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WILDCATS (3-3, 1-2) vs. #16 LSU TIGERS (4-2, 1-2)

Saturday, Oct. 14 • 8 p.m. EDT Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (92,400)

UK Media Relations • (859) 257-3838 • (859) 323-4310 (fax) • www.UKathletics.com Football Contacts: Tony Neely ([email protected]), Susan Lax ([email protected]), Brent Ingram ([email protected]) WILDCATS LOOK FOR FIRST WIN IN BAYOU SINCE 1998 KENTUCKY The Kentucky football team looks for its first win in Baton Rouge since the 1998 season when it (3-33, 1-22 SEC) travels to Tiger Stadium to face 16th-ranked LSU on Saturday. Game time is set for 8 p.m. ET. The Sept. 3 at #13 Louisville (ESPN) L, 28-59 Cats are in search of their fourth win for the first time in three seasons as they begin a two-game Sept. 9 TEXAS STATE (BBSN-D) W, 41-7 road swing. Sept. 16 OLE MISS (BBSN-D) W, 31-17 The Wildcats are coming off a 24-17 loss to South Carolina at home last Saturday. Kentucky Sept. 23 at #5 Florida (ESPN) L, 7-26 scored 17 second-half points but were unable to overcome the Gamecocks despite André Sept. 30 CENT. MICHIGAN (BBSN-D) W, 45-36 Woodson throwing for 289 yards with a and tallying his second career rushing score. Oct. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN2) L, 17-24 LSU is coming off a 23-10 loss at No. 5 Florida. UK is facing one of the most talented, athletic Oct. 14 at #16 LSU 8 p.m. ET teams in the nation as LSU ranks second in the Southeastern Conference in both scoring (33.3 Oct. 28 at Mississippi St. TBA ppg) and scoring (10 ppg allowed). Nov. 4 GEORGIA 1:00 p.m. Nov. 11 VANDERBILT 1:00 p.m. QUICK NOTES Nov. 18 LOUISIANA-MONROE 1:00 p.m. • UK ranks fourth in the SEC in scoring offense with 28.2 points per game, up from 21.7 points Nov. 25 at Tennessee TBA per game a year ago. Note: all times Eastern and subject to change • Kentucky leads the SEC and is tied for sixth in the nation in turnover margin (+1.33 per game). The Wildcats have generated a total of 15 turnovers this season, including at least one turnover in LSU seven consecutive games dating to last year. UK is +8 in turnover margin this season. (3-22, 1-22 SEC) • The Kentucky defense ranks second in the nation in recoveries with 10. Sept. 2 LA.-LAFAYETTE W, 45-3 • The Kentucky defense has picked off an in five straight games, the first time that has Sept. 9 ARIZONA W, 45-3 been done since 2003. Sept. 16 at # 3/4 Auburn L, 3-7 • Kentucky has held four of its last five opponents under 30 points. The Wildcats are giving up Sept. 23 TULANE W, 49-7 27.7 points per game this season, an improvement from the 34.1 points per game surrendered last Sept. 30 MISSISSIPPI ST. W, 48-17 season. Oct. 7 at #5 Florida L, 10-23 • Junior tailback Rafael Little, who is also the SEC leader in rturns, underwent arthroscopic Oct. 14 KENTUCKY 8 p.m. ET surgery on Oct. 9 after continuing to have recurring swelling in his knee. Little sustained the knee Oct. 21 FRESNO STATE TBA injury on Sept. 9 vs. Texas State and a previous MRI showed no structural damage. Nov. 4 at Tennessee TBA (continued on page 3) Nov. 11 ALABAMA TBA Nov. 18 OLE MISS TBA GAME CENTER Nov. 25 at Arkansas 1:30 p.m. LSU TIGERS ABOUT THE GAME Record: 3-3, 1-2 SEC Record: 3-2, 1-2 SEC Ranking: n/a Ranking: No. 16 TELEVISION Last game: Loss to South Carolina, 24-17 Last game: Lost to No. 5 Florida, 23-10 None Coach: (Oregon St., 1963) Coach: (Michigan, 1976) Record: 103-137-4 (21 seasons) Record: 42-25 (fifth season) RADIO • BIG BLUE SPORTS NETWORK at UK: 12-28 (fourth season) at LSU: 14-4 (second season) Play-by-Play Tom Leach vs. LSU: 0-0 vs. UK: 0-0 Analyst Jeff Piecoro Sideline Dick Gabriel SERIES HISTORY SATELLITE RADIO • SIRIUS • Kentucky and LSU meet for the 54th time in school history, the first time in four years. Channels: 144 (Away) - 146 (Home) • The Tigers lead the all-time series 37-15-1, having taken three consecutive meetings with the Cats. The last two games have been decided by four points or less. INTERNET • www.UKathletics.com • The two teams meet for the first time in four years after having met annually from 1952-2002 Live Audio free prior to a change in the SEC schedule rotation. Live Stats free • UK’s last win in Baton Rouge was a 39-36 victory during the 1998 campaign. TICKETS REMAINING • Overall: LSU leads series 37-15-1 • Biggest LSU Win: 35, 1997 (63-28) Call the LSU ticket office at 225-578-2184 or • First Meeting: 1949, Kentucky 19-0 (A) • Games Decided By 7 Points or Less: 1-800-960-8587. • Last Meeting: 2002, LSU 33-30 (H) LSU leads 12-6-1 • at Lexington: LSU leads 16-10 • UK vs. a Top 20 LSU team: • at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 22-5-1 2-22-1 • Biggest UK Win: 26, 1999 (31-5) 2006 UK Football www.UKathletics.com 2006 UK Football UK Media Relations GAME-WEEK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE 859.257.3838 Tony Neely, Susan Lax, Brent Ingram 859.323.4310 (fax) MONDAY - 9 TUESDAY - 10 WEDNESDAY - 11 THURSDAY - 12 FRIDAY - 13 SATURDAY - 14 SUNDAY - 15

Practice ends Coach Brooks Pre-LSU News approx. 11:15 a.m. Kentucky at LSU Practice ends Practice ends No media Sunday Conference (tentative) 8 p.m. EDT approx. 11 a.m. approx. 11 a.m. availability Teleconference 11:15 a.m. Tiger Stadium (tentative) (tentative) 4:15 p.m. Wildcat Den UK satellite feed 3:15 p.m.

QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION Location: Lexington, Ky. Founded: 1865 CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Enrollment: 26,439 Media credentials for the 2006 football home schedule should be request- Nickname: Wildcats ed online at www.sportssystems.com/kentucky. Colors: Blue (PMS 286) and White Credentials should be requested by the sports editor/director of the media entity. All of the cre- Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) dential requests from a media outlet should go on one credential form. If you have any questions, please Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium (67,606) contact Scott Stricklin or Tony Neely at 859-257-3838. President: Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr. Athletics Director: Faculty Representative: Dr. Alan DeSantis UK WEB SITE -- UKATHLETICS.COM Visit the official University of Kentucky Athletics Web site at ukathletics.com. The official COACHING STAFF Southeastern Conference web site is secsports.com. : Rich Brooks Assistant Coaches: “THE RICH BROOKS SHOW” SATELLITE FEED Mike Archer, Sundays at 9:30 a.m. ET. The digital feed coordinates are AMC 3; transponder 18, channel 807; Steve Brown, defensive backs orbital slot 870 west longitude; downlink 12064 (vertical); symbol rate 3.9787; data rate 5.5; FEC 3/4. Ron Caragher, recruiting coordinator/RBs Chase Harp, graduate assistant/tight ends/ UK MEDIA CONFERENCE offensive line Each Monday from 11:15 to 12:50 ET in the Wildcat Den at Commonwealth Stadium. Lunch Jimmy Heggins, offensive line begins at 11:15. Selected players are available from 11:45 to 12:05. An Olympic sports coach is at Steve Ortmayer, assistant head coach/special teams coordinator/tight ends 12:05. Coach Brooks begins at 12:05 or 12:15, depending on the availability of the Olympic sports Rick Petri, defensive line coach. The opposing coach is usually available via teleconference at 12:40. Selected quotes from the , /WRs Monday media conference are available via ukathletics.com on Monday afternoon. , There will be no media conference on Oct. 16, the Monday of UK’s open date. Chuck Smith, Jon Sumrall, graduate assistant SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE linebackers/safeties Coach Rich Brooks will conduct a weekly teleconference on Sundays following Wildcats football games. Starting time is 4:15 p.m. and is for MEDIA ONLY. Please contact the UK Media Relations MEDIA RELATIONS Office (859) 257-3838 for further information. Assistant AD/Media Relations There will be no teleconference on Oct. 22, the Sunday after UK’s open date. Scott Stricklin - 859-257-3838, ext. 331 [email protected] Media Relations Director/Football Contact UK SATELLITE FEED Tony Neely - 859-257-3838 Tuesdays from 3:00 to 3:15 p.m. ET. The satellite feed will feature highlights from the previous [email protected] game and excerpts from Rich Brooks’ news conference on Monday. The coordinates are SBS 6, Assoc. Media Relations Dir./Football Contact transponder K09, at 74 degrees west. The uplink is 14221 (V) and the downlink is 11921 (H). The Susan Lax - 859-257-8420 trouble number is (859) 312-7701. [email protected] Assistant Media Relations Director SEC HEAD COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE John Hayden - 859-257-3838 Each Wednesday from 11 to 12:30 ET through Nov. 22. Coach Rich Brooks’ time slot is 12:17 [email protected] to 12:24 p.m. ET. Media may participate by calling 706-645-9713. This is for media use only. Please Assistant Media Relations Director keep this number confidential. Replays may be accessed at www.secsports.com. Scott Dean - 859-257-3838 [email protected] INTERVIEWS AT PRACTICE Assistant Media Relations Director Amy Ratliff - 859-257-3838 Check with UK Media Relations for practice schedules. Interviews will be conducted at the Nutter [email protected] Training Center or by telephone at the conclusion of each practice on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Assistant Media Relations Director/Web Coord. Thursdays. Matt Steinke - 859-257-3838 [email protected] Media Relations Assistants Brent Ingram (football), 859-257-3838 [email protected] Deb Moore, 859-257-3838 [email protected] MORE QUICK NOTES (FROM PAGE 1) 2006 SEC STANDINGS • Quarterback André Woodson has thrown 15 TD passes this season and is tied for third in the EASTERN DIVISION nation in that category. Team Rec. Pct. GB All • Woodson had his fifth 200-yard passing game of the season vs. South Carolina after having just two Florida 4-0 1.000 - 6-0 all of last year. He finished 18-for-31 for 289 yards with one touchdown against the Georgia 2-1 .667 1.5 5-1 Gamecocks. Woodson ranks fourth in the SEC and 24th in the nation in passing yards per South Carolina 2-2 .500 2 4-2 game, averaging 239.4. Tennessee 1-1 .500 2 5-1 • Woodson’s pass efficiency rating of 155.24 ranks fourth in the SEC and 19th in the nation. Kentucky 1-2 .333 2.5 3-3 Woodson improved his TD-to-interception ratio to 15-to-3 on the year with a a TD pass vs. Vanderbilt 0-3 .000 3.5 2-4 South Carolina. • With 289 yards vs. the Gamecocks, Woodson now has 3,622 career passing yards and ranks sev- WESTERN DIVISION enth all-time in school history. Randy Jenkins (1979-83) is sixth with 4,148 career yards. Team Rec. Pct. GB All • Junior became the 15th Wildcat to gain 1,000 career receiving Arkansas 3-0 1.000 - 4-1 yards with three receptions for 63 yards vs. South Carolina. He now has 1,061 career receiving Auburn 3-1 .750 0.5 5-1 yards, ranking him 14th all time in UK annals. Alabama 1-1 .500 1.5 4-1 • Seven of sophomore wide receiver Dicky Lyons’ 19 receptions have been scores. He is one of just LSU 1-2 .333 2 4-2 eight players in the nation with seven or more TD catches this season. Ole Miss 1-2 .333 2 2-4 • Junior ranks second in the SEC in tackles, averaging 9.7 tpg. Miss. State 0-3 .000 3 1-5 • Sophomore free safety Marcus McClinton leads the nation in forced with four. He has forced a fumble in four of six games this season. Sophomore defensive lineman Myron Pryor is tied LAST WEEK IN THE SEC for second with three. Alabama 30, Duke 14 • Kentucky has played a total of 13 true freshmen this season, the fifth-highest total in the nation. Arkansas 27, Auburn 10 • The Wildcats rank in the top five of 12 different team categories in the SEC: scoring offense (4th Florida 23, LSU 10 - 28.2), pass offense (4th - 257.2), kickoff returns (1st - 26.3), punt return average (2nd - 18.0), Tennessee 51, Georgia 33 punting (5th - 37.3), pass efficiency (4th - 152.7), turnover margin (T1st - +1.33), sacks by (T5th So. Carolina 24, Kentucky 17 - 14), opponent penalties (3rd - 57.8), fourth-down conversions (2nd - 57.8), opp. fourth-down Ole Miss 17, Vanderbilt 10 conversions (4th -30.8), red zone offense (3rd - 89.5). West Virginia 42, Mississippi State 14 • The one-two punch of Keenan Burton and Rafael Little has put up impressive numbers as the duo holds the top two spots in the SEC for most all-purpose yards per game. • Junior tailback Rafael Little has compiled 1,596 rushing yards in his Wildcat career and is one THIS WEEK IN THE SEC of just 15 Wildcats in school history to rush for over 1,500 yards in a career. He currently ranks Oct. 14 14th on UK’s career rushing chart and needs just 14 more to jump ahead of Steve Campassi Ole Miss at Alabama (1972-75) at No. 13 with 1,609 yards. Southeast Missouri State at Arkansas • Through six games, UK is one of just two schools (Oklahoma State) to rank in the nation’s top Florida at Auburn 11 in both kickoff returns and punt returns. Vanderbilt at Georgia Kentucky at LSU GAME NOTES VS. LSU Jacksonville State at Mississippi State

HOW EXPERIENCED ARE THE TENTATIVE STARTERS? Sr. Jr. Soph. RFr. Fr. UK 6 6 8 2 0 LSU 9 6 6 1 0

GAME CAPTAINS Joining permanent captains Keenan Burton and Lamar Mills as game captains this week are soph- omore Shomari Moore and senior Jason Dickerson Game captains are usually selected based on their performance in the previous game. Moore had a career-high seven tackles and also intercepted a pass against South Carolina. Dickerson handled his long snaps well and also had a crunching block on ’s 17-yard run on a fake punt.

SERIES NOTES Kentucky and LSU meet for the 54th time in school history ... The Wildcats look to a three- game losing streak to the Tigers ... UK’s last win over the Tigers was a 31-5 decision in 1999 at Commonwealth Stadium ... Since the series began in 1949, the two teams had played annually until 2002 (except for 1951) until a change to the SEC’s rotation ... Kentucky last faced LSU on Nov. 9, 2002 - a 33-30 last-second win for the Tigers in Commonwealth Stadium ... LSU leads the series 22- 5-1 when playing in Baton Rouge ... The Tigers are 22-3-1 against the Cats when they are ranked in the top 25 ... UK has shut out LSU four times, the last a 3-0 win in 1960 ... The Tigers have shut out the Wildcats eight times, the last time in 2000, 34-0.

LAST TIME AGAINST LSU Kentucky dropped a heartbreaker to the visiting Tigers as LSU qarterback Marcus Randall con- Tim Masthay rushed for 17 yards on a fake punt vs. nected with wide receiver Devery Henderson on a 75-yard “Hail Mary” on the game’s final play to stun South Carolina, keying a 79-yard UK scoring drive. UK, 33-30. He also averaged 43.3 yards per punt vs. the UK took an early 7-0 lead when senior wide receiver Aaron Boone made a spectacular diving grab Gamecocks, his second-best game of the season.

INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON TRACKING KENTUCKY’S 2006 OPPONENTS Passing Opponent Date/Result Record Last Game Next Up UK Louisville L, 28-59 5-0 Def. MTSU, 44-17 vs. Cincinnati (Oct. 14) Andre Woodson (108-178-3-1486-15) Texas State W, 41-7 1-4 Lost to SFA, 24-13 at McNeese St. (Oct. 14) Curtis Pulley (6-8-0-57-0) Ole Miss W, 31-14 2-4 Def. Vanderbilt 17-10 at Alabama (Oct. 14) LSU Florida L, 7-26 6-0 Def. LSU, 23-10 at Auburn (Oct. 14) JaMarcus Russell (105-156-4-1474-11) Central Michigan W, 45-36 3-3 Def. Toledo, 42-20 vs. Ball State (Oct. 14) (8-14-1-81-0) South Carolina L, 17-24 4-2 Def. Kentucky, 24-17 Idle (Oct. 14) LSU Oct. 14 4-2 Lost to Florida, 23-10 vs. Kentucky (Oct. 14) Rushing Mississippi State Oct. 28 1-5 Lost to W. Virginia, 42-14 vs. J’ville St. (Oct. 14) UK Georgia Nov. 4 5-1 Lost to Tennessee, 51-33 vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 14) Rafael Little (61-286-2) Vanderbilt Nov. 11 2-4 Lost to Ole Miss, 17-10 at Georgia (Oct. 14) Tony Dixon (44-163-3) Louisiana-Monroe Nov. 18 1-4 Lost to Ark. St., 10-6 at Troy (Oct. 14) Curtis Pulley (11-48-0) Tennessee Nov. 25 5-1 Def. Georgia, 51-33 Idle (Oct. 14) LSU in the -zone on a pass from quarterback . LSU went up 21-7 on two touchdown Charles Scott (35-214-5) catches by Henderson and a 63-yard scoring run from Joseph Addai. Jacob Hester (40-183-4) Lorenzen led the Cats back with three more TD passes, including two more to Boone, and the Alley Broussard (44-135-3) game was tied at 27. Taylor Begley’s 29-yard seemed to clinch the game for Kentucky, but Receiving Randall’s long pass as time expired made its way through several defenders and wound up in UK Henderson’s hands for the shocking finish. Artose Pinner was again impressive for UK. The senior tailback became the fifth Wildcat to rush Keenan Burton (27-462-3) for more than 1,000 yards in a single season as he ran for 143 yards on 27 carries. Boone had three Dicky Lyons (19-350-7) catches, all for scores, for 112 yards on the afternoon. Lorenzen completed 12-of-26 passes for 210 (14-148-1) LSU yards with four touchdown strikes. Craig Davis (33-479-1) LOUISIANA/KENTUCKY TIES Dwayne Bowe (27-403-3) Kentucky has two players from the state of Louisiana in Dicky Lyons, Jr. (New Orleans) and (23-340-4) Lamar Mills (Slidell). Tackles LSU has no players from the Bluegrass State. Lyons and Ryan Willis both attended UK Holy Cross High School in New Orleans. Wesley Woodyard (58) COMPARISON STATS Roger Williams (32) LSU Kentucky LSU Darry Beckwith (35) 3-3 Record 4-2 LaRon Landry (30) 1-2 Conference Record 1-2 28.2 Scoring/Game 33.3 17.2 First Downs/Game 25.2 2006 TEAM CAPTAINS 339.7 Total Offense/Game 396.6 Permanent team captains for the 2006 82.5 Rushing Yards/Game 135.5 Kentucky football team are senior defensive 257.2 Passing Yards/Game 260.8 tackle Lamar Mills and junior wide receiver 26.3 Kickoff Returns (avg.) 17.0 Keenan Burton. 18.0 Punt Returns (avg.) 6.8 Two game captains will join the permanent 39.6 Punting (avg.) 39.4 captains each week. The game captains are 29:33 Time of Possession/Game 28:36 usually chosen based on performance from the 35.6 Third Down Conv. (pct.) 55.9 previous week’s game. 71.4 Fourth Down Conversion (pct.) 60.0 +1.3 Turnover Margin/Game +0.17 2006 TEAM COUNCIL 27.7 Points Allowed/Game 10.0 Seven members of the Kentucky football 448.5 Total Yards Allowed/Game 209.2 team council were elected by their teammates 199.2 Rush Yards Allowed/Game 73.8 in April. 249.3 Pass Yards Allowed/Game 135.3 The primary role of council members is to BIG GAMES AGAINST LSU represent teammates in dealing with team issues and help ensure good communication 1976 - An upset 21-7 victory over the 16th-ranked Bayou Bengals in Lexington gave the Wildcats among the players and coaches. The members a 4-2 record, marking the first time in 10 years that a Wildcat team had won four of its first six games. of the 2006 team council, include: UK’s big play came in the first quarter after a punting exchange gave the Tigers possession on their 15- yard line. QB Pat Lyons’ intended pass to TB Charles Alexander was underthrown on the UK 44. Offensive Line: ...... Michael Aitcheson Dallas Owens made a spectacular one-handed interception and went all the way to paydirt. Wide Receivers ...... Keenan Burton 1998 - Seth Hanson made a 33-yard field goal as time expired as UK defeated No. 21 Louisiana Running backs/quarterbacks: . . . .Tony Dixon State, 39-36, in Baton Rouge. Tight ends/specialists: ...... Jacob Tamme Taking the ball at their own 24-yard line, with the score tied at 36 with two minutes to go, the Defensive line: ...... Lamar Mills Wildcats seemed to be playing for overtime with a pair of running plays into the line. But, on third- Linebackers: ...... Wesley Woodyard and-12, Quentin McCord ran an end-around and broke loose for 38 yards. A 14-yard pass from Tim Defensive backs: ...... Karl Booker Couch to Jimmy Haley put the Cats in position for the field goal and Hanson drilled the game-winner right down the middle. The victory was UK’s first road win over a ranked opponent since 1977. KENTUCKY’S RECORDS WHEN.. Playing at home ...... 3-1 Playing on the road ...... 0-2 Playing at night ...... 3-3 Playing during the day ...... 0-0 UK scores on first possession ...... 1-0 Opponent scores on first possession . . . .0-2 UK scores first ...... 2-0 Opponent scores first ...... 1-3 UK leads after 1st quarter ...... 2-0 Opponent leads after 1st quarter ...... 0-2 Teams are tied after 1st quarter ...... 1-1 UK leads at halftime ...... 3-0 Opponent leads at halftime ...... 0-3 Teams are tied at halftime ...... 0-0 Commonwealth Stadium UK leads after 3rd quarter ...... 3-0 Opponent leads after 3rd quarter ...... 0-3 Teams are tied after 3rd quarter ...... 0-0 On game day, Commonwealth Stadium usually becomes Game goes to overtime ...... 0-0 the third-largest city in Kentucky. UK has more total yards ...... 1-0  Opponent has more total yards ...... 2-3 ( The Cats are enjoying their 34th season at Commonwealth Stadium UK has more rushing yards ...... 1-0 ( The Cats are 3-1 at home this season. Opponent has more rushing yards ...... 2-3 UK has more passing yards ...... 2-1 ( Since its opening in 1973, Kentucky has played 210 games within the friendly confines of Opponent has more passing yards ...... 1-2 Commonwealth Stadium. And indeed, a 110-97-4 record and a .531 winning percentage is evidence UK has more turnovers ...... 0-0 that Commonwealth is a home field advantage for the Wildcats. Opponent has more turnovers ...... 2-1 ( Kentucky has ranked in the nation’s top 30 in attendance every year since Commonwealth Teams have equal turnovers ...... 1-2 Stadium was expanded in 1999. Last season, UK ranked 27th nationally in average attendance with UK has more penalties ...... 1-1 62,450 per game. Opponent has more penalties ...... 2-1 Teams have equal penalties ...... 0-1 ( The playing surface is named C. M. Newton Field in honor of the former UK Director of UK has more time of possession ...... 2-1 Athletics. Opponent has more time of possession . .1-2 UK has 100-yard rusher ...... 0-0 Facts and Figures on Commonwealth Stadium: Opponent has 100-yard rusher ...... 0-3 Seating Capacity: 67,606, including the Commonwealth Suites. With game workers, media, etc., UK scores at least 20 points ...... 3-1 total attendance can exceed 70,000. Opponent scores at least 20 points . . . . .1-3 Video Boards: Mitsubishi Diamond Vision, 19 x 34 feet on the west (University Drive) UK throws for 300 yards ...... 0-0 and 16 x 28.5 feet on the east end zone (Nutter Field House). Opponent throws for 300 yards ...... 1-0 Sound System: Coordinated by Mitsubishi as part of the video board project. Playing on natural grass ...... 3-2 Scoreboards: Two, one in each end zone, constructed by Fairtron Scoreboards. Playing on artificial surface ...... 0-1 UK defense scores ...... 0-0 Opponent defense scores ...... 0-1 UK returns KO/Punt for touchdown . . .0-1 2006 CAT TALES Opponent returns KO/Punt for TD . . . .0-0 Wearing white uniforms ...... 0-2 OFFENSE GAINING GROUND Wearing blue uniforms ...... 3-1 The Kentucky offense is improving its points On national/regional television ...... 0-3 per game output for the second consecutive season. After averaging 15.7 points per game in UK VS. RANKED OPPONENTS 2004, the Wildcats improved to 21.7 ppg last sea- Over the years, Kentucky has played 204 son and are at 28.2 ppg for the current campaign. games against opponents ranked in the Associated An interesting note about the UK attack has Press Top 20/25 Poll. The Wildcats own a 36- been the change in focus from last season. A year 163-5 record against ranked opponents. ago, the Wildcats had a run-based offense built • UK’s last win over a ranked team was the around the considerable talents of tailback Rafael 2002 season opener when the Wildcats defeated Little, who led UK in rushing and receiving. This No. 17 Louisville 22-17. year, with Little slowed by a knee injury and quar- • Kentucky is 3-22-1 against LSU when the terback André Woodson showing marked Tigers have been ranked. improvement, UK has evolved into more of a pass- • UK’s last win over LSU when ranked in the ing team, throwing for 257.2 yards per game. Top 25 was a 39-36 nail-biter in 1998 in Death Valley. The Tigers were ranked No. 21. WOODSON PASSES 2005 TD TOTAL Junior André Woodson got off to a good start Sophomore free safety Marcus McClinton leads the in his second season as the team’s starting quarter- nation in forced fumbles with four. He has forced a back, needing only three games to eclipse his fumble in four of six games this season. touchdown pass total from last season. POSITION CHANGES Woodson has completed 60.7 percent of his passes, good for 1,486 yards, 15 , and three . He has thrown at least three TD passes in four of six games after throwing for just six TD The following players have made position passes in all of the 2005 season. changes since last season: He’s responsible for 96 of UK’s 169 points this season which ranks him tied for ninth in the From: To: NCAA’s Points Responsible For category. Woodson’s quarterback rating is 155.24, ranking him fifth in Terrell Bankhead Tailback Fullback the SEC and 19th in the nation. He ranks second in the SEC passing yards per game (247.7) and is Karl Booker Free Safety Cornerback third in total offense (239.2). Zipp Duncan Defensive End The 6-5, 232-pound, Radcliff, Ky., native threw three touchdown passes vs. Louisville, Texas State, Maurice Grinter Safety/Linebacker Fullback and Ole Miss and is the first UK quarterback to do that since Jared Lorenzen threw for three-or-more David Jones Cornerback Wide Receiver TD passes in three-straight games in 2002 (vs. UTEP, Indiana and Middle Tennessee). He also passed Eric Scott Defensive End Center for a career-high four touchdowns vs. Central Michigan. Jason Leger Def. Tackle Off. Guard

GOIN’ DEEP UK IN THE SEC/NCAA STATS With strong-armed junior André Woodson at quarterback along with a talented receiving corps SEC NCAA and an improved offensive line, offensive coordinator Joker Phillips has given the green light for Scoring Offense 4th 40th Woodson to throw the long ball. Scoring Defense 11th 94th UK is fourth in the SEC and 22nd in the nation in pass offense, averaging 257.2 passing yards Pass Offense 4th 22nd per game. Pass Defense 12th 104th UK’s wide receivers are enjoying the downfield attack. Through six games, Dicky Lyons, Jr., is Kickoff Returns 1st 11th averaging 18.4 yards per catch and Keenan Burton is averaging 17.1 yards per reception. Rushing Offense 11th 106th Rushing Defense 12th 112th LYONS ON TOP 10 LIST Total Offense 7th 67th It took sophomore wide receiver Dicky Lyons just three games to break into Kentucky’s top 10 list Total Defense 12th 116th for single-season touchdown receptions. He has seven TD receptions, tying him with Alfred Rawls Punt Return Avg. 2nd 9th (1988) at eighth place with seven. Lyons is one of just eight players in the nation to have caught seven- Punting 5th 34th or-more touchdowns this season. Turnover Margin T1st T6th 14 , 1998 First Downs 7th N/A 10 Al Bruno, 1950 Opp. First Downs 12th N/A Craig Yeast, 1997 James Whalen, 1999 Sacks By T5th N/A Aaron Boone, 2002 Pass Efficiency 4th 20th 8 Steve Meilinger, 1951 Pass Defense Efficiency 11th 90th Kevin Coleman, 1997 4th Down Conv. 2nd T18th 7 Alfred Rawls, 1988 3rd Down Conv. 9th 86th Dicky Lyons, 2006 Opp. 3rd Down Conv. 11th T98th TURNOVER TURNAROUND Sacks Against T10th N/A The Kentucky defense is tied for first in the SEC with Alabama and tied for sixth in the nation in Penalties 11th N/A turnover margin (+1.33). The Wildcats have generated a total of 15 turnovers this season, including at Opp. Penalties 3rd N/A least two turnovers in four of the last five games. UK forced two vs. Texas State, had a season-high five Red zone Offense 3rd N/A turnovers (four fumbles and one interception) vs. Ole Miss, forced two vs. Florida and four vs. Central Michigan (three fumbles, one interception.). CATS IN THE STATS It’s a huge turnaround from last season, when UK was minus-nine for the season, ranking last in SEC NCAA the SEC and 105th nationally in TO margin. Passing Eff. - Woodson 5th 19th KO Returns - Burton 4th 26th THEFT TRIO Scoring - Lyons 1st T54th The Wildcats have been especially effective this season at forcing opponent fumbles – and recov- All-Purpose Yards ering them. UK has forced an impressive 15 fumbles, recovering 10 (tied for second in the nation). UK Burton 1st 19th forced six fumbles against Central Michigan (three recovered by UK). The Cats recovered 11 fumble Little 2nd 29th for the entire 2005 season. Pts Responsible - Woodson T9th Three Kentucky players have consistently wreaked havoc on the opponents. Junior Marcus Total Rec. yds McClinton leads the nation with four forced fumbles, charting one fumble in four of UK’s six games. Burton 26th With two forced fumbles against the Chippewas, a career best, sophomore Myron Lyons 69th Pryor is tied for second in the nation with three. Linebacker Wesley Woodyard has forced two and is Rec. yards/game - Burton 7th 33rd tied for first in the SEC in fumble recoveries with two. Total Passing Yds - Woodson 11th Passing Yds Per Game SCORING DEFENSE Woodson 2nd 14th After six games, Kentucky’s scoring defense is on track to improve from last year’s total average. Punt Returns - Little 1st 6th Currently the Wildcats are allowing 27.7 points per game, an improvement from last season when 34.1 Tackles - Woodyard 2nd 20th points per game were surrendered. Solo Tackles - Woodyard 2nd T6th Forced Fumbles PULLEY CAN PICK POSITION Pryor 1st T2nd Curtis Pulley’s position is listed as “QB” on the roster, but it could read “QB/WR/ST” as the McClinton T2nd 1st coaches are getting him in the game at wide receiver and on special teams as well. For the season, he Woodyard T6th T36th has completed 6-of-8 passes for 57 yards, rushed 11 times for 48 yards, caught 13 passes for 146 yards Total Passes Def. - Lindley T6th T50th and one touchdown, and has blocked a PAT attempt. - McClinton T6th T50th HEAD COACH KENTUCKY’S 3,000-YYARD PASSERS RICH BROOKS Player Years Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD • Named the 1. Jared Lorenzen 2000-03 862 1,514 41 .569 10,354 78 35th head coach of the 2. 1996-98 795 1184 35 .671 8,435 74 Kentucky football pro- 3. Bill Ransdell 1983-86 469 816 29 .575 5,564 22 gram on Dec. 30, 4. Rick Norton 1963-65 298 598 44 .498 4,514 26 2002. 5. 1949-51 331 592 37 .559 4,351 50 • Prior to 6. Randy Jenkins 1979-83 363 699 53 .519 4,148 24 Kentucky, Brooks 7. André Woodson 2004-present 308 519 10 .593 3,622 23 spent six seasons in the National Football 8. Pookie Jones 1991-93 263 504 19 .522 3,459 16 League, where he served as an assistant head 9. 1997, 99 313 479 13 .653 3,380 26 coach and defensive coordinator for the from 1997-2000 and was head coach of the St. Louis Rams in 1995-96. KENTUCKY’S 1,500 YARD RUSHERS • Served as the head coach at Oregon from 1977-94 where he won more games than any Player Years Att. Yards Avg. TDs coach in school history. He was named 1. Sonny Collins 1972-1975 777 3,835 4.9 26 “National Coach of the Year” in 1994 after 2. 1993-1995 618 3,333 5.4 26 guiding the Ducks to the Rose Bowl. Because 3. Mark Higgs 1984-1987 532 2,892 5.4 25 of his numerous contributions to the school in 4. George Adams 1981-1984 638 2,648 4.2 25 those 18 years, Oregon named its football field 5. Artose Pinner 1999-2002 438 2,105 4.8 17 “Brooks Field” in his honor in 1995. 6. 1983-1986 389 1,769 4.5 11 • Played collegiate football at Oregon State 7. 1975-1977 446 1,764 3.9 25 from 1959-62 under Coach . 8. Anthony White 1996-1999 364 1,758 4.8 11 Brooks was a single-wing tailback on the fresh- 9. Rodger Bird 1963-1965 397 1,699 4.2 21 man team, then played for three 10. Derek Homer 1997-2000 353 1,689 4.8 11 years on varsity. He was also a reserve quarter- 11. Ivy Joe Hunter 1985-1988 361 1,687 4.7 19 back in addition to playing in the secondary. 12. Bill Leskovar 1949-1951 324 1,664 5.1 9 • Received bachelor’s degree in physical educa- 13. Steve Campassi 1972-1975 370 1,609 4.3 8 tion (1963) and master’s in education (1964) 14. Rafael Little 2004-present 311 1,596 5.1 12 15. Al Baker 1986-1990 378 1,534 4.1 15 PERSONAL Born: August 20, 1941, in Forest, Calif. Hometown: Grass Valley, Calif. KENTUCKY’S 1,000-YYARD RECEIVERS Alma Mater: Oregon State (1963 & 1964) Family: Wife Karen and four adult children: Player Years Rec. Yards Avg. TDs daughters Kasey and Kerri and sons Denny and 1. Craig Yeast 1995-98 208 2,899 13.9 28 Brady, four grandchildren. 2. Derek Abney 2000-03 197 2,339 11.9 18 3. Quentin McCord 1996, 98-2000 112 1,743 15.6 8 COACHING EXPERIENCE 4. Anthony White 1996-99 194 1,520 7.8 2 1963 Oregon State 5. Felix Wilson 1977-79 90 1,508 16.8 13 Assistant Freshman Coach 6. Tom Hutchinson 1960-62 94 1,483 15.7 15 1964 Norte Del Rio HS 7. Kevin Coleman 1995-98 107 1,428 13.3 13 Assistant Coach 8. Larry Seiple 1964-66 72 1,422 19.8 10 1965-69 Oregon State 9. James Whalen 1997-99 120 1,324 11.0 9 Assistant Coach, Defensive Ends and D-Line 10. Rick Kestner 1963-65 82 1,280 15.6 10 1970 UCLA 11. Derek Smith 1999-2001 89 1,224 13.8 10 Assistant Coach, Linebackers 12. Phil Logan 1987-90 83 1,219 14.7 7 1971-72 (NFL) 13. Steve Meilinger 1951-53 75 1,210 16.1 17 Assistant Coach, Special Teams and Fundamentals 14. Keenan Burton 2003-present 70 1,061 15.1 7 1973 Oregon State 15. Derek Homer 1997-2000 129 1,052 8.2 9 Assistant Coach, Defensive Coordinator 1974-75 (NFL) BLOCK THAT KICK! LEGER MOVES TO OFFENSIVE LINE Assistant Coach, D-Backs and Special Teams Kentucky tied the school record for most After two-plus years at defensive tackle and 1976 UCLA blocked PATs in a season and in a game when it seeing limited action so far this season in UK’s Assistant Coach, Linebackers and Special Teams blocked two vs. Florida. One more blocked PAT deep rotation at that position, junior Jason Leger 1977-94 Oregon and UK will break the season record set in 2002 moved to right guard during the week of the Head Coach and 2004. UK also had two blocked PATs vs. Florida game. According to Coach Rich Brooks, 1995-96 St. Louis Rams (NFL) Florida in 2002. (Blocked kick stats have been Leger played well vs. Florida, his first collegiate Head Coach kept since 1997.) appearance as an offensive lineman. He has starte 1997-2000 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) Curtis Pulley blocked the Gators’ first PAT the last two games at right guard. Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator attempt, his third career block. He blocked two Leger is no stranger to that side of the ball as 2003- Kentucky field goals last year at Ole Miss. Sean Murphy he was a four-year starter as an offensive lineman, Head Coach blocked Florida’s second PAT attempt. It was his along with being an all-state selection in the D- first career blocked kick. Line, for Rockcastle Co. HS in Mt. Vernon, Ky. 2006 PRESEASON HONORS Michael Aitcheson, OG • Third-team All-SEC: SEC Coaches

Keenan Burton, WR, KR • Fourth-team All-SEC: Phil Steele’s SEC FB

Rafael Little, TB/KR • Second-team All-America (punt returner): Rivals.com • Third-team All-America (punt returner): Athlon Magazine, NationalChamps.net • Honorable-mention All-America (running back): NationalChamps.net • First-team All-SEC (all-purpose): Lindy’s Five current Wildcats have graduated already and will work on a master’s degree or add another under- • First-team All-SEC (punt returner): Blue graduate major in 2006 (from left): Michael Aitcheson, Jason Dickerson, Hayden Lane, Jacob Tamme, Ribbon CFB, CollegeFootballNews.com, and Lamar Mills. Athlon Magazine, Phil Steele’s SEC FB • First-team All-SEC (): SEC RETURN GAME PICKS UP WHERE IT LEFT OFF Media, Scout.com Kentucky was the only school to rank in the nation’s top five in both punt and kickoff returns last • Second-team All-SEC (kick returner): SEC season. For the season, UK averaged 26.4 yards on kickoff returns and 17.2 yards on punt returns, both Coaches, Sporting News of which were school records. • Second-team All-SEC (): SEC The Wildcat returners haven’t slowed down this season. In six games, UK is one of just two schools Coaches, CollegeFootballNews.com, Athlon (Oklahoma State) to rank in the nation’s top 11 in both categories. UK leads the SEC and ranks 11th Magazine, Phipps’ Magazine in the nation in kickoff returns (26.3) and is second in the league and ninth nationally in punt return • Third-team All-SEC (running back): SEC average (18.0). Media, Phil Steele’s SEC FB Individually, Keenan Burton is fourth in the SEC and 26th nationally in kickoff returns with a • SEC Most Versatile: Birmingham News 26.38-yard average. He set a school record with 185 kickoff returns at Louisville, including a 100-yard • SEC Best Kick Returner: Birmingham News TD jaunt. Rafael Little averages 19.44 yards per punt return and leads the SEC (sixth nationally) in • SEC Most Underrated: The Sporting News, that category. • SEC Most Underrated (runner-up): Kentucky’s special teams coordinator is Steve Ortmayer, longtime NFL coach who won two Super Birmingham News (runner-up to Blake Bowl championship rings as special teams coordinator for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Mitchell) • SEC Best Athlete (runner-up): Birmingham IMPROVED DEPTH CHARGE? News (runner-up to Darren McFadden) Coach Rich Brooks appears to be making headway in his goal of building improved depth in the Kentucky football program. Matt McCutchan, C Evidence can be seen in the quarter-by-quarter scoring. The Wildcats have outscored their oppo- • Second-team All-SEC: Phil Steele’s SEC FB nents 70-57 in the second quarter, which had been a traditional trouble point for them. In contrast, UK was outscored 148-43 in the second quarter a year ago. The Wildcats have come close to holding Jacob Tamme, TE their own in the fourth quarter, trailing opponents 44-38 in that stanza. • First-team All-SEC: Birmingham News, Lindy’s, Blue Ribbon CFB, Street and Smith’s, HEALTHY BURTON SHOWS HIS STUFF Athlon Magazine, Scout.com, Phipps’ For two years, Coach Rich Brooks has been promising that a healthy Keenan Burton would do a Magazine lot for the Wildcat offense. • Second-team All-SEC: SEC Coaches, SEC Burton, who has been sidelined for much of the past two seasons because of injuries, has fulfilled Media, CollegeFootballNews.com, Phil Steele’s that promise so far this season. SEC FB In the opener at Louisville, Burton caught four passes for a career-high 127 yards, including a 73- yard touchdown. He also had a school-record 185 yards in kickoff returns, including a 100-yard TD Roger Williams, SS jaunt. His 312 all-purpose yards is the fourth-highest single-game total in school history. He caught a • Third-team All-SEC: SEC Coaches pair of touchdown passes vs. Central Michigan and totaled 162 all-purpose yards, the fourth time in his career he surpasses the 160-yard mark. Wesley Woodyard, LB Burton leads the Wildcats in all-purpose yardage (133.8 yards per game), kickoff returns (26.4 • Honorable-mention All-America: yards per return) and pass receiving (27 for 462 yards). He leads the SEC in all-purpose yardage, is NationalChamps.net fourth in kickoff returns and seventh in receiving yardage. He ranks 19th in the nation in all-purpose • Second-team All-SEC: Birmingham News yardage and 26th nationally in kickoff returns. • Third-team All-SEC: SEC Coaches, SEC Media LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON • Fourth-team All-SEC: Phil Steele’s SEC FB From 1966-68, Dicky Lyons Sr. was one of the most exciting players in Southeastern Conference history as a running back, wide receiver, and kick returner at Kentucky. His son, sophomore Dicky Lyons Jr., has shown the same ability this season. In the season open- er at Louisville he caught two passes -- four yards and 80 yards -- both going for touchdowns. He also caught three passes for 54 yards with two touchdowns against Texas State and had four catches for 83 yards and two TDs vs. Ole Miss. It’s the first time a player has caught at least two TD passes in three consecutive games in school history. He also charted a TD reception vs. South Carolina. Lyons Sr. and Jr. are believed to be the only father-son duo in NCAA history that has caught pass- DEFENSIVE NOTEBOOK SACK STREAK!!!  The Wildcat defense limited Texas State to just 210 total yards, the fewest since the 2003 The Wildcats have made at least one QB sack Murray State game (189). in eight consecutive games, dating back to Nov. 12, 2005 vs. Vanderbilt. During this run, the team has 21 total sacks for  UK held Texas State scoreless in the first 135 yards. UK has totaled 14 this season. three quarters, the first time that has happened since South Florida in 2000. 2006 Sacks: Myron Pryor - 4 (Ole Miss, Florida, C. Mich.)  UK held Texas State to 55 rushing yards, Dominic Lewis - 2 (Texas State, Florida) the fewest since Louisville rushed for 55 in Braxton Kelly - 1 (Louisville) 2002. Shomari Moore - 1 (Texas State) Austin Moss - 1 (Texas State)  UK held Texas State to seven points, the Ricky Abren - 1 (Ole Miss) fewest for an opponent since Mississippi State Lamar Mills - 1 (C. Mich.) last season (also seven). Durrell White - 1 (South Carolina) Ventrell Jenkins - 1.0 (South Carolina) J.D. Craigman - 1.5 (Florida, C. Mich.)  Junior linebacker Wesley Woodyard has Jamil Paris - 0.5 (Florida) recorded eight double-figure tackle efforts in his career, including three this season. The LaGrange, Ga., native posted 13 tackles against es for 80 yards or more. The elder Lyons had a 92- including a for a nine-yard loss No. 13 Louisville, had 10 tackles vs. No. 5 yard touchdown reception vs. Georgia in 1968. and had five tackles, including two sacks for 15 Florida and 11 vs. South Carolina. He current- yards and two forced fumbles vs. Central Michigan. LITTLE ON WALKER AWARD WATCH LIST ly ranks second in the SEC in tackles and 20th CRAIGMAN EMERGES AS A PLAYMAKER in the nation in that category. Junior tailback Rafael Little is on the presea- son watch list for the Doak Walker Award, which Defensive end J.D. Craigman, a 25-year-old is presented to the nation’s top running back. junior-college transfer, has emerged as one of the  The Kentucky defense has generated a Little rushed for 1,045 yards a year ago, Wildcats’ key playmakers this season. total of 15 turnovers this season, including a becoming only the sixth Wildcat in school histo- In his first Division I collegiate game vs. season-best five turnovers vs. Ole Miss (four ry to surpass the millennium mark. In addition, Texas State, the former player-turned fumbles and an interception). UK has totaled he led the Wildcats in pass receiving with 46 defensive end recorded a team-high three pass at least two turnovers in four of the last five catches and paced the Southeastern Conference in breakups. He followed that with a recovered fum- games. all-purpose yardage and punt returns. ble vs. Ole Miss and combined with Jamil Paris on a quarterback sack vs. Florida. He came back  Kentucky is tied for first in the SEC and WOODYARD ON BUTKUS AWARD WATCH LIST with another sack vs. Central Michigan. ranks fifth in the nation in turnover margin at Wesley Woodyard is one of 65 players Craigman’s athleticism could be attributed to plus-eight, an average of plus 1.33 per game. named to the preseason watch list for the Butkus his basketball playing days at Senior High School The Cats’ defense has forced 15 fumbles this Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate line- in Miami, Fla. After graduating in 1999, he decid- season, recovering 10, second in the nation. backer. The award is presented by the Downtown ed to hang up his high-tops for the work force. He The offense has lost three fumbles and three Athletic Club of Orlando (Fla.) and named for spent several years out of school before going with interception. NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus. two friends to try playing football at Mendocino Woodyard led UK last season in tackles Junior College in Ukiah, Calif., in 2004.  The defense has picked off an interception (100), tackles for loss (seven), and fumble recov- UK IN THE BLUE ZONE (20-AAND-IIN) in five straight games, the first time that has eries (four). He was fourth in the Southeastern been done since 2003. Conference in tackles per game and was named Kentucky has converted 17 of 19 opportuni- second-team Sophomore All-America and honor- ties (89.5 percent) in the “Blue Zone” (20-yard- able-mention All-SEC. line and in) for 106 points (14 touchdowns, three  Sophomore free safety Marcus McClinton This season, Woodyard leads UK and ranks field goals, two missed field goals,). leads the nation in forced fumbles with four. He second in the SEC with 9.7 tackles per game (58). Opponents have converted 16 of 23 oppor- has forced a fumble in four of six games this sea- tunities (69.6 percent) for 100 points (13 touch- son. Myron Pryor is tied for second in the nation PRYOR SHOWS HIS STUFF downs, three field goals, one missed field goal, with three. Woodyard is tied for first in the SEC Since last spring, Coach Rich Brooks has three interceptions, two loss on downs and one in fumbles recovered with two. said that sophomore defensive tackle Myron fumble). Pryor had the ability to be a difference-maker for  The Wildcat defense has recorded 14 sacks the Wildcat defense. FIRST STARTS this season for a total of 85 yards. That prediction had to be put on hold when Five Kentucky players made their first career Pryor sustained a sprained foot in the season starts in the Blue and White vs. Louisville in the  In its last 12 games, Kentucky has allowed opener at Louisville, giving him limited action in season opener, WR DeMoreo Ford, FB John just 44 first-quarter points, an average of just that contest and forcing him to miss the Texas Conner, LB Johnny Williams, CB Trevard 3.7 points. State game. But he came back with a vengeance Lindley and DE Dominic Lewis. vs. Ole Miss, as he played a part in three Rebel Against Texas State, LG Christian Johnson, turnovers -- grabbing a pass interception, recover- MLB Micah Johnson, WR Dicky Lyons, DT  UK has not lost a turnover battle this year. ing a fumble, and forcing a fumble on a quarter- Corey Peters and SS Ashton Cobb each made back sack. their first career starts. Against Florida, Pryor charted four tackles, DE Jeremy Jarmon got his first Wildcat start UK PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ON THE WATCH Michael Aitcheson: A-cha-son Jamil Paris: jam-EL Sefo Mailau Blaylock: SEF-o MY-lau Michael Schwindel: shwin-DELL LISTS Jorge Gonzalez: same as “George” Lones Seiber: LONE-us SEE-ber Chris Goode: same as “good” Jacob Tamme: same as “Tammy” Ventrell Jenkins: ven-TRELL Fatu Turituri: FAH-tu TUR-ee-TUR-ee Jason Leger: LEE-jer Durrell White: dur-RELL Rocco Maragas: MAIR-ah-gus Jarrell Williams: jar-RELL Tim Masthay: MAS-tay Trai Williams: TRAY Shomari Moore: sho-MAR-ee Wesley Woodyard: WOOD-yard (not Nii Adjei Oninku: KNEE ad-JAY o-NIN-coo “WOOD-yerd”) in the Ole Miss game and fullback Maurice Classics – now in his second year in his master’s in Grinter made his first collegiate start vs. Florida. History FB Terrell Bankhead earned his first start against Lamar Mills, DT – Marketing – now in his Central Michigan. second year in his master’s in International Commerce GETTING FRESH Jacob Tamme, TE – Integrated Strategic Kentucky has played a total of 13 true fresh- Communication – beginning work on his mas- men this season, the fifth-highest total in the nation. ter’s in Business Administration Twelve true freshmen saw action in the sea- (Editor’s note: In the 2006 UK media guide, son opener, E.J. Adams, Ashton Cobb, T.C. it is listed that six current Wildcats have graduat- Drake, Calvin Harrison, Justin Jeffries, Micah ed. However, center Matt McCutchan is finish- Johnson, Sam Maxwell, A.J. Nance, Jamil Paris, ing his degree in Economics in December instead Corey Peters, Michael Strickland, and Paul of during the summer as originally planned.) Warford. True freshman Maurice Grinter was added to that list vs. Texas State. He not only saw WILDCATS AGAIN AMONG NATION’S TOP 10 his first action vs. the Bobcats but also scored on IN CURRENT GRADUATES a one-yard run on the first time he touched the With five Wildcats already graduated (see ball as a collegian. note above), this marks the third consecutive sea- Kentucky played 14 true freshmen last sea- son that Kentucky ranks in the nation’s top 10 in son, the third highest number in the nation. current players who have earned a bachelor’s degree. Here are the national rankings for current STAT SUPERLATIVES football players who have graduated: Here are some career statistical superlatives School Current Players Graduated (min. 5) among current players: 1. Auburn ...... 11 Most Games Played: 36 by Hayden Lane and 2. Notre Dame ...... 9 Wesley Woodyard is one of 65 players named Durrell White 3. Miami (Fla.) ...... 8 to the preseason watch list for the Most Games Started: 33 by Durrell White Texas ...... 8 Butkus Award, given to the nation’s Consecutive Games Started: 17 by Michael 5. Boston College ...... 7 top collegiate linebacker. Aitcheson and André Woodson Louisiana Tech ...... 7 100-Yard Rushing Games: 5 by Rafael Little, 1 by Penn State ...... 7 Carolina, who also have just six recruited scholar- Tony Dixon 8. Baylor ...... 6 ship seniors, that’s the fewest in the nation. 100-Yard Receiving Games: 3 by Keenan Burton West Virginia ...... 6 and 2 by Rafael Little 10. Kentucky ...... 5 TAMME NAMED TO GOOD WORKS TEAM Games With Double-Figure Tackles: 8 by Wesley Memphis ...... 5 Junior tight end Jacob Tamme has been Woodyard and 1 by Braxton Kelley and Ben Nebraska ...... 5 named to the Good Works Team selected by the McGrath Coaches Association. SCHOLARSHIP NUMBERS UP ... Tamme is one of only 11 Division I-A play- SENIORS GET HEAD START ON GRADUATION Since his arrival in 2003, Coach Rich Brooks ers named to the team in honor of their commu- Kentucky’s 2006 senior class has a good start has had to rebuild the Kentucky team after inher- nity service. on graduation, as five players on this year’s team iting a program with low numbers of scholarship “I appreciate the AFCA for its recognition,” have graduated. Hayden Lane, Lamar Mills, and players because of NCAA probation. Tamme said. “What we’re doing here is impor- Jacob Tamme deserve special mention, as they It’s been a gradual process. The good news tant, but when you go into the UK Children’s completed their bachelor’s degrees in just three for this season is that 76 recruited scholarship Hospital, and see a child who would give any- years. players are available, and with scholarships award- thing just to put on a UK practice jersey for one Here are the five grads who will compete for ed to some walk-ons, that number will increase to day, it puts it in perspective. the Wildcats this season, along with their under- the low 80s -- close to the maximum of 85. “There are a lot of players on this team who graduate degrees and their academic plans for the are deserving (of being honored). Every time we ... BUT ONLY SIX RECRUITED SENIORS, fall semester: ask (for help with a service project), there’s always FEWEST IN THE NATION Michael Aitcheson, OG – Social Work – enough guys to get it done. I think the guys adding classes toward a second major An interesting fact regarding the Wildcat understand how much it means to some people to Jason Dickerson, Snapper – Biology – roster, however, is that it’s thin at the top. There meet a UK student-athlete.” adding classes toward a second major are only six recruited scholarship seniors on this Tamme serves as outreach chairman for the Hayden Lane, OT – Anthropology and year’s team. Along with Florida State and South Wildcat football team and has been very active in All-Time Selections to the National UK vs. LSU ON THE WATCH Good Works Team, Division I-A LSU LEADS THE SERIES, 37-15-1 LISTS 1. Nebraska 11 players selected UK LSU 2. Georgia 10 Year Record Record Site Score 1949 1-0-0 0-0-0 Baton Rouge Kentucky, 19-0 3. Kentucky 9 1950 1-0-0 0-0-0 Lexington Kentucky, 14-0 1952 2-1-0 1-2-0 Lexington LSU, 34-7 WELCOME BACK 1953 1-2-0 2-0-1 Baton Rouge Tied, 6-6 One of the best things Coach Rich Brooks 1954 0-2-0 0-2-0 Lexington Kentucky, 7-6 has done to improve his team this season is sim- 1955 0-0-0 0-0-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 19-7 ply welcome back a number of key players who 1956 1-3-0 0-3-0 Lexington Kentucky, 14-0 were injured in 2005. 1957 0-4-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 21-0 A total of 17 starters and key reserves missed 1958 2-2-0 4-0-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 32-7 1959 1-3-0 4-0-0 Lexington LSU, 9-0 a total of 80 games because of injury last season. 1960 1-3-0 1-2-0 Lexington Kentucky, 3-0 It was considered to be the most-injured team in 1961 2-2-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 24-14 school history. Key players who return for the 1962 1-3-0 3-0-1 Lexington LSU, 7-0 2006 season and missed significant parts of last 1963 2-2-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 28-7 season include tailback Tony Dixon, defensive 1964 3-1-0 3-0-0 Lexington LSU, 27-7 tackle Lamar Mills, free safety Marcus 1965 3-1-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 31-21 McClinton, wide receiver, Keenan Burton, wide 1966 2-2-0 2-1-1 Lexington LSU, 30-0 receiver DeMoreo Ford, linebacker Braxton 1967 0-4-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 30-7 1968 2-2-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 13-3 Kelley, offensive guard Fatu Turituri, and defen- 1969 2-2-0 4-0-0 Lexington LSU, 37-10 sive end Durrell White. 1970 1-4-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 14-7 1971 1-4-0 4-1-0 Lexington LSU, 17-13 ONE COACHING CHANGE IN 2006: SANDERS 1972 2-3-0 5-0-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 10-0 LEADING THE QUARTERBACKS 1973 2-3-0 5-0-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 28-21 Kentucky had one staff change since last sea- 1974 2-3-0 2-2-1 Lexington Kentucky, 20-13 son, as former Tennessee offensive coordinator 1975 1-3-1 1-4-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 17-14 Randy Sanders was hired as UK’s quarterbacks 1976 4-1-0 3-1-1 Lexington Kentucky, 21-7 1977 4-1-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge Kentucky, 33-13 coach. 1978 2-2-1 4-1-0 Lexington LSU, 21-0 Sanders coached 17 seasons at Tennessee, 1979 2-3-0 3-2-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 23-19 including the last seven as offensive coordinator 1980 2-3-0 4-2-0 Lexington LSU, 17-10 and quarterbacks coach. While Sanders was on 1981 1-4-0 2-4-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 24-10 the UT staff, the Volunteers had a record of 162- 1982 0-4-1 3-0-1 Lexington LSU, 34-10 46-2 (.776), won one national championship, 1983 4-1-0 2-3-0 Baton Rouge Kentucky, 21-13 four Southeastern Conference championships, 1984 5-0-0 4-0-1 Lexington LSU, 36-10 and six Eastern Division crowns, and played in 16 1985 4-1-0 3-1-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 10-0 1986 3-1-1 3-1-0 Lexington LSU, 25-16 Junior tailback Rafael Little is on the bowl games. 1987 4-1-0 5-0-1 Baton Rouge LSU, 34-9 preseason watch list for the Doak Walker Sanders’ position has been a focal point this 1988 2-3-0 3-2-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 15-12 Award, which is presented to the nation’s season with the presseason competition between 1989 3-2-0 1-4-0 Lexington Kentucky, 27-21 top running back. André Woodson and Curtis Pulley for the starting 1990 2-4-0 3-2-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 30-20 role. Sanders also is breaking in two true fresh- 1991 2-3-0 2-3-0 Lexington LSU, 29-26 the "Cats That Care" service program during his men, Will Fidler and . 1992 3-2-0 1-5-0 Baton Rouge Kentucky, 27-25 1993 3-2-0 2-4-0 Lexington Kentucky, 35-17 three years as a Wildcat. 1994 1-4-0 1-4-0 Baton Rouge LSU, 17-13 CATSCELLANEOUS 1995 2-3-0 3-2-1 Lexington Kentucky, 24-16 UK THIRD ALL-TTIME ON GOOD WORKS TEAM 1996 1-5 4-1 Baton Rouge LSU, 41-14 Jacob Tamme is the ninth Wildcat in school • Kentucky had three players named 1997 4-4 5-2 Lexington LSU, 63-28 history to earn a spot on the National Good Academic All-America last year -- most in the 1998 4-2 3-2 Baton Rouge Kentucky, 39-36 Works Team, ranking Kentucky third all-time in nation. One of those players, offensive tackle 1999 4-2 2-3 Lexington Kentucky, 31-5 that category. Hayden Lane, returns for the 2006 season. 2000 2-4 3-3 Baton Rouge LSU, 34-0 Nebraska is the leader among the nation’s • Wildcat superfan Jim Brown has an atten- 2001 1-4 2-2 Lexington LSU, 29-25 2002 6-3 6-2 Lexington LSU, 33-30 119 Division I-A schools with 11 honorees. dance streak of 391 consecutive home games. He Georgia is second with 10, followed by Kentucky has seen every home game since 1938, with the Series Information with nine. The Good Works Team was sponsored exception of 1944 (military service, World War First Meeting: 1949, Kentucky 19-0 (Baton Rouge) by the Association from 1992-96 II). For more on Brown, see the feature story on Last Meeting: 2002, LSU 33-30 (Lexington) and by the AFCA from 1997-present. page 105 of the UK football media guide. Current Streak: LSU has won three in a row Tamme joined an elite list of Wildcats who • Kentucky is one of only 10 schools that have At Lexington: LSU leads 16-10 have been selected for the National Good Works won an NCAA men’s basketball championship At Baton Rouge: LSU leads 21-5-1 Team, including Doug Pelfrey (1992), Leon while also having a claim on a national champi- Smith (1994), Kurt Supe (1996), Jimmy Carter onship in football. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. (1998), Seth Hanson (1999), Matt Layow “’s basketball tams have noth- (2000), Antonio Hall (2002), and Antoine KENTUCKY CHEERLEADERS ARE THE BEST ing on Kentucky’s cheerleaders when it comes to Huffman (2004). Having won an unprecedented 15 national championships,” wrote Jeff D’Alessio of the AJC. championships, it’s no surprise to us “The Wildcats have bagged an unprecedented 15 that Kentucky’s cheerleaders were featured in the Universal Cheerleaders Association national titles, “The Best of College Football” preview in the including 11 of the past 12 … “UK’s spirit squad members, who’ve been • SS Adam Richey is the son of Tom Richey, featured in everything from Southern Living to who lettered as a UK offensive lineman from Seventeen, give us their top five reasons why 1983-85 they’re the answer to the question, ‘Who’s No. 1?’ • Eric Scott and E. J. Adams are cousins 1. We’ve been invited to meet the presi- • Christian and Micah Johnson are brothers. dent more times than Congress. 2. Our cheerleader adviser (T. Lynn FORMER CAT HONORED BY THE FALCONS Williamson) has more championship rings on his Jeff Van Note, a former University of fingers than hair on his head. Kentucky Wildcat, was inducted into the Atlanta 3. We receive approximately 250 tryout Falcons Ring of Honor during halftime of the videos for about three to six new openings each Falcons vs. Arizona game on Oct. 1. year. Van Note joins inaugural Ring of Honor 4. They don’t like us to perform at half- members RB William Andrews (1979-83), QB time. It cuts down on the concession sales. (1975-85), LB 5. Our squad represents approximately 20 (1966-76), and LB (1987-2000). different states, including as far away as Alaska.” Van Note played center for the Falcons from 1969-1986 and was voted by his peers to six Pro IT’S A WILDCAT STATE Bowls (1974-75, 1979-82), which tied him for Kentucky is often referred to as a “basketball the all-time team lead. Van Note holds team state,” given the fact that UK arguably is the records for most seasons played (18), most con- greatest men’s basketball program in collegiate secutive games played (155), and is second all- history. time for most games played (246) and most However, we like to think of Kentucky as a games started (225) in Falcons history. “Wildcat state” because of the tremendous overall Van Note was a defensive end for the support for UK athletics. In 2005-06, Kentucky Wildcats from 1966-68, earning second-team All- was one of only eight schools to rank in the Southeastern Conference honors as a sophomore, nation’s top 30 in attendance for football, men’s and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player as basketball, and women’s basketball. a senior. He participated in the Blue-Gray All- In addition, Kentucky has ranked in the Star Game following his senior season. He was nation’s top 30 in football attendance every year selected in the 11th round of the 1969 draft and since Commonwealth Stadium was expanded in the Falcons moved him to center. 1999. On game day, Commonwealth Stadium Van Note is a member of the UK Athletics usually becomes the third-largest city in Hall of Fame and also spent several years as an Kentucky. analyst on Wildcat football radio broadcasts. He And, over the years, one would be hard- also has been a radio analyst for the Falcons and pressed to find a school with the ups-and-downs current is a member of their radio team as a of Kentucky football, yet has the solid bedrock of pregame and postgame host. support enjoyed by the Wildcat gridders. For example, contrast Kentucky with other institu- OVERTIME GAMES tions from so-called “basketball states.” Kentucky is 1-2 all time in overtime games, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Duke, and including a 1-1 record at home. Kentucky’s seven Indiana rank 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 9th (respec- overtime game against Arkansas is tied for the tively) in all-time victories. longest game in Southeastern Conference history. Here is the average attendance for those schools in the 2005 football season: 1997 1 OT Alabama W 40-36 School 2005 attendance 2000 1 OT at Louisville L 34-30 Kentucky 62,450 2003 7 OT Arkansas L 63-71 North Carolina 51,428 Kansas 43,675 Indiana 39,535 Duke 17,485

Kentucky a basketball state? We say it’s a Wildcat state.

FAMILY TIES AT KENTUCKY • WR DeMoreo Ford is the nephew of Quentin McCord, a Wildcat wide receiver in 1996 and 1998-2000. • WR John Logan is the nephew of Marc Logan, a Wildcat running back in 1983-86 who still ranks as the sixth-leading rusher in school history. • WR Dicky Lyons Jr. is the son of Dicky Lyons, Wildcat halfback in 1966-68. • WR Sean Murphy is the son of Patrick Murphy, a Wildcat in the early 1970s. AndréAndré WoodsonWoodson #3 • 6-5 • 232 • Junior • Radcliff, Ky. SEC’s Leading Touchdown Passer

• André Woodson registered his fourth 200-yard Woodson in the NCAA Stats passing game of the season vs. Central Michigan Touchdown Passes: T-2nd after having just two all of last year. He finished Passing Efficiency: 15th 20-for-32 for 266 yards with four touchdowns Points Responsible For: T-6th against the Chippewas. Total Passing Yards: 18th Passing Yards Per Game: 24th • Ranks fourth in the SEC and 24th in the nation in passing yards per game, aver- Woodson in the SEC Stats aging 239.4. Passing Efficiency: 5th • Has thrown 14 TD Passing Yards Per Game: 4th passes this season, tied for second in the nation in that category. He Woodson’s Career Statistics threw six all of last year Year G-GS Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long and had eight career TDs entering this season. 2004 7-1 54 88 1 61.4 492 2 52 Has thrown at least three touchdown passes in 2005 11-11 146 253 6 58.0 1,644 6 79 four of UK’s five games. 2006 5-5 90 147 2 61.2 1,197 14 80 • Pass efficiency rating of 158.33 ranks fifth in the Totals 23-17 290 488 9 59.4 3,333 22 80 SEC and 15th in the nation. Improved his TD-to- Woodson’s Game-by-Game Statistics interception ratio to 14-to-2 on the year with a four TD passes vs. Central Michigan. 2005 • With 266 yards vs. Central Michigan, Woodson Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long now has 3,333 career passing yards and is 47 yards Louisville 17 27 0 63.0 278 2 53 behind eighth-place Dusty Bonner on UK’s career list. Idaho State 15 20 0 75.0 167 2 31 at Indiana 10 18 0 55.6 133 1 79 Florida 11 27 3 40.7 124 0 31 2006 Season Update at South Carolina 11 17 1 64.7 90 0 25 Leads the SEC in touchdown passes - tied with at Ole Miss 12 20 0 60.0 107 0 13 Florida signal-caller Chris Leak, having tossed 14 Mississippi State 13 27 0 48.1 141 0 28 ... Threw a career-best four touchdown passes vs. Auburn 26 43 1 60.5 335 1 65 at Vanderbilt 12 20 1 60.0 155 0 50 Central Michigan ... Was an effective passer in at Georgia 15 26 0 58.0 92 0 16 loss at Florida, completing 26-of-37 passes for 210 Tennessee 4 8 0 50.0 22 0 11 yards with a TD ... Completed 21-of-34 passes for 290 yards with three touchdowns in 31-14 win over Ole Miss, marking his 2006 third consecutive game with three TD passes ... Had solid outing vs. Texas Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long State, completing 13-of-20 balls for 197 yards with three scoring strikes ... at Louisville 9 23 0 37.5 231 3 80 Texas State 13 20 1 65.0 197 3 35 First Wildcat to throw three or more TD passes in two consecutive games Ole Miss 21 34 0 61.7 290 3 33 since Jared Lorenzen in 2002 ... Connected on 10 consecutive completions to at Florida 26 38 0 68.4 210 1 18 the first half vs. the Bobcats ... Completed 9-of-24 passes for 231 yards with Central Mich. 20 32 1 62.5 266 4 42 three touchdowns at Louisville ... Also rushed four times for 10 yards against the Cardinals.

Woodson’s Career Highs Completions ...... 26, twice, last at Florida (9/16/06) Attempts ...... 43 vs. Auburn (11/5/05) Completion Percentage ...... 68.4 at Florida (9/16/06) Yards ...... 335 vs. Auburn (11/5/05) TD Passes ...... 4 vs. Central Michigan (9/30/06) Longest Pass ...... 80 yards to Dicky Lyons at Louisville (9/3/06)

Woodson Climbing the UK Charts Player Years Comp.-Att.-Int. Pct. Yards TD 1. Jared Lorenzen 2000-03 862-1,514-41 .569 10,354 78 2. Tim Couch 1996-98 795-1184-35 .671 8,435 74 3. Bill Ransdell 1983-86 469-816-29 .575 5,564 22 4. Rick Norton 1963-65 298-598-44 .498 4,514 26 5. Babe Parilli 1949-51 331-592-37 .559 4,351 50 6. Randy Jenkins 1979-83 363-699-53 .519 4,148 24 7. Pookie Jones 1991-93 263-504-19 .522 3,459 16 8. Dusty Bonner 1997, 99 313-479-13 .653 3,380 26 9. Andre Woodson 2004-present 290-488-9 .594 3,333 22 2006 GAME REVIEWS

#13 LOUISVILLE 59, KENTUCKY 28 KENTUCKY 41, TEXAS STATE 7 1 SEPT. 3, 2006 2 SEPT. 9, 2006 In the season opener for both teams, Louisville notched a The Kentucky defense held the opponent scoreless for 59-28 Governor's Cup win over Kentucky in Papa John's three quarters, quarterback Andre' Woodson threw three Cardinal Stadium. touchdown passes, and the Wildcats posted their largest vic- The Cardinals built a 31-0 lead in the first half, paced by tory in four years with a 41-7 win over Texas State in the home three touchdown runs from running back Michael Bush, who opener at Commonwealth Stadium. finished with 129 yards before leaving in the third quarter with The Wildcat defenders set the tone early. On Kentucky's an injury. Just before intermission, the Wildcats scored back- second offensive play, Texas State returned a fumble to the to-back touchdowns as quarterback Andre' Woodson found UK seven-yard line. But the Kentucky defense held on receivers Keenan Burton (73-yard pass) and Dicky Lyons, Jr. downs, as on fourth-and-goal from the one, safety Ashton (4-yard pass) for consecutive scores to send UK into the lock- Cobb knocked loose a fumble that was recovered by Roger er room down 31-14. Williams. In the second half, Woodson hit Lyons with an 80-yard The Kentucky defense held Texas State to just 210 yards, scoring strike and Burton added a 100-yard kickoff return touchdown, but it was not enough the fewest in one game since 2003. UK held the visitors scoreless until the fourth quarter, to catch the Cards. Louisville QB threw for 254 yards and one touchdown when defensive coordinator Mike Archer emptied the bench. while leading his team to 631 yards total offense. Meanwhile, Woodson completed 13-of-20 passes for 197 yards and three touchdowns, Burton notched his second 100-yard receiving game as a Wildcat, finishing with four two of which went to wide receiver Dicky Lyons. Tailback Rafael Little had 12 carries for 91 catches for a career-high 127 yards with a touchdown. He set a school record with 185 kick- yards, including a 24-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. He also returned six punts for off and his 312 all-purpose yards is the fourth-highest total in UK history. 148 yards, the second-highest single-game yardage total in school history. Lyons, who redshirted the 2005 campaign, caught his first two career touchdown passes Freshman running backs John Conner and Maurice Grinter scored touchdowns on the and compiled a career-high 84 yards receiving. first times they touched the ball in college, Conner on a 17-yard pass and Grinter on a one- Junior linebacker Wesley Woodyard led the defensive effort for the Wildcats with 13 tack- yard run. les, marking his sixth career double-figure tackle performance. Free safety Marcus McClinton added nine tackles. SCORING SUMMARY Texas State 0007- 7 SCORING SUMMARY Kentucky 6 21 7 7 - 41 Kentucky 0 14 7 7 - 28 Louisville 14 17 14 14 - 59 UK - Lyons 10 pass from Woodson (Housley kick failed) … 0:57 1st qtr. UK - Dixon 8 run (Housley kick) … 9:14 2nd qtr. UL - Bush 48 run (Carmody kick) … 13:26 1st qtr. UK - Lyons 35 pass from Woodson (Housley kick) … 6:36 2nd qtr. UL - Bush 4 run (Carmody kick) … 3:36 1st qtr. UK - Conner 17 pass from Woodson (Housley kick) … 2:08 2nd qtr. UL - Bolen 1 pass from Brohm (Carmody kick) … 14:13 2nd qtr. UK - Little 24 run (B. Scott kick) … 5:56 3rd qtr. UL - Bush 5 run (Carmody kick) … 10:57 2nd qtr. UK - Grinter 1 run (B. Scott kick) … 12:02 4th qtr. UL - Carmody 38 FG … 4:13 2nd qtr. TSU - Luke 4 pass from Wasson (Bronson kick) … 10:20 4th qtr. UK - Burton 73 pass from Woodson (Housley kick) … 3:03 2nd qtr. UK - Lyons 4 pass from Woodson (Housley kick) … 0:21 2nd qtr. Team Statistics Texas State Kentucky UL - Stripling 1 run (Carmody kick) … 6:04 3rd qtr. First Downs 10 22 UK - Lyons 80 pass from Woodson (Housley kick) … 5:31 3rd qtr. Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 26/55 40/178 UL - Stripling 38 run (Carmody kick) … 3:35 3rd qtr. Passing C/A/I 13/27/1 18/26/1 UL - Anderson 0 fumble recovery (Carmody kick) … 8:30 4th qtr. Net Passing Yards 155 247 UK - Burton 100 kickoff return (Housley kick) … 8:11 4th qtr. Offensive Plays 53 66 UL - Allen 4 run (Carmody kick) … 3:52 4th qtr. Total Offense 210 425 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1 Team Statistics Kentucky Louisville Penalties/Yards 4/44 9/101 First Downs 8 31 Punts/Average 8/44.9 2/44.5 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 19/22 55/363 Third-Down Conversions 2-of-12 8-of-14 Passing C/A/I 10/26/0 20/32/0 Time of Possession 26:28 33:32 Net Passing Yards 238 268 Offensive Plays 45 87 Rushing (att-yards-TD) Total Offense 260 631 Kentucky - Little 12-91-1, Pulley 6-47, Dixon 10-34-1, Smith 2-5, Brown 5-4, D. Jones 1-4, Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1 Grinter 1-1, Woodson 3-(-8) Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/40 Texas State - Wasson 11-44, Jolly 5-8, Zwinggi 6-8, George 4-(-5) Punts/Average 9/40.0 3/34.7 Third-Down Conversions 2-of-12 8-of-15 Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Time of Possession 21:24 38:36 Kentucky - Woodson 13-20-1-197-3, Pulley 5-6-0-50-0 Texas State - Wasson 9-20-1-85-1, George 3-5-0-23-0, MacDonald 0-1-0-0-0, Crosby 1-1- Rushing (att-yards-TD) 0-47-0 Kentucky - Little 7-21, Dixon 2-5, Pulley 5-1, Woodson 4-(-2), Smith 1-(-3) Louisville - Bush 17-128-3, Stripling 9-90-2, Smith 12-66, Allen 9-48-1, Douglas 2-27, Bolen Receiving (rec-yards-TD) 2-5, Brohm 2-1, Tronzo 1-(-1) Kentucky - Burton 5-80, S. Johnson 4-34, Lyons 3-54-2, Little 3-39, Conner 1-17-1, Ford 1- 15, Murphy 1-8 Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Texas State - Thomas 2-52, Jolly 2-20, Dunk 2-8, Crosby 1-20, Zwinggi 1-19, Scott 1-13, Kentucky - Woodson 9-24-0-231-3, Pulley 1-2-0-7-0 Darley 1-10, Miller 1-6, Luke 1-4-1, Gilley 1-3 Louisville - Brohm 19-31-0-254-1, Cantwell 1-1-0-14-0 Tackles Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Kentucky - Woodyard 7, McGrath 4, Lewis 3 Kentucky - Burton 4-127-1, Lyons 2-84-2, Tamme 2-12, Dixon 1-8, D. Jones 1-7 Louisville - Douglas 5-87, Barnidge 4-53, Carter 3-48, Urrutia 2-51, Smith 2-14, Kuhn 2-11, Bush 1-3, Bolen 1-1-1

Tackles Kentucky - Woodyard 13, McClinton 9, R. Williams 8, M. Johnson 7 2006 GAME REVIEWS

KENTUCKY 31, OLE MISS 14 #5 FLORIDA 26, FLORIDA 7 3 SEPT. 16, 2006 4 SEPT. 23, 2006 Junior Kentucky quarterback Andre' Woodson threw for Kentucky hung tough with Florida, but the No. 5 Gators 293 yards with three touchdown passes, including two to wide stepped up their defense in the second half and topped the receiver Dicky Lyons, as the Wildcats won their first Wildcats 26-7 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Southeastern Conference opener in 19 years with a 31-14 vic- After Florida opened the game with a 33-yard pass from tory over Ole Miss. quarterback Chris Leak to wide receiver Jemalle Cornelius to Lyons became the first player in school history to catch at give the Gators a 6-0 advantage, the Cats came out strong. least two touchdown passes in three consecutive games. Kentucky, behind the potent passing of quarterback Andre' Woodson completed 22-of-34 passes in the game and had no Woodson and a strong defensive effort, held the Gators in interceptions to go along with his three TDs check and went ahead 7-6 on a 1-yard pass from Woodson to The Cats fell behind 7-0 at the 4:35 mark of the first quar- Maurice Grinter with 1:59 left until halftime. ter, but Woodson twice found Lyons in less than a five-minute Florida, however, took a 12-7 lead into the locker room at span to put Kentucky ahead 14-7 early in the second quarter. intermission after running back DeShawn Wynn ran it in from A 27-yard pass from Ole Miss' Brent Schaeffer, who finished with 190 yards passing, to Robert 13 yards out with 22 seconds left. In the second half, the Gators clamped down defensive- Hough knotted the score at 14. Woodson connected with fellow quarterback Curtis Pulley on ly, holding Kentucky to 65 yards after giving up 184 in the first 30 minutes. UF added two a 22-yard pass with 1:40 left until halftime to send UK into the locker room up 21-14. touchdowns in the second period to give the Gators the win. Ole Miss threatened twice in the third quarter, but drives into Kentucky territory were Woodson completed 26-of-37 passes for 210 yards with a touchdown, while Florida snuffed out with an interception and a fumble recovery by defensive tackle Myron Pryor. quarterback Chris Leak was 15-for-26 for 267 yards and two scores. Back-up quarterback The UK defense grabbed five turnovers in the game, including four fumbles and an inter- Curtis Pulley was equally effective as a receiver, catching a career-high six passes for 63 ception. In addition to his pickoff and fumble recovery, Pryor also had two tackles and a yards, while Dicky Lyons grabbed seven passes for 50 yards. quarterback sack that forced a fumble which was recovered by the Wildcats. Linebacker Wesley Woodyard led the defensive effort for Kentucky with 10 tackles and The Wildcats sealed the game with a two-yard run by tailback Tony Dixon with 5:30 left in a caused fumble, while linebacker Braxton Kelley added seven stops and caused a fumble. the game. Freshman kicker Lones Seiber made his first career field goal on a 41-yard kick The Wildcats forced a pair of turnovers, an interception by strong safety Roger Williams and with 3:15 remaining. a fumble recovery by end Durrell White. UK also got blocked extra points from Pulley and Sean Murphy. SCORING SUMMARY Ole Miss 7700- 14SCORING SUMMARY Kentucky 7 14 0 10 - 31 Kentucky 0700- 7 Florida 6677- 26 UM - Green 47 pass from Schaeffer (Shene kick) … 4:35 1st qtr. UK - Lyons 26 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 2:07 1st qtr. UF - Cornelius 33 pass from Leak (Hetland kick blocked) … 12:16 1st qtr. UK - Lyons 6 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 12:35 2nd qtr. UK - Grinter 1 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 1:59 2nd qtr. UM - Hough 27 pass from Schaeffer (Shene kick) … 4:08 2nd qtr. UF - Wynn 13 run (Hetland kick blocked) … 0:22 2nd qtr. UK - Pulley 22 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 1:30 2nd qtr. UF - Moore 4 run (Hetland kick) … 7:41 3rd qtr. UK - Dixon 2 run (Seiber kick) … 5:30 4th qtr. UF - Ingram 6 pass from Leak (Hetland kick) … 10:04 4th qtr. UK - Seiber 41 FG … 3:15 4th qtr. Team Statistics Kentucky Florida Team Statistics Ole Miss Kentucky First Downs 17 24 First Downs 17 21 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 22/39 38/235 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 39/205 33/87 Passing C/A/I 26/38/0 16/28/1 Passing C/A/I 13/26/1 22/34/0 Net Passing Yards 210 279 Net Passing Yards 190 293 Offensive Plays 60 66 Offensive Plays 65 67 Total Offense 249 514 Total Offense 395 380 Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/1 Fumbles/Lost 6/4 3/1 Penalties/Yards 10/66 10/71 Penalties/Yards 12/79 5/45 Punts/Average 9/37.1 2/52.0 Punts/Average 3/38.7 5/38.0 Third-Down Conversions 4-of-13 4-of-9 Third-Down Conversions 7-of-15 4-of-11 Time of Possession 33:43 26:17 Time of Possession 29:40 30:20 Rushing (att-yards-TD) Rushing (att-yards-TD) Kentucky - A. Smith 4-29, Dixon 7-27, Jones 1-7, Bankhead 1-3, Woodson 9-(-27) Kentucky - Little 17-54, Dixon 8-35-1, Conner 1-4, Woodson 5-(-3), team 2-(-3) Florida - Wynn 14-104-1, Tebow 6-73, Moore 8-54-1, Fayson 1-10, Caldwell 1-5, Rowley Ole Miss - Green-Ellis 19-85, Schaeffer 12-61, Hall 7-46, McCluster 1-13 1-3, Cornelius 1-3, Harvin 1-2, Leak 5-(-19)

Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Kentucky - Woodson 22-34-0-293-3 Kentucky - Woodson 26-37-0-210-1, team 0-1-0-0-0 Ole Miss - Schaeffer 13-26-1-190-2 Florida - Leak 15-26-1-267-2, Tebow 1-2-0-12-0

Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Kentucky - Lyons 4-83-2, Dixon 4-31, Little 3-48, Burton 3-35, Ford 3-28, Pulley 2-30-1, Kentucky - Lyons 7-50, Pulley 6-63, Tamme 5-39, Burton 3-33, Dixon 2-19, Grinter 2-7-1, A. Strickland 1-26, Johnson 1-8, Conner 1-4 Smith 1-(-1) Ole Miss - Green 3-53-1, Hodge 3-30, Wallace 2-65, Hough 1-27-1, Lane 1-10, Lewis 1-8, Florida - Baker 7-148, Cornelius 4-74-1, Tookes 2-37, Ingram 2-13-1, Moore 1-7 Cook 1-4, Hall 1-(-7) Tackles Tackles Kentucky -Woodyard 10, Kelley 7, K. Booker 6 Kentucky - Kelley 8, Woodyard 8, Jn. Williams 5, McClinton 5, Lindley 5 2006 GAME REVIEWS

KENTUCKY 45, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 36 SOUTH CAROLINA 24, KENTUCKY 17 5 SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 6 OCT. 7, 2006 Junior wide receiver Keenan Burton caught nine passes Kentucky scored 17 second-half points, but it wasn't for 124 yards with a career-best two receiving touchdowns enough to rally past South Carolina as the Wildcats fell 24-17 and Kentucky held off a Central Michigan rally for a 45-36 win. in Commonwealth Stadium. The Wildcats improved to a perfect 3-0 at Commonwealth Quarterback Syvelle Newton, a threat as both a runner Stadium for the eighth time in school history and first time and passer, led the Gamecocks with 252 yards total offense. since 2002. He completed 14 of 22 passes for 175 yards and rushed for The Cats broke out to a 21-0 lead at the 13:14 mark of the 77 yards and a touchdown, often bailing his team out of trou- second quarter after touchdown passes from quarterback ble with scrambles. In addition, he caught a 22-yard TD in the Andre' Woodson to Burton, tight end Jacob Tamme and tail- fourth quarter on a reverse pass thrown by wide receiver back Rafael Little. Kenny McKinley. The Chippewas began their rally after inserting quarter- South Carolina led 10-0 at halftime and stretched the back Dan LeFevour into the game, cutting the Kentucky lead advantage to 17-0 in the third quarter when the Wildcats to 28-17 at halftime. The Chippewas made it close in the fourth quarter, coming to within 38- began their . Aided by a 17-yard run by Tim Masthay on a fake punt, UK got on 36, but CMU's attempt at a two-point conversion was incomplete. A three-yard scoring run the board with a one-yard run by quarterback Andre' Woodson and a 31-yard field goal by by Little with 4:30 remaining distanced the Wildcats, who hung on for the win. Lones Seiber. Woodson threw for 266 yards and a career-high four touchdown passes, his fourth 200- Despite being behind 24-10 with less than three minutes remaining, the Wildcats kept plus-yard passing game of the season. LeFevour passed for 360 yards and four TDs. scratching. Woodson found wide receiver Dicky Lyons with a 63-yard pass, setting up a The Wildcat defense came up with four turnovers, three fumbles and an interception. nine-yard strike to Lyons for a touchdown. Junior linebacker Wesley Woodyard led the defensive effort for the fifth time this season South Carolina recovered the onside kick and ran all but 22 seconds off the clock before with nine tackles and two fumble recoveries. Sophomore defensive tackle Myron Pryor reg- UK got its final chance. Woodson found Keenan Burton for a 38-yard gain to move istered five tackles, forced two fumbles and notched two sacks. Sophomore safety Marcus Kentucky to the South Carolina 42, but his Hail Mary attempt fell incomplete in the end zone McClinton had an interception, caused a fumble, and recovered a fumble. as time expired. Woodson finished the game 18-of-31 for 289 yards - one-yard shy of his season high - SCORING SUMMARY and a touchdown pass. Lyons caught three passes for 79 yards, while Burton also had three Central Michigan 0 17 10 9 - 36 grabs for 63 yards. Kentucky 14 14 10 7 - 45 Junior linebacker Wesley Woodyard led the defensive effort with 11 tackles, while soph- omore defensive tackle Ventrell Jenkins had five tackles, including two for loss, with one UK - Burton 3 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 10:03 1st qtr. quarterback sack. UK - Tamme 19 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 7:00 1st qtr. UK - Little 24 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 13:14 2nd qtr. SCORING SUMMARY CMU - Linson 61 pass from LeFevour (Albreski kick) … 11:48 2nd qtr. South Carolina 0 10 7 7 - 24 UK - Dixon 6 run (Seiber kick) … 7:53 2nd qtr. Kentucky 0 0 10 7 - 17 CMU - Gardner 10 pass from LeFevour (Albreski kick) … 4:49 2nd qtr. CMU - Albreski 19 FG … 0:00 2nd qtr. SC - Newton 7 run (Succop kick) … 12:26 2nd qtr. CMU - Albreski 37 FG … 9:45 3rd qtr. SC - Succop 42 FG … 2:01 2nd qtr. UK - Burton 42 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 7:12 3rd qtr. SC - Boyd 5 run (Succop kick) … 11:37 3rd qtr. CMU - Linson 15 pass from LeFevour (Albreski kick) … 5:47 3rd qtr. UK - Woodson 1 run (Seiber kick) … 6:57 3rd qtr. UK - Seiber 28 FG … 1:18 3rd qtr. UK - Seiber 31 FG … 1:54 3rd qtr. CMU - Albreski 29 FG … 11:34 4th qtr. SC - Newton 22 pass from McKinley (Succop kick) … 4:42 4th qtr. CMU - Anderson 23 pass from LeFevour (LeFevour pass failed) … 6:58 4th qtr. UK - Lyons 9 pass from Woodson (Seiber kick) … 2:56 4th qtr. UK - Little 3 run (Seiber kick) … 4:30 4th qtr. Team Statistics South Carolina Kentucky Team Statistics Central Michigan Kentucky First Downs 21 17 First Downs 27 18 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 39/190 27/62 Rush Attempts/Net Rushing Yds. 34/147 31/107 Passing C/A/I 15/23/1 18/32/1 Passing C/A/I 26/47/1 20/32/1 Net Passing Yards 193 289 Net Passing Yards 411 266 Offensive Plays 62 59 Offensive Plays 81 63 Total Offense 383 351 Total Offense 558 373 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0 Fumbles/Lost 8/3 1/1 Penalties/Yards 10/68 7/50 Penalties/Yards 6/45 2/15 Punts/Average 2/39.5 3/43.3 Punts/Average 1/41.0 4/40.8 Third-Down Conversions 7-of-13 3-of-11 Third-Down Conversions 7-of-15 5-of-12 Time of Possession 31:07 28:53 Time of Possession 30:36 29:24 Rushing (att-yards-TD) Rushing (att-yards-TD) Kentucky - Little 13-50, Masthay 1-17. Dixon 5-13, Woodson 6-(-1)-1, Burton 1-(-7), team Kentucky - Little 12-70-1, Dixon 12-49-1, D. Jones 1-3, Smith 2-(-5), Woodson 4-(-10) 1-(-10) Central Michigan - Archer 16-69, LeFevour 13-47, Mikulec 1-18, Brunner 2-8, Linson 1-5, South Carolina - Boyd 25-113-1, Newton 14-77-1 Anderson 1-0 Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Passing (comp-att-INT-yards-TD) Kentucky - Woodson 18-31-1-289-1, Strickland 0-1-0-0-0 Kentucky - Woodson 20-32-1-266-4 South Carolina - Newton 14-22-1-171-0, McKinley 1-1-0-22-1 Central Michigan - LeFevour 22-38-0-360-4, Brunner 4-8-0-51-0, Jasmin 0-1-1-0-0 Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Receiving (rec-yards-TD) Kentucky - Tamme 4-48, Lyons 3-79-1, Burton 3-63, Little 3-43, Pulley 3-39, Grinter 1-11, Ford Kentucky - Burton 9-124-2, Tamme 3-49-1, Dixon 3-46, Little 2-23-1, Pulley 2-14, Jones 1-10 1-6 Central Michigan - Anderson 8-137-1, Gardner 6-76-1, Linson 5-134-2, Archer 3-28, South Carolina - Boyd 4-61, Brown 4-19, McKinley 3-63, Newton 1-22-1, Rice 1-15, Murdock Cetoute 1-14, Condeni 1-14, Ollenburger 1-7, Williams 1-1 1-8, Cook 1-5

Tackles Tackles Kentucky -Woodyard 9, McClinton 8, R. Williams 7, Kelley 7 Kentucky - Woodyard 11, Moore 8, R. Williams 7, White 7, Pryor 6, Kelley 6 2006 KENTUCKY FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (AS OF SUN. OCT. 8)

FG/PAT 36 Lones Seiber, 5-8, 180, Fr-HS OFFENSE 97 J. J. Housley, 5-10, 186, So-Sq TE 18 Jacob Tamme, 6-5, 240, Jr-2L 99 Brian Scott, 5-11, 190, Jr-Sq 80 T. C. Drake, 6-6, 230, Fr-RS P 44 Tim Masthay, 6-2, 200, So-1L LT 79 Garry Williams, 6-3, 283, So-1L 92 Kris Kessler, 6-0, 186, Sr-Sq 71 James Alexander, 6-5, 281, So-1L KOR 19 Keenan Burton, 6-2, 195, Jr-2L LG 78 Christian Johnson, 6-4, 325, So-1L 29 Alfonso Smith, 6-1, 190, Fr-RS 52 Fatu Turituri, 6-3, 290, Sr-1L 12 Dicky Lyons Jr., 5-11, 190, So-1L

C 60 Trai Williams, 6-4, 286, Sr-3L PR 19 Keenan Burton, 6-2, 195, Jr-2L 62 Matt McCutchan, 6-3, 310, Sr-2L 59 Eric Scott, 6-5, 275 Jr-2L

RG 66 Jason Leger, 6-1, 282, Jr-2L DEFENSE 55 Sefo Mailau Blaylock, 6-4, 330, Fr-RS DE 9 Durrell White, 6-3, 260, Sr-3L RT 72 Michael Aitcheson, 6-3, 300, Sr-3L 96 J. D. Craigman, 6-4, 250, Jr-JC 76 Justin Jeffries, 6-5, 300, Fr-HS DT 45 Lamar Mills, 6-1, 285, Sr-3L WR 8 DeMoreo Ford, 5-10, 189, So-1L 95 Ventrell Jenkins, 6-2, 280, So-1L 83 Michael Strickland, 6-2, 190, Fr-HS 7 David Jones, 5-10, 185, So-1L DT 98 Myron Pryor, 6-1, 300, So-1L 63 Ricky Abren, 6-2, 285, Jr-2L WR 19 Keenan Burton, 6-2, 195, Jr-2L 13 Steve Johnson, 6-3, 198, Jr-JC DE 20 Dominic Lewis, 6-3, 258, Jr-1L 15 Curtis Pulley, 6-4, 200, So-1L 99 Jeremy Jarmon, 6-3, 250, Fr-RS 97 Nii Adjei Oninku, 6-1, 245, So-1L WR 12 Dicky Lyons Jr., 5-11, 190, So-1L 83 Michael Strickland, 6-2, 190, Fr-HS SLB 46 Joe Schuler, 6-3, 233, Jr-2L 51 Johnny Williams, 6-3, 235, So-1L QB 3 Andre' Woodson, 6-5, 232, Jr-2L 11 Ben McGrath, 6-2, 230, So-1L 15 Curtis Pulley, 6-4, 200, So-1L MLB 56 Braxton Kelley, 6-0, 226, So-1L FB 24 Terrell Bankhead, 5-11, 220, Sr-1L 4 Micah Johnson, 6-2, 255, Fr-HS 38 John Conner, 5-11, 233, Fr-RS WLB 16 Wesley Woodyard, 6-1, 212, Jr-2L TB 28 Tony Dixon, 5-9, 203, So-1L 50 Sam Maxwell, 6-3, 225, Fr-HS 29 Alfonso Smith, 6-1, 190, Fr-RS CB 10 Karl Booker, 6-1, 190, Sr-2L 23 Shomari Moore, 5-9, 180, So-1L

SPECIALISTS SS 35 Roger Williams, 6-0, 200, Jr-2L KO 44 Tim Masthay, 6-2, 200, So-1L 27 Ashton Cobb, 6-0, 205, Fr-HS 99 Brian Scott, 5-11, 190, Jr-Sq FS 2 Marcus McClinton, 6-1, 210, So-1L SNAP 73 Jason Dickerson, 6-1, 254, Sr-3L 33 Calvin Harrison, 6-1, 190, Fr-HS 62 Matt McCutchan, 6-3, 310, Sr-2L CB 32 Trevard Lindley, 6-0, 175, Fr-RS HOL 92 Kris Kessler, 6-0, 186, Sr-Sq 34 Paul Warford, 5-11, 195, Fr-HS 18 Jacob Tamme, 6-5, 240, Jr-2L RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (3-3-0) (3-1-0) (0-2-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (1-2-0) (1-1-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS UK OPP ------Sep 03, 2006 at #13 Louisville L 28-59 42597 FIRST DOWNS...... 103 130 Sep 09, 2006 TEXAS STATE W 41-7 57136 Rushing...... 38 62 *Sep 16, 2006 OLE MISS W 31-14 60338 Passing...... 56 63 *Sep 23, 2006 at #5 Florida L 7-26 90292 Penalty...... 9 5 Sep 30, 2006 CENTRAL MICHIGAN W 45-36 54566 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 495 1195 *Oct 07, 2006 SOUTH CAROLINA L 17-24 61449 Yards gained rushing... 682 1322 * denotes conference game Yards lost rushing..... 187 127 Rushing Attempts...... 172 231 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Rush...... 2.9 5.2 ------Average Per Game...... 82.5 199.2 Rafael Little 5 61 306 20 286 4.7 2 39 57.2 TDs Rushing...... 7 10 Tony Dixon 6 44 174 11 163 3.7 3 15 27.2 PASSING YARDAGE...... 1543 1496 Curtis Pulley 6 11 57 9 48 4.4 0 15 8.0 Att-Comp-Int...... 188-114-3 183-103-5 Alfonso Smith 6 9 37 11 26 2.9 0 17 4.3 Average Per Pass...... 8.2 8.2 Tim Masthay 6 1 17 0 17 17.0 0 17 2.8 Average Per Catch...... 13.5 14.5 David Jones 6 3 14 0 14 4.7 0 7 2.3 Average Per Game...... 257.2 249.3 John Conner 5 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.8 TDs Passing...... 15 11 Antoine Brown 1 5 14 10 4 0.8 0 6 4.0 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 2038 2691 Terr. Bankhead 6 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.5 Total Plays...... 360 414 Maurice Grinter 5 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 1 0.2 Average Per Play...... 5.7 6.5 Keenan Burton 6 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 0 0 -1.2 Average Per Game...... 339.7 448.5 TEAM 6 3 0 13 -13 -4.3 0 0 -2.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 20-526 22-428 Andre' Woodson 6 31 55 106 -51 -1.6 1 8 -8.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 10-180 13-31 Total...... 6 172 682 187 495 2.9 7 39 82.5 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 5-39 3-11 Opponents...... 6 231 1322 127 1195 5.2 10 48 199.2 FUMBLES-LOST...... 10-4 21-10 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 38-312 45-347 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G PUNTS-AVG...... 32-39.6 19-42.3 ------TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 29:33 30:27 Andre' Woodson 6 155.24 178-108-3 60.7 1486 15 80 247.7 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 26/73 35/79 Curtis Pulley 6 134.85 8-6-0 75.0 57 0 15 9.5 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 5/7 4/13 TEAM 6 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Mike Strickland 6 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 6 152.72 188-114-3 60.6 1543 15 80 257.2 ------Opponents...... 6 139.32 183-103-5 56.3 1496 11 61 249.3 Marc. McClinton 2 13 6.5 0 13 Myron Pryor 1 5 5.0 0 5 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Shomari Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 ------Roger Williams 1 21 21.0 0 21 Keenan Burton 6 27 462 17.1 3 73 77.0 Total...... 5 39 7.8 0 21 Dicky Lyons 6 19 350 18.4 7 80 58.3 Opponents...... 3 11 3.7 0 11 Jacob Tamme 6 14 148 10.6 1 20 24.7 Curtis Pulley 6 13 146 11.2 1 22 24.3 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Rafael Little 5 11 153 13.9 1 33 30.6 ------Tony Dixon 6 10 104 10.4 0 34 17.3 Tim Masthay 31 1239 40.0 60 2 9 8 1 DeMoreo Ford 6 5 49 9.8 0 19 8.2 TEAM 1 27 27.0 27 0 0 0 0 Steve Johnson 6 5 42 8.4 0 17 7.0 Total...... 32 1266 39.6 60 2 9 8 1 Maurice Grinter 5 3 18 6.0 1 11 3.6 Opponents...... 19 803 42.3 60 0 6 3 0 John Conner 5 2 21 10.5 1 17 4.2 David Jones 6 2 17 8.5 0 10 2.8 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Mike Strickland 6 1 26 26.0 0 26 4.3 ------Sean Murphy 6 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.3 Rafael Little 9 175 19.4 0 42 Alfonso Smith 6 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2 Keenan Burton 1 5 5.0 0 5 Total...... 6 114 1543 13.5 15 80 257.2 Total...... 10 180 18.0 0 42 Opponents...... 6 103 1496 14.5 11 61 249.3 Opponents...... 13 31 2.4 0 18

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------J. J. Housley 0-1 0.0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 Keenan Burton 13 343 26.4 1 100 Lones Seiber 3-5 60.0 0-0 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-0 41 1 Dicky Lyons 5 142 28.4 0 40 Alfonso Smith 1 24 24.0 0 24 |------PATs ------| Micah Johnson 1 17 17.0 0 17 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Total...... 20 526 26.3 1 100 ------Opponents...... 22 428 19.5 0 41 Dicky Lyons 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Keenan Burton 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Lones Seiber 0 3-5 13-13 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 22 ------Tony Dixon 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Keenan Burton 6 -7 462 5 343 0 803 133.8 Rafael Little 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Rafael Little 5 286 153 175 0 0 614 122.8 Maurice Grinter 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Dicky Lyons 6 0 350 0 142 0 492 82.0 J. J. Housley 0 0-1 7-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 7 Total...... 6 495 1543 180 526 39 2783 463.8 John Conner 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 6 1195 1496 31 428 11 3161 526.8 Curtis Pulley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jacob Tamme 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Andre' Woodson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ------Brian Scott 0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 2 Andre' Woodson 6 209 -51 1486 1435 239.2 Total...... 23 3-6 22-23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 169 Total...... 6 360 495 1543 2038 339.7 Opponents...... 22 5-6 19-21 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 166 Opponents...... 6 414 1195 1496 2691 448.5

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------Kentucky...... 27 70 34 38 - 169 Opponents...... 27 57 38 44 - 166 2006 Kentucky Football Statistics Kentucky Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 08, 2006) All games

|------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 ------16 Wesley Woodyard 6 42 16 58 4.0-5 . . 2 . 2-0 2 . . 35 Roger Williams 6 23 9 32 2.0-5 . 1-21 2 . 1-2 . . . 56 Braxton Kelley 6 26 5 31 1.0-3 1.0-3 . 1 . . 1 . . 2 Marc. McClinton 6 19 10 29 1.0-1 . 2-13 4 . 1-0 4 . . 32 Trevard Lindley 6 19 5 24 . . . 6 . 1-0 . . . 10 Karl Booker 6 18 5 23 . . . 2 . . 1 . . 9 Durrell White 6 14 5 19 2.5-8 1.0-3 . . . 1-0 . . . 4 Micah Johnson 6 15 3 18 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 98 Myron Pryor 5 13 5 18 4.0-26 4.0-26 1-5 1 . 1-0 3 . . 20 Dominic Lewis 6 11 6 17 3.5-22 2.0-20 . 1 . . . . . 23 Shomari Moore 6 12 3 15 1.0-8 1.0-8 1-0 ...... 51 Johnny Williams 6 9 4 13 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . . 46 Joe Schuler 6 10 1 11 2.0-17 ...... 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6 5 6 11 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . . 45 Lamar Mills 6 8 3 11 2.0-8 1.0-2 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 34 Paul Warford 6 6 4 10 ...... 1 . . 11 Ben McGrath 6 6 3 9 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 95 Ventr. Jenkins 6 6 3 9 2.0-7 1.0-5 ...... 91 Corey Peters 5 5 3 8 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 7 David Jones 6 6 1 7 ...... 63 Ricky Abren 6 6 . 6 1.0-8 1.0-8 ...... 39 Adam Richey 6 3 2 5 ...... 27 Ashton Cobb 6 5 . 5 ...... 1 . . 47 A. J. Nance 6 2 1 3 ...... 50 Sam Maxwell 5 2 1 3 ...... 94 Travis Day 4 3 . 3 ...... 66 Jason Leger 6 . 3 3 1.0-1 ...... 90 Jamil Paris 5 1 1 2 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 96 J. D. Craigman 5 1 1 2 1.5-2 1.5-2 . 4 . 1-8 . . . 93 Austin Moss 1 1 . 1 1.0-7 1.0-7 ...... 22 Rafael Little 5 1 . 1 ...... 21 Mike Schwindel 5 1 . 1 ...... 19 Keenan Burton 6 1 . 1 ...... 73 Jason Dickerson 6 . 1 1 ...... 24 Terr. Bankhead 6 1 . 1 ...... 3 Andre' Woodson 6 1 . 1 ...... 29 Alfonso Smith 6 1 . 1 ...... 17 E. J. Adams 2 1 . 1 ...... 33 Calvin Harrison 3 . 1 1 ...... 48 Terry Clayton 2 1 . 1 ...... 38 John Conner 5 1 . 1 ...... 97 N. Adjei Oninku 6 . 1 1 ...... 89 Sean Murphy 6 ...... 1 . 15 Curtis Pulley 6 ...... 1 . Total...... 6 306 112 418 33-134 14-85 5-39 28 . 10-10 15 2 . Opponents...... 6 264 90 354 41-169 18-108 3-11 24 . 4-24 7 2 . 2006 KENTUCKY FOOTBALL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

First Time of Rushing Passing Total Offense 3rd Down Fumbles- Game Score Downs Possession (No-Yds-TD) (Att-Cmp-Int-Yds-TD) (Plays-Yds-TD) Conv. Lost KENTUCKY 28 8 21:24 19-22-0 10-26-0-238-3 45-260-3 2-of-12 1-1 at Louisville 59 31 38:36 55-363-6 20-32-0-268-1 87-631-7 8-of-15 1-1

KENTUCKY 41 22 33:32 40-178-3 18-26-1-247-3 66-425-6 8-of-14 1-1 Texas State 7 10 26:28 26-55-0 13-27-1-155-1 53-210-1 2-of-12 2-1

KENTUCKY 31 21 30:20 33-87-1 22-34-0-293-3 67-380-4 4-of-11 3-1 Ole Miss 14 17 29:40 39-205-0 13-26-1-190-2 65-395-2 7-of-15 6-4

KENTUCKY 7 17 33:43 22-39-0 26-38-0-210-1 60-249-1 4-of-13 2-0 at Florida 26 24 26:17 38-235-2 16-28-1-279-2 66-514-4 4-of-9 3-1

KENTUCKY 45 18 29:24 31-107-2 20-32-1-266-4 63-373-6 5-of-12 1-1 Central Michigan 36 27 30:36 34-147-0 26-47-1-411-4 81-558-4 7-of-15 8-3

KENTUCKY 17 17 28:53 27-62-1 18-32-1-289-1 59-351-2 3-of-11 2-0 South Carolina 24 21 31:07 39-190-2 15-23-1-193-1 62-383-3 7-of-13 1-0

GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) Brown Dixon Little Pulley A. Smith Woodson Louisville DNP 2-5-0 7-21-0 5-1-0 1-(-3)-0 4-(-2)-0 Texas State 5-4-0 10-34-1 12-91-1 6-47-0 2-5-0 3-(-8)-0 Ole Miss DNP 8-35-1 17-54-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-(-3)-0 Florida DNP 7-27-0 INJ 0-0-0 4-29-0 9-(-27)-0 Central Michigan DNP 12-49-1 12-70-1 0-0-0 2-(-5)-0 4-(-10)-0 South Carolina DNP 5-13-0 13-50-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-(-1)-1

GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING (Rec-Yds-TD) Burton Dixon Ford D. Jones Johnson Little Lyons Pulley Tamme Louisville 4-127-1 1-8-0 0-0-0 1-7-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-84-2 0-0-0 2-12-0 Texas State 5-80-0 0-0-0 1-15-0 0-0-0 4-34-0 3-39-0 3-54-2 0-0-0 0-0-0 Ole Miss 3-35-0 4-31-0 3-28-0 0-0-0 1-8-0 3-48-0 4-83-2 2-30-1 0-0-0 Florida 3-33-0 2-19-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 INJ 7-50-0 6-63-0 5-39-0 Central Michigan 9-124-2 3-46-0 0-0-0 1-10-0 0-0-0 2-23-1 0-0-0 2-14-0 3-49-1 South Carolina 3-63-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-43-0 3-79-1 3-39-0 4-48-0

GAME-BY-GAME PASSING GAME-BY-GAME PUNTING/FIELD GOALS (Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD) Woodson Pulley (No-Avg)/FG Made (Miss) Masthay Housley Seiber Louisville 9-24-0-231-3 1-2-0-7-0 Louisville 9-40.0 ___ Texas State 13-20-1-197-3 5-6-0-50-0 Texas State 2-44.5 (33) ______Ole Miss 22-34-0-293-3 0-0-0-0-0 Ole Miss 5-38.0 (37), 41 Florida 26-37-0-210-1 0-0-0-0-0 Florida 8-38.4 ___ Central Michigan 20-32-1-266-4 0-0-0-0-0 Central Michigan 4-40.8 28_ South Carolina 18-31-1-289-1 0-0-0-0-0 South Carolina 3-43.3 31, (45)_

GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

DEFENSIVE LINE

(Tackles, Tackles-for-Loss, Sacks) Game Abren Day Jarmon Jenkins Lewis Mills Oninku Peters Pryor White Louisville 1-0-0 3-0-0 2-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 Texas State 1-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 3-1.5-1 3-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 INJ 2-0.5-0 Ole Miss 1-1-1 DNP 3-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 2-1-1 3-0-0 Florida 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-1 4-0-0 Central Michigan 1-0-0 DNP 2-0-0 0-0-0 6-0-0 4-1-1 0-0-0 1-1-0 5-2-2 2-0-0 South Carolina 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 5-2-1 4-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 INJ 6-0-0 7-2-1

LINEBACKERS

(Tackles, Tackles-for-Loss, Sacks, Pass Breakups) Game M. Johnson Kelley McGrath Schuler Jn. Williams Woodyard Louisville 7-0-0-1 2-1-1-0 3-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 13-2-0-1 Texas State 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 7-0-0-0 Ole Miss 3-0-0-0 8-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 8-1-0-1 Florida 0-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 2-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 10-0-0-0 Central Michigan 3-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 9-1-0-0 South Carolina 3-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 0-0-0-1 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 11-0-0

DEFENSIVE BACKS

(Tackles, Pass Breakups, Interceptions) Game Booker Cobb Lindley McClinton Moore Warford R. Williams Louisville 6-1-0 3-0-0 4-2-0 9-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 8-0-0 Texas State 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 Ole Miss 4-0-0 0-0-0 5-2-0 5-1-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 4-0-1 Florida 6-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 3-2-0 4-0-0 3-0-0 3-0-1 Central Michigan 3-1-0 0-0-0 6-2-0 8-0-1 0-0-0 3-0-0 7-1-0 South Carolina 3-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 2-1-0 7-0-1 0-0-0 7-0-0

2006 GAME-BBY-GGAME STARTERS Offensive Starters TE/WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR TB FB/WR/TE QB Louisville Tamme Alexander Turituri McCutchan Aitcheson Lane Ford Burton Little Conner Woodson Texas State Tamme G. Williams C. Johnson McCutchan Turituri Aitcheson Lyons Burton Little Conner Woodson Ole Miss Ford G. Williams C. Johnson McCutchan T. Williams Aitcheson Lyons Burton Little Conner Woodson Florida Tamme G. Williams C. Johnson T. Williams Turituri Aitcheson Lyons Burton Dixon Grinter Woodson Central Mich. Tamme G. Williams C. Johnson T. Williams Leger Aitcheson Lyons Burton Dixon Bankhead Woodson South Carolina Tamme G. Williams C. Johnson T. Williams Leger Aitcheson Ford Burton Dixon Bankhead Woodson

Defensive Starters DE DT DT DE OLB/CB MLB OLB CB SS FS CB Louisville White Mills Pryor Lewis J. Williams Kelley Woodyard Booker R. Williams McClinton Lindley Texas State White Mills Peters Oninku J. Williams M. Johnson Woodyard Booker Cobb McClinton Lindley Ole Miss White Mills Peters Jarmon J. Williams Kelley Woodyard Booker R. Williams McClinton Lindley Florida White Mills Pryor Jarmon Moore McGrath Woodyard Booker R. Williams McClinton Lindley Central Mich. White Mills Pryor Lewis J. Williams M. Johnson Woodyard Booker R. Williams McClinton Lindley South Carolina White Mills Pryor Lewis Moore Kelley Woodyard Booker R. Williams McClinton Lindley WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

Had a player return a kickoff for a TD: Keenan Burton (100 yards) KENTUCKY vs. Louisville, Sept. 3, 2006 Had a player return a punt for a TD: Andrew Hopewell (6 yards) Scored 40 points: 45 vs. Central Michigan, Sept. 30, 2006 vs. Arkansas, Nov. 1, 2003 Scored 50 points: 51 vs. Indiana, Sept. 18, 2004 Had a player return an interception for a TD: Ricky Abren Shut Out an Opponent: vs. Vanderbilt (25-0), Nov. 16, 1996 (6 yards) vs. Tennessee, Nov. 27, 2004 Had 25 First Downs: 28 vs. Indiana, Sept. 18, 2004 Had a player recover/return a fumble for a TD: Otis Grigsby Had 30 First Downs: 30 vs. Georgia, Oct. 20, 2001 (0 yards) vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 16, 2002 Had 250 yards rushing: 355 vs. Indiana, Sept. 18, 2004 Had a player block a punt: Had 300 yards rushing: 355 vs. Indiana, Sept. 18, 2004 Jacob Tamme vs. Florida, Sept. 24, 2005 Had below 50 yards rushing: 39 vs. Florida, Sept. 23, 2006 Had a player block a field goal: Raymond Fontaine Had 300 yards passing: 335 vs. Auburn, Nov. 5, 2005 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 11, 2005 Had 400 yards passing: 406 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 17, 2001 Had a player return a blocked FG for a TD: Bo Smith (72 yards) Had below 50 yards passing: 43 vs. Florida, Sept. 28, 1996 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 11, 2005 Had 500 yards total offense: 560 vs. Indiana, Sept. 18, 2004 Had a player block a PAT: Curtis Pulley and Sean Murphy Had below 200 yards total offense: 110 vs. Auburn, Oct. 23, 2004 vs. Florida, Sept. 23, 2006 Held opp. below 100 yards rushing: 55 vs. Texas State, Sept. 9, 2005 Held opponent below 100 yards passing: 79 vs. Miss. State, Oct. 30, 2004 OPPONENTS Held opponent below 200 yards total offense: 189 vs. Murray State, Sept. 6, 2003 Scored 40 points: 59 by Louisville, Sept. 3, 2006 Recorded a safety: vs. Tennessee, Nov. 26, 2005 Scored 50 points: 59 by Louisville, Sept. 3, 2006 Had a player with 30 rush attempts: 31 by Artose Pinner Shut Out Kentucky: 0-28 by Louisville, Sept. 5, 2004 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 16, 2002 Rushed for 300 yards: 363 by Louisville, Sept. 3, 2006 Had a player rush for 100 yards: 198 by Rafael Little Passed for 300 yards: 411 by Central Michigan, Sept. 30, 2006 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 11, 2005 Had 500 yards of total offense: 558 by Central Michigan, Had a player rush for 200 yards: 224 by Artose Pinner Sept. 30, 2006 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 16, 2002 Recorded a safety: Miss. State, Oct. 30, 2004 Had 2 players rush for 100 yards: (130) and Tony Blocked a Kentucky punt: Ole Miss, Oct. 22, 2005 Dixon (105) vs. Indiana, Sept. 18, 2004 Blocked a Kentucky field goal: Ole Miss, Sept. 16, 2006 Had a player with 3 rushing touchdowns: 3 by Rafael Little Blocked a Kentucky PAT: Arkansas, Oct. 19, 2002 vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 11, 2005 Had a player with 30 rush attempts: 31, Ciatrick Fason Had a player with 50 pass attempts: 53 by Jared Lorenzen, (Florida), Sept. 25, 2004 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 17, 2001 Had a player with 100 yards rushing: 113 by Cory Boyd Had a player with 30 pass completions: 34 by Jared Lorenzen (South Carolina), Oct. 7, 2006 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 17, 2001 Had two players with 100 yards rushing: 162 by Tristan Davis Had a player with 300 passing yards: 335 by Andre Woodson and 103 by Kenny Irons (Auburn), Nov. 5, 2005 vs. Auburn, Nov. 5, 2005 Had a player with 40 pass attempts: 59, Jay Cutler Had 2 players pass for 100 yards: Jared Lorenzen (146) and (Vanderbilt), Nov. 12, 2005 Shane Boyd (140) vs. LSU, Oct. 13, 2001 Had a player with 20 pass completions: 22, Dan LeFevour Had a player with 3 touchdown passes: 4 by Andre’ Woodson (Central Michigan), Sept. 30, 2006 vs. Central Michigan, Sept. 30, 2006 Had a player with 300 yards passing: 360, Dan LeFevour Had a player with 10 pass receptions: 11 by Rafael Little (Central Michigan), Sept. 30, 2006 vs. Tennessee, Nov. 26, 2005 Had a player with 10 pass receptions: 13, Earl Bennett Had a player with 100 yards receiving: 124 by Keenan Burton (Vanderbilt), Nov. 12, 2005 vs. Central Michigan, Sept. 30, 2006 Had a player with 100 yards receiving: 137, Brian Anderson and Had 2 players with 100 yards receiving: 100 by Keenan Burton and 134, Damien Linson (Central Michigan), Sept. 30, 2006 122 by Rafael Little vs. Auburn, Nov. 5, 2005 Had a player return a kickoff for a TD: Tyrone Prothro Had a player with 3 touchdown receptions: 3 by Aaron Boone (Alabama), 100 yards, Oct. 9, 2004 vs. LSU, Nov. 9, 2002 Had a player return a punt for a TD: Sterling Mennear Had a player with 100 rushing and 100 receiving yards in the same (Idaho State), 26 yards, Sept. 10, 2005 game: Rafael Little (124 rushing, 122 receiving) vs. Auburn, Nov. Had a player return an interception for a TD: 5, 2005 (Tennessee), 7 yards, Nov. 26, 2005 Had a player throw a TD pass and score a rushing and receiving Had a defensive player return/recover a fumble for a TD: TD in the same game: Shane Boyd vs. , Oct. 18, 2003 Zach Anderson (Louisville), 0 yards, Sept. 3, 2006 2006 Kentucky Player Bios Career and Season Updates

OFFENSIVE LINE 66 72 Jason Leger, Guard, 6-1, 288, Jr. Michael Aitcheson, Tackle, 6-3, 300 Sr. 2006: Began the season at defensive tackle, moved to the offensive line 2006: Has 17 consecutive starts, tied for the longest streak on the team ... beginning with the Florida game ... Has started the last two games at right Began season as the starting right guard, currently the starting right tackle guard ... Played both right guard and defensive tackle vs. the Gamecocks ... Had an impressive pancake block to spring Keenan Burton for a 42-yard ... Got first start on the offensive side of the ball against Central Michigan TD against Central Michigan ... Elected by his teammates to the leadership ... Made three tackles on defense before moving to offense ... Career: Has council ... Career: Has played in 34 games with 18 starts ... Graduated with appeared in 27 games, with nine starts in his three-year career ... Had a a degree in social work in the spring ... Named to the Frank G. Ham Society career-best eight tackles, including one for loss, at Mississippi State in of Character ... Plans to enter a seminary next year with the goal of becom- 2004 ... Came to UK with remarkable strength, which he gives credit for ing a full-time minister. doing chores on the family farm. 71 62 James Alexander, Tackle, 6-5, 281, So. Matt McCutchan, Center, 6-3, 295, Sr . 2006: Started at left tackle against Louisville, currently backup at left tack- 2006: Started first three games before suffering ankle sprain vs. Ole Miss le ... Career: Has played in 16 games with two starts ... Saw action in the ... Missed Florida, Central Michigan and South Carolina games but hopes first nine games of 2005 in a reserve capacity ... Started his first game at to return to action at LSU ... Served as game captain against Louisville ... left tackle against Auburn after Fatu Turituri was lost for the year because Career: Appeared in 25 games thus far in his UK career, with 24 starts ... of a knee injury. UK’s starting center in 2004-05 ... Named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week vs. Indiana in 2004 ... Transferred from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2003 ... Came to UK as a walk-on, he has earned a scholarship ... The 76 NCAA granted him a sixth year to complete his eligibility after going Justin Jeffries, Tackle, 6-5, 300, Fr. through two years of injuries at Navy. Moves to defensive tackle this week because of several injuries at those positions ... Otherwise, he is the backup at right tackle on offense ... 52 Member of the PAT team ... Saw action in several series against Louisville, Fatu Turituri, Guard, 6-3, 290, Sr. Texas State, Ole Miss, and Central Michigan ... Began preseason practice at defensive tackle before moving to offensive tackle … Played HS football 2006: Can play either offensive guard position ... Has started three games at Kentucky state power St. Xavier. this season ... Career: Has played in 13 games with 10 starts ... Started at left tackle in the first seven games of the 2005 season before sustaining a season-ending knee injury ... Born in Samoa, he became the first 78 Polynesian player to start for the Wildcats ... Two-year starter at offensive Christian Johnson, Guard, 6-4, 325, So. tackle at Los Angeles Harbor College, transferred to Kentucky in Jan. 2005 2006: Has started the last five games at left guard … Played extensively in ... season opener at Louisville as a backup ... Emerged as starter after Louisville game ... Coaches said he played his best game in UK’s 45-point 79 outburst against Central Michigan ... Career: Has played in 16 games, Garry Williams, Tackle, 6-3, 283, So. starting five ... Brother of freshman linebacker Micah Johnson … His father, Nathaniel “Skip” Johnson, is in the United States Army, just returned from 2006: Has started the last five games at left tackle ... Career: Has played Iraq in September. in 14 career games, starting eight. 57 60 Hayden Lane, Tackle, 6-6, 275, Sr. Trai Williams, Guard/Center, 6-4, 286, Sr . 2006: Backup at both tackle positions ... Sees action on special teams ... Got start against Florida and Central Michigan at center in replace of Matt Career: Has participated in 36 games, with 24 starts ... Started every game McCutchan … Gives the offensive line an experienced and versatile play- as a sophomore and junior ... Academic All-American in 2005 ... er … Has participated in 29 games, with 15 starts ... One of the strongest Remarkable student who graduated in three years with a grade-point aver- players on the team … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2004 ... age of 3.95 and a double major in anthropology and classics (Latin and Former walk-on who has earned a scholarship … Started every game of ancient history) ... Set to complete his master’s in history in May, 2007 ... the year in 2004 at right guard. Is considering combining his faith and love of history to become a biblical archaeologist ... Named Academic All-District IV (2004, 05) and First-team Academic All-America (2005). 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

TIGHT ENDS 81 Zipp Duncan, TE, 6-5, 250, Fr. 18 Backup tight end ... Member of the PAT team ... Moved from defensive end Jacob Tamme, TE, 6-5, 234, Jr. in the spring … Has great size and has show the ability to be a physical 2006: Starting tight end ... One of the focal points of the Kentucky offense blocker ... Has played in six games. … Has 14 receptions for 148 yards and one touchdown ... Tied his career high with five catches at Florida ... One of only 11 Division I-A players who were named to the 2006 AFCA Good Works Team in honor of his 80 dedication to community service ... Career: Has started 28 games with T.C. Drake, TE, 6-6, 230, Fr. 19 starts ... Came to UK as a wide receiver, he moved to tight end in the Has played in six games ... Enrolled in January after a prep season at 2004 season-ending game at Tennessee ... Had four catches for a Hargrave Military Academy … Has excellent height and good speed. career-high 55 yards and two touchdowns vs. the Volunteers ... Team’s starting tight end in 2005. WIDE RECEIVERS Tamme Career Statistics Year Position G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2004 WR/TE 11-4 16 161 10.1 2 20 19 2005 Tight End 11-10 29 251 8.7 1 31 Keenan Burton, WR/KR, 6-2, 6-2, Jr. 2006 Tight End 6-5 14 148 10.6 1 20 2006: Dynamic wide reciever and kick returner ... Has the playmaking Totals 28-19 59 560 9.5 4 31 ability to score any time he touches the ball … Has been healthy this sea- son after two years of injury ... Leads the Southeastern Conference in all- 2005 purpose yardage, averaging 133.8 total yards per game ... Starred Opponent Rec. Yards TD against Louisville, catching four passes for a career-high 127 yards and Louisville 2 29 1 one touchdown in addition to a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD ... 73-yard Idaho State 2 12 0 TD catch vs. Louisville is his career long ... His 312 all-purpose yards at at Indiana 4 25 0 Louisville is the fourth-highest single-game mark in school history ... Had Florida 2 41 0 nine catches for 124 yards and two TDs vs. Central Michigan, career at South Carolina 1 6 0 bests for receptions and TDs ... Surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in career at Ole Miss 0 0 0 receiving vs. South Carolina ... Fourth in the SEC in kickoff returns, aver- Mississippi State 2 18 0 aging 26.4 per runback ... Elected permanent team captain by the Auburn 5 42 0 WIldcat players ... Career: Has played in 27 games with 14 starts ... at Vanderbilt 4 42 0 Ranks 14th in school history in career receiving yardage (1,061) ... SEC at Georgia 5 25 0 All-Freshman team in 2003 ... Obtained a medical hardship in 2004 after Tennessee 2 11 0 breaking his wrist early in the campaign, thereby retaining the year of eli- gibility ... Limited by injury in 2005 (missed four games because of bro- 2006 ken foot) and still finished third on the team in receptions (24), second in Opponent Rec. Yards TD receiving yards (365) and tied for the lead in receiving touchdowns (2) ... at Louisville 2 12 0 Has a twin sister, Keisha ... Has a very close relationship with Louisville Texas State 0 0 0 running back Michael Bush. Ole Miss 0 0 0 at Florida 5 39 0 Burton Career Statistics Central Miich. 3 49 1 Year Position G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long KOR Yds. Avg. TD Long S. Carolina 4 48 0 2003 WR 12-5 20 221 11.1 2 31 - - - - - 2004 WR 2-1 2 13 6.5 0 7 3 88 29.3 0 44 2005 WR 7-2 24 365 15.2 2 53 5 183 36.6 0 93 86 2006 WR 6-6 27 462 17.1 3 73 13 343 26.4 1 100 Ross Bogue, TE, 6-5, 235, Fr. Totals 27-14 73 1,061 14.5 7 73 21 514 29.2 1 100 Played in first career game against Louisville ... Member of the kickoff return team ... One of several tight ends competing for playing time behind 2005 starter Jacob Tamme … Has made good progress as a blocker and has Opponent Rec. Yards TD shown good hands ... Participated in six games. Louisville 4 98 0 Idaho State 2 46 1 at Indiana INJ Florida INJ 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

at South Carolina INJ at Ole Miss INJ Mississippi State 3 38 0 Auburn 7 100 1 at Vanderbilt 1 11 0 7 at Georgia 4 44 0 David Jones, WR, 5-10, 185, So. Tennessee 3 28 0 2006: Has played in all six games as a reserve ... One of the fastest players on the team ... Converted to wide receiver from cornerback per 2006 his request in fall camp … Season highlight was a seven-yard rush on Opponent Rec. Yards TD an end-around vs. Florida to set a UK touchdown, reversing field sever- at Louisville 4 127 1 al times before bulling his way down to the goaline ... Career: Has Texas State 5 80 0 played in 17 games ... Played cornerback in 2005 and was named to Ole Miss 3 35 0 the SEC All-Freshman Team ... Also returned kickoffs, averaging 21.9 at Florida 5 33 0 yards per return Central Mich. 9 124 2 S. Carolina 3 63 0 Jones Career Statistics Year Position G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 8 2006 Wide Rec. 6-0 2 17 8.5 0 10 DeMoreo Ford, WR, 5-11, 189, So. 2006 2006: Registered start vs. Florida and South Carolina ... Hauled in Opponent Rec. Yards TD three balls for 26 yards vs. Ole Miss ... Caught one pass for 15 yards at Louisville 1 7 0 against Texas State … Career: Has played in 10 games with two starts Texas State 0 0 0 ... Showed promise in 2005 before sustaining season-ending injury in Ole Miss 0 0 0 the fourth game … Starred in the 2006 spring game, hauling in a touch- at Florida 0 0 0 down catch and tossing a 50-yard TD. Central Mich. 1 10 0 S. Carolina 0 0 0 Ford Career Statistics Year Position G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2005 Wide Rec. 4-0 2 10 5.0 0 6 2006 Wide Rec. 6-2 5 49 9.8 0 19 12 Totals 10-2 7 59 8.4 0 19 Dicky Lyons Jr., WR, 5-11, 190, So. 2006: Son of one of the greatest all-around players in SEC history in 2006 former UK star Dicky Lyons Sr. ... Has now caught seven touchdowns, Opponent Rec. Yards TD leading the SEC in TDs ... The first player in UK history to catch two at Louisville 0 0 0 touchdowns in three consecutive games (vs. Louisville, Texas State, Texas State 1 15 0 Ole Miss) ... 80-yard touchdown reception at Louisville is the longest in Ole Miss 3 26 0 his career, good for the eighth-longest TD pass in school history ... Has at Florida 0 0 0 an outstanding average of 18.4 yards per catch ... Career: Played in Central Mich. 0 0 0 seven games in 2004 as a return specialist and wide receiver ... Had S. Carolina 1 6 0 multiple nagging injuries in 2005 and redshirted that seaeson.

Steve Johnson, WR, 6-3, 198, Jr. Lyons Career Statistics Junior college transfer has played in six games … Best game came in Year Position G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long the win over Texas State, catching four balls for 34 yards ... All-region 2004 Wide Rec. 7-0 2 11 5.5 0 7 selection at Chabot College. 2006 Wide Rec. 6-5 19 350 18.4 7 80 Totals 13-5 21 361 15.7 7 80 2006 Opponent Rec. Yards TD 2006 at Louisville 0 0 0 Opponent Rec. Yards TD Texas State 4 34 0 at Louisville 2 84 2 Ole Miss 1 8 0 Texas State 3 54 2 at Florida 0 0 0 Ole Miss 4 83 2 Central Mich. 0 0 0 at Florida 7 50 0 S. Carolina 0 0 0 Central Mich. 0 0 0 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

S. Carolina 3 79 1 area his freshman season ... Rushed nine times for a career-high 105 yards against Indiana in 2004, including a 67-yard run that is his career 83 long. Michael Strickland, WR, 6-2, 190, Fr. Dixon Career Statistics True freshman wide receiver that impressed coaches with his hands Year Pos. Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long and speed … Recorded first career catch in a crucial third-down situa- 2004 Tailback 54 244 4.5 1 67 8 61 7.6 0 27 tion against Ole Miss, hauling in a 26-yarder in traffic to set up a touch- 2006 Tailback 44 163 3.7 3 15 10 104 10.4 0 34 down ... Has played in six games . Totals 97 407 4.2 4 67 18 165 9.2 0 34

Strickland Career Statistics 2006 Year Position G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Opponent Att. Yds. TD Rec. Yds. TD 2006 Wide Rec. 6-0 1 26 26.0 0 26 at Louisville 2 5 0 0 0 0 Texas State 10 39 1 0 0 0 Ole Miss 8 35 1 4 31 0 RUNNING BACKS at Florida 6 24 0 2 19 0 Central Mich. 12 49 1 3 46 0 24 S. Carolina 5 13 0 0 0 0 Terrell Bankhead, FB, 5-11, 220, Sr. 2006: Has started the last two games ... Rushed once for a crucial first 40 down vs. Florida ... Moved from tailback to fullback in the spring and has Maurice Grinter, FB, 6-3, 250, Fr. shown the ability to block well … Provides a versatile threat to the fullback Big-bodied freshman from Louisville who gives the Wildcats a sizeable position, capable of contributing to the run game and pass game. threat in the backfield ... Scored on a one-yard TD run against Texas Career: Has played in 10 games ... Transferred to UK from Mesa College State, first time he touched the ball in college … Also caught a six-yard ... Redshirted in 2004 and earned a letter as a special-teams performer in touchdown pass at Florida ... Got a look at linebacker and safety in spring 2005. practice before being moved to fullback in August.

Bankhead Career Statistics Year Pos. Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long 22 2006 Fullback 1 3 3.0 0 3 Rafael Little, RB/PR, 5-11, 195, Jr . 2006: An amazing playmaker, capable of scoring anytime he touches the ball ... On the Doak Walker Award watch list for the nation’s top running back ... Has been limited most of the season after sustaining a knee injury 38 vs. Texas State ... Underwent arthroscopic surgery on Oct. 9 and is John Conner, FB, 5-1 1, 233, Fr . expected to be out until November ... Team’s leading rusher with 286 2006: A very good lead blocker who splits time with Terrell Bankhead and yards and two touchdowns ... Leads the SEC in punt returns with a 19.4- Maurice Grinter at fullback ... Started the first three games ... Scored on yard average ... Best game this season came when he gained 278 all-pur- first collegiate touch, hauling in a 17-yard pass for a touchdown against pose yards against Texas State ... Rushed 12 times for 91 yards and a TD, Texas State … Career: Has played in eight games, starting three ... A in addition to hauling in three passes for 39 yards ... Career: Appeared in walk-on with a good frame and a hard-nosed mentality ... Played in the 25 games, starting 17 ... His strength, quickness, and ability to shed tack- first two games of 2005 before sustaining a season-ending injury ... lers have drawn comparisons to former Wildcat great Mark Higgs ... Eligible to receive a medical hardship and preserve the year of eligibility. Ranks 14th in school history with 1,596 rushing yards ... Sophomore All- America and first-team All-SEC as an all-purpose player in 2005 when he rushed for 1,045 yards, led the Wildcats in pass receiving, and punt 28 returns ... Led the SEC and ranked fifth nationally in punt returns ... Also Tony Dixon, TB, 5-9, 203, So. led the SEC and ranked fourth in the nation in all-purpose yardage with an 2006: Has played in six games, starting the last three with Rafael Little average of 180.2 yards per game ... Had 372 all-purpose yards at limited by injury problems ... Team’s second leading rusher with 163 yards Vanderbilt in 2005, the second-highest single-game mark in school histo- and three touchdowns ... Top game this season he rushed 12 times for 49 ry ... Also had career bests vs. the Commodores with 198 rushing yards yards and a touchdown vs. Central Michigan while catching three passes and three TDs ... SI.com National Player of the Week following the for 46 yards ... Returned to game action after missing the entire 2005 sea- Vanderbilt game ... Career receiving bests are 11 catches (vs. Tennessee, son because of injury … Elected to the team leadership council, a remark- 2005) and 122 yards (vs. Auburn, 2005) ... Has earned SEC Player of the able honor for a sophomore ... Career: Projected to be a cornerback at Week honors twice during his career ... Has five 100-yard rushing games Kentucky, he moved to the offensive backfield after injuries struck that and two 100-yard receiving games as a Wildcat ... Went over the century 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

mark in both rushing and receiving vs. Auburn, only the second player in 2006 school history to accomplish that feat ... Attended T. L. Hanna High School Opponent PR Yds. KOR Yds. All-Purpose in Anderson, S. C., and is a friend of James Kennedy, the subject of the at Louisville 0 0 0 0 21 movie "Radio." Texas State 6 148 0 0 278 Ole Miss 1 14 0 0 122 Little Career Statistics at Florida INJ Year Pos. Att. Yds. Avg. TD Long Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Central Mich. 1 -1 0 0 92 2004 Tailback 53 265 5.0 1 25 12 136 11.3 1 52 S. Carolina 1 14 0 0 113 2005 Tailback 197 1,045 5.3 9 65 46 449 9.8 0 65 2006 Tailback 61 286 4.7 2 39 11 153 13.9 1 33 Totals 311 1,596 5.1 12 65 69 738 10.7 2 65 QUARTERBACKS

Year KOR Yds. Avg. TD Long PR Yds. Avg. TDLong 2004 3 13 4.3 0 28 6 55 9.2 0 12 3 2005 3 133 44.3 1 99 21 355 16.9 0 57 Andre' Woodson, QB, 6-5, 232 Jr. 2006 0 0 0 0 0 9 175 19.4 0 42 2006: Has made noteworthy progress this year ... Has completed more Totals 6 146 24.3 1 99 36 585 16.3 0 57 than 60 percent of his passes, good for 1,486 yards and 15 touchdown passes ... Second in the SEC and 14th nationally in passing yardage per 2005 game ... Leads the league and is sixth nationally in TD passes ... 19th Opponent Att. Yds. TD Rec. Yds. TD nationally in passing efficiency and has a 15-to-3 TD-to-interception ratio Louisville 8 71 0 6 49 0 ... Threw three consecutive TD passes vs. Louisville, Texas State, and Ole Idaho State 19 104 0 3 30 0 Miss, the first Wildcat to do so since Jared Lorenzen in 2002 ... His 80- at Indiana 17 88 1 2 6 0 yard TD strike to Dicky Lyons Jr. at Louisville is a career long ... Edged out Florida 19 77 1 3 33 0 the more mobile Curtis Pulley for the starting job in a heated competition at S.Carolina 28 120 1 1 1 0 during preseason camp ... Career: Ranks seventh on the UK career pass- at Ole Miss 14 77 0 1 0 0 ing list with 3,622 passing yards ... Career highs feature 335 passing Mississippi St. 24 114 1 4 44 0 yards vs. Auburn (2005) and four TD passes vs. Central Michigan (2006) Auburn 17 124 2 6 122 0 ... Broke school record with 153 consecutive passes without an intercep- at Vanderbilt 28 198 3 5 86 0 tion in the 2004-05 seasons ... Team’s starting quarterback in 2005. at Georgia 13 29 0 4 5 0 Tennessee 10 43 0 11 73 0 Woodson Career Statistics Year G-GS Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long 2005 2004 7-1 54 88 1 61.4 492 2 52 Opponent PR Yds. KOR Yds. All-Purpose 2005 11-11 146 253 6 58.0 1,644 6 79 Louisville 0 0 0 0 120 2006 6-6 108 178 3 60.6 1,486 15 80 Idaho State 0 0 1 99 233 Totals 24-18 290 488 9 59.4 3,622 23 80 at Indiana 2 61 0 0 155 Florida 2 23 0 0 133 2005 at S. Carolina 0 0 0 0 121 Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long at Ole Miss 3 24 0 0 101 Louisville 17 27 0 63.0 278 2 53 Mississippi St. 6 89 0 0 247 Idaho State 15 20 0 75.0 167 2 31 Auburn 2 17 0 0 263 at Indiana 10 18 0 55.6 133 1 79 at Vanderbilt 2 88 0 0 372 Florida 11 27 3 40.7 124 0 31 at Georgia 2 27 0 0 61 at South Carolina 11 17 1 64.7 90 0 25 Tennessee 2 26 2 34 176 at Ole Miss 12 20 0 60.0 107 0 13 Mississippi State 13 27 0 48.1 141 0 28 2006 Auburn 26 43 1 60.5 335 1 65 Opponent Att. Yds. TD Rec. Yds. TD at Vanderbilt 12 20 1 60.0 155 0 50 at Louisville 7 23 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 15 26 0 58.0 92 0 16 Texas State 12 96 1 3 39 0 Tennessee 4 8 0 50.0 22 0 11 Ole Miss 16 60 0 3 48 0 at Florida INJ 2006 Central Mich. 12 70 1 2 23 0 Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long S. Carolina 13 50 0 3 49 0 at Louisville 9 23 0 37.5 231 3 80 Texas State 13 20 1 65.0 197 3 35 Ole Miss 21 34 0 61.7 290 3 33 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

at Florida 26 38 0 68.4 210 1 18 2006 Central Mich. 20 32 1 62.5 266 4 42 Opponent Rec. Yards Long TD S. Carolina 18 31 1 58.0 289 1 63 at Louisville 0 0 0 0 Texas State 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss 2 30 22 1 15 at Florida 6 63 18 0 Curtis Pulley, QB/WR, 6-4, 200, So. Central Mich. 2 14 9 0 2006: Versatile performer who is the team’s backup quarterback and also S. Carolina 3 39 14 0 plays wide receiver and as a kick blocker on special teams ... An electrify- ing mobile quarterback, has the ability to scamper out of the pocket and DEFENSIVE LINE make plays on the ground … Has improved in the passing game since his arrival and has completed 6 of 8 passes this season ... Although he has seen limited action as a wide receiver, he still ranks fourth on the team with 63 13 receptions for 146 yards and one touchdown ... Caught a career-high Ricky Abren, DT, 6-2, 285, Jr . six balls for 63 yards at Florida ... Also blocked a PAT attempt vs. the 2006: Sustained a sprained wrist vs. Central Michigan and has been Gators ... Had his first receiving TD in the win over Ole Miss when he took forced to play with a cast ... Has six tackles this season, one in each game a screen 22 yards for the touchdown ... Career: Team’s backup QB as a ... Notched first sack of season, hauling down Brent Schaeffer of Ole Miss true freshman in 2005 ... Saw extensive time against Tennessee after for a eight-yard loss ... Career: Has appeared in 24 games with seven Andre' Woodson left with an injured shoulder ... Set career highs in starts ... Second-team Freshman All-America by Rivals.com in 2004 ... attempts (33), completions (23) and passing yards (150) vs. Tennessee ... Tabbed for the Freshman All-SEC team by The Sporting News ... Had his Rushed for two touchdowns vs. Florida ... Became the first UK player on career-highs with six tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and two sacks against record (kept since 1997) to block two field goals in a game when he accom- Ohio in 2004 ... Also caught a deflected pass and rumbled six yards for a plished the feat at Ole Miss touchdown at Tennessee ... Hampered the entire 2005 season with a dis- located wrist ... Youngest of nine children. Pulley Career Statistics Year G-GS Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long Abren Career Statistics 2005 9-1 31 50 3 62.0 208 0 22 Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR 2006 6-0 6 8 0 75.0 57 0 15 2004 NT 11-7 26 5-20 2-12 2 0 Totals 14-1 37 58 3 63.7 265 0 22 2005 DT 7-0 5 1-4 0-0 0 1 2006 DT 6-0 6 1-8 1-8 0 0 2005 Totals 24-7 37 7-32 3-20 2 1 Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long Louisville DNP 2006 Idaho State DNP Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds Sacks.-Yds. at Indiana 1 2 0 50.0 7 0 7 at Louisville 1 0 0 Florida 4 6 0 66.7 38 0 22 Texas State 1 0 0 at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ole Miss 1 1-8 1-8 at Ole Miss 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 at Florida 1 0 0 Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Central Mich. 1 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Carolina 1 0 0 at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Georgia 3 7 0 43.0 8 0 5 Tennessee 23 33 3 62.0 155 0 17 96 J.D. Craigman, DE, 6-5, 250, Jr. 2006 2006: Junior-college transfer has been a big-play contributor this season ... Opponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long Third-down pass rusher who 1.5 sacks this season ... Has four pass break- at Louisville 1 2 0 50.0 7 0 7 ups, including three swats against Texas State ... Also recovered a fumble Texas State 5 6 0 83.3 50 0 15 vs. Ole Miss ... Career: Junior college transfer who recorded 16.5 sacks as Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a sophomore at Mendocino College in Ukiah, Calif. … The oldest player on at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 the UK team, currently 25 years old … Only been playing football for two Central Mich. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 years … After graduating as an excellent high school basketball player in S. Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Miami, he spent several years out of school before deciding to take up foot- ball … Cousin of cornerback Mike McKenzie.

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Year Pos. G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR 2006 2006 Def. End 5-0 2 1.5-2 1.5-2 0 1 Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds Sacks.-Yds. at Louisville 1 0 0 Texas State INJ 20 Ole Miss 2 1-2 1-2 Dominic Lewis, DE, 6-3, 258, Jr. at Florida 4 1-9 1-9 2006: Has played in all six games, st arting three at defensive end ... Has Central Mich. 5 2-15 2-15 17 t ackles, including a career-best in the win over Central Michigan ... Third S. Carolina 6 0 0 on the team in t ackles for loss with 3.5 ... Also has sacks vs. Texas State and Florida ... Career: Has played in 13 games with three starts ... Has found a positional home after spending time at tight end, fullback and tail- 99 back during his career at UK … One of the strongest players on the team. Jeremy Jarmon, DE, 6-3, 250, Fr. 2006: Has played in all six games, starting two ... Has made at least one Lewis Career Statistics tackle in every game, with a season-high three vs. Ole Miss ... Has one Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR tackle for loss and two pass breakups ... Career: Redshirted in 2005 wtih 2004 Tailback 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 a knee injury. 2005 Def. End 6-0 2 0 0 0 0 2006 Def. End 6-3 17 3.5-22 2-20 0 0 Jarmon Career Statistics Totals 13-3 19 3.5-22 2-20 0 0 Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR 2006 Def. End 6-2 11 1-1 0 0 0 91 Corey Peters, DT, 6-3, 278, Fr . 95 Out indefinitely after sustaining an injured knee vs. Central Michigan ... Ventrell Jenkins, DT, 6-2, 280, So. Impressive true freshman who made eight tackles in the first five games 2006: Had a career game vs. hometown school South Carolina, regis- before the injury ... Single-game highs are three tackles vs. Louisville nad tering a career-high five tackles, two for a loss, and one sack ... Has nine Ole Miss ... Has started twice. tackles on the season ... Career: Has played in 14 games as a reserve defensive tackle ... Had sacks last season vs. Florida and Vanderbilt. Peters Career Statistics Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR Jenkins Career Statistics 2006 Def. End 5-0 8 1-2 0 0 0 Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR 2005Def. Tackle 8-0 6 2-20 2-20 0 0 2006Def. Tackle 6-0 11 2-7 1-5 0 0 98 Totals 14-0 17 4-27 3-25 0 0 Myron Pryor, DT, 6-1, 300, So. 2006: Incurred a hyperextended elbow vs. South Carolina and his play- ing status for the LSU game is uncertain ... Is becoming one of the bet- 45 ter defensive tackles in the SEC with his four quarterback sacks leading Lamar Mills, DT, 6-1, 285, Sr . all league players at his position ... Flat-out terrorized the Ole Miss 2006: Has started all six games this year but could miss the LSU game offense, recording two tackles, one sack, one interception, two forced because of an injured shoulder ... Has 11 tackles, with his best game this fumbles, and one fumble recovery in the win over the Rebels ... Had a year when he tallied four tackles and one sack vs. Central Michigan ... career-high six tackles vs. South Carolina ... Notched career-best two Elected permanent team co-captain by the Wildcats ... Career: Has played sacks in win over Central Michigan ... Sustained a sprained foot at in 30 games with 17 starts ... First-team Freshman All-America by The Louisville and had to miss the Texas State game ... Career: Has a great Sporting News in 2003 ... Recorded his career-best eight tackles in the combination of speed and strength and is perhaps the strongest player 2005 opener vs. Louisville ... Graduated in three years with a degree in on the team … Has drawn comparisons to Dewayne Robertson, a former marketing ... Working on a master's degree in international commerce in UK lineman who was the No. 4 selection of the 2003 NFL draft by the UK's prestigious Patterson School of Diplomacy and International . Commerce ... From Slidell, La., his home was damaged badly by Hurricane Katrina and his family has nearly completed rebuilding. Pryor Career Statistics Mills Career Statistics Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR Year Position G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds. FR FC 2005Def. Tackle 11-2 13 2-17 2-17 0 0 2003 Def. Tackle 12-7 52 6-20 2-13 0 0 2006Def. Tackle 5-4 18 4-26 4-26 0 0 2004 Def. Tackle 11-4 23 2-11 1-10 0 0 Totals 16-6 31 6-43 6-43 0 0 2005 Def. Tackle 1-1 8 0 0 0 0 2006 Def. Tackle 6-6 11 2-8 1-2 0 1 Totals 30-18 94 10-39 4-25 0 1 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

2006 2005 Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds Sacks.-Yds. Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. at Louisville 1 0 0 Louisville 3 2-3 0 Texas State 3 1-6 0 Idaho State 2 0 0 Ole Miss 3 0 0 at Indiana 9 1-3 1-3 at Florida 0 0 0 Florida 3 0 0 Central Mich. 4 1-2 1-2 at South Carolina 1 0 0 S. Carolina 0 0 0 at Ole Miss 3 0 0 Mississippi State 1 1-3 0 Auburn 0 0 0 97 at Vanderbilt INJ Nii Adjei Oninku, DE, 6-1, 245, So. at Georgia INJ 2006: Has played in all six games ... Started against Texas State and Tennessee INJ made one tackle ... Member of the kickoff coverage team ... Career: Has played in 17 games, starting sixr .... Finished with 24 tackles, including 2006 two for a loss, in 2005 ... Registered a career-best five tackles, including Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FR his first collegiate tackle for loss, vs. Auburn ... Redshirted 2004. at Louisville 1 0 0 0 Texas State 2 0 0 0 Oninku Career Statistics Ole Miss 3 0 0 0 Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR at Florida 4 0 0 1 2005 Def. End 11-5 24 2-4 0 0 0 Central Mich. 2 0 0 0 2006 Def. End 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 S. Carolina 7 2-7 1-3 0 Totals 17-6 25 2-4 0 0 0 90 LINEBACKERS Jamil Paris, DE, 6-6, 228, Fr. Was the team’s third down pass rusher before suffering a knee injury 4 against Central Michigan ... Recorded a sack vs. Florida in crucial fourth- Micah Johnson, MLB, 6-2, 255, Fr. down situation ... His speed gives him outstanding potential as a pass rush- Has played in all six games, including two starting assignments .... Has er. made 18 tackles ... Notched a season-high seven stops, plus a pass breakup, at Louisville ... Forced a fumble vs. Central Michigan ... As an Paris Career Statistics on the kickoff return team, fielded a squib kick and ran it for 17 Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR yards vs. Florida ... Tremendous talent with remarkable athletic ability, he 2006 Def. End 5-0 2 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 wsa the Kentucky High School “Mr. Football” in 2005 ... His father, Nathaniel, a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Army, returned from Iraq during the week 9 of the Ole Miss game ... His brother, Christian, is UK’s starting left guard. Durrell White, DE, 6-3, 245, Sr. Johnson Career Statistics 2006: Starter at defensive end … Has 19 tackles, including 2.5 for loss ... Year Pos G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sks.-Yds. FC FR Played his best game of the season vs. South Carolina with seven tack- 2006Linebacker 6-2 18 0 0 1 0 les, two for loss, including a quarterback sack ... Career: Has been a starter since arriving on campus in 2003 ... Has played in 36 games, 2006 including 33 starts ... Played linebacker as a freshman and sophomore ... Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF Third-team Freshman All-America ... Moved to linebacker his junior sea- at Louisville 7 0 0 0 son ... Had career-high of nine tackles in the 2004 game at Tennessee and Texas State 2 0 0 0 2005 game against Indiana. Ole Miss 3 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0 0 0 White Career Statistics Central Mich. 3 0 0 1 Year Pos. G-GS TK TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. PBU FR FF S. Caroliona 3 0 0 0 2003 LB 11-10 43 7-21 2.5-15 3 1 0 2004 LB 11-10 43 5.5-20 1-9 2 0 0 2005 DE 8-7 22 4-9 1-3 2 0 0 56 2006 DE 6-6 19 2.5-8 1-3 0 1 0 Braxton Kelley, MLB, 6-0, 226, So. Totals 36-33 127 19-58 5.5-30 7 2 0 2006: Started four games at middle linebacker ... Third on the team in tackles with 31 stops, including a season-best eight in the win over Ole 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

Miss ... Career: Second-team Freshman All-America by Rivals.com in Idaho State DNP 2005 ... Third-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News ... Also at Indiana DNP named to a pair of SEC All-Freshman teams ... UK’s Outstanding First- Florida DNP Year Player as selected by the WIldcat coaches ... Became the first UK at S. Carolina 0 0-0 0-0 freshman to start a season opener at linebacker (based on starting line- at Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 ups available since 1993) ... Started the first seven games before going Mississippi St. 4 1-1 0-0 down with a season-ending knee injury ... Made 44 tackles, with at least Auburn 12 2-5 0-0 three stops in every game he played ... Had a career-best 11 stops vs. at Vanderbilt 5 0 0-0 Florida. at Georgia 9 1-1 0-0 Tennessee 5 0-0 0-0 Kelley Career Statistics Year Position G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. PBU FR FC 2006 2005 Linebacker 7-7 44 2-2 1 0 1 Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks.-Yds. 2006 Linebacker 6-4 31 1-3 0 0 1 at Louisville 3 0 0 Totals 13-11 75 3-5 1 0 2 Texas State 3.5 0.5-0 0.5-0 Ole Miss 1 0 0 2005 at Florida 1 0 0 Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. Central Mich. 0 0 0 Louisville 6 0 0 S. Carolina 0 0 0 Idaho State 3 0 0 at Indiana 5 0 0 Florida 11 1-1 1-1 46 at South Carolina 7 0 0 Joe Schuler, OLB, 6-3, 233, Jr. at Ole Miss 7 1-1 0 2006: Can play either outside linebacker position ... Has 11 tackles, sea- Mississippi State 5 0 0 son high of four at Louisville ... Has played very well in punt coverage ... Dropped 10 pounds in the offseason to help quickness … Career: 2006 Recorded a career-high seven tackles against Alabama (2004), Ole Miss Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. (2005) and at Vanderbilt (2005). at Louisville 2 1-3 1-3 Texas State 1 0 0 2005: Appeared in all 11 games, starting eight ... Finished fifth on the Ole Miss 8 0 0 team in tackles (47) ... Best game this season was seven tackles at Ole at Florida 7 0 0 Miss, including 2.5 tackles for loss ... Started the final eight games of the Central Mich. 7 0 0 year at strong side linebacker ... Made 47 stops total on the year ... Tied S. Carolina 6 0 0 his career-high seven tackles and recovered a fumble at Vanderbilt.

Schuler Career Statistics 11 Year Position G-GS TK TFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds. FC FR Ben McGrath, LB, 6-2, 230, So. 2004 Linebacker 11-2 33 0.5-1 0 1 0 2006: Backup at strongside and middle linebacker ... Good pass defend- 2005 Linebacker 11-8 47 3.5-8 0 0 1 er who plays extensively in the nickel formation ... Has nine tackles this 2006 Linebacker 6-0 11 0 0 0 0 year, with a season high of four vs. Texas State ... Career: A high school Totals 28-10 91 4-9 0-0 1 1 quarterback who moved to linebacker at UK ... Made 35 tackles in 2005, starting the last four games in place of injured Braxton Kelley ... Entered 2005 the Mississippi State game after Braxton Kelley left with a knee injury and Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. made four tackles ... Got his first collegiate start against Auburn and reg- Louisville 3 0 0 istered a career-high 12 tackles, including two for loss ... Led the team Idaho State 3 0 0 with nine tackles at Georgia. at Indiana 5 0 0 Florida 5 0 0 McGrath Career Statistics at South Carolina 3 0 0 Year Position G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds. FR FC at Ole Miss 7 3-6 0 2005 Linebacker 8-4 35 4-7 0 0 0 Mississippi State 4 0 0 2006 Linebacker 6-1 9 0 0 1 0 Auburn 6 1-2 0 Totals 14-5 44 4-7 0 1 0 at Vanderbilt 7 0 0 at Georgia 1 0 0 2005 Tennessee 3 0 0 Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks.-Yds. Louisville 0 0-0 0-0 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

2006 Auburn 7 1-1 0 Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. at Vanderbilt 6 0.5-1 0 at Louisville 4 0 0 at Georgia 4 0 0 Texas State 1 0 0 Tennessee 18 2-14 0 Ole Miss 2 0 0 at Florida 2 0 0 2006 Central Mich. 0 0 0 Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks.-Yds. FC S. Carolina 2 0 0 at Louisville 13 2-2 0 0 Texas State 7 0 0 1 Ole Miss 8 1-1 0 0 51 at Florida 10 0 0 1 Johnny Williams, OLB, 6-3 235, So. Central Mich. 9 1-2 0 0 2006: Started four games thus far this season at outside linebacker ... Has S. Carolina 11 0 0 0 13 tackles, with a career-high five in the win over Ole Miss … Made his first collegiate start at Louisville ... Career: Played in all 11 games in 2005, with DEFENSIVE BACKS 14 tackles. 10 Williams Career Statistics Karl Booker, CB, 6-1, 190, Sr. Year Position G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds.Sacks-Yds. FC FF 2006: Starting cornerback ... Has 23 tackles, tying his career high with six 2005 Linebacker 11-0 14 2-4 0 0 0 vs. Louisville and Florida ... Has two pass breakups ... Career: Joined the 2006 Linebacker 6-4 13 1-1 0 0 1 Totals 17-4 27 3-5 0 0 1 team as a walk-on wide receiver in 2002 ... Career blossomed when he moved to the defensive backfield in 2004 ... Had a career-high six tackles in 2004 against Vanderbilt ... Has two career interceptions, at Florida and 16 Tennessee in 2004 ... Named UK's Most Improved Player for the 2004 sea- W esley Woodyard, OLB, 6-1, 212, Jr. son. 2006: The heart of the defense and team’s vocal leader ... Enthusiasm and genuine love to play football is infectious among his teammates … Starting Booker Career Statistics weakside linebacker ... Leads team in tackles (58) and fumbles recoveries Year Position G-GS Tackles Int.-Yds. PBU (two) ... Tied for team lead in tackles for loss (four) ... Has led team in tack- 2003 Wide Rec. 2-0 0 0 0 les every game this season, with a season-high 13 at Louisville ... Starting 2004 Cornerback 11-1 20 2-13 4 weakside linebacker … Member of the team’s leadership council ... On the 2005 Free Safety 9-0 9 0 1 watch list for the Butkus Award for the nation’s top linebacker ... Career: Has played in 27 games, including 22 starts ... Came to UK as a safety, 2006 Cornerback 6-6 23 0 2 switched to linebacker in mid-season 2004 … Started all 11 games in Totals 28-7 52 2-13 7 2005, and was named to the Sophomore All-America second team … Led the Wildcats in tackles (100) and tackles for loss (7) in 2005 ... Had a 2006 career-high 18 tackles in the season finale at Tennessee ... HS teammate Opponent Tackles PBU Int.-Yds. of LB Braxton Kelley and WR DeMoreo Ford. at Louisville 6 1 0 Texas State 1 0 0 Woodyard Career Statistics Ole Miss 4 1 0 Year Position G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sk-Yds. PBU FR at Florida 6 0 0 2004 Linebacker 10-5 34 1-3 0 0 0 Central Mich. 3 1 0 2005 Linebacker 11-11 100 7-35 2-16 5 4 S. Carolina 3 0 0 2006 Linebacker 6-6 58 4-5 0 2 2 Totals 27-22 192 12-43 2-16 7 6 27 2005 Ashton Cobb, SS, 6-0, 205, Fr. Opponent Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks.-Yds. Has played in all six games ... Got first career start at strong safety against Louisville 9 0 0 Texas State ... Made a key play in the win over the Bobcats when he caused a Idaho State 9 0 0 fumble on a fourth-and-goal play at the UK one-yard line ... Has made five tack- at Indiana 10 0 0 les this year, season high of three at Louisville ... One of 11 children. Florida 10 0 0 at South Carolina 6 1-10 1-10 Cobb Career Statistics at Ole Miss 10 0 0 Year Position G-GS Tackles Int.-Yds. PBU FC Mississippi State 11 1-6 1-6 2006 Cornerback 6-1 5 0 0 1 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

32 34 Trevard Lindley, CB, 6-0, 175, Fr . Paul Warford, CB, 5-11, 195, Fr. Starting corner who coaches believe is on his way to becoming an outstand- Reserve corner who has impressed the coaches with his speed and athlet- ing player ... Leads team in pass breakups with six ... Has 24 tackles ... icsm ... Has played in all six games ... Totaled 10 tackles, with season high Notched five tackles vs. South Carolina, while helping to limit Gamecock star of three vs. Florida and Central MIchigan. WR to one catch ... Recorded a career-high six tackles vs. Central Michigan ... Redshirted in 2005. Warford Career Statistics Year Position G-GS Tackles Int.-Yds. PBU FC Lindley Career Statistics 2006 Cornerback 6-0 10 0 0 1 Year Position G-GS Tackles Int.-Yds. PBU FR 2006 Cornerback 6-1 5 0 6 1 35 Roger Williams, SS, 6-0, 210, So. 2 2006: Starting strong safety ... Second on the team in tackles with 32, including Marcus McClinton, FS, 6-1, 206, So. a season-high eight at Louisville ... Made seven tackles, one TFL, and one fum- 2006: Starting free safety ... Leads the nation in fumbles caused with four ble recovery vs. Central Michigan ... Had an excellent game vs. Florida, inter- ... Responsible for three turnovers vs. Central Michigan, tallying an inter- cepting a pass in the endzone and returning it 21 yards ... Played admirably ception, fumble recovery, and causing a fumble that was recovered by the after dealing with the death of a family member during the week of the Texas Wildcats ... Has 29 tackles on the season with career-best nine at State contest ... Career: In his second season as a starter ... UK’s Most Louisville ... Has two interceptions, leading the team in that category ... Improved Player for the 2005 season when he made 69 tackles during the sea- Career: Has played in 19 games, starting 11 ... 2005 season cut short by son ... Had a streak of 10 consecutive games with at least five tackles … Has season-ending knee injury vs. Idaho State, but came early enough in the played in 28 games, with 14 starts ... Has had a career-high nine tackles three season that he can receive a medical hardship and retain the year of eli- times, mostly recently vs. Tennessee in 2005. gibility ... Enjoys singing as a hobby and has made his own music videos. Williams Career Statistics McClinton Career Statistics Year Position G-GS TK TFL-Yds. Int.-Yds. PBU Year Position G-GS Tk. TFL-Yds. Int.-Yds. PBU FC 2004 SS 11-0 16 1.5-16 0 1 2004 Free Safety 11-3 27 2-2 1-0 1 1 2005 SS 11-9 69 2-2 1-16 2 2005 Free Safety 2-2 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 2006 SS 6-5 32 2-5 1-21 2 2006 Free Safety 6-6 29 1-1 2-13 4 4 Totals 25-13 117 5.5-23 2-37 5 Totals 19-11 64 3-3 3-13 5 5 2005 2006 Opponent Tackles PBU Int.-Yds. Opponent Tackles Int.-Yds PBU Louisville 0 0 0 at Louisville 9 0 0 Idaho State 2 0 1-16 Texas State 1 1-0 0 at Indiana 6 0 0 Ole Miss 5 0 1 Florida 9 0 0 at Florida 3 0 2 at South Carolina 6 0 0 Central Mich. 8 1-13 0 at Ole Miss 9 0 0 S. Carolina 2 0 1 Mississippi State 7 0 0 Auburn 8 2 0 at Vanderbilt 8 0 0 23 at Georgia 5 0 0 Shomari Moore, CB, 5-9, 180, So. Tennessee 9 0 0 2006: Has started two games when the Wildcats opened in a nickel defense ... Had the best game of his career vs. South Carolina, recording 2006 a career-high seven tackles and swiping his first interception of the season Opponent Tackles PBU Int.-Yds. ... Career: Has played in 17 games with four starts ... Named to the 2005 atLouisville 8 0 0 SEC All-Freshman Team in 2005 when he recorded 24 tackles and an Texas State 3 0 0 interception. Ole Miss 4 1 0 Moore Career Statistics at Florida 3 0 1-21 Year Position G-GS Tk. TFL-Yds. Int.-Yds. PBU FR Central Mich. 7 1 0 2005 Cornerback 11-2 24 0.5-1 1-6 3 1 S. Carolina 7 0 0 2006 Cornerback 6-2 15 1-8 1-0 0 0 Totals 17-4 39 1.5-9 2-6 3 1 2006 Kentucky Player Bios

KICKERS/PUNTERS 36 Lones Seiber, Kicker, 5-8, 180, Fr . Took over the starting placekicking duties beginning with the third game of the season ... Has made 3-of-5 field goals, with a long of 41 yards in the win over Ole Miss ... Has made all 13 extra point tries ... Had hip surgery during the summer and was unable to fully compete when fall practice began, as he was still recovering. 44 Tim Masthay, , 6-2, 200, So. 2006: Averaging 40 yards per punt, ranking third in the SEC standings ... Season best was a 44.5-yard average vs. Texas State ... Had a career-long punt of 60 yards at Florida ... Also handling kickoffs and has seven touch- backs in 32 kickoffs ... Career: Has handled every punt for the Wildcats over the last two seasons ... Averaged 36.4 yards per punt as a freshman ... Had a career-best 46-yard average vs. Auburn.

Masthay Career Statistics Year Position Punts Yds. Avg. Long In20 2005 Punter 54 1,965 36.4 59 15 2006 Punter 31 1,239 40.0 60 8 Totals 85 3,204 37.7 60 23