17/18 KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-1, 1-1 SEC) Vs

17/18 KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-1, 1-1 SEC) Vs

#17/18 KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-1, 1-1 SEC) vs . #1/1 LOUISIANA STATE TIGERS (6-0, 3-0 SEC) Saturday, Oct. 13 • 3:30 p.m. EDT • CBS Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium at C.M. Newton Field (67,606) UK Media Relations • (859) 257-3838 • (859) 323-4310 (fax) • www.UKathletics.com Football Contacts: Tony Neely ([email protected]), Susan Lax ([email protected]), Deb Moore ([email protected]) KENTUCKY KENTUCKY PLAYS HOST TO TOP-RANKED LSU IN COMMONWEALTH The Kentucky football teamreturns home to Commonwealth Stadium to play host to undefeated (5-1, 1-1 SEC) LSU, the first of three consecutive home games for the Wildcats. Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. and the 9/1 Eastern Kentucky W, 50-10 game will be broadcast by CBS. 9/8 Kent State W, 56-20 The Wildcats are coming off a 38-23 loss to South Carolina in Columbia last Thursday evening. 9/15 #9/9 Louisville (ESPN Classic) W, 40-34 In that game, Kentucky had over 150 yards rushing and over 200 yards passing for the sixth consecutive 9/22 at Arkansas (ESPN2) W, 42-29 time, finishing with 157 yards on the ground and 227 yards through the air. 9/29 Florida Atlantic W, 45-17 Saturday’s game marks the first time the Wildcats will face the nation’s top-ranked team since the 10/4 at #11/18 South Carolina (ESPN) L, 23-38 1998 campaign (Tennessee) and the first time that a No. 1 team will come to Commonwealth Stadium 10/13 LSU (CBS) 3:30 p.m. since 1997 (Florida). Kentucky is 2-8 all-time vs. when playing a team ranked No. 1. 10/20 Florida 7 p.m. LSU is coming off a 28-24 comeback victory against then-No. 9 Florida in Baton Rouge last 10/27 Mississippi State (Homecoming) 7 p.m. Saturday. The Tigers trailed the majority of the game before Jacob Hester’s two-yard run with 1:09 11/10 at Vanderbilt TBA remaining lifted LSU to its sixth consecutive win of the season. 11/17 at Georgia TBA 11/24 Tennessee 1 p.m. QUICK NOTES Note: all times Eastern and subject to change • Kentucky’s 5-1 start is its best since the 1984 squad began at 5-1. • UK looks for its first win over a top-ranked opponent since defeating No. 1 Ole Miss in 1964. LSU • Including last season, Kentucky has won 10 of its last 12 games. That is the best 11-game stretch since the Wildcats went 10-1-1 from 1977 through the first game of the 1978 season. (6-0, 3-0 SEC) • Kentucky has won seven in a row at Commonwealth Stadium, the first time that has happened 8/30 Mississippi St. W, 45-0 since a seven-game home win streak in 1986-87. 9/8 #9 Virginia Tech W, 48-7 • Kentucky’s offense ranks ninth in the nation and leads the SEC in scoring offense, averaging 42.7 9/15 Middle Tennessee W, 44-0 points per game. UK scored 40 or more points in the first five games of the season for the first time 9/22 #12 South Carolina W, 28-16 in school history. UK was the first SEC school to accomplish that feat since Florida did it in 2001. 9/29 Tulane W, 34-9 • Linebacker Wesley Woodyard leads the SEC and currently ranks tied for 14th nationally in tackles, 10/6 #9 Florida W, 28-24 averaging 10.8 per game. 10/13 Kentucky 3:30 p.m. • Defensive end Jeremy Jarmon leads the SEC and is tied for ninth nationally in sacks with 6.5 on the 10/20 Auburn TBA year. The sophomore has recorded at least one sack in seven of the last eight games. 11/3 Alabama TBA • Quarterback André Woodson has thrown for 7,187 career yards, joining Jared Lorenzen and Tim 11/10 Louisiana Tech 8:00 p.m. Couch as the only quarterbacks in Kentucky history to throw for 7,000 yards in a career. 11/17 Ole Miss TBA (continued on page 4) 11/23 Arkansas 2:30 p.m. Note: all times Eastern and subject to change GAME CENTER ABOUT THE GAME KENTUCKY WILDCATS LSU TIGERS Record : 5-1, 1-1 SEC Record : 6-0, 3-0 SEC TELEVISION • CBS (NATIONAL TELECAST) Ranking : No. 17 AP/No. 18 Coaches Ranking : No. 1 AP/No. 1 Coaches Play-by-Play Verne Lundquist Last game : Lost to South Carolina, 38-23 Last game : Defeated No. 9 Florida, 28-24 Analyst Gary Danielson Coach : Rich Brooks (Oregon St., 1963) Coach : Les Miles (Michigan, 1976) Sideline Tracy Wolfson Record : 113-140-4 (23rd season) Record : 56-25 (7th season) at UK: 22-31 (four seasons) at LSU: 30-4 (3rd season) RADIO • BIG BLUE SPORTS NETWORK Play-by-Play Tom Leach vs. LSU : 0-1 vs. UK : 1-0 Analyst Jeff Piecoro Sideline Dick Gabriel SERIES HISTORY Kentucky and LSU meet for the 55th time in school history ... The Wildcats look to snap a SATELLITE RADIO • XM Channel 201 four-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 ... LSU leads the series 16-10 when the INTERNET • www.UKathletics.com Live Audio free game is played in Commonwealth Stadium ... The Tigers are 23-3-1 against the Cats when LSU is Live Stats free 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 nine times, the last time in 2006, 49-0. TICKETS REMAINING • Overall: LSU leads series 38-15-1 • Biggest UK Win: 26, 1999 (31-5) Tickets for the LSU game are sold out. • First Meeting: 1949, Kentucky 19-0 (A) • Biggest LSU Win: 49, 2006 (49-0) • Last Meeting: 2006, LSU 49-0 (A) • Games Decided By 7 Points or Less: • at Lexington: LSU leads 16-10 LSU leads 12-6-1 • at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 22-5-1 • UK vs. a Ranked LSU team: 3-23-1 2007 UK Football www.UKathletics.com 2007 UK Football UK Media Relations 859.257.3838 Tony Neely, Susan Lax, Deb Moore WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE VS. LSU, 10/13/07 859.323.4310 (fax) MONDAY - 8 TUESDAY - 9 WEDNESDAY - 10 THURSDAY - 11 FRIDAY - 12 SATURDAY - 13 SUNDAY - 14 UK at LSU Pre-LSU Practice ends Practice ends Practice ends 3:30 p.m. EDT News Conference approx. 11:15 a.m. approx. 11:10 a.m. approx. 10:50 a.m. Rich Brooks No media Lexington, Ky. Wildcat Den teleconference availability Commonwealth 11:15 a.m. UK weekly satellite Coach Rich Brooks (last day of media 4:15 p.m. Stadium feed, 3 p.m. on SEC teleconfer - availability) CBS ence, 12:17 p.m. QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION Location: Lexington, Ky. Founded: 1865 CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Enrollment: 27,000 Media credentials for the 2007 University of Kentucky 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. Credentials for away games should be requested through the home team media relations director. Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Faculty Representative: Dr. Alan DeSantis UK WEBSITE -- UKATHLETICS.COM Visit the official University of Kentucky Athletics web site at ukathletics.com. The official Southeastern Conference web site is secsports.com. COACHING STAFF Head coach: Rich Brooks Assistant Coaches: “THE RICH BROOKS SHOW” SATELLITE FEED Larry Brinson, running backs Sundays at 9-9:30 a.m. ET. The digital feed coordinates are: Steve Brown, defensive coordinator KU Digital Jimmy Heggins, offensive line Satellite – AMC 3 David Lockwood, defensive backs Transponder –18 Ch 807 Steve Ortmayer, assistant head coach/special Orbital Slot – 870 West Longitude teams coordinator/tight ends DL Frequency – 12064.0 (V) Gerad Parker, graduate assistant/off. line Symbol Rate – 3.9787 Rick Petri, defensive line Data Rate – 5.5 Joker Phillips, offensive coordinator/WRs FEC – 3/4 Randy Sanders, quarterbacks/recr. coord. Chuck Smith, linebackers UK MEDIA CONFERENCE Dontae Wright, graduate assistant/ Each Monday from 11:15 to 12:50 ET in the Wildcat Den at Commonwealth Stadium. Lunch linebackers begins at 11:15. Selected players are available from 11:45 to 12:05. An Olympic sports coach is at 12:05. Coach Brooks begins at 12:05 or 12:15, depending on the availability of the Olympic sports MEDIA RELATIONS coach. The opposing coach is usually available via teleconference at 12:40. Selected quotes from the Assistant AD/Media Relations Monday media conference are available via ukathletics.com on Monday afternoon. Scott Stricklin - 859-257-8398 [email protected] SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE Media Relations Director/Football Contact Coach Rich Brooks will conduct a weekly teleconference on Sundays following Wildcats football Tony Neely - 859-257-3838 games. Starting time is TBA and is for MEDIA ONLY. Please contact the UK Media Relations Office [email protected] (859) 257-3838 for further information. Assoc. Media Relations Dir./Football Contact Susan Lax - 859-257-8420 UK SATELLITE FEED [email protected] Tuesdays, time 3:00-3:15 p.m.

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