GAME 4 SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 • NOON EDT • SEC NETWORK vs. LEXINGTON, KY. • COMMONWEALTH STADIUM (62,093) WILDCATS CONTINUE SEC SLATE AGAINST VANDERBILT After a heartbreaking triple-overtime loss at Florida, followed by an open date, the University of THE VANDERBILT GAME Kentucky football team is anxious to get back on the field and continue Southeastern Conference action KENTUCKY as it faces Vanderbilt on Saturday at noon ET inside Commonwealth Stadium. The Wildcats went toe-to-toe with the Gators before falling in triple overtime. Sophomore quar- (2-1, 0-1 SEC) terback Patrick Towles was 24-for-45 in the game with 369 yards and three touchdowns. His favorite 8/30 UT Martin [SEC Network] W, 59-14 target was true freshman wide receiver Garrett Johnson, who caught six passes for 154 yards and two 9/6 Ohio [ESPNU] W, 20-3, touchdowns. The 154 yards were the most ever by a UK freshman. 9/13 at Florida* [SEC Network] L, 30-36 3OT Kentucky is looking to rebound with a win over Vanderbilt, which is coming off a 48-34 shootout 9/27 Vanderbilt* [SEC Network] Noon loss at home vs. South Carolina. A victory would take UK’s record to 3-1 for the first time since 2010 10/4 South Carolina* TBA and only the fifth time since 2000. 10/11 ULM TBA 10/18 at LSU* TBA GAME CENTER - #VANDYvsUK 10/25 Mississippi State* TBA 11/1 at Missouri* TBA KENTUCKY WILDCATS VANDERBILT COMMODORES 11/8 Georgia* TBA Record: 2-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference Record: 1-3, 0-2 Southeastern Conference 11/15 at Tennessee* TBA Ranking: Not ranked Ranking: Not ranked 11/29 at Louisville TBA Last game: L, at Florida 36-30 (triple overtime) Last game: L, vs. South Carolina 48-34 All times ET; * SEC game Coach: Mark Stoops (Iowa, 1989) Coach: Derek Mason (Northern Arizona, 1992) Record: 4-11 (Second season) Record: 1-3 (First season) VANDERBILT at UK: 4-11 (Second season) at VU: 1-3 (First season) (1-3, 0-2 SEC) vs. VU: 0-1 vs. UK: 0-0 08/28 Temple L, 7-37 Series Record vs. Vanderbilt: In Lexington: UK leads 22-15-2 09/06 Ole Miss* L, 3-41 Overall: Series tied 41-41-4 Last meeting: VU 22-6 in Nashville (Nov. 16, 2013) 09/13 UMASS W, 34-31 09/20 South Carolina* L, 34-48 QUICK NOTES 09/27 at Kentucky* Noon • Kentucky is in its second season under head coach Mark Stoops, who has re-energized the UK fan base 10/04 at Georgia* TBA with the two highest ranked recruiting classes in program history, the nation’s second-largest attendance 10/11 Charleston Southern TBA increase last season and record-breaking spring game attendance. 10/25 at Missouri* TBA • UK is coming off a 36-30 three-overtime loss to Florida. The Wildcats did not allow a first-half touchdown 11/01 Old Dominion TBA to the Gators, continuing a stretch of no first-half TDs allowed in each of their first three games. That is the 11/08 Florida* TBA first time that a UK defense has accomplished that since 1988. 11/22 at Mississippi State* TBA • Senior DE/LB Alvin “Bud” Dupree has been picked as one of the top five athletic “freaks” in college football 11/29 Tennessee* TBA by NFL.com and Fox Sports. Dupree currently leads all active SEC players in sacks with 16. More on pg. 13. All times ET; * SEC game • UK ranks high nationally in several categories, including 22nd in scoring defense, 24th in total offense, 20th in pass offense, 24th in kickoff returns, 16th in opponent third down conversion percentage and 12th ABOUT THE GAME in turnover margin. TV • SEC NETWORK • The Wildcats have totaled 547 rushing yards through three games, with 84 percent coming from players Play-by-Play Dave Neal who didn’t see action in 2013 (452 yards). Analyst Andre Ware • A total of 72% of all of Kentucky’s points this season have been scored by a redshirt or true freshmen. A Sideline Laura Rutledge total of 89% of all of Kentucky’s points have been scored this season by players who did not play last season. • A total of 25 players saw their first playing time as a Wildcat in the first two games, including nine true RADIO • UK RADIO NETWORK freshmen,10 redshirt freshmen, one sophomore and five transfers. If you include Patrick Towles, Josh Play-by-Play Tom Leach Clemons, J.D. Harmon, Jabari Johnson and Zack Blaylock -- who did not see game action in 2013 -- a total Analyst Jeff Piecoro of 30 players who did not play in 2013 have played in 2014. Sideline Dick Gabriel • Until this season, Kentucky and VU had faced each other 61 consecutive times (1953-2013) in the month of November. SATELLITE RADIO • UK has allowed only 37 points in regulation in its first three games this season, the least since allowing Channel 190 - XM Channel 119 - Sirius only 19 in its first three games in 2008. • The University of Kentucky campus is in the midst of $1 billion of construction, featuring new academic INTERNET RADIO • www.UKathletics.com/gameday buildings, dormitories and athletic facilities. Included in that is a $120-million reinvention of Commonwealth Live Audio - free; Live Stats - free; Live Blog - free Stadium that will transform it into a state-of-the-art facility for the 2015 season. For more on the reinvention of CWS, visit TheNewCWS.com. In addition, UK will build a $45 million football complex that will be attached TICKETS • available, www.ukfootballtix.com to the Nutter Field House, with construction taking place in 2015-16. UK Athletics also is contributing $65 million for the construction of the new Academic Science Building on campus. GAME HASHTAG • #VANDYvsUK • UK had a attendance increase nearing 10,000 fans last season, which was the second-largest attendance increase in the nation. UK averaged 59,472 fans last season to finish top 30 in average attendance. 2014 KENTUCKY2013 WILDCAT FOOTBALL •FOOTBALL #CHANGETHEGAME UK Media Relations 859.257.3838 WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE - WEEK 4 - VANDERBILT GAME Monday - 22 Tuesday - 23 Wednesday - 24 Thursday - 25 Friday - 26 Saturday - 27 Sunday - 28 Vandy at Kentucky Weekly news con- Interview request Interview request Lexington, Ky. Coach Stoops ference/luncheon. deadline 5:10 p.m. deadline 5:10 p.m. Commonwealth post-practice No availability No availability Lunch 11:15 a.m.; ET, offensive play- ET, defensive play- Stadium 5:10 p.m. ET Stoops at Noon ers/coaches ers/coaches Noon ET SEC Network QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION Location: Lexington, Ky. Founded: 1865 CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Enrollment: 29,410 Media credentials for the 2014 University of Kentucky football home schedule should be requested online Nickname: Wildcats at www.sportssystems.com/kentucky. Credentials should be requested by the sports editor/director of the media entity. All of the credential Colors: Blue (PMS 286) and White requests from a media outlet should go on one credential form. If you have any questions, please contact Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) Tony Neely at 859-257-3838. Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium (62,093) Credentials for away games should be requested through the home team media relations director. President: Dr. Eli Capilouto Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart UK WEBSITE -- UKATHLETICS.COM Faculty Representative: Joseph L. Fink III Visit the official University of Kentucky Athletics web site at UKathletics.com. The official Southeastern Conference web site is secdigitalnetwork.com. COACHING STAFF UK ATHLETICS LAUNCHES FOOTBALL GAMEDAY SITE Head coach: Mark Stoops UKathletics.com has introduced an interactive, informative Football Gameday site designed to answer Assistant Coaches: questions for fans that plan on attending the 2014 home games. - Derrick Ansley, cornerbacks The site is broken down into eight categories: Shuttle Info, Directions and Traffic, Parking, Maps, RV - Neal Brown, offensive coordinator, QBs Information, Commonwealth Stadium A-Z, About Lexington and Traditions. Should you have additional ques- - Jimmy Brumbaugh, defensive line tions or concerns regarding your Gameday experience, please submit an email to [email protected]. - Dan Carrel, GA/defense UK MEDIA CONFERENCE - Max Drisko, GA/offense Every Monday - excluding bye weeks - head coach Mark Stoops will host a news conference/luncheon in - D.J. Eliot, defensive coordinator, linebackers Wildcat Den inside Gate 1 of Commonwealth Stadium. Lunch will be served at 11:15 a.m. with Coach Stoops - Tommy Mainord, wide receivers talking at Noon. - Vince Marrow, tight ends, recruiting coord. - Craig Naivar, special teams coord., safeties UK NEWS CONFERENCE VIDEO - Josh Pruitt, GA/offense The Mark Stoops news conferences held on Mondays during the season will be available to the media - John Schlarman, offensive line for video download through XOS Video. E-mail Tony Neely or Evan Crane for access information. - Chad Scott, RBs, running game coord. - Sam Simpson, GA /defense SEC HEAD COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE The SEC head coaches’ teleconference is on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. Coach Mark MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF DIRECTORY Stoops’ time slot is 12:40 p.m. The call-in number is 877-381-5694. A passcode will be issued each week by Asst. AD/Media Relations Dir./Football Contact the SEC office. Tony Neely - 859-257-3838 INTERVIEWS AT PRACTICE [email protected] Interviews will be conducted at the Nutter Training Center or by telephone at the conclusion of each Assoc. Media Relations Dir./Football Contact practice on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Susan Lax - 859-257-8420 [email protected] FOLLOW KENTUCKY FOOTBALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA Asst. Media Relations Dir./Football Contact Evan Crane - 859-257-8431 [email protected] @UKFootball @CoachBrumbaugh Asst.