GAME 10 SATURDAY, NOV. 14 • 4 P.M. EST • SEC NETWORK vs. NASHVILLE, TENN. • VANDERBILT STADIUM (40,550) UK WRAPS UP SEC SLATE IN ROAD FINALE AT VANDERBILT The Kentucky football team will seek to end Southeastern Conference play with its fifth win of the season THE VANDERBILT GAME in its road finale at Vanderbilt on Saturday, with kickoff slated for 4 p.m. ET at Vanderbilt Stadium. KENTUCKY Kentucky is coming off a setback at Georgia last week, with the Bulldogs scoring 17 unanswered points (4-5, 2-5 SEC) in the second half to post the 27-3 win. The Wildcats are seeking their second consecutive win over Vanderbilt, after posting a 17-7 win over the 9/5 UL Lafayette [ESPNU] W, 40-33 Commodores in Lexington last season. The two teams have met every season since 1945, with UK leading 9/12 *at South Carolina [SECN] W, 26-22 the series by a narrow margin, 42-41-4. 9/19 *Florida [SECN] L, 14-9 UK has averaged 22.6 points per game in 2015, totaling 135.8 rushing yards and 228.7 passing yards per 9/26 *No. 23/25 Missouri [SECN] W, 21-13 game. Sophomore TB Boom Williams has led the rushing attack with 563 yards and three TDs, with junior 10/3 Eastern Kentucky [SECN] W, 34-27 (ot) QB Patrick Towles throwing for 2,011 yards and 10 TDs. Sophomore WR Dorian Baker paces the club with 10/15 *Auburn [ESPN] L, 30-27 45 catches, with sophomore WR Garrett Johnson leading the team with 611 receiving yards, on 38 catches. 10/24 *at Mississippi State [SECN] L, 42-16 Defensively, senior LB Josh Forrest has a team-high 76 tackles and 3.5 sacks. 10/31 *Tennessee [SECN] L, 52-21 11/7 *at Georgia [SECN] L, 27-3 11/14 *at Vanderbilt [SECN] 4:00 p.m. GAME CENTER - #UKvsVU 11/21 Charlotte TBD KENTUCKY WILDCATS VANDERBILT COMMODORES 11/28 Louisville TBD Record: 4-5, 2-5 Southeastern Conference Record: 3-6, 1-4 SEC All times ET; * SEC game Ranking: Not ranked Ranking: Not ranked Coach: Mark Stoops (Iowa, 1989) Coach: Derek Mason (N. Arizona, 1993) VANDERBILT Last Game: L, 27-3 at Georgia Last Game: L, 9-7 at Florida (3-6, 1-4 SEC) Record: 11-22 (Third season) Record: 6-15 (Second season) at UK: 11-22 (Third season) at VU: 6-15 (Second season) 9/3 Western Kentucky [SECN] L, 14-12 vs. VU: 1-1 vs. UK: 0-1 9/12 *No. 10 Georgia [CBS] L, 31-14 9/19 Austin Peay [SECN] W, 47-7 Series Record: UK leads, 42-41-4 Last Meeting: Kentucky won, 17-7 (H) 9/26 *at No. 3 Ole Miss [ESPNU] L, 27-16 In Nashville: VU leads, 26-19-2 10/3 at Middle Tenn. St. [CBSCS] W, 17-13 10/17 *at South Carolina [SECN] L, 19-10 QUICK NOTES 10/24 *Missouri [SECN] W, 10-3 • Junior QB Patrick Towles ranks sixth in UK history in passing yards (4,962), completions (414), attempts 10/31 at Houston [ESPN2] L, 34-0 (729) and total offense (5,291). He is the first UK quarterback to throw for at last 2,000 yards and 10 touch- 11/7 *at No. 11 Florida [ESPN] L, 9-7 downs in consecutive seasons since Andre’ Woodson in 2006-07. 11/14 *Kentucky [SECN] 4:00 p.m. • Senior LB Josh Forrest - recruited to UK as a wide receiver out of Paducah, Ky. - has 76 tackles on the 11/21 *Texas A&M TBD year to lead the team and is sixth in the SEC in tackles. After his eighth career double-digit tackle effort last 11/28 *at Tennessee TBD week at Georgia, Forrest has 215 tackles in his career. He ranked third in the SEC in tackles per game with All times ET; * SEC game 110 stops in 2014. ABOUT THE GAME • Freshman CB Chris Westry has had a big impact on the UK secondary in 2015, starting all nine games. Westry has two interceptions, 31 tackles and six pass break-ups, with one interception coming at Mississippi TV • SEC NETWORK State, the first interception thrown this season by Buldogs’ quarterback Dak Prescott. Play-by-Play Tom Hart • UK is looking for its first win in Nashville over Vanderbilt since 2009, a 24-13 win. Derrick Locke rushed 25 Analyst Andre Ware times for 144 yards in the win, with Randall Cobb totaling two TDs and 99 yards rushing. Sideline Laura Rutledge • Sophomore WR Dorian Baker has a team-high 45 catches. Since 2004, only two UK receivers have had 45 receptions in their first nine games, Randall Cobb (59, 2010) and Keenan Burton (46, 2006). Baker has RADIO • UK SPORTS NETWORK made a habit of key catches, with 25 of his 45 receptions going for a first down or TD. Play-by-Play Tom Leach • Junior center Jon Toth is on the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, given to the NCAA’s top center. Toth Analyst Jeff Piecoro has made a team-leading 32 consecutive starts. Sideline Dick Gabriel • Last week at Georgia, true freshman CB Derrick Baity made his first collegiate start, joining Westry and safety Mike Edwards as three freshmen who started in the UK secondary. SATELLITE RADIO • UK’s running back combination of junior Jojo Kemp, sophomores Mikel Horton and Boom Williams, and Channel 190 - XM Channel 83 - Sirius freshman Sihiem King have combined for 1,171 rushing yards on 226 carries, good for 5.18 yards per carry. • Senior punter Landon Foster is a semifinalist for the Wuerffel Trophy, given to the nation’s top community INTERNET RADIO • www.UKathletics.com servant. He is also a candidate for the Ray Guy Award, awarded to the NCAA’s top punter, and the Campbell Live Audio - free; Live Stats Trophy, which honors the nation’s top scholar athlete. • For the first time in school history, Kentucky’s first six games were all decided by eight points or less. TICKETS • available, www.vucommodores.com • Kentucky has won 27 consecutive games when staked to a third-quarter lead, the longest streak in the SEC. UK is 10-0 in the coach Mark Stoops era when holding a lead entering the fourth quarter. HASHTAG • #UKvsVU • The UK campus is in the midst of more than $1.7 billion of construction projects. UK Athletics is financing $65 million of the new Academic Science Building, believed to be the first athletic department in the nation to provide the majority of financing for a campus academic building. 20132015 KENTUCKY WILDCAT FOOTBALL FOOTBALL • #ALLIN UK Media Relations 859.257.3838 Susan Lax WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE - GAME 10 - VANDERBILT GAME [email protected] Monday - 9 Tuesday - 10 Wednesday - 11 Thursday - 12 Friday - 13 Saturday - 14 Sunday - 15 Stoops SEC telecon- Kentucky at Weekly ference 12:40 p.m. Vanderbilt news luncheon. Offensive players/ No availability 4 p.m. ET Lunch 11:15 a.m. coaches post Stoops post practice No availability Defensive players/ Coach Stoops at practice coaches post post-game noon practice availability QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION Location: Lexington, Ky. 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COACHING STAFF COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Head Coach: Mark Stoops collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly Assistant Coaches: game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member - Derrick Ansley, cornerbacks schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending - Andy Buh, outside linebackers an e-mail to [email protected]. - Jimmy Brumbaugh, defensive line - Jonathan Cooley, graduate assistant/defense UK ATHLETICS LAUNCHES FOOTBALL GAMEDAY SITE UKathletics.com has introduced an interactive, informative Football Gameday site designed to answer - Shannon Dawson, offensive coordinator, QBs questions for fans that plan on attending the 2015 home games. - Max Drisko, graduate assistant/offense The site is broken down into eight categories: Shuttle Info, Directions and Traffic, Parking, Maps, RV - D.J. 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