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2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2008 Kentucky Wildcats football

Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 25–19 vs. East Carolina
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	7–6 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Rich Brooks (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joker Phillips (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Steve Brown (2nd season)
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No.1Florida x$#	7	–	1	13	–	1
No.13Georgia	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
No.6Alabama x%	8	–	0	12	–	2
No.14Ole 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
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP 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 StadiuminLexington, Kentucky.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 pm	atLouisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN	W 27–2	42,696
September 6	6:00 pm	Norfolk State*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	BBSN	W 38–3	69,118
September 13	7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	BBSN	W 20–14	68,612
September 27	7:00 pm	Western Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	BBSN	W 41–3	70,731
October 4	3:30 pm	at No. 2Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	L 14–17	92,138
October 11	12:30 pm	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	Raycom	L 17–24	70,822
October 18	7:00 pm	Arkansas	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	W 21–20	70,534
October 25	12:30 pm	at No. 7Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	Raycom	L 5–63	90,589
November 1	2:30 pm	atMississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS		W 14–13	40,168
November 8	12:30 pm	No. 14Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	Raycom	L 38–42	70,626
November 15	8:00 pm	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 24–31	65,595
November 29	6:45 pm	atTennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Battle for the Barrel)	ESPN2	L 10–28	102,388
January 2	5:00 pm	vs. East Carolina*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ESPN	W 25–19	56,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Depth chart[edit]

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	Zachary Crocker	Brad Durham

TE
TC Drake
Maurice Grinter

WR
EJ Adams
Kyrus Lanxter

QB
Mike Hartline
Will Fidler
Tyler Sargeant

FB
John Conner (American football)
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 summaries[edit]

Louisville[edit]

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

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
Myron Pryor^[1]
Defensive tackle
Kentucky
6-1 • 310 • Senior
Louisville, Ky. (Eastern HS)

Norfolk State[edit]

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

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[edit]

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

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
Mike Hartline
Quarterback
Kentucky
6-6 • 204 • Sophomore
Canton, Ohio (GlenOak HS)

Western Kentucky[edit]

	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
Garry Williams^[2]
Tackle
Kentucky
6-3 • 300 • Senior
Louisville, Ky. (Seneca HS)

Alabama[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

	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[edit]

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

Mississippi State[edit]

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

Prior to 2023, this was the last season in which the Wildcats have won a game in Starkville, Mississippi.^[3]

Georgia[edit]

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

Vanderbilt[edit]

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

Tennessee[edit]

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

East Carolina[edit]

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

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	38	35	37	36	28	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	42	34	29	30	32	28	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released					30	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Statistics[edit]

Team[edit]

	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[edit]

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

Offense[edit]

Rushing[edit]

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 (American football)	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[edit]

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[edit]

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













Total
Opponents

Defense[edit]

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

Special teams[edit]

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB


Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long

Total

Coaches[edit]

Head coach: Rich Brooks (6th year)

Offense[edit]

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[edit]

Defensive coordinator: Steve Brown
Base Defense: 4-3

Defensive line: Rick Petri
Linebackers: Chuck Smith
Defensive backs: Chris Thurmond

Roster[edit]

2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`1`	Will Fidler	So
WR	`3`	Matt Roark	Fr
QB	`5`	Mike Hartline	So
WR	`7`	David Jones	Sr
WR	`8`	DeMoreo Ford	Sr
QB	`10`	Matt Lentz	So
WR	`12`	Dicky Lyons Jr.	Sr
WR	`13`	Eric Adeyemi	Fr
QB	`16`	Deaunte Mason	Fr
QB	`17`	Tyler Sargent	So
QB/WR	`18`	Randall Cobb	Fr
RB	`20`	Derrick Locke	So
WR	`22`	Aaron Boyd	Fr
RB	`28`	Tony Dixon	Sr
RB	`29`	Alfonso Smith	Jr
RB	`30`	Moncell Allen	So
RB	`33`	Antoine Brown	Jr
RB	`37`	Trey Bowland	So
FB	`38`	John Conner	Jr
FB	`40`	Maurice Grinter	Jr
FB	`43`	Stephen Ball	So
FB	`47`	Matt Ramsey	So
WR	`49`	Antonio Thomas	So
OT	`52`	Billy Joe Murphy	So
G	`59`	Dave Ulinski	Fr
G	`60`	Dustin Luck	Jr
C	`61`	Jorge Gonzalez	Jr
G	`63`	Jake Lanefski	So
G	`64`	Osaze Idumwonyi	Fr
OT	`66`	Chandler Burden	Fr
G	`68`	Michael Williams	Jr
OT	`70`	Stuart Hines	So
G	`72`	Zipp Duncan	Jr
G	`73`	Jess Beets	Sr
OT	`74`	Trevino Woods	Fr
OT	`75`	Brad Durham	So
OT	`76`	Justin Jeffries	Jr
G	`77`	Marcus Davis	So
G	`78`	Christian Johnson	Sr
OT	`79`	Garry Williams	Sr
TE	`80`	T.C. Drake	Jr
WR	`81`	Kyrus Lanxter	So
TE	`82`	Tyler Sexton	Jr
WR	`83`	E.J. Fields	Fr
WR	`85`	Gene McCaskill	Fr
TE	`86`	Ross Bogue	Jr
TE	`88`	Chris Goode	So
TE	`89`	Sean Stackhouse	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`6`	Taiedo Smith	So
DB	`14`	Anthony Mosley	So
DE	`45`	Antwane Glenn	So
DT	`53`	Ricky Lumpkin	So
DT	`60`	Shane McCord	So
DE	`62`	Greg Meisner	So
DT	`90`	Matt Smith	Fr
DT	`91`	Corey Peters	Jr
DT	`93`	Austin Moss	Jr
DT	`95`	Ventrell Jenkins	Sr
DT	`98`	Myron Pryor	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Rich Brooks

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Joker Phillips
Offensive coordinator/wide receivers
Randy Sanders
Quarterbacks Coach
Larry Brown
Running backs
Steve Ortameyer
Tight ends
Jimmy Heggins
Offensive line
Steve Brown
Defensive coordinator
Rick Petri
Defensive line
Chuck Smith
Linebackers
Chris Thurmond
Defensive backs

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 1, 2017

^[4]

Quarterbacks

1 Will Fidler QB - So
3 Matt Roark QB - Fr
5Mike Hartline QB - So
10 Matt Lentz QB - So
16 Deaunte Mason QB - Fr
17 Tyler Sargent QB - So
18Randall Cobb QB - Fr

Wide receivers

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 linemen

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 ends

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 backs

20Derrick 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

Fullbacks

38 John Conner FB - Jr
40 Maurice Grinter FB - Jr
43 Stephen Ball FB - So
47 Matt Ramsey FB - So

Defensive tackles

53 Ricky Lumpkin DT - So
90 Matthew Smith DT - Fr
91Corey Peters DT - Jr
93 Austin Moss DT - Jr
95 Ventrell Jenkins DT - Sr
98Myron Pryor DT - Sr

Defensive linemen

60 Shane McCord DL - So
67 Joe Scott DL - So

Defensive ends

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
99Jeremy Jarmon DE - Jr

Linebackers

4Micah 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
56Braxton 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
32Trevard 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 snappers

58 Greg Curtin LS - Sr
62 Clay Pear LS - So
65 J.J. Helton LS - So
74 Brad Hart LS - So

Punters

9 Ryan Tydlacka K/P - So
44Tim Masthay P/K - Sr

Place kickers

36 Lones Seiber K - Jr
97 J.J. Housley K - Sr

Postseason awards[edit]

All-American[edit]

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

All-SEC[edit]

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[edit]

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

Preseason awards[edit]

All-SEC[edit]

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[edit]

UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brian Adams QB	Cumming, Georgia	South Forsyth	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 22, 2008
Brian Adams QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Justin Aumiller TE	Danville, Kentucky	Boyle County	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jun 20, 2008
Justin Aumiller TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Justin Bean WR	Tupelo, Mississippi	Tupelo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 1, 2008
Justin Bean WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Mister Cobble DT	Louisville, Kentucky	Central	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 22, 2008
Mister Cobble DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Mark Crawford DT	Indianapolis, IN	Coffeyville CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	Dec 27, 2008
Mark Crawford DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
DeQuin Evans DE	Wilmington, CA	Harbor CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Feb 4, 2009
DeQuin Evans DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Qua Huzzie LB	LaGrange, Georgia	LaGrange	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 21, 2008
Qua Huzzie LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Tristian Johnson DE	LaGrange, Georgia	LaGrange	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	Aug 4, 2008
Tristian Johnson DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Anthony Kendrick TE	Katy, Texas	Seven Lakes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jul 3, 2008
Anthony Kendrick TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
LaRod King WR	Radcliff, Kentucky	North Hardin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 5, 2008
LaRod King WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Patrick Ligon DE	Memphis, TN	Christian Brothers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jan 26, 2009
Patrick Ligon DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Chris Matthews WR	Wilmington, CA	Harbor CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Dec 15, 2008
Chris Matthews WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Demetri Merritt OLB	LaGrange, Georgia	LaGrange	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 28, 2008
Demetri Merritt OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Kevin Mitchell OT	Douglasville, Georgia	Alexander	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jun 25, 2008
Kevin Mitchell OT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Terrell Mitchell TE	Powder Springs, Georgia	McEachern	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jan 8, 2009
Terrell Mitchell TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Ryan Mosby LB	Rockwall, Texas	Rockwall-Heath	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jan 19, 2009
Ryan Mosby LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Ryan Mossakowski QB	Frisco, Texas	Centennial	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Aug 8, 2008
Ryan Mossakowski QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Martavius Neloms DB	Memphis, TN	Fairley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 25, 2009
Martavius Neloms DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Morgan Newton QB	Carmel, Indiana	Carmel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 21, 2008
Morgan Newton QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Donte Rumph DE	St. Matthews, South Carolina	Calhoun County	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	Aug 25, 2008
Donte Rumph DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Donald Russell RB	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida	Dwyer	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jan 22, 2009
Donald Russell RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Sam Simpson C	Lexington, Kentucky	Henry Clay	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Aug 12, 2008
Sam Simpson C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Dakotah Tyler RB	Indianapolis, Indiana	Pike	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 11, 2008
Dakotah Tyler RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Jarvis Walker S	Metairie, Louisiana	Rummel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jun 25, 2008
Jarvis Walker S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Myron Walker DT	Metairie, Louisiana	Rummel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 25, 2008
Myron Walker DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Larry Warford OG	Richmond, Kentucky	Madison Central	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	Mar 24, 2008
Larry Warford OG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Ridge Wilson LB	Louisville, Kentucky	Central	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Sep 1, 2008
Ridge Wilson LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 26 Rivals: 42
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: "Kentucky 2009 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2008. "2009 Kentucky Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2008. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 11, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 11, 2008. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 11, 2008.

References[edit]

^ "SEC Football Players of the Week Announced". SECsports.com. September 2, 2008. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

^ "SEC Football Players of the Week Announced". SECsports.com. September 29, 2008. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved August 24, 2015.

^ https://www.wymt.com/2023/11/05/kentucky-football-picks-up-first-win-starkville-since-2008/

^ "CatsIllustrated".

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