2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2016 Kentucky Wildcats football
2016 Kentucky Wildcats football
TaxSlayer Bowl, L 18–33 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Stoops (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Gran (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Darin Hinshaw (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (4th season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 14 Florida x	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 22 Tennessee	4	–	4	9	–	4
Georgia	4	–	4	8	–	5
Kentucky	4	–	4	7	–	6
South Carolina	3	–	5	6	–	7
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	6	–	7
Missouri*	2	–	6	4	–	8
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 24 Auburn	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 13 LSU	5	–	3	8	–	4
Texas A&M	4	–	4	8	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	5	7	–	6
Mississippi State	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ole Miss*	2	–	6	5	–	7
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ole Miss and Missouri vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team (variously "Kentucky", "UK", or "Wildcats") represented the University of Kentucky in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the program's 123rd overall and 83rd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Stoops and the played home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Georgia Tech.

Preseason

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 on 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]

US college sports recruiting information for 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)
Jaylin Bannerman #62 DE	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Jordan Bonner #4 LB (JUCO)	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
T. J. Carter #57 DE	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
JaQuize Cross #83 DT	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Kash Daniel #11 LB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Luke Fortner #117 OT	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Tobias Gilliam #69 DB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Jordan Griffin #37 DB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Gunnar Hoak #40 QB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Dakota Holtzclaw #42 TE	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Zy'Aire Hughes #52 ATH	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Drake Jackson #2 C	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Stephen Johnson #5 QB (JUCO)	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Tate Leavitt #5 OT (JUCO)	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Kordell Looney #57 DT	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Grant McKinniss #5 P/K	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Naquez Pringle #28 DT (JUCO)	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Justin Rigg #64 TE	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Davonte Robinson #92 DB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
A. J. Rose #80 RB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Kayaune Ross #18 WR (JUCO)	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Benny Snell #56 RB	Westerville, OH	Westerville Central High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Benny Snell #56 RB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Roland Walder #36 LB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Jamar Watson #112 LB	Recruiting star ratings: 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)
Landon Young #6 OT	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
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 Kentucky Football Commitment List". Rivals.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	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
Matt House	Special teams coordinator, inside linebackers	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
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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 MacGinnis	Junior	Kicker
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Roster

2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Ryan Timmons	Sr
WR	`2`	Dorian Baker	Jr
RB	`3`	Jojo Kemp	Sr
WR	`6`	Blake Bone	Jr
QB	`7`	Drew Barker	So
WR	`8`	Jabari Greenwood	Fr
WR	`9`	Garrett Johnson	Jr
RB	`10`	A. J. Rose	Fr
WR	`11`	Tavin Richardson	Fr
QB	`12`	Gunnar Hoak	Fr
WR	`13`	Jeff Badet	Jr
QB	`14`	Luke Wright	So
QB	`15`	Stephen Johnson	Jr
QB	`16`	Davis Mattingly	Fr
WR	`17`	Alexander Montgomery	Jr
RB	`18`	Stanley Williams	Jr
WR	`19`	Kayaune Ross	So
WR	`20`	Ryan Kendall	So
RB	`22`	Sihiem King	So
RB	`24`	Zach Johnson	Fr
RB	`25`	Harold Turks	Fr
RB	`26`	Benny Snell	Fr
RB	`30`	Ditalian Tabler	Fr
WR	`31`	David Bouvier	So
RB	`32`	William Mahone	Jr
WR	`42`	Kynan Smith	Fr
FB	`48`	Will Collins	Sr
TE	`49`	Tanner Fink	Sr
C	`52`	Drake Jackson	Fr
G	`55`	David Baumer	So
G	`57`	Zach Myers	Sr
G	`61`	Tristen Salyer	Fr
C	`62`	Dylan Greenburg	Jr
G	`63`	Wells Purdom	Fr
G	`64`	George Asafo-Adjei	So
G	`65`	Jervontius Stallings	So
OT	`67`	Landon Young	Fr
G	`68`	Nick Haynes	Jr
G	`69`	Ramsey Meyers	Jr
G	`71`	Logan Stenberg	Fr
C	`72`	Jon Toth	Sr
OT	`73`	Kyle Meadows	Jr
G	`74`	Cole Mosier	Jr
OT	`75`	Tate Leavitt	Jr
OT	`77`	Mason Wolfe	Fr
WR	`80`	Marvin Robinson	Fr
WR	`81`	Dakota Holtzclaw	Fr
TE	`83`	Justin Rigg	Fr
WR	`84`	Charles Moushey	Jr
TE	`85`	Greg Hart	Jr
TE	`86`	Darryl Long	So
TE	`87`	C. J. Conrad	So
WR	`88`	Charles Walker	Jr
WR	`89`	Zy'Aire Hughes	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`3`	Jordan Griffin	Fr
S	`4`	Marcus Walker	Fr
CB	`5`	Kendall Randolph	Jr
LB	`8`	Kobie Walker	So
CB	`9`	Davonte Robinson	Fr
CB	`11`	J.D. Harmon	Jr
LB	`14`	Dorian Hendrix	Fr
S	`15`	Marcus McWilson	Sr
CB	`16`	Cody Quinn	Sr
CB	`17`	Tobias Gilliam	Fr
DE	`20`	Kengera Daniel	So
CB	`21`	Chris Westry	So
DB	`23`	Jared Tucker	So
DB	`24`	Blake McClain	Sr
S	`25`	Darius West	So
S	`27`	Mike Edwards	So
CB	`28`	Kei Beckham	Fr
CB	`29`	Derrick Baity	So
CB	`30`	Isaiah Brown	Fr
LB	`31`	Jamar Watkins	Fr
LB	`32`	Eli Brown	Fr
LB	`33`	Roland Walder	Fr
LB	`34`	Jordan Jones	So
DE	`35`	Denzil Ware	So
DT	`36`	Jacob Hyde	Jr
LB	`37`	Spencer Foy	So
LB	`38`	Alex Brownell	Fr
LB	`39`	Elijah Barnett	Fr
LB	`40`	Nico Firios	So
LB	`41`	Josh Allen	So
LB	`43`	Logan Blue	So
LB	`44`	De'Niro Laster	Jr
LB	`45`	Jaylin Bannerman	Fr
LB	`46`	Drew Schlegel	Fr
LB	`47`	Jordan Bonner	Fr
LB	`51`	Courtney Love	Jr
DT	`59`	Kordell Looney	Fr
DE	`60`	Calvin Taylor	Fr
DT	`69`	Matt Elam	Jr
DT	`77`	Naquez Pringle	Jr
DT	`78`	Zane Williams	Sr
DE	`90`	T. J. Carter	Fr
DE	`91`	Kevin Kirby	Fr
DE	`92`	Alvonte Bell	Jr
DT	`93`	Ja'Quize Cross	Fr
DT	`94`	Courtney Miggins	Sr
DE	`98`	Tymere Dubose	So
DT	`99`	Adrian Middleton	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LS	`53`	Blake Best	Fr
P	`80`	Grant McKinniss	Fr
P	`93`	Bryan Kirshe	So
PR	`1`	Ryan Timmons	Sr
PR	`88`	Charles Walker	Jr
PK	`95`	Miles Butler	So
PK	`99`	Austin MacGinnis	Jr
KR	`22`	Sihiem King	So

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 (rivalry)	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. 2 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 (SEC Nation)	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
December 31	11:00 a.m.	vs. Georgia Tech*	EverBank Field Jacksonville, FL (TaxSlayer Bowl)	ESPN	L 18–33	43,102
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[9]

Game summaries

Southern Mississippi

Southern Mississippi vs. Kentucky

Quarter	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 (24 °C) • Wind ENE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 57,230
Referee: Ken Antee
TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst)
Game Recap^[10]

Florida

Kentucky vs. Florida

Quarter	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

New Mexico State vs. Kentucky

Quarter	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

South Carolina vs. Kentucky

Quarter	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

Kentucky vs. Alabama

Quarter	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

Vanderbilt vs. Kentucky

Quarter	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

Mississippi State vs. Kentucky

Quarter	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

Kentucky vs. Missouri

Quarter	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

Georgia vs. Kentucky

Quarter	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

Kentucky vs. Tennessee

Quarter	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

Austin Peay vs. Kentucky

Quarter	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

Kentucky Wildcats at #11 Louisville Cardinals

Quarter	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:^[11]

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 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

Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Kentucky Wildcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	10	10	3	10	33
Wildcats	0	3	0	15	18

at EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida

Date: December 31, 2016
Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
TV: ESPN
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References

^ Hale, Jon (January 16, 2016). "UK adds five early enrollees from 2016 class". Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
^ Moore, Josh (January 8, 2016). "UK adds five early enrollees from 2016 class". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
^ Hale, Jon (December 18, 2015). "Shannon Dawson out as Kentucky OC". The Courier-Journal. Louisville. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ Smith, Jennifer (December 18, 2015). "Kentucky's Shannon Dawson won't return next season". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
^ Hale, Jon (December 19, 2014). "Gran, Hinshaw join Kentucky football staff". The Courier-Journal. Louisville. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
^ Smith, Jennifer (December 29, 2015). "UK football hires Cincinnati's Eddie Gran to be assistant head coach of the offense". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
^ "Football – 2015 Coaches". University of Kentucky Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
^ "Football's 2016 Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Kentucky Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
^ "2016 Kentucky Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
^ Moore, Deb (September 3, 2016). "Wildcats Drop Opener to Southern Miss". University of Kentucky Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
^ http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400869071 ESPN Box Score: Kentucky at Louisville

[16earlyenrollees-1] Hale, Jon (January 16, 2016). "UK adds five early enrollees from 2016 class". Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

[USAA-2] Moore, Josh (January 8, 2016). "UK adds five early enrollees from 2016 class". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

[DawsonCJ-3] Hale, Jon (December 18, 2015). "Shannon Dawson out as Kentucky OC". The Courier-Journal. Louisville. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[DawsonLHL-4] Smith, Jennifer (December 18, 2015). "Kentucky's Shannon Dawson won't return next season". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

[GranCJ-5] Hale, Jon (December 19, 2014). "Gran, Hinshaw join Kentucky football staff". The Courier-Journal. Louisville. Retrieved April 10, 2015.

[GranLHL-6] Smith, Jennifer (December 29, 2015). "UK football hires Cincinnati's Eddie Gran to be assistant head coach of the offense". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[7] "Football – 2015 Coaches". University of Kentucky Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2014.

[UK16-8] "Football's 2016 Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Kentucky Department of Athletics. October 29, 2015. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

[9] "2016 Kentucky Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 27, 2015.

[10] Moore, Deb (September 3, 2016). "Wildcats Drop Opener to Southern Miss". University of Kentucky Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2016.

[11] ttp://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400869071 ESPN Box Score: Kentucky at Louisville

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