tively) in all-time college basketball victories. WR Glenn Holt 2005 Cincinnati Bengals Here is the average attendance for those schools in WR Steve Johnson 2007 Buffalo Bills the 2007 football season: RB Rafael Little 2007 Tennessee Titans DB Marlon McCree 2000 Denver Broncos School 2007 attendance DT Dewayne Robertson 2002 Denver Broncos Kentucky 68,824 TE Jacob Tamme 2007 Indianapolis Colts North Carolina 57,417 QB André Woodson 2007 New York Giants Kansas 46,784 OLB Wesley Woodyard 2007 Denver Broncos Indiana 37,004 Duke 20,064

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FAMILY TIES AT KENTUCKY • WR DeMoreo Ford is the nephew of Quentin McCord, a Wildcat wide receiver in 1996 and 1998-2000. • WR Dicky Lyons Jr. is the son of Dicky Lyons, Wildcat halfback in 1966-68. • DT Shane McCord and LB Sam Maxwell are cousins. • Christian and Micah Johnson are brothers. • WR Aaron Boyd is the brother of former 2008 GAME REVIEWS KENTUCKY 27, LOUISVILLE 2 KENTUCKY 38, NORFOLK STATE 3 1 AUG 31, 2008 2 SEPT 6, 2008 With senior tackle Myron Pryor leading the way, the The Kentucky defense kept Norfolk State out of the end Kentucky defense generated five turnovers, scored two touch- zone and freshman quarterback Randall Cobb led three touch- downs and set up another TD as the Wildcats posted a sea- down drives as the Wildcats won the home opener, 38-3, at son-opening 27-2 victory over Louisville at Papa John’s Commonwealth Stadium. Cardinal Stadium. The Wildcat defenders turned in another commanding The Wildcat defenders turned in a dominant performance, performance, holding the Spartans to 164 yards total offense limiting the Cardinals to 205 yards total offense. It marked the on eight first downs. It is the first time since 1958 that UK has first time since 1996 that Kentucky kept an opponent offense not yielded a touchdown in the first two games of the season. from scoring. Cobb started the game at wide receiver, then moved to UK led 3-0 in the second quarter when Pryor got the ball quarterback later in the first quarter. He scored his first career rolling, literally, as he caused a fumble that safety Ashton Cobb touchdown with an 18-yard scamper in his first series under scooped up and ran 28 yards for a touchdown. Later in the center. On UK’s next possession in the second quarter, Cobb quarter, Pryor teamed with Micah Johnson to stop Louisville on added his second rushing touchdown on a one-yard quarter- a 4th-and-1 play from the Wildcat 21-yard line. back sneak. Minutes later, Cobb connected with Dicky Lyons on a 14-yard touchdown pass The defense struck again in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Cornerback Trevard for the Wildcats’ third consecutive touchdown in as many series. Lindley intercepted a pass and returned it inside the 10-yard line, setting up a seven-yard After a Norfolk State field goal before halftime, UK responded in the third quarter as quar- touchdown run by Tony Dixon. Pryor, a native of the Derby City, capped the game by picking terback Mike Hartline marched the Wildcats down the field for a 23-yard Lones Seiber field goal. by a fumble and racing 72 yards for a touchdown. It was the first time since 1986 that In the fourth quarter, Derrick Locke scored a career-long rushing touchdown of 68 yards. Kentucky had two defensive touchdowns in a game. Running back Moncell Allen finished the scoring with a three-yard touchdown, the first of his Special teams also played a role. Tim Masthay had an outstanding game on punts and career. The UK backfield gained 297 yards, including 16 yards by Tony Dixon, making the kickoffs as Kentucky controlled the contest of field position. Lones Seiber converted two field senior captain the 30th player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards. goals and freshman Matt Roark blocked a Louisville field-goal attempt. On special teams, Tim Masthay continued booming kickoffs, notching six touchbacks in In his first collegiate start, quarterback Mike Hartline completed 16 of 31 passes for 147 the game as UK again had the advantage in field position. Masthay also averaged 44 yards yards. Freshman Randall Cobb was the leading receiver with three catches for 31 yards. per punt. Dixon led the rushing with 27 yards and one touchdown. SCORING SUMMARY Norfolk State 0300- 3 SCORING SUMMARY Kentucky 7 14 3 14 - 38 Louisville 0002- 2 Kentucky 0 10 0 17 - 27 UK – R. Cobb 18 run (Seiber kick) … 3:29 1st qtr. UK – R. Cobb 1 run (Seiber kick) … 11:52 2nd qtr. UK – Seiber 21 FG … 9:53 2nd qtr. UK – Lyons 14 pass from R. Cobb (Seiber kick) … 2:54 2nd qtr. UK – A. Cobb 28 fumble return (Seiber kick) … 5:58 2nd qtr. NSU – Castellat 24 FG … 0:19 2nd qtr UL – TEAM safety … 14:17 4th qtr. UK – Seiber 23 FG … 11:22 3rd qtr. UK – Seiber 25 FG … 6:37 3rd qtr. UK – Locke 68 run (Seiber kick) … 14:45 4th qtr. UK – Dixon 7 run (Seiber kick) … 6:21 4th qtr. UK – Allen 3 run (Seiber kick) … 8:35 4th qtr. UK – Pryor 72 fumble return (Seiber kick) … 2:46 4th qtr.

Team Statistics Norfolk State Kentucky Team Statistics Kentucky Louisville First Downs 8 22 First Downs 13 16 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 29/67 44/297 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 33/63 29/53 Passing C/A/I 9/24/1 15/26/1 Passing C/A/I 16/31/0 20/43/3 Net Passing Yards 97 147 Net Passing Yards 147 152 Offensive Plays 53 70 Offensive Plays 64 72 Total Offense 165 445 Total Offense 210 205 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1 Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/2 Penalties/Yards 6/53 3/20 Penalties/Yards 9/67 6/61 Punts/Average 9/41.0 4/44.8 Punts/Average 7/42.3 9/39.7 Third-Down Conversions 1-of-13 4-of-12 Third-Down Conversions 4-of-16 5-of-16 Time of Possession 27:38 32:22 Time of Possession 32:40 27:20 Rushing (att-yards-TD) Rushing (att-yards-TD) Rushing (att-yds-TD) Kentucky – Dixon 12-27-1, Locke 10-25, Allen 4-12, A. Smith 2-10, R. Cobb 1-2, Conner 1- Kentucky – Locke 5-96-1, Allen 7-71-1, R. Cobb 8-49-2, A. Smith 7-38, Dixon 6-16, Bowland 2, team 1-(-2), Hartline 2-(-13) 6-16, Conner 2-10, Hartline 3-2 Louisville – Anderson 12-31, Powell 6-16, Bolen 6-13, Beaumont 1-12, Cantwell 4-(-19) Norfolk State – Branche 14-47, Cameron 3-14, Cotton 3-8, Hedgeman 2-3, Brown 7-(-5)

Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Kentucky – Hartline 16-31-0-147-0 Kentucky – R. Cobb 6-11-1-87-1, Hartline 9-15-0-60-0 Louisville – Cantwell 20-43-3-152-0 Norfolk State – Brown 9-24-1-97-0

Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Kentucky – R. Cobb 3-31, Lyons 2-25, Lanxter 2-17, Adams 2-17, Drake 2-14, Dixon 2-7, Kentucky – Lyons 5-51-1, Lanxter 2-41, McCaskill 2-17, Dixon 3-10, Locke 1-10, Allen 1-10, Conner 1-20, McCaskill 1-10, Locke 1-6 Adeyemi 1-8 Louisville – Beaumont 9-77, Chichester 3-45, Powell 3-(-2), Robinson 2-12, Nochta 2-9, Norfolk State – Wicker 5-69, Johnson 2-19, Dickerson 1-7, Branche 1-2 Burns 1-11 Tackles Tackles Kentucky – Lindley 6, Jarmon 4, McAtee 4, Harrison 4, Lumpkin 4 Kentucky – Johnson 5, Kelley 5, Peters 4, McClinton 4, McAtee 4 2008 GAME REVIEWS KENTUCKY 20, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 14 KENTUCKY 41, WESTERN KENTUCKY 3 3 SEPT 13, 2008 4 SEPT 27, 2008 Senior cornerback Robbie McAtee made good on his first The Kentucky offense was running on all cylinders in the career start with his tackle of a Blue Raider wide receiver just Wildcats’ first game against Western Kentucky; totaling 398 short of the goal line with no time remaining to secure a 20-14 yards of total offense and scoring five touchdowns against the Wildcat victory over Middle Tennessee at Commonwealth Hilltoppers. All four UK tailbacks accounted for the five Wildcat Stadium. scores in the 41-3 decision at Commonwealth Stadium. McAtee stopped Middle Tennessee’s Eldred King at the Junior Jeremy Jarmon’s sack of WKU’s K.C. Black on the one-yard line after King hauled in a 61-yard “Hail Mary” pass first play from scrimmage set the tone for the Wildcat defense. from Joe Craddock. The pass was set up after Middle Kentucky thwarted the Hilltopper passing attack, limiting WKU Tennessee blocked a UK field goal attempt and returned the to just 15 total passing yards, the lowest opponent output ball to the MTSU 38-yard line with eight seconds remaining. through the air since 1994, while making four quarterback Kentucky surrendered its first touchdown of the season in the sacks. Wildcat defenders held their opponent without a rush- first quarter as the Blue Raiders scored on a 62-yard pass. ing touchdown for the fourth consecutive game this season After McAtee recovered a Middle Tennessee fumble, the and contained the Hilltoppers to just eight first downs and 157 Wildcats knotted up the score when Mike Hartline connected with Maurice Grinter on a one- total yards on the day. Seniors Braxton Kelley and Myron Pryor led UK with six tackles yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter. apiece, while Corey Peters accounted for two of the sacks. The Wildcats went into halftime with a three-point lead after a Lones Seiber 40-yard field Freshman Ryan Tydlacka debuted as UK’s field goal kicker by booting his first collegiate field goal in the second quarter. However, the Blue Raiders regained the lead midway through the goal attempt 45 yards through the uprights to conclude the Wildcats’ opening drive of the game. third quarter after a 22-yard touchdown catch. UK senior offensive captain Tony Dixon scored on a one-yard plunge in the second quar- Kentucky fought back to take the lead after Derrick Locke’s six-yard touchdown recep- ter to extend the Wildcat lead. After a Hilltopper field goal, sophomore Derrick Locke tion from Hartline. A 25-yard field goal by Seiber closed the scoring and gave the Wildcats returned the ensuing kickoff 100 yards to put UK up by 17-3. Locke became the fifth Wildcat their final margin of victory. This marked the seventh time in the last 21 games that UK has all-time to return a kickoff the length of the field for a score. come from behind in the fourth quarter to win the game. In the third quarter, junior Alfonso Smith scored a career-long 35-yard rushing touchdown Hartline posted career highs by completing 28 of 47 passes for 254 yards and two touch- to cushion the UK advantage. Minutes later, Hartline threw a two-yard TD pass to sopho- downs and was named SEC Offensive Player of the Week. Wide receiver Dicky Lyons more Moncell Allen, his first career touchdown reception. Dixon added a two-yard rushing grabbed a career-best 12 passes. Craddock paced the MTSU effort by hitting 21 of 37 score on the opening drive of the fourth quarter. Late in the game, Tydlacka made a 33-yard passes for 352 yards and two scores. field goal to cap the scoring for the Wildcats. On defense, Micah Johnson led the way for UK with nine tackles, tying his career high, On special teams, the Kentucky kicking game was perfect as junior Lones Seiber went before he left the game late in the second quarter with an ankle injury. Fellow linebacker five-for-five on extra points in addition to Tydlacka’s two field goals on two tries. Senior Tim Braxton Kelley added seven tackles for the Wildcats to eclipse 200 stops in his career. The Masthay continued his mastery of kickoffs, booting seven in the game with three touch- pair helped UK hold the Blue Raider ground attack to just 31 yards, the fewest allowed since backs, adding to his league-leading total of 15 kickoffs without a return. the Mississippi State game in 2006. SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Western Kentucky0300-3 Middle Tennessee 7070- 14Kentucky 3 14 14 10 - 41 Kentucky73010-20 UK – Tydlacka 45 FG … 10:56 1st qtr. MT – Gee 62 pass from Craddock (Gendreau kick) … 9:21 1st qtr. UK – Dixon 1 run (Seiber kick) … 11:43 2nd qtr. UK – Grinter 1 pass from Hartline (Seiber kick) … 3:48 1st qtr. WKU – Siewert 50 FG … 3:07 2nd qtr. UK – Seiber 40 FG … 4:11 2nd qtr. UK – Locke 100 kickoff return (Seiber kick) … 2:52 2nd qtr. MT – Beyah 22 pass from Craddock (Gendreau kick) … 7:26 3rd qtr. UK – Smith 35 run (Seiber kick) … 13:21 3rd qtr. UK – Locke 6 pass from Hartline (Seiber kick) … 12:20 4th qtr. UK – Allen 2 pass from Hartline (Seiber kick) … 1:49 3rd qtr UK – Seiber 25 FG … 6:37 4th qtr. UK – Dixon 2 run (Seiber kick) … 10:16 4th qtr UK – Tydlacka 33 FG … 5:35 4th qtr. Team Statistics Middle Tennessee Kentucky Team Statistics WKU Kentucky First Downs 13 21 First Downs 8 23 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 23/31 35/102 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 37/142 38/216 Passing C/A/I 21/37/1 28/47/0 Passing C/A/I 6/14/0 21/32/1 Net Passing Yards 352 254 Net Passing Yards 15 182 Offensive Plays 60 83 Offensive Plays 51 70 Total Offense 383 356 Total Offense 157 398 Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0 Penalties/Yards 6/51 6/31 Penalties/Yards 1/15 5/35 Punts/Average 8/43.1 6/44.5 Punts/Average 8/36.8 4/33.8 Third-Down Conversions 5-of-15 7-of-19 Third-Down Conversions 3-of-15 7-of-13 Time of Possession 24:54 35:06 Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

Rushing (att-yards-TD) Rushing (att-yards-TD) Kentucky – A. Smith 9-36, Locke 10-35, Dixon 11-28, Hartline 4-5, Allen 1-(-2) Kentucky – A. Smith 6-67-1, Dixon 13-45-2, Allen 7-41, Locke 8-34, Hartline 2-17, Adeyemi Middle Tennessee – Tanner 11-26, Craddock 7-9, Gee 4-7, McDonald 1-(-11) 1-10, Conner 1-2 Western Kentucky – Rainey 9-99, Wolke 4-15, Hayden 3-10, Black 15-8, McCloud 2-5, Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Booker 4-5 Kentucky –Hartline 28-47-0-254-2, team 0-1-0-0-0 Middle Tennessee – Craddock 21-37-1-352-2 Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Kentucky –Hartline 19-30-1-172-1, Fidler 2-2-0-10-0 Western Kentucky – Black 3-10-0-8-0, Wolke 3-4-0-7-0 Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Kentucky – Lyons 12-79, Drake 4-82, Lanxter 3-31, Grinter 2-21-1, Locke 2-12-1, Dixon 2- Receiving (rec-yards-TD) (-3), Roark 1-16, Adeyemi 1-9, Conner 1-7 Kentucky – Lyons 6-34, Conner 3-32, Boyd 3-16, Locke 2-23, Adams 2-22, Allen 2-13-1, Middle Tennessee – King 6-82, Beyah 5-117-1, Gee 3-106-1, Tanner 1-16, McClover 1-9, Grinter 1-23, Drake 1-13, A. Smith 1-6 McDonald 1-7, Honeycutt 1-6, Delle Donne 1-4, Caldwell 1-3, Kyles 1-2 Western Kentucky – Hayden 2-(-1), Jeter 1-8, Graves 1-6, Savko 1-6, Cooper 1-(-4)

Tackles Tackles Kentucky – Johnson 9, Kelley 7, McClinton 6, McAtee 4 Kentucky – Kelley 6, Pryor 6, Peters 5, Jenkins 5 2008 GAME REVIEWS ALABAMA 17, KENTUCKY 14 SOUTH CAROLINA 24, KENTUCKY 17 5 OCT 4, 2008 6 OCT 11, 2008 Alabama jumped out to an early lead but had to withstand South Carolina set up two touchdowns with special teams a second-half Kentucky rally as the Crimson Tide held on to plays, then came from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat nip the Wildcats, 17-14, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kentucky 24-17 at Commonwealth Stadium. Coming into the game, Alabama had dominated its oppo- Kentucky opened the scoring when cornerback Trevard nents 74-0 in the first quarter and this game was no different. Lindley picked off a Chris Smelley pass and returned it 28 In the opening period, UK’s defense gave up its first rushing yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. However, the touchdown of the season, a 78-yard run by Alabama running Gamecocks quickly responded as USC’s Captain Munnerlyn back Glen Coffee. Later in the quarter, the Tide’s Rolando returned the ensuing kickoff 84 yards. The return set up a 16- McClain picked up a fumble and returned it for a score, giving yard touchdown pass from Smelley to wide receiver Kenny UA a two-touchdown lead. McKinley on the next play, knotting the score at seven. In the second quarter, USC regained the lead after Gamecock It stayed that way until the third quarter. UK got on the Jordin Lindsey blocked a 21-yard UK field goal attempt and scoreboard after quarterback Mike Hartline led a quick touch- Munnerlyn scooped up the ball and returned it 81 yards for a down drive on two long pass plays. The first play was a 36- touchdown. But later, UK’s Shomari Moore forced a USC fumble, recovered by safety Marcus yard toss to tailback Derrick Locke, who led the Wildcats with 170 all-purpose yards, includ- McClinton, that set up a touchdown drive capped off by Tony Dixon’s two-yard plunge into ing career-highs of 81 yards on eight receptions. On the next play from scrimmage, Hartline the end zone to tie the score. UK took the lead going into halftime after freshman Ryan connected with senior Dicky Lyons on a 26-yard touchdown pass. Lyons’ scoring reception Tydlacka booted a career-long 51-yard field goal. was the 18th of the wide receiver’s career and ties him for third on UK’s all-time touchdown The teams missed three field goals in a scoreless third quarter, two by USC and one by reception list. Lyons ended the game with six catches for 63 yards and a touchdown. UK. The Gamecocks made a change at quarterback in the quarter, substituting Stephen In the fourth quarter, Alabama ate up the clock with a 15-play, 76-yard drive that lasted Garcia for Smelley. UK senior defensive tackle Myron Pryor promptly welcomed Garcia to the 8:10 and resulted in a Crimson Tide 24-yard field goal with 2:12 to go. Down two scores, game with two second-half sacks. In the fourth quarter, Gamecock kicker Ryan Succop con- Kentucky’s two-minute offense went to work, driving 78 yards in 92 seconds, capped by a nected on a 42-yard field to tie the score. USC’s next drive proved to be the difference in the 48-yard touchdown pass from Hartline to DeMoreo Ford. The Crimson Tide got the ensuing game, resulting in a seven-yard touchdown pass from Garcia to tight end Weslye Saunders. kickoff and ran out the remaining seconds of the game on offense. As a result, South Carolina extended its win streak to nine in the series and Gamecock head Kentucky showed a CBS national television audience why it ranks among the best in the coach Steve Spurrier remained unbeaten against Kentucky with 16 victories spanning his country for scoring defense. UK defenders held Alabama to a season-low 17 points while career at USC and Florida. allowing the Tide just 106 yards through the air. The Wildcats also grabbed three turnovers The Kentucky defense forced four turnovers, interceptions by Lindley and Moore along and sacked the quarterback three times. with fumble recoveries by McClinton and Johnny Williams. Returning to action after missing Junior Trevard Lindley led the Wildcat secondary with three pass breakups to set the all- two games because of a sprained ankle, junior linebacker Micah Johnson topped all UK time record at UK with 29 career deflections. Senior captain Braxton Kelley led the defense defenders with a career-high 12 tackles. with a career-high 13 tackles and also caused a fumble. On offense, sophomore tailback Derrick Locke led the team in both rushing and receiv- ing yards for the second consecutive week as part of his 146 all-purpose yards in the game. SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Kentucky0077- 14 South Carolina 77010-24 Alabama 14 003- 17 Kentucky 7 10 0 0 - 17

UA – Coffee 78 run (Tiffin kick) … 9:48 1st qtr. UK - Lindley 28 interception return (Seiber kick)…4:33 1st qtr. UA – McClain 4 fumble return (Tiffin kick) … 1:02 1st qtr. USC - McKinley 16 pass from Smelley (Succop kick)…4:13 1st qtr. UK – Lyons 26 pass from Hartline (Seiber kick) … 5:49 3rd qtr USC - Munnerlyn 81 blocked FG return (Succop kick)…13:36 2nd qtr. UA – Tiffin 24 FG … 2:12 4th qtr. UK - Dixon 2 run (Seiber kick)…6:23 2nd qtr. UK – Ford 48 pass from Hartline (Seiber kick) … 0:40 4th qtr UK - Tydlacka 51 FG …0:04 2nd qtr. USC - Succop 42 FG…11:58 4th qtr. Team Statistics Alabama Kentucky USC - Saunders 7 pass from Garcia (Succop kick)…7:08 4th qtr. First Downs 15 12 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 49/282 20/35 Team Statistics South Carolina Kentucky Passing C/A/I 7/17/1 20/42/1 First Downs 16 13 Net Passing Yards 106 241 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 34/74 22/62 Offensive Plays 66 62 Passing C/A/I 19/37/2 24/44/2 Total Offense 388 276 Net Passing Yards 274 156 Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1 Offensive Plays 71 66 Penalties/Yards 10/92 9/58 Total Offense 348 218 Punts/Average 6/43.2 10/43.2 Fumbles/Lost 4/2 1/0 Third-Down Conversions 5-of-16 5-of-17 Penalties/Yards 5/47 2/20 Time of Possession 35:45 24:15 Punts/Average 2/43.5 8/45.2 Third-Down Conversions 8-of-17 1-of-16 Rushing (att-yards-TD) Time of Possession 30:43 29:18 Kentucky – Locke 6-28, Smith 7-18, Dixon 3-10, Allen 1-(-2), Hartline 3-(-19) Rushing (att-yards-TD) Alabama – Coffee 25-218-1, Ingram 11-66, Upchurch 5-19, Maze 1-1, team 1-(-2), Wilson Kentucky – Locke 15-51, R. Cobb 2-9, A. Smith 2-4, Dixon 1-2-1, Hartline 2-(-4) 6-(-20) South Carolina – Davis 14-27, Garcia 6-22, Smelley 4-16, Wallace 5-10, McKinley 2-2, Baker 1-0, team 2-(-3) Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Kentucky –Hartline 20-42-1-241-2 Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Alabama – Wilson 7-17-1-106-0 Kentucky –Hartline 23-43-2-152-0, R. Cobb 1-1-0-4-0 South Carolina – Smelley 9-23-2-105-1, Garcia 10-14-0-169-1 Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Kentucky – Locke 8-81, Lyons 6-63-1, Grinter 3-29, Adams 2-20, Ford 1-48-1 Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Alabama – Jones 3-52, Walker 2-30, Coffee 1-15, Stover 1-9 Kentucky – Locke 8-57, R. Cobb 8-53, Lyons 2-12, Adeyemi 2-7, Boyd 1-14, Drake 1-12, Grinter 1-3, Conner 1-(-2) Tackles South Carolina – McKinley 7-88-1, Barnes 4-88, Cook 4-36, Saunders 2-20-1, Hills 1-24, Kentucky – Kelley 13, Williams 8, Harrison 7, Maxwell 5, McClinton 5, Schwindel 5 Davis 1-18

Tackles Kentucky – M. Johnson 12, Moore 5, McAtee 4, Pryor 4, Kelley 4, Peters 4, Oninku 4, Lumpkin 4 2008 GAME REVIEWS KENTUCKY 21, ARKANSAS 20 FLORIDA 63, KENTUCKY 5 7 OCT 18, 2008 8 OCT 25, 2008 Kentucky sophomore quarterback Mike Hartline connect- Two blocked punts by Florida special teams early in the first ed with freshman Randall Cobb on two touchdowns against quarter set up two UF touchdown drives inside the Kentucky five- Arkansas in the final five minutes of the game to match the yard line to give the No. 5 Gators a 14-point cushion en route to greatest fourth-quarter comeback in school history and defeat a 63-5 defeat of the Wildcats in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. the Razorbacks, 21-20, during Homecoming at The Gators controlled both sides of the ball in the first Commonwealth Stadium. quarter as the defense allowed UK just one first down while the The Wildcats trailed 20-7 in the final stanza. The record UF offense posted four touchdowns. Late in the quarter, UK comeback began with 4:56 to play when Arkansas’ junior Trevard Lindley set up the Wildcats inside the UF 40- De’Anthony Curtis fumbled after being hit by Johnny Williams yard line after intercepting Florida’s Tim Tebow and returning it and the ball was recovered by Ashton Cobb at the Arkansas three yards to the UF 37-yard line. It was Lindley’s fourth inter- 41-yard line. ception of the season and ninth of his career. Two plays later, Hartline threw a 32-yard pass to Cobb for UK’s Lones Seiber got the Wildcats on the scoreboard a touchdown to trim the lead to six points with just over four with a 27-yard field goal midway through the second quarter, minutes left. The Kentucky defense came up big, causing a three-and-out series to force a completing a 14-play, 76-yard drive. However, Florida took a 42-3 advantage into the locker Razorback punt. Two plays later, Hartline connected with Cobb again on a 21-yard toss for room at halftime after UF’s Tebow rushed for his second touchdown of the day just before a touchdown. With the made extra point, UK earned the deciding margin. intermission. Through the air, Tebow completed 11-of-15 passes for 180 yards on the day, Senior free safety Marcus McClinton preserved the win with an interception at the with two touchdowns. Arkansas 47-yard line on the final Razorback drive of the game. In 2004, UK fell behind The third quarter began like much of the first half for the Wildcats as UF’s Ahmad Black Vanderbilt by a 13-point margin before pulling out a 14-13 win. intercepted a pass during the first play of the second half and returned it for a touchdown to Arkansas opened the scoring in the first quarter. After an interception put the extend the Florida lead. UK added a safety in the fourth quarter for its final score. Razorbacks in business at the UK 11-yard line, Michael Smith scored on a two-yard run. Freshman quarterback/wide receiver Randall Cobb sparked the UK offense by rushing for Smith had an outstanding game, rushing for 192 yards on 35 carries. Arkansas made it 14- a career-high 52 yards on nine carries. He also completed 9-of-18 passes for 78 yards and 0 at halftime when Smith tallied on a 21-yard pass from quarterback Casey Dick. corralled two catches for seven yards in the game. Arkansas extended the advantage to 17-0 with a field goal early in the third quarter. The Senior linebacker Braxton Kelley led the defense with 11 tackles. He has totaled over 10 Wildcats bounced back when junior tailback Alfonso Smith took a swing pass from Hartline tackles three times this season and eight times in his career while recording at least three and raced 71 yards for a touchdown. The Hogs got another field goal in the fourth quarter tackles in 20 consecutive games. Lindley deflected a pass to go with his interception. He has to set up the Wildcat comeback. broken up a pass in seven of eight games this season. Linebackers Braxton Kelley and Micah Johnson paced the defense with 15 tackles each, career bests for both players. McClinton also tied his career high with nine stops to go along SCORING SUMMARY with his game-clinching interception. Kentucky0302- 5 Offensively, Hartline completed 17 of 32 aerials for 239 yards and a career-best three Florida 28 14 14 7 - 63 touchdowns. Smith caught five passes for 108 yards, the first 100-yard game of his career. UF – Tebow 3 run (Phillips kick)…11:01 1st qtr. SCORING SUMMARY UF – James 1 run (Phillips kick)…9:22 1st qtr. Arkansas 7733- 20UF – Harvin 16 run (Phillips kick)…6:44 1st qtr. UF – Harvin 33 pass from Tebow (Phillips kick)…3:15 1st qtr. Kentucky00714-21 UF – Demps 61 pass from Tebow (Phillips kick)…11:26 2nd qtr. UK - Seiber 27 FG…5:03 2nd qtr. AR – M. Smith 2 run (Haddock kick)…8:09 1st qtr. UF – Tebow 3 run (Phillips kick)…0:26 2nd qtr. AR – M. Smith 22 pass from Dick (Haddock kick)…1:15 2nd qtr. UF – Black 40 interception return (Phillips kick)…14:51 3rd qtr. AR - Haddock 19 FG…9:45 3rd qtr. UF – K. Moore 1 run (Phillips kick)…2:59 3rd qtr. UK – A. Smith 71 pass from Hartline (Seiber kick)…8:50 3rd qtr. UF – Nelson 38 pass from J. Brantley (Phillips kick)…11:45 4th qtr. AR - Haddock 23 FG…10:00 4th qtr. UK – Safety, muffed punt snap, ball kicked out of end zone…4:07 4th qtr. UK – R. Cobb 32 pass from Hartline (Seiber kick)…4:15 4th qtr. UK – R. Cobb 21 pass from Hartline (Seiber kick)…2:21 4th qtr. Team Statistics Kentucky Florida First Downs 17 23 Team Statistics Arkansas Kentucky Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 33/141 41/214 First Downs 21 15 Passing C/A/I 17/36/1 13/18/1 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 51/236 28/88 Net Passing Yards 127 232 Passing C/A/I 11/29/2 19/35/2 Offensive Plays 69 59 Net Passing Yards 94 284 Total Offense 268 446 Offensive Plays 80 63 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0 Total Offense 330 372 Penalties/Yards 3/30 7/62 Fumbles/Lost 2/2 5/2 Punts/Average 7/36.1 1/41.0 Penalties/Yards 13/102 5/53 Third-Down Conversions 5-of-17 4-of-8 Punts/Average 6/34.3 4/43.2 Time of Possession 32:17 27:43 Third-Down Conversions 6-of-17 5-of-13 Time of Possession 36:01 23:59 Rushing (att-yards-TD) Kentucky – R. Cobb 9-52, Allen 6-32, Dixon 6-27, Nance 2-16, A. Smith 8-11, Hartline 1-2, Rushing (att-yards-TD) Bowland 1-1 Kentucky – Allen 7-46, Locke 9-34, A. Smith 3-6, Dixon 1-5, Conner 1-1, Hartline 2-1, R. Florida – Demps 7-50, Tebow 9-48-2, K. Moore 8-39-1, Rainey 7-36, Harvin 2-22-1, Brantley Cobb 3-(-2), team 2-(-3) 2-14, James 2-9-1, Brown 3-9, team 1-(-13) Arkansas – M. Smith 35-192-1, Dick 7-28, Curtis 9-16 Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Kentucky –R. Cobb 9-18-0-78-0, Hartline 7-16-1-33-0 Kentucky –Hartline 17-32-2-239-3, R. Cobb 2-3-0-45-0 Florida – Tebow 11-15-1-180-2, Brantley 2-3-0-52-1 Arkansas – Dick 11-29-2-94-1 Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Kentucky – Dixon 5-19, Conner 3-26, McCaskill 2-22, R. Cobb 2-7, Adams 1-16, Boyd 1-16, Kentucky – A. Smith 5-108-1, R. Cobb 5-73-2, McCaskill 3-30, Adeyemi 2-18, Drake 1-37, Bogue 1-8, Adeyemi 1-8, Ford 1-5 Allen 1-9, Locke 1-6, Ford 1-3 Florida – Demps 4-67-1, Murphy 2-21, Nelson 1-38-1, Harvin 1-33-1, C. Moore 1-25, Rainey Arkansas – M. Smith 3-33-1, Adams 2-24, Crawford 2-21, Davie 2-14, Salters 1-5, Dick 1-(-3) 1-16, K. Moore 1-14, Thompson 1-9, James 1-9

Tackles Tackles Kentucky – M. Johnson 15, Kelley 15, McClinton 9, Lentz 7, J. Williams 6 Kentucky – Kelley 11, Jenkins 6, Maxwell 5, Moore 4, Jones 4 2008 KENTUCKY FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (as of Sun. Oct. 26)

OFFENSE PAT/FG 36 Lones Seiber, 5-9, 182, Jr-2L 9 Ryan Tydlacka, 6-1, 195, Fr-RS TE 80 T. C. Drake, 6-6, 242, Jr-2L KOR 29 Alfonso Smith, 6-1, 204, Jr-2L 40 Maurice Grinter, 6-3, 253, Jr-2L 28 Tony Dixon, 5-9, 203, Sr-3L 86 Ross Bogue, 6-5, 245, Jr-2L 7 David Jones, 5-10, 185, Sr-3L 17 E.J. Adams, 6-0, 197, Jr-2L LT 79 Garry Williams, 6-3, 300, Sr-3L 19 Winston Guy, 6-1, 205, Fr-HS 71 James Alexander, 6-5, 295, Jr-2L PR 8 DeMoreo Ford, 5-10, 186, Jr-2L LG 72 Zipp Duncan, 6-5, 290, Jr-2L 18 Randall Cobb, 5-11, 185, Fr-HS 70 Stuart Hines, 6-4, 280, Fr-RS 85 Gene McCaskill, 6-0, 175, Fr-HS 68 Mike Williams, 6-6, 294, Jr-1L DEFENSE C 61 Jorge Gonzalez, 6-3, 300, Jr-2L 77 Marcus Davis, 6-1, 280, So-Sq DE 95 Ventrell Jenkins, 6-2, 285, Sr-3L 97 Nii Adjei Oninku, 6-1, 254, Sr-2L RG 73 Jess Beets, 6-2, 285, Sr-1L 63 Jake Lanefski, 6-4, 278, Fr-RS DT 91 Corey Peters, 6-3, 290, Jr-2L 45 Antwane Glenn, 6-3, 270, Fr-RS RT 75 Brad Durham, 6-4, 310, So-1L 92 Josh Minton, 6-3, 254, So-Sq 52 Billy Joe Murphy, 6-6, 292, Fr-RS 76 Justin Jeffries, 6-6, 310, Jr-2L (injured) DT 98 Myron Pryor, 6-1, 310, Sr-3L or 53 Ricky Lumpkin, 6-4, 289, So-1L WR 18 Randall Cobb, 5-11, 185, Fr-HS 60 Shane McCord, 6-2, 271, So-1L 17 E.J. Adams, 6-0, 197, Jr-2L 68 Luke McDermott, 6-1, 254, Fr-RS 22 Aaron Boyd, 6-3, 210, Fr-HS 3 Matt Roark, 6-6, 195, Fr-HS DE 99 Jeremy Jarmon, 6-3, 277, Jr-2L 81 Kyrus Lanxter, 6-2, 193, So-1L 66 Chandler Burden, 6-5, 290, Fr-HS or 93 Austin Moss, 6-0, 250, Jr-2L WR 85 Eugene McCaskill, 6-0, 175, Fr-HS 13 Eric Adeyemi, 6-0, 170, Fr-HS SLB 51 Johnny Williams, 6-3, 244, Sr-3L 8 DeMoreo Ford, 5-10, 186, Jr-2L 50 Sam Maxwell, 6-3, 235, Jr-2L 57 Jacob Dufrene, 6-2, 215, So-1L QB 5 Mike Hartline, 6-6, 204, So-1L 42 Chris Cessna, 6-4, 224, Fr-RS 1 Will Fidler, 6-4, 216, So-Sq 15 Tyler Sargent, 6-4, 208, Fr-RS MLB 4 Micah Johnson, 6-2, 250, Jr-2L 43 Mikhail Mabry, 6-2, 235, Jr-2L FB 38 John Conner, 5-11, 230, Jr-2L 46 Ronnie Sneed, 6-2, 235, Fr-RS 47 A.J. Nance, 5-11, 241, Jr-2L 43 Stephen Ball, 5-10, 224, So-Sq WLB 56 Braxton Kelley, 6-0, 230, Sr-3L 41 Danny Trevathan, 6-1, 210, Fr-HS TB 29 Alfonso Smith, 6-1, 204, Jr-2L 21 Michael Schwindel, 6-2, 220, Jr-2L 28 Tony Dixon, 5-9, 203, Sr-3L 30 Moncell Allen, 5-7, 225, So-1L CB 7 David Jones, 5-10, 185, Sr-3L 36 Robbie McAtee, 5-10, 175, Sr-1L SPECIALISTS 24 Randall Burden, 6-0, 170, Fr-RS

SS 10 Matt Lentz, 6-3, 209, Fr-RS KO 44 Tim Masthay, 6-2, 203, Sr-3L 27 Ashton Cobb, 6-0, 208, Jr-2L 6 Taiedo Smith, 6-0, 182, Fr-RS K SNAP 55 Brad Hart, 6-1, 218, So-1L 11 Greg Wilson, 6-1, 195, Fr-RS P SNAP 65 J. J. Helton, 6-3, 230, So-1L FS 2 Marcus McClinton, 6-1, 210, Sr-3L 33 Calvin Harrison, 6-1, 197, Jr-2L P 44 Tim Masthay, 6-2, 203, Sr-3L 9 Ryan Tydlacka, 6-1, 195, Fr-RS CB 32 Trevard Lindley, 6-0, 175, Jr-2L 23 Shomari Moore, 5-9, 185, Sr-3L HOL 44 Tim Masthay, 6-2, 203, Sr-3L 19 Winston Guy, 6-1, 205, Fr-HS 97 J J. Housley, 5-10, 186, Sr-Sq 25 Ahmad Grigsby, 6-0, 188, Sr-1L 2008 Kentucky Football Statistics Kentucky Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 26, 2008) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (5-3-0) (4-1-0) (1-2-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (1-3-0) (1-1-0) (0-2-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (4-0-0) (3-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS UK OPP ------Aug 31, 2008 at Louisville W 27-2 42696 FIRST DOWNS...... 136 120 Sep 06, 2008 NORFOLK STATE W 38-3 69118 Rushing...... 54 58 Sep 13, 2008 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 20-14 68612 Passing...... 69 53 Sep 27, 2008 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 41-3 70731 Penalty...... 13 9 *Oct 4, 2008 at #2 Alabama L 14-17 92138 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 1004 1099 *Oct 11, 2008 SOUTH CAROLINA L 17-24 70822 Rushing Attempts...... 253 293 *Oct 18, 2008 ARKANSAS W 21-20 70534 Average Per Rush...... 4.0 3.8 *Oct 25, 2008 at #5 Florida L 5-63 90589 Average Per Game...... 125.5 137.4 TDs Rushing...... 9 7 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PASSING YARDAGE...... 1538 1322 ------Att-Comp-Int...... 294-160-8 219-106-11 Derrick Locke 7 63 319 16 303 4.8 1 68 43.3 Average Per Pass...... 5.2 6.0 Moncell Allen 8 33 202 4 198 6.0 1 38 24.8 Average Per Catch...... 9.6 12.5 Alfonso Smith 8 44 195 5 190 4.3 1 35 23.8 Average Per Game...... 192.2 165.2 Tony Dixon 8 53 180 20 160 3.0 4 15 20.0 TDs Passing...... 9 8 Randall Cobb 7 23 129 20 109 4.7 2 18 15.6 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 2542 2421 Trey Bowland 3 7 18 1 17 2.4 0 8 5.7 Average Per Play...... 4.6 4.7 A.J. Nance 8 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 10 2.0 Average Per Game...... 317.8 302.6 John Conner 8 5 15 0 15 3.0 0 9 1.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards.... 23-566 19-425 Eric Adeyemi 8 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 1.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards.... 28-299 18-203 TEAM 8 3 0 5 -5 -1.7 0 0 -0.6 INT RETURNS: #-Yards..... 11-81 8-154 Mike Hartline 8 19 42 51 -9 -0.5 0 9 -1.1 FUMBLES-LOST...... 13-6 18-10 Total...... 8 253 1126 122 1004 4.0 9 68 125.5 PENALTIES-Yards...... 42-314 54-483 Opponents...... 8 293 1318 219 1099 3.8 7 78 137.4 PUNTS-AVG...... 50-41.9 49-39.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game.. 30:18 29:42 PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 3RD-DOWN Conversions..... 38/123 37/117 ------4TH-DOWN Conversions..... 3/8 4/8 Mike Hartline 8 101.73 139-256-7 54.3 1298 8 71 162.2 Randall Cobb 7 112.96 18-33-1 54.5 214 1 37 30.6 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Will Fidler 3 129.60 3-4-0 75.0 26 0 16 8.7 ------TEAM 8 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Marc. McClinton 4 20 5.0 0 20 Total...... 8 103.02 160-294-8 54.4 1538 9 71 192.2 Trevard Lindley 4 55 13.8 1 28 Opponents...... 8 101.12 106-219-11 48.4 1322 8 62 165.2 Matt Lentz 1 0 0.0 0 0 Shomari Moore 1 6 6.0 0 6 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G David Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 ------Total...... 11 81 7.4 1 28 Dicky Lyons 6 33 264 8.0 2 26 44.0 Opponents...... 8 154 19.2 1 40 Derrick Locke 7 23 195 8.5 1 36 27.9 Randall Cobb 7 18 164 9.1 2 32 23.4 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Tony Dixon 8 12 33 2.8 0 7 4.1 ------T.C. Drake 8 9 158 17.6 0 37 19.8 Tim Masthay 32 1473 46.0 57 3 7 8 2 John Conner 8 9 83 9.2 0 20 10.4 Ryan Tydlacka 16 624 39.0 49 5 3 11 0 Gene McCaskill 6 8 79 9.9 0 18 13.2 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Kyrus Lanxter 7 7 89 12.7 0 27 12.7 Total...... 50 2097 41.9 57 8 10 19 2 Maurice Grinter 7 7 76 10.9 1 23 10.9 Opponents...... 49 1956 39.9 57 1 7 10 0 E.J. Adams 7 7 75 10.7 0 17 10.7 Eric Adeyemi 8 7 50 7.1 0 14 6.2 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Alfonso Smith 8 6 114 19.0 1 71 14.2 ------Aaron Boyd 5 5 46 9.2 0 16 9.2 Dicky Lyons 20 247 12.4 0 44 Moncell Allen 8 4 32 8.0 1 11 4.0 Randall Cobb 5 44 8.8 0 14 DeMoreo Ford 6 3 56 18.7 1 48 9.3 DeMoreo Ford 3 8 2.7 0 8 Matt Roark 8 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.0 Total...... 28 299 10.7 0 44 Ross Bogue 8 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.0 Opponents...... 18 203 11.3 0 37 Total...... 8 160 1538 9.6 9 71 192.2 Opponents...... 8 106 1322 12.5 8 62 165.2 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Derrick Locke 11 314 28.5 1 100 ------E.J. Adams 3 58 19.3 0 22 Lones Seiber 6-12 50.0 0-0 5-6 0-2 1-4 0-0 40 2 Tony Dixon 3 65 21.7 0 27 Ryan Tydlacka 3-6 50.0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 1-1 51 1 Alfonso Smith 3 73 24.3 0 26 David Jones 1 10 10.0 0 10 |------PATs ------| Dicky Lyons 1 16 16.0 0 16 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Winston Guy 1 30 30.0 0 30 ------Total...... 23 566 24.6 1 100 Lones Seiber 0 6-12 22-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 40 Opponents...... 19 425 22.4 0 84 Randall Cobb 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Tony Dixon 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Derrick Locke 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 ------Alfonso Smith 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Derrick Locke 7 303 195 0 314 0 812 116.0 Dicky Lyons 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Dicky Lyons 6 0 264 247 16 0 527 87.8 Moncell Allen 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Alfonso Smith 8 190 114 0 73 0 377 47.1 Ryan Tydlacka 0 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 Total...... 8 1004 1538 299 566 81 3488 436.0 DeMoreo Ford 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 8 1099 1322 203 425 154 3203 400.4 Trevard Lindley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Maurice Grinter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Ashton Cobb 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ------Myron Pryor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Mike Hartline 8 275 -9 1298 1289 161.1 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Total...... 8 547 1004 1538 2542 317.8 Total...... 22 9-18 22-22 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 183 Opponents...... 8 512 1099 1322 2421 302.6 Opponents...... 18 6-17 18-18 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 146

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------Kentucky...... 24 54 31 74 - 183 Opponents...... 63 34 24 25 - 146

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------56 Braxton Kelley 8 37 27 64 4.0-22 3.0-19 . 2 . . 1 . . 4 Micah Johnson 6 30 16 46 6.0-11 1.5-4 . 2 . . . . . 2 Marcus McClinton 8 22 9 31 1.0-2 . 4-20 . . 1-0 1 . . 36 Robbie McAtee 8 20 5 25 1.5-5 1.0-4 . 1 . 2-0 . . . 51 Johnny Williams 8 13 11 24 5.0-29 3.5-24 . . 1 1-0 2 . . 95 Ventrell Jenkins 8 11 12 23 0.5-3 . . 1 . . 1 . . 32 Trevard Lindley 8 15 7 22 0.5-1 . 4-55 9 . . . . . 91 Corey Peters 8 14 8 22 5.5-25 3.0-19 . 1 2 1-0 . . . 7 David Jones 8 14 7 21 2.5-6 . 1-0 4 . . . . . 99 Jeremy Jarmon 8 15 6 21 5.5-30 2.0-12 . 3 2 . 1 . . 98 Myron Pryor 7 10 10 20 7.5-33 3.5-26 . 1 2 1-72 1 . . 23 Shomari Moore 8 15 4 19 4.5-13 1.0-1 1-6 3 . . 1 . . 33 Calvin Harrison 7 10 8 18 0.5-0 . . . . . 1 . . 10 Matt Lentz 8 10 8 18 1.0-3 1.0-3 1-0 1 . . . . . 50 Sam Maxwell 8 10 7 17 2.5-11 . . 1 . . 1 . . 27 Ashton Cobb 6 12 4 16 . . . . . 2-28 . . . 53 Ricky Lumpkin 7 5 8 13 3.0-6 0.5-2 ...... 97 Nii Adjei Oninku 8 7 4 11 0.5-1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 21 Michael Schwindel 8 6 4 10 0.5-0 . . . . 1-0 . . . 29 Alfonso Smith 8 6 1 7 ...... 68 Luke McDermott 3 4 1 5 ...... 43 Mikhail Mabry 8 2 3 5 ...... 1 . . 19 Winston Guy 8 3 2 5 ...... 41 Danny Trevathan 8 2 2 4 ...... 60 Shane McCord 8 1 3 4 0.5-2 ...... 11 Greg Wilson 8 1 2 3 0.5-2 ...... 30 Moncell Allen 8 2 1 3 ...... 44 Tim Masthay 8 2 1 3 ...... 47 A.J. Nance 8 1 1 2 ...... 5 Mike Hartline 8 2 . 2 ...... 20 Derrick Locke 7 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 38 John Conner 8 1 . 1 ...... 24 Randall Burden 7 1 . 1 ...... 86 Ross Bogue 8 1 . 1 ...... 72 Zipp Duncan 8 1 . 1 ...... 40 Maurice Grinter 7 1 . 1 ...... 12 Dicky Lyons 6 . 1 1 ...... 59 Jon Thomas 1 1 . 1 ...... 93 Austin Moss 3 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 8 ...... 1 3 Matt Roark 8 ...... 1 . Total...... 8 310 184 494 53-205 19-108 11-81 30 7 10-100 12 1 1 Opponents...... 8 329 198 527 26-97 7-47 8-154 31 14 6-18 5 5 1 2008 KENTUCKY FOOTBALL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS First Time of Rushing Passing Total Offense 3rd Down Fumbles- Game Score Downs Possession (No-Yds-TD) (Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD) (Plays-Yds-TD) Conv. Lost KENTUCKY 27 13 32:40 33-63-1 16-31-0-147-0 64-210-1 4-of-16 3-1 at Louisville 2 16 27:20 29-53-0 20-43-3-152-0 72-205-0 5-of-16 3-2

KENTUCKY 38 22 32:22 44-297-4 15-26-1-147-1 70-444-5 4-of-12 2-1 vs. Norfolk State 3 8 27:38 29-67-0 9-24-1-97-0 53-164-0 1-of-13 1-0

KENTUCKY 20 21 35:06 35-102-0 28-48-0-254-2 83-356-2 7-of-19 1-1 vs. Middle Tenn. 14 13 24:54 23-31-0 27-37-1-352-2 60-383-2 5-of-15 1-1

KENTUCKY 41 23 32:26 38-216-3 21-32-1-182-1 70-398-4 7-of-13 0-0 vs. WKU 3 8 27:34 37-142-0 6-14-0-15-0 51-157-0 3-of-15 2-1

KENTUCKY 14 12 24:15 20-35-0 20-42-1-241-2 62-276-2 5-of-17 1-1 at Alabama 17 15 35:45 49-282-1 7-17-1-106-0 66-388-1 5-of-16 3-2

KENTUCKY 17 13 29:17 22-62-1 24-44-2-156-0 66-218-1 1-of-16 1-0 vs. South Carolina 24 16 30:43 34-74-0 19-37-2-274-2 71-348-3 8-of-17 4-2

KENTUCKY 21 15 23:59 28-88-0 19-35-2-284-3 63-372-3 5-of-13 5-2 vs. Arkansas 20 21 36:01 51-236-1 11-29-2-94-1 80-330-2 6-of-17 2-2

KENTUCKY 5 17 32:17 33-141-0 17-36-1-127-0 69-268-0 5-of-17 0-0 at Florida 63 23 27:43 41-214-5 13-18-1-232-3 59-446-8 4-of-8 2-0

GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) Allen Adeyemi Bowland Cobb Conner Dixon Hartline Locke Nance Smith at Louisville 4-12-0 0-0-0 DNP 1-2-0 1-2-0 12-27-1 2-(-13)-0 10-25-0 0-0-0 2-10-0 vs. Norfolk State 7-71-1 0-0-0 6-16-0 8-48-2 2-10-0 6-16-0 3-2-0 5-96-1 0-0-0 7-38-0 vs. Middle Tenn. 1-(-2)-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 11-28-0 4-5-0 10-35-0 0-0-0 9-36-0 vs. WKU 7-41-0 1-10-0 0-0-0 INJ 1-2-0 13-45-2 2-17-0 8-34-0 0-0-0 6-67-1 at Alabama 1-(-2)-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-10-0 3-(-19)-0 6-28-0 0-0-0 7-18-0 vs. South Carolina 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP 2-9-0 0-0-0 1-2-1 2-(-4)-0 15-51-0 0-0-0 2-4-0 vs. Arkansas 7-46-0 0-0-0 DNP 3-(-2)-0 1-1-0 1-5-0 2-1-0 9-34-0 0-0-0 3-6-0 at Florida 6-32-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 9-52-0 0-0-0 6-27-0 1-2-0 INJ 2-16-0 8-11-0

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING (Rec-Yds-TD) Adams Adeyemi Allen Bogue Boyd Cobb Conner Dixon Drake Ford at Louisville 2-17-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 ILL 3-31-0 1-20-0 2-7-0 2-14-0 0-0-0 vs. Norfolk State 0-0-0 1-8-0 1-10-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-10-0 0-0-0 INJ vs. Middle Tenn. 0-0-0 1-9-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 2-(-3)-0 4-82-0 0-0-0 vs. WKU 2-22-0 0-0-0 2-13-1 0-0-0 3-16-0 INJ 3-32-0 0-0-0 1-13-0 0-0-0 at Alabama 2-20-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-48-1 vs. South Carolina 0-0-0 2-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-14-0 8-53-0 1-(-2)-0 0-0-0 1-12-0 INJ vs. Arkansas INJ 2-18-0 1-9-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-73-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-37-0 1-3-0 at Florida 1-16-0 1-8-0 0-0-0 1-8-0 1-16-0 2-7-0 3-26-0 5-19-0 0-0-0 1-5-0

(Rec-Yds-TD) Grinter Lanxter Locke Lyons McCaskill Roark Smith at Lousiville 0-0-0 2-17-0 1-6-0 2-25-0 1-10-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Norfolk State 0-0-0 2-41-0 1-10-0 5-51-1 2-17-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Middle Tenn. 2-21-1 3-31-0 2-12-1 12-79-0 0-0-0 1-16-0 0-0-0 vs. WKU 1-23-0 0-0-0 2-23-0 6-34-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 at Alabama 3-29-0 0-0-0 8-81-0 6-63-1 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. South Carolina 1-3-0 0-0-0 8-57-0 2-12-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Arkansas 0-0-0 INJ 0-0-0 INJ 3-30-0 0-0-0 5-108-1 at Florida INJ 0-0-0 INJ INJ 2-22-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

GAME-BY-GAME PASSING (Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD) Hartline R. Cobb Fidler at Louisville 16-31-0-147-0 0-0-0-0-0 DNP vs. Norfolk State 9-15-0-60-0 6-11-1-87-1 0-0-0-0-0 vs. Middle Tenn. 28-47-0-254-2 0-0-0-0-0 DNP vs. WKU 19-30-1-172-1 INJ 2-2-0-10-0 at Alabama 20-42-1-241-2 0-0-0 DNP vs. South Carolina 23-43-2-152-0 1-1-0-4-0 DNP vs. Arkansas 17-32-2-139-3 2-3-0-45-0 DNP at Florida 7-16-1-33-0 9-18-0-78-0 1-2-0-16-0

GAME-BY-GAME PUNTING (No-Avg) Masthay Tydlacka at Louisville 4-42.8 3-41.7_ vs. Norfolk State 2-44.0 2-45.5

vs. Middle Tenn. 3-52.7 3-36.3

vs. WKU 2-43.0 2-24.5

at Alabama 8-43.5 2-42.0

vs. South Carolina 6-46.7 2-41.0

vs. Arkansas 2-44.5 2-42.0

at Florida 5-50.6 0-0

GAME-BY-GAME FIELD GOALS FG Made (Miss) Seiber Tydlacka at Louisville 21, (49), 25_ vs. Norfolk State 23 vs. Middle Tenn. 40,(48),(29),(42),25,(33) vs. WKU 45, 33 at Alabama - - vs. South Carolina - (21), 51, (45) vs. Arkansas - (30) at Florida (32), 27

GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

DEFENSIVE LINE

(Tackles, Tackles-for-Loss, Sacks) Game Jarmon Jenkins Lumpkin McCord McDermott Moss Oninku Peters Pryor at Louisville 2-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 3-1-0 vs. Norfolk State 4-2.5-1 0-0-0 4-1-0.5 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 vs. Middle Tenn. 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 vs. WKU 4-2-1 5-0.5-0 INJ 1-0-0 3-0-0 DNP 2-0-0 5-2-2 6-0-0 at Alabama 3-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-1.5-1.5 vs. South Carolina 1-0-0 3-0-0 4-0.5-0 1-0.5-0 DNP DNP 4-1.5-0 4-1.5-1 4-3-2 vs. Arkansas 2-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 DNP DNP 5-0-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 at Florida 2-0-0 6-0-0 3-0.5-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 INJ

LINEBACKERS

(Tackles, Tackles-for-Loss, Sacks, Pass Breakups) Game M. Johnson Kelley Maxwell Schwindel Trevathan J. Williams Mabry at Louisville 5-0-0-0 5-1-1-0 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-1-0 0-0-0-0 vs. Norfolk State 3-0.5-0.5-1 3-1-1-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-1-0 0-0-0-0 vs. Middle Tenn. 9-2-0-0 7-0-0-1 2-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 vs. WKU INJ 6-1.5-1-0 0-0-0-1 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 4-0.5-0-0 0-0-0-0 at Alabama INJ 13-0.5-0-0 5-0.5-0-0 5-0.5-0-0 1-0-0-0 8-1.5-1.5-0 3-0-0-0 vs. South Carolina 12-1.5-0-0 4-0-0-1 2-0-0-0 INJ 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 vs. Arkansas 15-2-1-1 15-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 6-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 at Florida 2-0-0-0 11-0-0-0 5-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0

DEFENSIVE BACKS

(Tackles, Pass Breakups, Interceptions) Game A. Cobb Burden Guy Harrison D. Jones Lentz Lindley McAtee McClinton Moore Wilson at Louisville 3-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-2-0 0-0-1 2-1-1 4-0-0 4-0-1 2-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Norfolk State 3-0-0 DNP 1-0-0 4-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 6-1-1 4-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 vs. Middle Tenn. 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 4-1-0 6-0-1 3-1-0 0-0-0 vs. WKU DNP 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-1-0 4-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 at Alabama DNP 1-0-0 1-0-0 7-0-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 4-3-0 3-0-0 5-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. South Carolina 3-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 DNP 3-0-0 1-0-0 3-1-1 4-0-0 2-0-0 5-0-1 0-0-0 vs. Arkansas 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-1 7-0-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 9-0-1 1-1-0 0-0-0 at Florida 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 2-1-0 1-1-1 3-0-0 3-0-0 4-1-0 1-0-0 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Offensive Starters TE/WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR TB FB/TB QB Louisville Drake G. Williams Duncan Gonzalez Beets Jeffries Adams Lyons Dixon Conner Hartline Norfolk State Drake Murphy Duncan Gonzalez Beets Jeffries R. Cobb Lyons Dixon Conner Hartline Middle Tenn. Drake Murphy Duncan Gonzalez Beets Jeffries R. Cobb Lyons Dixon Conner Hartline Western Ky. Drake G. Williams Duncan Gonzalez Beets Jeffries Adams Lyons Dixon Conner Hartline Alabama Grinter G. Williams Duncan Gonzalez Beets Murphy Adams Lyons Dixon Conner Hartline South Carolina Drake G. Williams Duncan Gonzalez Beets Durham Adams Lyons Locke Conner Hartline Arkansas Adeyemi G. Williams Duncan Gonzalez Beets Durham Boyd R. Cobb Locke Smith Hartline Florida Drake G. Williams Duncan Gonzalez Beets Durham R. Cobb Adeyemi Smith Conner Hartline Mississippi St. Georgia Vanderbilt Tennessee

Defensive Starters DE DT DT DE OLB MLB OLB/CB CB SS FS CB Louisville Jarmon Peters Pryor Jenkins Kelley M. Johnson J. Williams Lindley A. Cobb McClinton Jones Norfolk State Jarmon Peters Pryor Jenkins Kelley M. Johnson J. Williams Lindley A. Cobb McClinton Jones Middle Tenn. Jarmon Peters Pryor Jenkins Kelley M. Johnson McAtee Lindley A. Cobb McClinton Jones Western Ky. Jarmon Peters Pryor Jenkins Maxwell Kelley McAtee Lindley Lentz McClinton Jones Alabama Jarmon Peters Pryor Jenkins Schwindel Kelley J. Williams Lindley Harrison McClinton Jones South Carolina Jarmon Peters Pryor Jenkins Kelley M. Johnson McAtee Lindley Lentz McClinton Jones Arkansas Jarmon Peters Pryor Jenkins Kelley M. Johnson J. Williams Lindley Lentz McClinton Jones Florida Jarmon Peters Lumpkin Jenkins Kelley M. Johnson Moore Lindley Lentz McClinton Jones Mississippi State Georgia Vanderbilt Tennessee WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME KENTUCKY Had a player return an interception for a TD: Trevard Lindley (28 yards) vs. South Carolina, Oct. 11, 2008 Had a player recover/return a fumble for a TD: Ashton Cobb Scored 40 points: 41 vs. WKU, Sept. 27, 2008 (28 yards) and Myron Pryor (72 yards) vs. Louisville, Aug. 31, 2008 Scored 50 points: 50 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 24, 2007 Had two defensive TDs in the same game: Ashton Cobb Shut Out an Opponent: vs. Vanderbilt (25-0), Nov. 16, 1996 (28 yards) and Myron Pryor (72 yards) vs. Louisville, Aug. 31, 2008 Scored on first series: vs. WKU, Sept. 27, 2008 Had a player block a punt: Roger Williams vs. Florida State, (45-yard field goal by Ryan Tydlacka) Dec. 31, 2007 Had 25 First Downs: 29 vs. Florida State, Dec. 31, 2007 Had a player block a field goal: Matt Roark vs. Louisville, Aug. 31, 2008 Had 30 First Downs: 37 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 24, 2007 Had a player return a blocked FG for a TD: Bo Smith (72 yards) Had 250 yards rushing: 297 vs. Norfolk State, Sept. 6, 2008 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 11, 2005 Had 300 yards rushing: 355 vs. Indiana, Sept. 18, 2004 Had a player block a PAT: Curtis Pulley and Sean Murphy Had below 50 yards rushing: 35 vs. Alabama, Oct. 4, 2008 vs. Florida, Sept. 23, 2006 Had 300 yards passing: 358 vs. Florida State, Dec. 31 2007 Had a field goal of 50 yards or more: Ryan Tydlacka (51 yards) Had 400 yards passing: 430 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 24, 2007 vs. South Carolina, Oct. 11, 2008 Had below 50 yards passing: 43 vs. Florida, Sept. 28, 1996 Played an overtime game: Nov. 24, 2007 vs. UT (4OT) - (L, 52-50) Had 500 yards total offense: 501 vs. Florida State, Dec. 31, 2007 Won an overtime game: Oct. 13, 2007 vs. LSU (3OT) - (W, 43-37) Had below 200 yards total offense: 110 vs. Auburn, Oct. 23, 2004 Held opp. below 100 yards rushing: 74 vs. South Carolina, Oct. 11, 2008 OPPONENTS Held opp. below 100 yards passing: 94 vs. Arkansas, Oct. 18, 2008 Held opp. below 50 yards passing: 15 vs. WKU, Sept. 27, 2008 Scored 40 points: 63 by Florida, Oct. 25, 2008 Held opponent below 200 yards total offense: 157 vs. WKU, Scored 50 points: 63 by Florida, Oct. 25, 2008 Sept. 27, 2008 Shut Out Kentucky: 0-49 by LSU, Oct. 14, 2006 Recorded a safety: vs. Florida, Oct. 25, 2008 Rushed for 300 yards: 338 by Arkansas, Sept. 22, 2007 Had a player with 30 rush attempts: 31 by Artose Pinner Passed for 300 yards: 352 by Middle Tennnessee, Sept. 13, 2008 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 16, 2002 Had 500 yards of total offense: 520 by Tennessee, Nov. 24, 2007 Had a player rush for 100 yards: 152 by Rafael Little Recorded a safety: Louisville, Aug. 31, 2008 vs. Florida State, Dec. 31, 2007 Blocked a Kentucky punt: Florida, Oct. 25, 2008 Had a player rush for 200 yards: 224 by Artose Pinner Blocked a Kentucky field goal: Florida, Oct. 25, 2008 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 16, 2002 Blocked a Kentucky PAT: Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 1, 2007 Had 2 players rush for 100 yards: Shane Boyd (130) and Tony Had a player with 30 rush attempts: 35, Michael Smith Dixon (105) vs. Indiana, Sept. 18, 2004 (Arkansas), Oct. 18, 2008 Had a player with 3 rushing touchdowns: 3 by Rafael Little Had a player with 100 yards rushing: 192 by Michael Smith vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 11, 2005 (Arkansas), Oct. 18, 2008 Had a player with 50 pass attempts: 50 by André Woodson, Had a player with 200 yards rushing: 218 by Glen Goffee vs. Florida State, Dec. 31, 2007 (Alabama), Oct. 4, 2008 Had a player with 30 pass completions: 32 by André Woodson Had two players with 100 yards rushing: 173 by Darren McFadden vs. Florida State, Dec. 31, 2007 and 133 by Felix Jones (Arkansas), Sept. 22, 2007 Had a player with 300 passing yards: 358 by André Woodson Had a player with 40 pass attempts: 43, Hunter Cantwell vs. Florida State, Dec. 31, 2007 (Louisville), Aug. 31, 2008 Had 2 players pass for 100 yards: Jared Lorenzen (146) and Had a player with 20 pass completions: 21, Joe Craddock Shane Boyd (140) vs. LSU, Oct. 13, 2001 (Middle Tennessee), Sept. 13, 2008 Had a player with 3 touchdown passes: 3 by Mike Hartline Had a player with 300 yards passing: 352, Joe Craddock vs. Arkansas, Oct. 18, 2008 (Middle Tennessee), Sept. 13, 2008 Had a player with 10 pass receptions: 12 by Dicky Lyons Jr. Had a player with 10 pass receptions: 13, Harry Douglas by Middle Tenn., Sept. 13, 2008 (Louisville), Sept. 15, 2007 Had a player with 100 yards receiving: 108 by Alfonso Smith Had two players with 100 yards passing: 169 by Stephen Garcia vs. Arkansas, Oct. 18, 2008 and 105 by Chris Smelley (South Carolina), Oct. 11, 2008 Had 2 players with 100 yards receiving: 108 by Rafael Little and Had a player with 100 yards receiving: 117, Malcolm Beyah and 104 by Jacob Tamme vs. Tennessee, Nov. 24, 2007 106 Desmond Gee (Middle Tennessee), Sept. 13, 2008 Had a player with 3 touchdown receptions: 3 by Dicky Lyons, Jr. Had two players with 100 yards receiving: 117, Malcolm Beyah vs. Florida, Oct. 20, 2007 and 106 Desmond Gee (Middle Tennessee), Sept. 13, 2008 Had a player with 100 rushing and 100 receiving yards in the same Had a player return a kickoff for a TD: Felix Jones game: Rafael Little (132 rushing, 114 receiving) vs. Vanderbilt, (Arkansas), 82 yards, Sept. 22, 2007 Nov. 11, 2006 Had a player return a punt for a TD: Sterling Mennear Had a player score a TD by rushing and receiving in the same (Idaho State), 26 yards, Sept. 10, 2005 game: Alfonso Smith vs. Eastern Kentucky, Sept. 1, 2007 Had a player return a blocked FG for a TD: Captain Munnerlyn Had a player throw a TD pass and score a rushing and receiving (81 yards) vs. South Carolina, Oct. 11, 2008 TD in the same game: Shane Boyd vs. Ohio, Oct. 18, 2003 Had a player return an interception for a TD: Ahmad Black Had a player return a kickoff for a TD: Derrick Locke (100 yards) (Florida), 40 yards, Oct. 25, 2008 vs. WKU, Sept. 27, 2008 Had a defensive player return/recover a fumble for a TD: Had a player return a punt for a TD: Rafael Little (84 yards) Rolando McClain (Alabama), 4-yard TD - Oct. 4, 2008 vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Nov. 18, 2006 WILDCATS ON THE RECORD LISTS Career Most Pass Breakups, Career 1. 32 Trevard Lindley, 2006-present 2. 27 Antoine Huffman, 2002-05 Most Interceptions, Career 3. 25 Leonard Burress, 2000-03 1. 14 Darryl Bishop (376 yards), 1971-73 4. 25 Eric Kelly, 1997-2000 2. 11 Wilbur Jamerson (310 yards), 1947-50 5. 25 Van Hiles, 1993-96 11 Tony Mayes (74 yards), 1983-86 4. 10 Marcus McClinton (55 yards), 2004-present Most Quarterback Sacks, Career 10 Larry Carter (176 yards), 1977-79 1. 26 Oliver Barnett, 1986-89 10 Buzz Burnam (57 yards), 1970-72 2. 19 Dennis Johnson, 1998-2001 7. 9 Trevard Lindley (88 yards), 2006-present 3. 17 Chris Ward, 1993-96 4. 17 Dean Wells, 1989-92 Most Interceptions, Season 5. 16 Jerry Reese, 1984-87 1. 9 Jerry Claiborne (130 yards), 1949 6. 15 Jeremy Jarmon, 2006-present 2. 7 Paul Calhoun (91 yards), 1984 3. 6 Marcus Jenkins (45 yards), 1993 - 4 Trevard Lindley (55 yards), 2008 - 4 Marcus McClinton (20 yards), 2008

Most Pass Receptions, Career 1. 208 Craig Yeast (2,899 yards), 1995-98 2. 197 Derek Abney (2,339 yards), 2000-03 3. 194 Anthony White (1,520 yards), 1996-99 4. 189 Keenan Burton (2,376 yards), 2003-07 5. 141 Dicky Lyons, Jr. (1,752 yards) 2004, 06-present 6. 133 Jacob Tamme (1,417 yards), 2004-07 7. 131 Rafael Little (1,324 yards), 2004-07 8. 129 Derek Homer (1,052 yards), 1997-2000 9. 120 James Whalen (1,324 yards) 1997-99 10. 112 Quentin McCord (1,743 yards) 1996, 1998-2000

Most Receiving Yards, Career 1. 2,899 Craig Yeast (208 rec.), 1995-98 2. 2,376 Keenan Burton (189 rec.), 2003-07 3. 2,339 Derek Abney (197 rec.), 2000-03 4. 1,752 Dicky Lyons Jr. (141 rec.), 2004, 06-present 5. 1,743 Quentin McCord (112 rec.), 1996, 1998-2000 6. 1,520 Anthony White (194 rec.), 1996-99

Most Touchdown Pass Receptions, Career 1. 28 Craig Yeast, 1995-98 2. 25 Keenan Burton, 2003-07 3. 18 Derek Abney, 2000-03 18 Dicky Lyons Jr., 2004, 06-present 5. 17 Steve Meilinger, 1951-53

Most PATs Made by Kicking (Career) 1. 127 Seth Hanson (135 att.), 1997-98, 2000-01 2. 118 Taylor Begley (125 att.), 2002-05 3. 106 Lones Seiber (110 att.), 2006-present

Most PATs Attempted by Kicking (Career) 1. 135 Seth Hanson (127 made), 1997-98, 2000-01 2. 125 Taylor Begley (118 made), 2002-05 3. 110 Lones Seiber (106 made), 2006-present

Most Field Goals Made (Career) 1. 57 Joey Worley (85 att.), 1984-87 2. 36 Taylor Begley (53 att.), 2002-05 3. 35 Seth Hanson (48 att.), 1997-98, 2000-01 4. 34 Doug Pelfrey (52 att.), 1990-92 5. 33 Lones Seiber (56 att.), 2006-present 6. 29 Ken Willis (41 att.), 1987-89

Most Field Goals Attempted (Career) 1. 85 Joey Worley (57 made), 1984-87 2. 56 Lones Seiber (33 made), 2006-present 3. 55 John Pierce (24 made), 1974-76 4. 53 Taylor Begley (36 made), 2002-05 5. 52 Doug Pelfrey (34 made), 1990-92