2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2016 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
2016 record	7–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Stoops (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Gran (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Darin Hinshaw (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (4th year)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 61,000)

2016 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 20 Florida xy		6	–	2					8	–	4
Tennessee		4	–	4					8	–	4
Georgia		4	–	4					7	–	5
Kentucky		4	–	4					7	–	5
South Carolina		3	–	5					6	–	6
Vanderbilt		3	–	5					6	–	6
Missouri		2	–	6					4	–	8
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$^		8	–	0					13	–	0
No. 17 Auburn		5	–	3					8	–	4
No. 19 LSU		5	–	3					7	–	4
Texas A&M		4	–	4					8	–	4
Arkansas		3	–	5					7	–	5
Mississippi State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Ole Miss		2	–	6					5	–	7
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team (variously "Kentucky", "UK", or "Wildcats") represents the University of Kentucky in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats compete in its 123rd season and 83rd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its Eastern Division. They are led by fourth year head coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats play its home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Pre-season

Previous season

In 2015, the Wildcats lost six out of their last seven games after starting the season 4-1, completing their second year under Mark Stoops at 5-7 and 2-6 in the SEC (6th-East). They lost to in-state rival Louisville 24-38 to end the season, missing out on their fifth consecutive bowl game since the 2010 season.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Daron Blaylock	#7	LB	6'1"	226	Senior	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Zack Blaylock	#17	DB	6'0"	193	Junior	Marietta, GA	Graduated
Glenn Faulkner	#18	DB	6'2"	201	Junior	East St. Louis, IL	Graduated
Ryan Flannigan	#33	LB	6'2"	225	Senior	Missouri City, TX	Graduated
Josh Forrest	#45	LB	6'3"	230	Senior	Paducah, KY	Graduated
Jason Hatcher	#6	DE	6'3"	247	Junior	Louisville, KY	Transferred to West Georgia
Khalid Henderson	#22	LB	6'1"	235	Senior	Austell, GA	Graduated
Farrington Huguenin	#91	DE	6'4"	271	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Cory Johnson	#67	DT	6'3"	300	Senior	Columbia, SC	Graduated
Jabari Johnson	#47	LB	6'1"	250	Senior	Stone Mountain, GA	Graduated
Melvin Lewis	#90	DT	6'4"	311	Senior	Compton, CA	Graduated
Cody Quinn	#16	DB	5'11"	185	Senior	Middletown, OH	Graduated
A.J. Stamps	#1	DB	6'1"	205	Senior	Vicksburg, MS	Graduated
Jordan Swindle	#70	OL	6'7"	304	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated
Fred Tiller	#3	DB	6'0"	196	Senior	Homerville, GA	Graduated
Patrick Towles	#14	QB	6'3"	235	Junior	Fort Thomas, KY	Transferred to Boston College
Zach West	#67	OL	6'3"	305	Senior	Lexington, KY	Graduated

2016 Signing Class

Prior to National Signing Day in February 3, 2016, five players enrolled for the spring semester in order to participate in spring practice and included four former high school seniors and one junior college transfer.^[1]

On National Signing Day, Kentucky signed an additional twenty players out of high school and junior college that completed the 2016 recruiting class. The class was highlighted by three Army All-American's as well as Kentucky's Mr. Football.^[2]

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Jaylin Bannerman #62 DE	Pickerington, OH	Pickerington Central High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Bonner #4 LB (JUCO)	Lyndhurst, OH	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
T.J. Carter #57 DE	Mableton, GA	Whitefield Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
JaQuize Cross #83 DT	New Market, AL	Buckhorn High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kash Daniel #11 LB	Paintsville, KY	Paintsville High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	227 lb (103 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Luke Fortner #117 OT	Sylvania, OH	Sylvania Northview High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	278 lb (126 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tobias Gilliam #69 DB	Dayton, OH	Wayne High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Griffin #37 DB	Jonesboro, GA	Jonesboro High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gunnar Hoak #40 QB	Dublin, OH	Dublin Coffman High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Dakota Holtzclaw #42 TE	Columbus, OH	Worthington Kilbourne High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Zy'Aire Hughes #52 ATH	Paducah, KY	McCracken County High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Drake Jackson #2 C	Versailles, KY	Woodford County High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Stephen Johnson #5 QB (JUCO)	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	College of the Desert	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tate Leavitt #5 OT (JUCO)	Thornville, OH	Hutchinson Community College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kordell Looney #57 DT	Springfield, OH	Springfield High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Grant McKinniss #5 P/K	Findlay, OH	Findlay High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Naquez Pringle #28 DT (JUCO)	Georgetown, SC	Itawamba Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	330 lb (150 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Justin Rigg #64 TE	Springboro, OH	Springboro High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Davonte Robinson #92 DB	Lexington, KY	Henry Clay High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
A.J. Rose #80 RB	Cleveland, OH	Garfield Heights High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kayaune Ross #18 WR (JUCO)	West Chester, OH	Phoenix College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ben Snell #56 RB	Westerville, OH	Westerville Central High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Roland Walder #36 LB	Dayton, OH	Trotwood-Madison High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jamar Watson #112 LB	District Heights, MD	Bishop McNamara High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Landon Young #6 OT	Lexington, KY	Lafayette High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1   Rivals: 1  247Sports: 1  ESPN: 7
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Alabama Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "2016 Alabama Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "2016 Players Commitments – Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops enters his fourth season as the Wildcat's head coach for the 2016 season. During his previous three seasons he led the Wildcats to an overall record of 12 wins and 24 losses.

On December 18, 2015 Offensive Coordinator Shannon Dawson announced he would not return to the program for the 2016 season as the offensive coordinator.^[3][4] In his place Kentucky hired Cincinnati offensive coordinator Eddie Gran as the assistant head coach of offense at Kentucky. Cincinnati quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw has also joined the UK staff as quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator.^[5][6]

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Kentucky in current position
Mark Stoops	Head coach	3rd
Eddie Gran	Offensive Coordinator, Running backs	1st
D. J. Eliot	Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers	3rd
Steve Clinkscale	Defensive backs	1st
Jimmy Brumbaugh	Defensive Line	3rd
Lamar Thomas	Wide receivers	1st
Vince Marrow	Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator	3rd
John Schlarman	Offensive Line	3rd
Darin Hinshaw	Quarterbacks	1st
Corey Edmond	Strength and Conditioning	1st
Reference:

2016 Signing Class

Returning starters

Offense

Player Class Position Dorian Baker Junior Wide Receiver C.J. Conrad Sophomore Tight End Nick Haynes RS-Junior Offensive Guard Garrett Johnson Junior Wide Receiver Ramsey Meyers RS-Junior Offensive Guard Jon Toth Senior Center Stanley Williams Junior Running Back Reference:

Defense Player Class Position Mike Edwards RS-Sophomore Safety Blake McClain Senior Safety Denzil Ware RS=Sophomore Linebacker Chris Westry Sophomore Cornerback Reference:

Special teams Player Class Position Austin McGinnis Junior Kicker Reference:

Roster

2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Timmons, RyanRyan Timmons Sr WR 2 Baker, DorianDorian Baker Jr RB 3 Kemp, JojoJojo Kemp Sr WR 6 Bone, BlakeBlake Bone Jr QB 7 Barker, DrewDrew Barker So WR 8 Greenwood, JabariJabari Greenwood Fr WR 9 Johnson, GarrettGarrett Johnson Jr RB 10 Rose, A.J.A.J. Rose  Fr WR 11 Richardson, TavinTavin Richardson Fr QB 12 Hoak, GunnarGunnar Hoak Fr WR 13 Badet, JeffJeff Badet Jr QB 14 Wright, LukeLuke Wright  So QB 15 Johnson, StephenStephen Johnson Jr QB 16 Mattingly, DavisDavis Mattingly Fr WR 17 Montgomery, AlexanderAlexander Montgomery Jr RB 18 Williams, StanleyStanley Williams Jr WR 19 Ross, KayauneKayaune Ross So WR 20 Kendall, RyanRyan Kendall So RB 22 King, SihiemSihiem King So RB 24 Johnson, ZachZach Johnson Fr RB 25 Turks, HaroldHarold Turks Fr RB 26 Snell, BennyBenny Snell Fr RB 30 Tabler, DitalianDitalian Tabler Fr WR 31 Bouvier, DavidDavid Bouvier So RB 32 Mahone, WilliamWilliam Mahone Jr WR 42 Smith, KynanKynan Smith Fr FB 48 Collins, WillWill Collins Sr TE 49 Fink, TannerTanner Fink Sr C 52 Jackson, DrakeDrake Jackson Fr OG 55 Baumer, DavidDavid Baumer So OG 57 Myers, ZachZach Myers Sr OG 61 Salyer, TristenTristen Salyer Fr C 62 Greenburg, DylanDylan Greenburg Jr OG 63 Purdom, WellsWells Purdom Fr OG 64 Asafo-Adjei, GeorgeGeorge Asafo-Adjei So OG 65 Stallings, JervontiusJervontius Stallings So OT 67 Young, LandonLandon Young Fr OG 68 Haynes, NickNick Haynes Jr OG 69 Meyers, RamseyRamsey Meyers Jr OG 71 Stenberg, LoganLogan Stenberg Fr C 72 Toth, JonJon Toth Sr OT 73 Meadows, KyleKyle Meadows Jr OG 74 Mosier, ColeCole Mosier Jr OT 75 Leavitt, TateTate Leavitt Jr OT 77 Wolfe, MasonMason Wolfe Fr WR 80 Robinson, MarvinMarvin Robinson Fr WR 81 Holtzclaw, DakotaDakota Holtzclaw Fr TE 83 Rigg, JustinJustin Rigg Fr WR 84 Moushey, CharlesCharles Moushey Jr TE 85 Hart, GregGreg Hart Jr TE 86 Long, DarrylDarryl Long So TE 87 Conrad, C.J.C.J. Conrad So WR 88 Walker, CharlesCharles Walker Jr WR 89 Hughes, Zy'AireZy'Aire Hughes Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 3 Griffin, JordanJordan Griffin Fr S 4 Walker, MarcusMarcus Walker Fr CB 5 Randolph, KendallKendall Randolph Jr LB 8 Walker, KobieKobie Walker So CB 9 Robinson, DavonteDavonte Robinson Fr CB 11 Harmon, J.D.J.D. Harmon Jr LB 14 Hendrix, DorianDorian Hendrix Fr S 15 McWilson, MarcusMarcus McWilson Sr CB 16 Quinn, CodyCody Quinn Sr CB 17 Gilliam, TobiasTobias Gilliam Fr DE 20 Daniel, KengeraKengera Daniel So CB 21 Westry, ChrisChris Westry So DB 23 Tucker, JaredJared Tucker So DB 24 McClain, BlakeBlake McClain Sr S 25 West, DariusDarius West So S 27 Edwards, MikeMike Edwards So CB 28 Beckham, KeiKei Beckham Fr CB 29 Baity, DerrickDerrick Baity So CB 29 Baity, DerrickDerrick Baity Fr CB 30 Brown, IsaiahIsaiah Brown Fr LB 31 Watkins, JamarJamar Watkins Fr LB 32 Brown, EliEli Brown Fr LB 33 Walder, RolandRoland Walder Fr LB 34 Jones, JordanJordan Jones So DE 35 Ware, DenzilDenzil Ware So DT 36 Hyde, JacobJacob Hyde Jr LB 37 Foy, SpencerSpencer Foy So LB 38 Brownell, AlexAlex Brownell Fr LB 39 Barnett, ElijahElijah Barnett Fr LB 40 Firios, NicoNico Firios So LB 41 Allen, JoshJosh Allen So LB 43 Blue, LoganLogan Blue So LB 44 Laster, De'NiroDe'Niro Laster Jr LB 45 Bannerman, JaylinJaylin Bannerman Fr LB 46 Schlegel, DrewDrew Schlegel Fr LB 47 Bonner, JordanJordan Bonner Fr LB 51 Love, CourtneyCourtney Love Jr DT 59 Looney, KordellKordell Looney Fr DE 60 Taylor, CalvinCalvin Taylor Fr DT 69 Elam, MattMatt Elam Jr DT 77 Pringle, NaquezNaquez Pringle Jr DT 78 Williams, ZaneZane Williams Sr DE 90 Carter, T.J.T.J. Carter Fr DE 91 Kirby, KevinKevin Kirby Fr DE 92 Bell, AlvonteAlvonte Bell Jr DT 93 Cross, Ja'QuizeJa'Quize Cross Fr DT 94 Miggins, CourtneyCourtney Miggins Sr DE 98 Dubose, TymereTymere Dubose So DT 99 Middleton, AdrianAdrian Middleton So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 53 Best, BlakeBlake Best Fr P 80 McKinniss, GrantGrant McKinniss Fr P 93 Kirshe, BryanBryan Kirshe So PR 1 Timmons, RyanRyan Timmons Sr PR 88 Walker, CharlesCharles Walker Jr PK 95 Butler, MilesMiles Butler So PK 99 MacGinnis, AustinAustin MacGinnis Jr KR 22 King, SihiemSihiem King So KR 26 Snell, BennyBenny Snell Fr	Head coach Mark Stoops[7] Coordinators/assistant coaches Eddie Gran Offensive Coordinator/Running backs Darin Hinshaw Quarterbacks Coach Lamar Thomas Wide Receivers Vince Marrow Tight Ends John Schlarman Offensive Line D. J. Eliot Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Jimmy Brumbaugh Defensive Line Steve Clinkscale Defensive Backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: May 7, 2015

Schedule

Kentucky announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Wildcats will host SEC foes Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt, and will travel to Alabama, Florida, Missouri, and Tennessee.^[8]

The team will host three out of four of its non–conference games which are against Austin Peay from the Ohio Valley Conference, New Mexico State Aggies from the Sun Belt Conference, Louisville from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Southern Miss Golden Eagles from Conference USA.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 35–44	57,230
September 10	3:30 p.m.	at Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 7–45	85,821
September 17	4:00 p.m.	New Mexico State*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	SECN	W 62–42	49,669
September 24	7:30 p.m.	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	SECN	W 17–10	51,702
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	L 6–34	101,821
October 8	4:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt †	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	SECN	W 20–13	55,030
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	SECN	W 40–38	50,414
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	W 35–21	50,234
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	SECN	L 24–27	62,507
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	SECN	L 36–49	101,075
November 19	4:30 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	SECN	W 49–13	48,948
November 26	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPN	W 41–38	54,075
TBD	TBD	vs. TBD*	TBD • TBD (Bowl Game)
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[9]

Game Summaries

Southern Mississippi

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0[10]	1986	Kentucky, 32–0

Southern Mississippi vs. Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	7	10	21	6	44
Wildcats	21	14	0	0	35

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: September 3, 2016
• Game time: 7:32 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F • Wind: ENE 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 57,230
• Referee: Ken Antee
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst)
• Game Recap^[11]

Florida

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–49[10]	2015	Florida, 14–9

Kentucky vs. Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	7	7
Gators	14	10	14	7	45

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 10, 2016
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 85,821
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst)

New Mexico State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

New Mexico State vs. Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	21	14	7	0	42
Wildcats	14	21	14	13	62

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: September 17, 2016
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 49,669
• TV: SEC Network

South Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–17–1[10]	2015	Kentucky, 26–22

South Carolina vs. Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	0	7	3	0	10
Wildcats	0	3	7	7	17

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: September 24, 2016
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 51,702
• TV: SEC Network

Alabama

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–2–1[10]	2013	Alabama, 48–7

Kentucky vs. Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	0	0	3	6
#1 Crimson Tide	3	14	14	3	34

at Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Date: October 1, 2016
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 101,821
• TV: ESPN

Vanderbilt

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
42–42–4[10]	2015	Vanderbilt, 21–17

Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	3	0	7	3	13
Wildcats	7	10	0	3	20

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: October 8, 2016
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 55,030
• TV: SEC Network

Mississippi State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–22[10]	2015	Mississippi State, 42–16

Mississippi State vs. Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	10	14	38
Wildcats	0	6	21	13	40

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: October 22, 2016
• Game time: 7:30pm EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 50,414
• TV: SEC Network

Missouri

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3[10]	2015	Kentucky, 21–13

Kentucky vs. Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	7	7	35
Tigers	0	7	0	14	21

at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri

• Date: October 29, 2016
• Game time: 12:00 NOON EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 50,234
• TV: SEC Network

Georgia

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–12–2[10]	2015	Georgia, 27–3

Georgia vs. Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	6	3	11	27
Wildcats	7	7	7	3	24

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: November 5, 2016
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 62,507
• TV: SEC Network

Tennessee

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
78–24–9[10]	2015	Tennessee, 52–21

Kentucky vs. Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	3	3	20	36
Volunteers	14	7	14	14	49

at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee

• Date: November 12, 2016
• Game time: 12:00 NOON EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 101,075
• TV: SEC Network

Austin Peay

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting[10]

Austin Peay vs. Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	6	0	0	13
Wildcats	0	21	21	7	49

at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky

• Date: November 19, 2016
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• Game attendance: 48,948
• TV: SEC Network

Louisville

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–14[10]	2015	Louisville, 38–24

Kentucky Wildcats at #11 Louisville Cardinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	14	7	10	10	41
#11 Cardinals	7	17	7	7	38

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: November 26, 2016
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (color), Dr. Jerry Punch (sideline)
• Source:^[12]

Game information

First Quarter (12:57) LOU TD: Lamar Jackson 19-yard rush (Blanton Creque PAT). (12:39) UK TD: Stephen Johnson 75-yard pass to Garrett Johnson (Austin MacGinnis PAT). (4:07) UK TD: Stanley Williams 36-yard rush (Austin MacGinnis PAT). Second Quarter (14:54) LOU TD: Lamar Jackson 18-yard pass to Reggie Bonnafon (Blanton Creque PAT). (8:13) LOU FG: Blanton Creque 19-yard field goal. (3:09) LOU TD: Lamar Jackson 24-yard pass to Cole Hikutini (Blanton Creque PAT). (2:13) UK TD: Stephen Johnson 63-yard pass to Garrett Johnson (Austin MacGinnis PAT). Third Quarter (10:58) UK TD: Benny Snell Jr. 18-yard rush (Austin MacGinnis PAT). (9:19) LOU TD: Jeremy Smith 3-yard rush (Blanton Creque PAT). (2:43) UK FG: Austin MacGinnis 35-yard field goal. Fourth Quarter (14:19) UK TD: Stephen Johnson 35-yard pass to Dorian Baker (Austin MacGinnis PAT). (7:44) LOU TD: Lamar Jackson 1-yard rush (Blanton Creque PAT). (0:12) UK FG: Austin MacGinnis 47-yard field goal. Top Passers UK – Stephen Johnson: 16/27, 338 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT LOU – Lamar Jackson: 16/25, 281 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Top Rushers UK – Stephen Johnson: 8 att, 83 yds LOU – Lamar Jackson: 25 att, 171 yds, 2 TD Top Receiving UK – Garrett Johnson: 5 rec, 164 yds, 2 TD LOU – Cole Hikutini: 7 rec, 100 yds, 1 TD

References

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