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auburn 2009tigers FOOTBALL GAME 7 #NR/NR/24 AUBURN (5-1, 2-1 SEC) VS. KENTUCKY (2-3, 0-3 SEC) OCTOBER 17, 2009 • 6:30 PM CT • TV: ESPNU JORDAN-HARE STADIUM (87,451) • AUBURN, AL THE GAME QUICK FACTS After a pair of SEC road contests, Auburn returns home to host Kentucky Saturday at 6:30 p.m. CT in the first meeting between the schools since 2005. The game will be televised by COACHES ESPNU. Gene Chizik (Florida, 1985) Auburn Record..........................................5-1 (1st year) AUBURN HEADLINES vs. Kentucky..........................................First meeting Auburn has won 15 straight games against Kentucky, with the Wildcats’ last victory in the Overall Record ....................................10-20 (3rd year) series coming in 1966. vs. Kentucky..........................................First meeting Auburn is 19-3 in home night games since the start of the 2000 season, including a 4-0 record this year. Rich Brooks (Oregon State, 1963) Auburn has won 12 consecutive games at Jordan-Hare Stadium with Gene Chizik on the Kentucky Record ................................ 34-44 (7th year) vs. Auburn ..............................................................0-2 coaching staff. Overall Record ..........................125-153-4 (25th year) Auburn is fifth in the nation in total offense (489.8), seventh in rushing offense (251.8) and vs. Auburn ..............................................................0-2 10th in scoring offense (38.3). Auburn has already scored 230 points this season, which is 22 more than the Tigers scored SERIES all of last year. Auburn is tied for 15th nationally in first downs (22.7) and has had at least 20 in five of six AU leads, 24-5-1 at Auburn ..........................................AU leads, 12-1 games. at Lexington ......................................AU leads, 11-4 Auburn is tied for 15th in the nation in turnover margin (+1.0), and is tied for eighth in inter- Neutral sites ....................................AU leads, 1-0-1 ceptions (nine) and tied for 14th in turnovers forced (14). at Birmingham, AL..................Series tied, 0-0-1 Auburn has come from behind to win in four of its five games this season. at Montgomery, AL ......................AU leads, 1-0 Ben Tate leads the SEC and ranks eighth nationally in rushing (120.7), and has four 100-yard Last Meeting............................................AU 49, UK 27 rushing games this season. ............................Nov. 5, 2005 in Lexington, KY Current Streak......................................................AU, 15 Tate ranks eighth in school history in rushing (2,683 yards) and needs just 128 more to crack the top five. RANKINGS Chris Todd has 12 touchdown passes this season. Last year, Auburn had just seven touch- down passes as a team during the entire season. Auburn ....................RV AP/RV USA Today/24 Harris Todd ranks 11th in the nation in yards per completion (14.20), tied for 14th in touchdown Kentucky........................................................Not ranked passes (12) and 20th in passing efficiency (149.45). TELEVISION ESPN Sophomore Darvin Adams and junior Terrell Zachery have combined for 40 catches for 716 yards and nine touchdowns. They entered this season with a combined five catches for 42 Eric Collins ......................Play-by-play yards and no scores. Brock Huard ............................Analyst Wes Byrum ranks tied for second nationally in field goal percentage (91.7) among kickers who have attempted at least eight field goals. RADIO AUBURN ISP SPORTS NETWORK The Auburn ISP Sports Network provides radio coverage AUBURN (5-1, 2-1 SEC) KENTUCKY (2-3, 0-3 SEC) to over 50 stations that cover the Southeast. Rod Bramblett (play-by-play), Stan White (color), Quentin Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time Riggins (sideline), Paul Ellen (studio) and Andy Sept. 5 LOUISIANA TECH [ESPNU] W, 37-13 Sept. 5 at Miami (Ohio) [ESPN] W, 42-0 Burcham (locker room) provide gameday analysis. Sept. 12 MISSISSIPPI STATE [FSS] W, 49-24 Sept. 19 LOUISVILLE [ESPN] W, 31-27 Sept. 19 WEST VIRGINIA [ESPN2] W, 41-30 Sept. 26 #1/1 FLORIDA [ESPN2] L, 7-41 SATELITTE RADIO..........................XM Channel 200 Sept. 26 BALL STATE [FSS] W, 54-30 Oct. 3 ALABAMA [SEC Net] L, 20-38 LOCALLY..........................................WKKR-FM (97.7) Oct. 3 at Tennessee [ESPN] W, 26-22 Oct. 10 at #25/NR/NR S. Carolina [FSN] L, 26-28 Oct. 10 at Arkansas [ESPN] L, 23-44 Oct. 17 at #NR/NR/24 Auburn [ESPNU] 6:30 p.m. INTERNET Oct. 17 KENTUCKY [ESPNU] 6:30 p.m. Oct. 24 LA.-MONROE [FSS] 6 p.m. Live audio & stats ....................www.auburntigers.com Oct. 24 at LSU [ESPN/ESPN2] 6:30 p.m. Oct. 31 MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA Oct. 31 OLE MISS TBA Nov. 7 EASTERN KENTUCKY TBA Nov. 7 FURMAN (HC) TBA Nov. 14 at Vanderbilt TBA Nov. 14 at Georgia TBA Nov. 21 at Georgia TBA Nov. 27 ALABAMA [CBS] 1:30 p.m. Nov. 28 TENNESSEE TBA All times Central All times Central Game 7 • Kentucky at Auburn • Oct. 17, 2009 • 6:30 p.m. • Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, Ala. 2009 Auburn Football Game Notes AUBURN-KENTUCKY SERIES NOTES 1975: Clyde Baumgartner and Jeff Gilligan Auburn has won 15 consecutive games in hooked up on a 72-yard scoring pass in a 15-9 STATISTICAL the series ... The Tigers’ last loss to the Wildcats win in Lexington. was a 17-7 decision in 1966 in Lexington ... 1982: Al Del Greco kicked a school record COMPARISON Auburn has scored at least 41 points in each of six field goals at Jordan-Hare Stadium in an 18-3 the last four meetings, and has scored more than Auburn victory. AUBURN VS. KENTUCKY 30 points in 10 of the last 15 games ... In the last 2004: Carnell Williams ran for 149 yards seven meetings, Auburn has totaled 27 rushing and two scores on only 17 carries during a 42-10 AU UK touchdowns and six passing touchdowns ... Auburn win at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Points Scored 38.3 25.2 Auburn has rushed for at least 127 yards in all 15 2005: Auburn nearly has three 100-yard Total Offense 489.8 334.8 games during the winning streak, while rushers, as Tristan Davis (162 yards on eight car- First Downs 22.7 19.0 Kentucky has reached that total just five times ries), Kenny Irons (103) and Tre Smith (99) help Rushing Yards 251.8 167.4 during the streak. Auburn amass 388 yards on the ground. Passing Yards 238.0 167.4 Time of Possession 27:53 29:49 KENTUCKY QUICK HITTERS KENTUCKY TIGERS 3rd Down Pct. 44% 42% Points Allowed 27.2 26.8 Kentucky dropped its third straight decision Two members of the Auburn team played Yards Allowed 369.3 354.8 with a close 28-26 loss at South Carolina last their high school ball in Kentucky. Senior quar- Rushing Yards Allowed 164.7 177.8 Saturday to drop to 2-3 ... The Wildcats have 837 terback Chris Todd led Elizabethtown to the Passing Yards Allowed 204.7 177.0 yards rushing and 837 yards passing this year, 2003 Kentucky Class 2A State Championship and have allowed 889 yards rushing and 885 game as a junior, while defensive back Gabe yards passing ... Kentucky also has 2,496 all-pur- Barrett played for George Rogers Clark in pose yards and has allowed 2,496 all-purpose Winchester. STATISTICAL LEADERS yards ... Randall Cobb is second in the SEC in receptions per game (4.6) and sixth in receiving ALABAMA WILDCATS yards per game (62.0) ... Cobb is second in the Two members of the Kentucky squad are RUSHING YARDS SEC in punt returns (10.5) and Derrick Locke is from the state of Alabama. Freshman running AUBURN KENTUCKY third in the SEC and eighth nationally in kickoff back Jonathan George is from Lincoln and Ben Tate....................724 Derrick Locke ..........333 returns (32.1) ... Locke leads the SEC in all-pur- sophomore offensive lineman Jake Lanefski is Onterio McCalebb ..439 Randall Cobb ..........130 Mario Fannin ..........107 Alfonso Smith ..........121 pose yards (169.6) while Cobb is fifth (130.8) ... from Mobile. Kodi Burns ................90 Moncell Allen ..........103 Corey Peters had 2.5 sacks against South Carolina ... Lones Seiber is Kentucky’s all-time AU-UK CONNECTIONS PASSING YARDS leading scorer and has made his last five field Kentucky running backs coach Larry AUBURN KENTUCKY goal attempts. Brinson was the running backs coach at Rice Chris Todd ............1363 Mike Hartline............792 in 1995 when Auburn offensive line coach Kodi Burns ................46 Will Fidler ..................45 BIG DAYS IN THE PAST Jeff Grimes was an offensive and defensive Over the years several Auburn players have graduate assistant coach. RECEPTIONS rung up big individual days against Kentucky. Kentucky offensive coordinator/quarterbacks AUBURN KENTUCKY Following is a look back through the AU history coach Randy Sanders held the same position Darvin Adams ..........25 Randall Cobb ............23 Mario Fannin ............21 Chris Matthews..........15 books at some of the top individual perfor- at Tennessee in 2004-05 when Auburn assis- Terrell Zachery ..........15 Derrick Locke ............14 mances against the Wildcats. tant head coach/wide receivers coach Ben Tate......................11 Two tied with ..............5 1955: Former Auburn Governor and Tiger Trooper Taylor was the Vols’ running backs running back Fob James scored on a 68-yard run coach. POINTS SCORED in a 14-14 tie in Birmingham. AUBURN KENTUCKY 1959: James Pettus returns a kickoff 88 ON THIS DATE Wes Byrum ................60 Randall Cobb ............36 yards for a TD in a 33-0 Auburn win. Auburn has an all-time record of 10-5-1 on Darvin Adams ..........30 Lones Seiber ..............30 1961: John McGeever went 82 yards with a Oct. 17, but has lost two straight, both to Florida Four tied with............24 Derrick Locke ............24 blocked kick for a TD in Kentucky’s lone win at (1998 and 1992).