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2008 Kentucky Wildcats football
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Liberty Bowl, W 25-19 vs. East Carolina
Conference Southeastern Conference Eastern Division
2008 record 7-6 (2-6 SEC)
Head coach Rich Brooks
Offensive coordinator Joker Phillips
Offensive scheme Pro Style
Defensive coordinator Steve Brown
Base defense 4-3

Home stadium

 Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons
« 2007 2009 »
2008 SEC football final standings  v • d • e 
    Conf       Overall
Team W   L     W   L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida* † 7 – 1     13 – 1
#13 Georgia 6 – 2     10 – 3
Vanderbilt 4 – 4     7 – 6
South Carolina 4 – 4     7 – 6
Tennessee 3 – 5     5 – 7
Kentucky 2 – 6     7 – 6
Western Division
#6 Alabama* 8 – 0     12 – 2
#14 Ole Miss 5 – 3     9 – 4
LSU 3 – 5     8 – 5
Arkansas 2 – 6     5 – 7
Auburn 2 – 6     5 – 7
Mississippi State 2 – 6     4 – 8

Championship: Florida 31, Alabama 20
* – Division Champion
† – Conference Champion
Final Rankings: AP Top 25 Poll

The 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2008-2009. The team's head coach was Rich Brooks, who served his sixth year in the position. The Wildcats played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Contents

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31* 3:30 p.m. at Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup) ESPN W 27-2   42,696
September 6* 6:00 p.m. Norfolk State Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY Big Blue Sports Network W 38-3   69,118
September 13* 7:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY Big Blue Sports Network W 20-14   68,612
September 27* 7:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY Big Blue Sports Network W 41-3   70,731
October 4 3:30 p.m. at #2 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL CBS L 14-17   92,138
October 11 12:30 p.m. South Carolina Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY Raycom L 17-24   70,822
October 18† 7:00 p.m. Arkansas Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPNU W 21-20   70,534
October 25 TBA at #7 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL Raycom L 5-63    
November 1 TBA at Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS Big Blue Sports Network W 14-13    
November 8 12:30 p.m. #14 Georgia Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY Raycom L 38-42    
November 15 8:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPN2 L 24-31    
November 29 TBA at Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN2 L 10-28    
January 2* 5:00 P.M. East Carolina Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) ESPN W 25-19    
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Depth chart

Offense
WR
Randall Cobb
Gene McCaskill
LT LG C RG RT
Garry Williams Jake Lanefski Jorge Gonzalez Zipp Duncan Justin Jeffries
James Alexander Michael Williams Marcus Davis Stuart Hines Brad Durham
TE
TC Drake
Maurice Grinter
WR
EJ Adams
Kyrus Lanxter
QB
Mike Hartline
Will Fidler
Tyler Sargeant
FB
John Conner
AJ Nance
Stephen Ball
FB
Tony Dixon
Alfonso Smith
Moncell Allen
Defense
CB
Trevard Lindley
Randall Burden
DE NT DT DE
Jeremy Jarmon Corey Peters Myron Pryor Ventrell Jenkins
Nii Adjei Oninku Shane McCord Ricky Lumpkin Austin Moss
CB
David Jones
Shomari Moore
FS
Marcus McClinton
Calvin Harrison
Will LB Middle LB Sam LB
Johnny Williams Micah Johnson Braxton Kelley
Sam Maxwell Mikhail Mabry Danny Trevathan
SS
Matt Lentz
Ashton Cobb
Special Teams
K
Lones Seiber
Ryan Tydlacka
P
Tim Masthay
Ryan Tydlacka
LS
Brad Hart
J.J. Dufrene
PR/KR
Winston Guy
David Jones
Gene McCaskill
Alfonso Smith


Game notes

Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 10 0 17 27
Cardinals 0 0 0 2 2

Governors cup.jpg

Starters

Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
QB 5 Mike Hartline 6'6" 205 RS-So. Canton, Ohio 1
TB 28 Tony Dixon 5'9" 203 Sr. Parrish, Alabama 1
FB 38 John Conner 5'11" 230 Jr. West Chester, Ohio 1
WR 12 Dicky Lyons 5'11" 190 Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana 1
WR 17 EJ Adams 6'0" 197 Jr. Stone Mountain, Georgia 1
TE 40 Maurice Grinter 6'3" 253 Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
LT 79 Garry Williams 6-3 300 Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
LG 72 Zipp Duncan 6'5" 295 Jr. Magnolia, Kentucky 1
C 61 Jorge González 6'3" 303 Jr. Tampa Bay, Florida 1
RG 73 Jess Beets 6'2" 293 Sr. Dove Canyon, California 1
RT 76 Justin Jeffries 6'6" 310 Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
  • bold - Denotes returning starter
  • ↑ - Denotes number of games started by the player at the listed position during the 2008 season.
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
LE 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6'3" 277 lb. Jr. Collierville, Tennessee 1
LT 98 Myron Pryor 6'1" 310 lb. Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
RT 91 Corey Peters 6'3" 290 lb. Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
RE 95 Ventrell Jenkins 6'2" 285 lb. Sr. Columbia, South Carolina 1
OLB 56 Braxton Kelley 6'0" 230 lb. Sr. LaGrange, Georgia 1
MLB 4 Micah Johnson 6'2" 250 lb. Jr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 1
SLB 51 Johnny Williams 6'3" 244 lb. Sr. Jacksonville, Florida 1
RCB 32 Trevard Lindley 6'0" 175 lb. Jr. Hiram, Georgia 1
LCB 7 David Jones 5'10" 180 lb. Sr. Red Jacket, West Virginia 1
FS 27 Ashton Cobb 6'0" 208 lb. Jr. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 1
SS 2 Marcus McClinton 6'1" 210 lb. Sr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 1
  • bold - Denotes returning starter
  • ↑ - Denotes number of games started by the player at the listed position during the 2008 season.

WEEK 1 SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
[1] MYRON PRYOR
Defensive Tackle
KENTUCKY
6-1 • 310 • Senior
Louisville, Ky. (Eastern HS)


Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 3 0 3
Wildcats 7 14 3 14 38

Norfolk State game.jpg

Starters

Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
QB 5 Mike Hartline 6'6" 205 RS-So. Canton, Ohio 1
TB 28 Tony Dixon 5'9" 203 Sr. Parrish, Alabama 1
FB 38 John Conner 5'11" 230 Jr. West Chester, Ohio 1
WR 12 Dicky Lyons 5'11" 190 Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana 1
WR 18 Randall Cobb 5'11" 197 Fr. Alcoa, Tennessee 0
TE 40 Maurice Grinter 6'3" 253 Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
LT 52 Billy Joe Murphy 6'6" 292 Rs.-Fr. Gamaliel, Kentucky 0
LG 72 Zipp Duncan 6'5" 295 Jr. Magnolia, Kentucky 1
C 61 Jorge González 6'3" 303 Jr. Tampa Bay, Florida 1
RG 73 Jess Beets 6'2" 293 Sr. Dove Canyon, California 1
RT 76 Justin Jeffries 6'6" 310 Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
  • bold - Denotes started previous game
  • ↑ - Denotes number of games started by the player at the listed position during the 2008 season.
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
LE 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6'3" 277 lb. Jr. Collierville, Tennessee 1
LT 98 Myron Pryor 6'1" 310 lb. Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
RT 91 Corey Peters 6'3" 290 lb. Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 1
RE 95 Ventrell Jenkins 6'2" 285 lb. Sr. Columbia, South Carolina 1
OLB 56 Braxton Kelley 6'0" 230 lb. Sr. LaGrange, Georgia 1
MLB 4 Micah Johnson 6'2" 250 lb. Jr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 1
SLB 51 Johnny Williams 6'3" 244 lb. Sr. Jacksonville, Florida 1
RCB 32 Trevard Lindley 6'0" 175 lb. Jr. Hiram, Georgia 1
LCB 7 David Jones 5'10" 180 lb. Sr. Red Jacket, West Virginia 1
FS 27 Ashton Cobb 6'0" 208 lb. Jr. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 1
SS 2 Marcus McClinton 6'1" 210 lb. Sr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 1
  • bold - Denotes started previous game
  • ↑ - Denotes number of games started by the player at the listed position during the 2008 season.


Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 0 7 0 14
Wildcats 7 3 0 10 20

Game saver.jpg

Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
QB 5 Mike Hartline 6'6" 205 RS-So. Canton, Ohio 3
TB 28 Tony Dixon 5'9" 203 Sr. Parrish, Alabama 3
FB 38 John Conner 5'11" 230 Jr. West Chester, Ohio 3
WR 12 Dicky Lyons 5'11" 190 Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana 3
WR 81 Kyrus Lanxter 6'3" 193 So. Alcoa, Tennessee 1
TE 80 T.C. Drake 6'6" 242 Jr. Bardstown, Kentucky 1
LT 52 Billy Joe Murphy 6'6" 292 Rs-Fr. Gamaliel, Kentucky 2
LG 72 Zipp Duncan 6'5" 295 Jr. Magnolia, Kentucky 3
C 61 Jorge González 6'3" 303 Jr. Tampa Bay, Florida 3
RG 73 Jess Beets 6'2" 293 Sr. Dove Canyon, California 3
RT 76 Justin Jeffries 6'6" 310 Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 3
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
LE 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6'3" 277 lb. Jr. Collierville, Tennessee 3
LT 98 Myron Pryor 6'1" 310 lb. Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 3
RT 91 Corey Peters 6'3" 290 lb. Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 3
RE 95 Ventrell Jenkins 6'2" 285 lb. Sr. Columbia, South Carolina 3
OLB 56 Braxton Kelley 6'0" 230 lb. Sr. LaGrange, Georgia 3
MLB 4 Micah Johnson 6'2" 250 lb. Jr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 3
SLB 51 Johnny Williams 6'3" 244 lb. Sr. Jacksonville, Florida 3
RCB 32 Trevard Lindley 6'0" 175 lb. Jr. Hiram, Georgia 3
LCB 7 David Jones 5'10" 180 lb. Sr. Red Jacket, West Virginia 3
FS 27 Ashton Cobb 6'0" 208 lb. Jr. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 2
SS 2 Marcus McClinton 6'1" 210 lb. Sr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 2

SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
[2] MIKE HARTLINE
Quarterback
KENTUCKY
6-6 • 204 • Sophomore
Canton, Ohio (GlenOak HS)


Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 3 0 0 3
Wildcats 3 14 14 10 41
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
QB 5 Mike Hartline 6'6" 205 RS-So. Canton, Ohio 4
TB 28 Tony Dixon 5'9" 203 Sr. Parrish, Alabama 4
FB 38 John Conner 5'11" 230 Jr. West Chester, Ohio 4
WR 12 Dicky Lyons 5'11" 190 Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana 4
WR 17 EJ Adams 6'0" 175 Jr. Stone Mountain, Georgia 2
TE 80 T.C. Drake 6'6" 242 Jr. Bardstown, Kentucky 2
LT 79 Garry Williams 6'3" 303 Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 2
LG 72 Zipp Duncan 6'5" 295 Jr. Magnolia, Kentucky 4
C 61 Jorge González 6'3" 303 Jr. Tampa Bay, Florida 4
RG 73 Jess Beets 6'2" 293 Sr. Dove Canyon, California 4
RT 76 Justin Jeffries 6'6" 310 Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 4
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
LE 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6'3" 277 lb. Jr. Collierville, Tennessee 4
LT 98 Myron Pryor 6'1" 310 lb. Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 4
RT 91 Corey Peters 6'3" 290 lb. Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 4
RE 95 Ventrell Jenkins 6'2" 285 lb. Sr. Columbia, South Carolina 4
OLB 21 Michael Schwindel 6'2" 220 lb. Jr. Hawesville, Kentucky 0
MLB 56 Braxton Kelley 6'0" 230 lb. Sr. LaGrange, Georgia 4
SLB 51 Johnny Williams 6'3" 244 lb. Sr. Jacksonville, Florida 4
RCB 32 Trevard Lindley 6'0" 175 lb. Jr. Hiram, Georgia 4
LCB 7 David Jones 5'10" 180 lb. Sr. Red Jacket, West Virginia 4
FS 10 Matt Lentz 6'3" 209 lb. Fr. Simpsonville, South Carolina 0
SS 2 Marcus McClinton 6'1" 210 lb. Sr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 4

SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
[3]GARRY WILLIAMS
Tackle
KENTUCKY
6-3 • 300 • Senior
Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS)

Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
Crimson Tide 14 0 0 3 17
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
QB 5 Mike Hartline 6'6" '205 So. Canton, Ohio 5
TB 28 Tony Dixon '5'9" 203 Sr. Parrish, Alabama 5
FB 38 John Conner 5'11" 230 Jr. West Chester, Ohio 5
WR 12 Dicky Lyons 5'11" 190 Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana 5
WR 17 EJ Adams 6'0" 197 Jr. Stone Mountain, Georgia 3
TE 80 T.C. Drake 6'6"' 242 Jr. Bardstown, Kentucky 4
LT 79 Garry Williams 6'3" 300 Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 3
LG 72 Zipp Duncan 6'5" 295 Jr. Magnolia, Kentucky 5
C 61 Jorge González 6'3" 303 Jr. Tampa Bay, Florida 5
RG 73 Jess Beets 6'2" 293 Sr. Dove Canyon, California 5
RT 72 Brad Durham 6'4" 310 So. Mount Vernon, Kentucky 1
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
LE 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6'3" 277 lb. Jr. Collierville, Tennessee 5
LT 98 Myron Pryor 6'1" 310 lb. Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 5
RT 91 Corey Peters 6'3" 290 lb. Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 5
RE 95 Ventrell Jenkins 6'2" 285 lb. Sr. Columbia, South Carolina 5
OLB 21 Michael Schwindel 6'1" 220 lb. Jr. Hawesville, Kentucky 2
MLB 56 Braxton Kelley 6'0" 230 lb. Sr. LaGrange, Georgia 5
SLB 51 Johnny Williams 6'3" 244 lb. Sr. Jacksonville, Florida 5
RCB 32 Trevard Lindley 6'0" 175 lb. Jr. Hiram, Georgia 5
LCB 7 David Jones 5'10" 180 lb. Sr. Red Jacket, West Virginia 5
FS 33 Calvin Harrison 6'1" 197 lb. Jr. Columbia, South Carolina 1
SS 2 Marcus McClinton 6'1" 210 lb. Sr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 5


South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 7 0 10 24
Wildcats 7 10 0 0 17
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
QB 5 Mike Hartline 6'6" 205 So. Canton, Ohio 6
TB 20 Derrick Locke 5'10" 190 So. Hugo, Oklahoma 1
FB 38 John Conner 5'11" 230 Jr. West Chester, Ohio 6
WR 12 Dicky Lyons 5'11" 190 Sr. New Orleans, Louisiana 6
WR 17 EJ Adams 6'0" 197 Jr. Stone Mountain, Georgia 4
TE 80 T.C. Drake 6'6" 242 Jr. Bardstown, Kentucky 5
LT 79 Garry Williams 6'3" 300 Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 4
LG 72 Zipp Duncan 6'5" 295 Jr. Magnolia, Kentucky 6
C 61 Jorge González 6'3" 303 Jr. Tampa Bay, Florida 6
RG 73 Jess Beets 6'2" 293 Sr. Dove Canyon, California 6
RT 72 Brad Durham 6'4" 310 So. Mount Vernon, Kentucky 1
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
LE 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6'3" 277 lb. Jr. Collierville, Tennessee 6
LT 98 Myron Pryor 6'1" 310 lb. Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 6
RT 91 Corey Peters 6'3" 290 lb. Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 6
RE 95 Ventrell Jenkins 6'2" 285 lb. Sr. Columbia, South Carolina 6
OLB 56 Braxton Kelley 6'0" 230 lb. Sr. LaGrange, Georgia 6
MLB 4 Micah Johnson 6'2" 250 lb. Jr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 4
SLB 51 Johnny Williams 6'3" 244 lb. Sr. Jacksonville, Florida 6
RCB 32 Trevard Lindley 6'0" 175 lb. Jr. Hiram, Georgia 6
LCB 7 David Jones 5'10" 180 lb. Sr. Red Jacket, West Virginia 6
FS 10 Matt Lentz 6'3" 203 lb. Rs-Fr. Simpsonville, South Carolina 2
SS 2 Marcus McClinton 6'1" 210 lb. Sr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 6


Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 7 7 3 3 20
Wildcats 0 0 7 14 21
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
QB 5 Mike Hartline 6'6" 205 So. Canton, Ohio 6
TB 20 Derrick Locke 5'10" 190 So. Hugo, Oklahoma 1
FB 38 John Conner 5'11" 230 Jr. West Chester, Ohio 6
WR 12 Randall Cobb 5'11" 185 Fr. Alcoa, Tennessee 4
WR 22 Aaron Boyd 6'3" 210 Fr. Lexington, Kentucky 0
TE 80 T.C. Drake 6'6" 242 Jr. Bardstown, Kentucky 5
LT 79 Garry Williams 6'3" 300 Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 4
LG 72 Zipp Duncan 6'5" 295 Jr. Magnolia, Kentucky 6
C 61 Jorge González 6'3" 303 Jr. Tampa Bay, Florida 6
RG 73 Jess Beets 6'2" 293 Sr. Dove Canyon, California 6
RT 72 Brad Durham 6'4" 310 So. Mount Vernon, Kentucky 1
Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑
LE 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6'3" 277 lb. Jr. Collierville, Tennessee 6
LT 98 Myron Pryor 6'1" 310 lb. Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 6
RT 91 Corey Peters 6'3" 290 lb. Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 6
RE 95 Ventrell Jenkins 6'2" 285 lb. Sr. Columbia, South Carolina 6
OLB 56 Braxton Kelley 6'0" 230 lb. Sr. LaGrange, Georgia 6
MLB 4 Micah Johnson 6'2" 250 lb. Jr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 4
SLB 51 Johnny Williams 6'3" 244 lb. Sr. Jacksonville, Florida 6
RCB 32 Trevard Lindley 6'0" 175 lb. Jr. Hiram, Georgia 6
LCB 7 David Jones 5'10" 180 lb. Sr. Red Jacket, West Virginia 6
FS 10 Matt Lentz 6'3" 203 lb. Rs-Fr. Simpsonville, South Carolina 2
SS 2 Marcus McClinton 6'1" 210 lb. Sr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 6


Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 0 2 5
Gators 28 14 14 7 63


Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 14 0 14
Bulldogs 7 0 6 0 13


Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 7 7 14 42
Wildcats 7 7 10 14 38


Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total
Commodores 7 14 7 0 28
Wildcats 0 7 14 0 21


Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 0 0 7 10
Volunteers 0 7 7 14 28


East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 3 13 3 0 19
Wildcats 0 3 13 9 25


Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP NR 38 35 37 36 28 33 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches 42 34 29 30 32 28 32 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Harris Not released 30 34 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Statistics

Team

UK Opp
Scoring 294 279
  Points per Game 22.6 21.5
First Downs 212 209
  Rushing 96 96
  Passing 98 94
  Penalty 18 15
Total Offense 3891 4321
  Avg per Play 4.5 5.2
  Avg per Game 299.3 332.4
Fumbles-Lost 19-8 27-14
Penalties-Yards 69-562 74-685
  Avg per Game 43.2 52.7
UK Opp
Punts-Yards 77-3213 75-3065
  Net Avg per Punt 41.7 40.9
Time of Possession/Game 29:27 30:33
3rd Down Conversions 61/194 62/187
4th Down Conversions 10/19 8/17
Touchdowns Scored 36 36
Field Goals-Attempts 14-25 9-23
PAT-Attempts 34-36 34-36
Attendance 486038 367979
  Games/Avg per Game 7/69434 5/73596

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Kentucky 34 71 78 111 294
Opponents 101 71 41 66 279

Offense

Rushing

Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Derrick Locke 7-0 63 319 16 303 4.8 1 68 43.3
Moncell Allen 12-0 38 206 4 202 5.3 1 38 16.8
Randall Cobb 11-0 79 401 85 316 4.0 7 18 28.7
Alfonso Smith 13-0 74 342 29 313 4.2 2 38 24.1
Tony Dixon 13-0 132 472 42 430 3.3 7 15 33.1
Trey Bowland 2-0 7 18 1 17 2.4 0 8 8.5
John Conner 13-0 15 48 1 47 3.1 0 9 3.6
Mike Hartline 11-0 24 54 63 -9 -0.4 0 9 -0.8

Passing

Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Mike Hartline 11-9 104.7 172-311-8 55.3 1666 9 71 151.5
Randall Cobb 11-4 95.1 52-99-5 52.5 542 2 37 47.9
Will Fidler 3-0 129.6 3-4-0 75.0 26 0 16 8.7

Receiving

Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Joe Smith                  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
Total                  
Opponents                  

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
Total

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB
Total
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long
Total

Coaches

Head coach: Rich Brooks (6th year)

Offense

Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Joker Phillips
Offensive Scheme: Spread

Quarterbacks: Randy Sanders
Offensive Line: Jimmy Heggins
Running Backs: Larry Brown
Tight Ends: Steve Ortameyer

Defense

Defensive Coordinator: Steve Brown
Base Defense: 4-3

Defensive Line: Rick Petri
Linebackers: Chuck Smith
Defensive Backs: Chris Thurmond

Roster

[4]

Quarterback
  • 1 Will Fidler QB - So
  • 3 Matt Roark QB - Fr
  • 5 Mike Hartline QB - So
  • 10 Matt Lentz QB - So
  • 16 Deaunte Mason QB - Fr
  • 17 Tyler Sargent QB - So
  • 18 Randall Cobb QB - Fr
Wide Receiver
  • 6 Taiedo Smith WR/DB - So
  • 7 David Jones WR - Sr
  • 8 DeMoreo Ford WR - Sr
  • 12 Dicky Lyons Jr. WR - Jr
  • 13 Eric Adeyemi WR -Fr
  • 14 Anthony Mosley WR - So
  • 22 Aaron Boyd WR -Fr
  • 26 Terrence Jones WR - So
  • 48 Jayce Long WR - So
  • 49 Antonio Thomas WR/DB - So
  • 81 Kyrus Lanxter WR - So
  • 83 Anthony Stewart WR - Sr
  • 83 Courtney Gholson WR - So
  • 83 EJ Fields DB - Fr
  • 84 Chris Wraley WR - Jr
  • 85 Gene McCaskill WR - Fr
  • 87 Andre Henderson WR - So
Offensive Lineman
  • 52 Billy Joe Murphy OL - So
  • 59 Dave Ulinski OL - Fr
  • 60 Dustin Luck OL - Jr
  • 61 Jorge Gonzalez C - Jr
  • 63 Jake Lanefski OL - So
  • 64 Osaze Idumwonyi OL - Fr
  • 66 Chandler Burden OL -Fr
  • 68 Michael Williams OL - Jr
  • 70 Stuart Hines OL - So
  • 72 Zipp Duncan OT - Jr
  • 73 Jess Beets OG - Sr
  • 74 Trevino Woods OL - Fr
  • 74 Joe Fischer OT - Sr
  • 75 Brad Durham OL - So
  • 76 Justin Jeffries OT - Jr
  • 77 Marcus Davis OL - So
  • 78 Christian Johnson OL - Sr
  • 79 Garry Williams OT - Sr
Tight End
  • 80 T.C. Drake TE - Jr
  • 82 Tyler Sexton TE - Jr
  • 86 Ross Bogue TE - Jr
  • 88 Chris Goode TE - So
  • 89 Sean Stackhouse TE - Fr
  
Running Back
  • 20 Derrick Locke RB - So
  • 28 Tony Dixon RB - Sr
  • 29 Alfonso Smith RB - Jr
  • 30 Moncell Allen RB - So
  • 33 Antoine Brown RB - 'Jr
  • 37 Trey Bowland RB - So
Fullback
  • 38 John Conner FB - Jr
  • 40 Maurice Grinter FB - Jr
  • 43 Stephen Ball FB - So
  • 47 Matt Ramsey FB - So
Defensive tackle
  • 53 Ricky Lumpkin DT - So
  • 90 Matthew Smith DT - Fr
  • 91 Corey Peters DT - Jr
  • 93 Austin Moss DT - Jr
  • 95 Ventrell Jenkins DT - Sr
  • 98 Myron Pryor DT - Sr
Defensive Lineman
  • 60 Shane McCord DL - So
  • 67 Joe Scott DL - So


Defensive End
  • 39 Courtney Coffey DE - So
  • 45 Antwane Glenn DE - So
  • 62 Greg Meisner DE - So
  • 67 Charles Mustafaa DE - So
  • 69 B.J. Wiedemann DE - So
  • 90 Jamil Paris DE - Jr
  • 92 Josh Minton DE - So
  • 96 Collins Ukwu DE - Fr
  • 97 Nii Adjei Oninku DE - Sr
  • 99 Jeremy Jarmon DE - Jr
  
Linebacker
  • 4 Micah Johnson LB - Jr
  • 39 William Johnson DB - Fr
  • 41 Danny Trevathan LB - Fr
  • 41 Ben Bates LB - Jr
  • 42 Chris Cessna LB - So
  • 43 Mikhail Mabry LB - Jr
  • 46 Ronnie Sneed LB - So
  • 47 A.J. Nance LB - Jr
  • 50 Sam Maxwell LB - Jr
  • 51 Johnny Williams LB - Sr
  • 54 Brandon Thurmond LB - So
  • 56 Braxton Kelley LB - Sr
  • 57 Jacob Dufrene LB - So
  • 94 Taylor Wyndham LB - Fr
Defensive Backs
  • 2 Marcus McClinton DB - Sr
  • 11 Greg Wilson DB - So
  • 15 Chris Drayton DB - So
  • 19 Winston Guy DB - Fr
  • 21 Michael Schwindel DB - Jr
  • 23 Shomari Moore DB - Sr
  • 24 Randall Burden DB - 'So
  • 25 Ahmad Grigsby Jr DB - So
  • 27 Ashton Cobb DB - Jr
  • 31 Jordan Nevels DB - Jr
  • 32 Trevard Lindley DB - So
  • 33 Calvin Harrison DB - Jr
  • 34 Paul Warford DB - Jr
  • 35 Cartier Rice DB - Fr
  • 36 Robbie McAtee DB - Sr
  • 40 Daryl Faulkner DB - So
  • 71 James Alexander DB - Jr
Long Snapper
  • 58 Greg Curtin LS - Sr
  • 62 Clay Pear LS - So
  • 65 J.J. Helton LS - So
  • 74 Brad Hart LS - So
Punter
  • 9 Ryan Tydlacka K/P - So
  • 44 Tim Masthay P/K - Sr
Place Kicker
  • 36 Lones Seiber K - Jr
  • 97 J.J. Housley K - Sr

Postseason awards

All-American

Team Player Position
First Team Tim Masthay Punter
All-American Selections

All-SEC

Team Player Position
First Team Micah Johnson Linebacker
First Team Trevard Lindley Defensive Back
First Team Tim Masthay Punter
Second Team Garry Williams Tackle
Second Team Myron Pryor Defensive Tackle
Third Team Jeremy Jarmon Defensive End
All-SEC Selections

All-Freshman SEC

Team Player Position
First Team Randall Cobb Quarterback/Wide Receiver/Punt Returner
All-Freshman SEC Selections

Preseason awards

All-SEC

Team Player Position
First Team Trevard Lindley Defensive Back
Second Team Jeremy Jarmon Defensive End
Second Team Micah Johnson Linebacker
Third Team Dicky Lyons, Jr. Wide Receiver
Third Team Garry Williams Tackle
All-SEC Selections

Class of 2009 commitments/signees

Name Hometown High School Height Weight† Commit date
Morgan Newton
QB
 Carmel, Indiana Carmel 6′4″ 205 2008-08-21 
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Ryan Mossakowski
QB
 Frisco, Texas Centennial 6′4″ 201 2008-08-08 
Scout:4 stars.svg   Rivals:4 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 79
Myron Walker
DT
 Metairie, Louisiana Rummel 6′0″ 275 2008-06-25 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 79
Donald Russell
RB
 Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Dwyer 5′11″ 205 2009-01-22 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 78
Donte Rumph
DE
 St. Matthews, South Carolina Calhoun County 5′11″ 264 2008-08-25 
Scout:4 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 78
Jarvis Walker
S
 Metairie, Louisiana Rummel 6′2″ 202 2008-06-25 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 78
Terrell Mitchell
TE
 Powder Springs, Georgia McEachern 6′6″ 220 2009-01-08 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Anthony Kendrick
TE
 Katy, Texas Seven Lakes 6′4″ 220 2008-07-03 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Larry Warford
OG
 Richmond, Kentucky Madison Central 6′4″ 279 2008-03-24 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Dakotah Tyler
RB
 Indianapolis, Indiana Pike 6′0″ 200 2008-12-11 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 77
Sam Simpson
C
 Lexington, Kentucky Henry Clay 6′4″ 295 2008-08-12 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 76
Brian Adams
QB
 Cumming, Georgia South Forsyth 6′4″ 210 2008-06-22 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 76
Qua Huzzie
LB
 LaGrange, Georgia LaGrange 5′11″ 200 2008-07-21 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 75
LaRod King
WR
 Radcliff, Kentucky North Hardin 6′6″ 190 2008-04-05 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 75
Demetri Merritt
OLB
 LaGrange, Georgia LaGrange 6′3″ 200 2008-10-28 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 74
Tristian Johnson
DE
 LaGrange, Georgia LaGrange 6′3″ 222 2008-08-04 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 73
Ryan Mosby
LB
 Rockwall, Texas Rockwall-Heath 6′0″ 200 2009-01-19 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 73
Mister Cobble
DT
 Louisville, Kentucky Central 6′0″ 270 2008-06-22 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 69
Ridge Wilson
LB
 Louisville, Kentucky Central 6′3″ 207 2008-09-01 
Scout:3 stars.svg   Rivals:3 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 40
Justin Aumiller
TE
 Danville, Kentucky Boyle County 6′4″ 199 2008-06-20 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 40
Kevin Mitchell
OT
 Douglasville, Georgia Alexander 6′7″ 270 2008-06-25 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 40
Justin Bean
WR
 Tupelo, Mississippi Tupelo 6′2″ 170 2008-07-01 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 40
Martavius Neloms
DB
 Memphis, TN Fairley 6′2″ 175 2009-1-25 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 40
Patrick Ligon
DE
 Memphis, TN Christian Brothers 6′5″ 255 2009-1-26 
Scout:2 stars.svg   Rivals:2 stars.svg   ESPN grade: 40
DeQuin Evans
DE
 Wilmington, CA Harbor CC 6′2″ 275 2009-2-4 
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Chris Matthews
WR
 Wilmington, CA Harbor CC 6′5″ 210 2008-12-15 
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Mark Crawford
DT
 Indianapolis, IN Coffeyville CC 6′1″ 310 2008-12-27 
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Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout - 26   Rivals - 42
† Weight is in pounds
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale.
Sources:
"Kentucky 2009 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?year=2009&school=35. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
"2009 Kentucky Football Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=572&p=9&c=8&yr=2009. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
"ESPN". ESPN.com. http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/school?schoolId=96&season=2009. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
"Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=572&p=9&c=14&yr=2009. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
"2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2009. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 


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