2007 Kentucky Wildcats football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2007
Team=Kentucky Wildcats


Conference= Southeastern Conference
Division= Eastern Division
ShortConference=SEC
Record= 8-5
ConfRecord= 3-5
CoachRank=
APRank=
BCSRank=
HeadCoach=Rich Brooks
OffCoach=Joker Phillips
DefCoach= Steve Brown
OScheme=
DScheme=
Stadium=Commonwealth Stadium
Champion=
Bowl=Music City Bowl
BowlResult=35-28 W over Florida StateThe 2007 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2007-2008. The team's head football coach is Rich Brooks. This is his 5th year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team is remembered by many college football fans for its offense, led by seniors Rafael Little, Keenan Burton, and Andre Woodson.

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/01/07
time = 6:00
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Eastern Kentucky
opprank =
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename =
tv = BBSN
score = 50-10
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/08/07
time = 6:00
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Kent State
opprank =
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename =
tv = BBSN
score = 56-20
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/15/07
time = 6:00
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Louisville
opprank = 9
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename =
tv = ESPN Classic
score = 40-34
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/22/07
time = 7:00
w/l = w
nonconf =
away = yes
neutral =
rank = 19
opponent = Arkansas
opprank =
site_stadium = Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
gamename =
tv = ESPN2
score = 42-29
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 09/29/07
time = 1:00
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
away =
neutral =
rank = 15
opponent = Florida Atlantic
opprank =
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename =
tv = BBSN
score = 45-17
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/04/07
time = 8:00
w/l = l
nonconf =
rank = 8
opponent = South Carolina
opprank = 6
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename =
tv = ESPN
score = 23-38
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/13/07
time = 3:00
w/l = w
nonconf =
away =
neutral =
rank = 15
opponent = LSU
opprank = 1
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename =
tv = CBS
score = 43-37
overtime = 3OTCFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/20/07
time = 3:00
w/l = l
nonconf =
away =
rank = 8
opponent = Florida
opprank = 12
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename =
tv = CBS
score = 37-45
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 10/27/07
time = noon
w/l = l
nonconf =
away =
homecoming = yes
rank = 15
opponent = Mississippi State
opprank =
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename =
tv = Lincoln Financial
score = 14-31
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/10/07
time = 3:00
w/l = w
nonconf =
away = yes
rank =
opponent = Vanderbilt
opprank =
site_stadium = Vanderbilt Stadium
site_cityst = Nashville, TN
gamename =
tv = BBSN
score = 27-20
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/17/07
time = noon
w/l = l
nonconf =
rank =
opponent = Georgia
opprank = 10
site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
site_cityst = Athens, GA
gamename =
tv = Lincoln Financial
score = 13-24
overtime = CFB Schedule Entry
date = 11/24/07
time = 3:00
w/l = l
nonconf =
away =
rank =
opponent = Tennessee
opprank =
site_stadium = Commonwealth Stadium
site_cityst = Lexington, KY
gamename = Senior Day
tv = CBS
score = 50-52
overtime = 4OTCFB Schedule Entry
date = 12/31/07
time = 4:00
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
away =
neutral = yes
rank =
opponent = Florida State
opprank =
site_stadium = LP Field
site_cityst = Nashville, TN
gamename = Music City Bowl
tv = ESPN
score = 35-28
overtime =

Game notes

Eastern Kentucky

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Eastern Kentucky
R1=0
R2=3
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Kentucky
H1=17
H2=13
H3=20
H4=0

André Woodson threw for a 51 yard touchdown on Kentucky's first snap of the season, as the Wildcats rout Eastern Kentucky, 50-10.McMurray, Jeffrey. "Kentucky opens with lopsided victory over Eastern Kentucky." Sep 1, 2007. [http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/recap?gid=200709010069 Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky game Recap.] Yahoo Sports. Retrieved on March 8 2008.] Kentucky scored five touchdowns on their first eight drives, and punted only once, in the fourth quarter. Rafael Little had 135 yards on the ground for Kentucky. ]

Kent State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Kent State
R1=7
R2=7
R3=6
R4=0
Home=Kentucky
H1=14
H2=0
H3=21
H4=21

Kentucky had 266 yards and six touchdowns on the ground, but Kentucky's porous run defense was gashed for 324 yards on the ground by the Golden Flashes.McMurray, Jeffrey. "Kentucky rushing game overcomes shaky defense against Kent State." Sep 8, 2008. [http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/recap?gid=200709080069 Kent State at Kentucky Game Recap.] Yahoo Sports. Retrieved on March 8 2008.] Woodson looked out of sync until he hit Keenan Burton for a fifty-one yard score in the third quarter. Tony Dixon, André Woodson, Alfonso Smith, and Derrick Locke all had one rushing touchdown for Kentucky, where John Conner had two. ]

Kent State struck first on a fake field goal, ran six yards for a touchdown by holder Leneric Muldrow. Conner ran in from five yards out, and Woodson fired back with a 33 yard touchdown pass to give the Wildcats a 14-7 lead. ] The Golden Flashes Eugene Jarvis scored on a ten yard run up the middle, but John Conner and Tony Dixon ran in, and André Woodson hit Keenan Burton to the right for 51 yards and a touchdown. Kent State, down 14-35 answered with a Julian Edelman pass to Eugene Jarvis for a 22 yard touchdown, but Woodson, Alfonso Smith, and Derrick Locke ran in for touchdowns of 1, 12, and 67 yards respectively. ]

Louisville

Linescore Amfootball
Road=#9 Louisville
R1=7
R2=14
R3=7
R4=6
Home=Kentucky
H1=13
H2=6
H3=7
H4=14With 28 seconds left, André Woodson threw a 57 yard touchdown pass to knock off #9 Louisville, the first time the Wildcats had beaten a top ten team in thirty years.McMurray, Jeffrey. "Woodson’s bomb knocks off No. 9 Cardinals for first time." Sep 16, 2008. [http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/recap?gid=200709150069 Louisville at Kentucky Game Recap.] Yahoo Sports. Retrieved on March 8 2008.] Woodson finished 30 of 44 for 275 yds and four touchdowns. ] Woodson also did not throw an interception, and he ended the game with 257 passes without an interception. This became a new SEC record, breaking David Greene's record and falling fourteen attempts short of Trent Dilfer's all-time mark. ]

Placekicker Lones Seiber started the scoring for the Wildcats with a 36 yard field goal, and Woodson followed later with a five yard touchdown strike, with another Seiber kick, to make the lead 13-0 in favor of Kentucky. ] Louisville Senior Quarterback Brian Brohm found Anthony Allen for an eight yard touchdown. Rafael Little ran up the middle for a ten yard score in the second quarter, but Seiber missed the PAT, resulting in a 19-7 Kentucky lead. Brian Brohm passed to Harry Douglas for a TD, and Louisville added a ten yard touchdown run from Anthony Allen to pull in front 21-19. ]

Opening the second-half scoring, Woodson threw a seven yard touchdown pass but on the ensuing kickoff lightning struck for the Cardinals in the form of Trent Guy's 100 yard kickoff return. Once again, Kentucky answered with a Woodson pass to Jacob Tamme. ] Brohm then began an 84-yard drive that ended in Anthony Allen’s 2-yard touchdown run and a Cardinal lead. Brohm would've been sacked for a loss on the drive, but a fifteen yard personal foul penalty on cornerback Trevard Lindley gave the Cardinals room to operate as well as a fresh set of downs. ] Despite Brohm's heroics, they were topped by Woodson's 57 yard touchdown hookup to wideout Steve Johnson to beat the Cardinals for the first time in Kentucky's last five tries. ] This was the first time Woodson had gotten a win against Brohm, Woodson's rival dating back to their high schools, separated by only 45 miles. ["North Hardin High School (KY) to Trinity High School (KY)." [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=radcliff+kentucky+to+louisville+kentucky&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl Google Maps.] Directions. Retrieved on March 8 2008.]

Arkansas

Linescore Amfootball
Road=#19 Kentucky
R1=7
R2=7
R3=7
R4=21
Home=Arkansas
H1=10
H2=10
H3=0
H4=9

Florida Atlantic

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Florida Atlantic
R1=3
R2=7
R3=0
R4=7
Home=#15 Kentucky
H1=7
H2=21
H3=7
H4=10

outh Carolina

Linescore Amfootball
Road=#8 Kentucky
R1=3
R2=7
R3=3
R4=10
Home=#6 South Carolina
H1=10
H2=7
H3=7
H4=14

LSU

Linescore Amfootball
Road=#1 LSU
R1=0
R2=17
R3=10
R4=0
R5=7
R6=3
R7=0
Home=#15 Kentucky
H1=7
H2=7
H3=7
H4=6
H5=7
H6=3
H7=6

Florida

Linescore Amfootball
Road=#14 Florida
R1=14
R2=7
R3=10
R4=14
Home=#8 Kentucky
H1=7
H2=3
H3=14
H4=13

Mississippi State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Mississippi State
R1=7
R2=7
R3=10
R4=7
Home=#14 Kentucky
H1=7
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0

Vanderbilt

Linescore Amfootball
Road=#24 Kentucky
R1=3
R2=10
R3=7
R4=7
Home=Vanderbilt
H1=0
H2=13
H3=0
H4=7

Georgia

Linescore Amfootball
Road=#22 Kentucky
R1=10
R2=0
R3=3
R4=0
Home=#8 Georgia
H1=0
H2=7
H3=14
H4=3

Tennessee

Linescore Amfootball
Road=#19 Tennessee
R1=14
R2=10
R3=7
R4=0
R5=7
R6=0
R7=6
R8=8
Home=Kentucky
H1=0
H2=7
H3=14
H4=10
H5=7
H6=0
H7=6
H8=6

Florida State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Kentucky
R1=7
R2=7
R3=14
R4=7
Home=Florida State
H1=7
H2=7
H3=0
H4=14

tatistics

Team

Weekly Rankings

* bold - Denotes returning starter
* ↑ - Denotes number of games started by the player at the listed position during the 2008 season.

Coaching staff

* Rich Brooks - Head Coach
* Joker Phillips - Offensive Coordinator
* Steve Brown - Defensive Coordinator
* - Wide Receivers
* - Offensive Line
* - Secondary
* - Defensive Assistant
* - Running Backs
* Randy Sanders - Quarterbacks
* - Defensive Assistant
* - Offensive Graduate Assistant
* - Defensive Graduate Assistant
* - Offensive Quality Control

References

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