Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA 2004 - PS2)

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46-24 Ole Miss Auburn Ole Miss are now bowl eligible after an upset win over Auburn on the road. Mike Espy was dominant in the air as he collected 182 yards and two touchdowns on just eight catches. 10-49 Vanderbilt Florida Florida got back to winning ways with a convincing win over the Commodores. DeShawn Wynn scored four touchdowns for the Gators and ran for 123 yards. 7-34 South Carolina Arkansas Arkansas' latest win improves their overall record to 9-1 and still they can't catch a break with the voters as they ended the week ranked 13th. The razorbacks just need one win to guarantee top spot in the SEC West and a place in the SEC title game. 35-17 Alabama Mississippi State On their sixth attempt the Crimson Tide finally managed to win a game in the SEC as they scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs are currently on a slide as they fell to their fourth defeat in a row. SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida 6-1 8-2 Tennessee 4-1 8-1 Georgia 4-2 7-2 South Carolina 3-4 5-5 Kentucky 2-3 5-4 Vanderbilt 1-5 3-7 Next Game @ Kentucky Vanderbilt 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Kentucky W 38-13 Louisville L 44-16 at Kansas W 24-21 at Alabama W 31-28 at Idaho W 63-21 Florida L 41-21 at South Carolina L 38-30 Mississippi State W 26-21 Arkansas L 38-24 at Vanderbilt - - at Georgia - - Tennessee - -

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@ Kentucky Vanderbilt 6:00 PM, November 12, 2005 Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN Kentucky hit all the wrong notes in Nashville BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 OT T Kentucky (5-5) 7 10 0 15 - 32 Vanderbilt (4-7) 14 0 7 17 - 38 In a must win game Kentucky just couldn't keep up as Vanderbilt's rushing attack simply wore down the Wildcats. It was a game that Kentucky just had to win to avoid the scenario of having to beat either Georgia or Tennessee just to make it to the post season. "Everyone's deeply disappointed", stated coach Ingram. "Obviously it's going to be difficult to beat either Georgia or Tennessee. They're ranked highly for a reason." "We've done it once before though", as Ingram reminisced about their upset road win against highly ranked Alabama earlier in the season. However, the Crimson Tide have fallen badly since (1-5 in the SEC) and certainly weren't the team that everyone thought they were. "We just have to pick ourselves up and look forward to next weekend. We still have two more opportunities to put this right". To be fair the Wildcats have certainly done better than people predicted beforehand, and there are signs that things are slowly improving. A case in point would be young quarterback Andre Woodson who, before blotching his stats sheet near the end with a tipped interception, was his usual composed self. The redshirt sophomore was 17-of-28 passing with 271 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. He also collected another 65 yards and one touchdown on the ground. The Wildcats defense was another story though, as the Commodores ran right through them with a combined 348 yards on the ground. Sophomore Paul House did most of the damage with 213 yards and a touchdown. Kentucky still had a chance to win it near the end when Vanderbilt's late touchdown was ruled illegal after a holding penalty. The Commodores had to settle for a field-goal instead, giving the Wildcats a whole two minutes to overturn the six point deficit. The resulting drive was rather sluggish though and, after wasting a lot of time just getting to midfield, Woodson's deep throw downfield was tipped into the air for Zachary Weeks to accept the easy pick. However, the drama wasn't over. Instead of just falling to the ground the third year junior decided to run downfield with the ball before fumbling it. Luckily for Vanderbilt, and for Weeks, the ball was recovered again. So now it's off to Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, to try and cause an upset. It's been done before, they just have to believe it can happen. NOTES: After the game Woodson was named as a finalist for the Best Quarterback award. He'll be up against fellow sophomore Terrence McGuire from Washington State and fifth year senior Paul Pinegar from Fresno State. TEAM STAT COMPARISON UK VANDY 1st Downs 22 21 Total Yards 496 513 Passing 271 165 Rushing 225 348 Penalties 6-45 7-60 3rd Down Conversions 6-12 7-14 4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-2 Turnovers 2 1 Possession 18:46 25:14 Kentucky Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Woodson 17/28 271 2 1 Vanderbilt Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Cutler 8/14 165 3 0 Kentucky Rushing CAR YDS TD LG Lawrence 11 67 0 15 Woodson 10 65 1 28 Davis 6 53 1 19 Wilson 4 21 0 13 Gibson 4 19 0 9 Vanderbilt Rushing CAR YDS TD LG House 26 213 1 61 Durham 6 61 1 43 Cutler 13 47 0 15 Tant 6 27 0 7 Kentucky Receiving REC YDS TD LG Davis 11 142 1 55 Burton 3 78 1 48 Holt 2 39 0 32 Gibson 1 12 0 12 Vanderbilt Receiving REC YDS TD LG Caldwell 2 71 1 63 Davis 2 40 1 29 White 2 33 0 24 Williams 1 16 1 16 Vanderbilt Interceptions INT YDS TD Weeks 1 24 0 SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida 7-1 9-2 Georgia 5-2 8-2 Tennessee 4-2 8-2 South Carolina 3-5 5-6 Kentucky 2-4 5-5 Vanderbilt 2-5 4-7 Next Game @ Kentucky Georgia 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Kentucky W 38-13 Louisville L 44-16 at Kansas W 24-21 at Alabama W 31-28 at Idaho W 63-21 Florida L 41-21 at South Carolina L 38-30 Mississippi State W 26-21 Arkansas L 38-24 at Vanderbilt L 38-32 at Georgia - - Tennessee - -

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41-31 Florida South Carolina The win guarantees a place in the SEC title game for Florida who were helped yet again by DeShawn Wynn. The junior ran for 212 yards and three touchdowns. Kenny Irons also had a good game, as he collected 115 yards and two touchdowns for the Gamecocks. 13-33 Auburn Georgia The Bulldogs won their third game in a row to move up to 5th in the rankings. Michael Cooper increased his Heisman hype with another solid performance, whilst fellow running back Tony Milton rushed for a combined 138 yards and two touchdowns. 24-28 LSU Alabama A game that brought together two big programs who have endured poor seasons saw Alabama sneak a win, and with it bowl eligibility in the process. Marlan Samples came up big for the Crimson Tide by hauling in eight passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns. 37-20 Mississippi State Tennessee One of the big shocks of the weekend saw the Bulldogs win on the road against ranked Tennessee. Kyle York was impressive under center, completing 21-of-32 passes for 312 yards and five touchdowns. SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida 7-1 9-2 Georgia 5-2 8-2 Tennessee 4-2 8-2 South Carolina 3-5 5-6 Kentucky 2-4 5-5 Vanderbilt 2-5 4-7 Next Game @ Kentucky Georgia 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Kentucky W 38-13 Louisville L 44-16 at Kansas W 24-21 at Alabama W 31-28 at Idaho W 63-21 Florida L 41-21 at South Carolina L 38-30 Mississippi State W 26-21 Arkansas L 38-24 at Vanderbilt L 38-32 at Georgia - - Tennessee - -

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@ Kentucky Georgia 8:00 PM, November 19, 2005 Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA Kentucky cause huge upset in Athens to become bowl-eligible BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 OT T Kentucky (6-5) 14 6 8 10 - 38 #5 Georgia (8-3) 7 14 14 0 - 35 For the second time this season Kentucky won on the road against a top-ten ranked opponent. Earlier in the season the Wildcats upset then #7 Alabama 31-28. A three point advantage was all they needed again as Kentucky won 38-35 between the hedges in Sanford Stadium. The win qualifies the Wildcats for bowl eligibility. "Tonight was a great night", proclaimed coach Ingram. "Not many teams come here and win, especially during an evening kick-off whilst up against a Heisman hopeful [Michael Cooper]." Cooper was kept in check during the early stages before breaking out for a few long runs to finish with 96 yards and a touchdown for the Bulldogs. However, the night will be remembered for Kentucky's good performance, and it should give them good national exposure before their recruiting drive continues after the post-season. The Wildcats raced to a 14-0 lead before Georgia responded with three touchdowns of their own. Kentucky's kicker Taylor Begley added two field goals before the break to leave the score 21-20 in Georgia's favour. Cooper increased Georgia's lead with a 37 yard TD run before Andre Woodson found tight-end Jeremiah Drobney in the end-zone to level the score at 28-28, with the help of a successful two-point conversion. The Bulldogs restored their advantage with a 53 yard touchdown catch by Joel Perry. Begley responded for Kentucky with another field-goal to reduce the deficit to just four points. Both teams exchanged possession before Deshan Lawrence plunged into the end-zone for a one-yard touchdown run, a lead that Kentucky would never relinquish. Georgia tried to rally back with a two-minute drill but were foiled by bad penalties and two sacks that ultimately turned the ball over on downs, and with it the chance for Kentucky to run out the clock. "My players would probably be the first to admit that we've certainly over achieved on occasions this season but I'm sure they'd admit to falling below our standards on other occasions too", stated coach Ingram. "We've certainly been inconsistent, but we'll take that after the poor seasons that our program has had to endure recently." Kentucky complete their schedule next week with a home game against rivals Tennessee. TEAM STAT COMPARISON UK UGA 1st Downs 22 18 Total Yards 471 395 Passing 186 294 Rushing 285 101 Penalties 5-35 8-55 3rd Down Conversions 6-14 8-15 4th Down Conversions 2-2 0-1 Turnovers 1 1 Possession 23:26 20:34 Kentucky Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Woodson 15/26 186 1 1 Georgia Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Shockley 17/29 294 3 1 Kentucky Rushing CAR YDS TD LG Davis 18 127 1 39 Gibson 6 96 0 55 Woodson 9 33 0 12 Lawrence 10 29 2 7 Georgia Rushing CAR YDS TD LG Cooper 17 96 1 37 Thomas 6 27 0 16 Kentucky Receiving REC YDS TD LG Burton 5 94 0 36 Davis 8 75 0 26 Gibson 1 11 0 11 Drobney 1 6 1 6 Georgia Receiving REC YDS TD LG Bailey 5 116 1 40 Perry 4 85 1 53 Wynn 2 39 1 27 Hardy 2 30 0 21 Thomas 2 12 0 8 Kentucky Interceptions INT YDS TD Abdullah 1 38 0 Georgia Interceptions INT YDS TD Oliver 1 70 1 SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida 7-1 9-2 Tennessee 5-2 9-2 Georgia 5-3 8-3 Kentucky 3-4 6-5 South Carolina 3-5 6-6 Vanderbilt 2-6 4-8 Next Game @ Tennessee Kentucky 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Kentucky W 38-13 Louisville L 44-16 at Kansas W 24-21 at Alabama W 31-28 at Idaho W 63-21 Florida L 41-21 at South Carolina L 38-30 Mississippi State W 26-21 Arkansas L 38-24 at Vanderbilt L 38-32 at Georgia W 38-35 Tennessee - -

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38-45 LSU Ole Miss Ole Miss won their third game on the trot to improve to 7-4 for the season. Michael Spurlock was composed in the pocket as he completed 27-of-40 passes for 429 yards and three touchdowns. LSU's season just gets worse as they contemplate their eighth defeat. 14-46 Vanderbilt Tennessee Gerald Riggs scored four total touchdowns as he dominated the Commodores defense. The victory sets the Vols up nicely in preparation for another rivalry game next week in Kentucky. 34-37 (OT) Mississippi State Arkansas With a place in the SEC title game already assured the Razorbacks won a close fought contest with the Bulldogs that required three periods of overtime. Billy Chambers was 14-of-22 passing for 226 yards and four touchdowns for Arkansas. 38-31 Alabama Auburn Alabama won the Iron Bowl with the help of Brodie Croyle's arm after scoring four touchdowns. The Tigers scored two late touchdowns as they tried to rally back in the fourth quarter but it was too little too late. SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida 7-1 9-2 Tennessee 5-2 9-2 Georgia 5-3 8-3 Kentucky 3-4 6-5 South Carolina 3-5 6-6 Vanderbilt 2-6 4-8 Next Game @ Tennessee Kentucky 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Kentucky W 38-13 Louisville L 44-16 at Kansas W 24-21 at Alabama W 31-28 at Idaho W 63-21 Florida L 41-21 at South Carolina L 38-30 Mississippi State W 26-21 Arkansas L 38-24 at Vanderbilt L 38-32 at Georgia W 38-35 Tennessee - -

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@ Tennessee Kentucky 12:30 PM, November 26, 2005 Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, KY Kentucky lose final game to finish the regular season at .500 BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 OT T #14 Tennessee (10-2) 14 17 7 0 - 38 Kentucky (6-6) 0 0 7 7 - 14 Kentucky went down 38-14 in their final game of the regular season as they lost to the Vols at Commonwealth Stadium. The Wildcats finish the season 6-6 and will now wait with anticipation as to whether they'll be invited to a bowl game this year. "It's disappointing to lose to your local rivals at home to end the season", stated coach Ingram. "Hopefully we'll be given the opportunity to extend our season and have a chance to finish it on a high note instead." Kentucky were simply no match for Tennessee, who were the fifth ranked opponent they had faced this year. The Vols were quick out of the blocks, and scored early and often on the Wildcats, as they raced to a 31-0 lead at half-time. Kentucky pulled one back in the second half after Andre Woodson found tight-end Jeremiah Drobney in the end-zone. C.J. Fayton replenished the Vols 31 point lead with his third touchdown catch of the day, before Monquantae Gibson hauled in a touchdown pass for Kentucky in the latter stages of the game. "It's difficult to be positive after a defeat but looking back at the season as a whole I'm pleased with how things have gone this year", emphasised coach Ingram. "This program was in real danger of creating a huge talent gap between itself and the rest of the SEC. I'd like to think that we've turned the corner and can now look forward to the off-season with much more optimism than we have in the past." NOTES: Senior fullback Alexis Bwenge was declared fit before the game and ran for a combined 77 yards on twelve carries and one reception. He also recovered an onside kick during the final minutes of the game but the ensuing drive came to nothing. Kentucky's record in the SEC was 3-5 whilst posting a 1-4 record in the SEC East. TEAM STAT COMPARISON TENN UK 1st Downs 19 23 Total Yards 452 333 Passing 247 106 Rushing 205 227 Penalties 5-70 5-24 3rd Down Conversions 6-12 5-16 4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-3 Turnovers 1 3 Possession 21:00 23:00 Tennessee Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Banks 11/19 221 4 0 Bailey 2/5 26 0 1 Kentucky Passing C/ATT YDS TD INT Woodson 14/30 106 2 3 Tennessee Rushing CAR YDS TD LG Riggs 14 128 0 33 Myles 7 34 0 9 Keith 6 29 1 10 Spivey 4 17 0 6 Banks 2 11 0 9 Kentucky Rushing CAR YDS TD LG Davis 18 110 0 26 Bwenge 12 62 0 14 Woodson 9 30 0 14 Lawrence 1 15 0 15 Gibson 7 10 0 7 Tennessee Receiving REC YDS TD LG Hannon 3 98 1 69 Swain 3 65 0 24 Fayton 3 44 3 36 Fagan 2 20 0 15 Kentucky Receiving REC YDS TD LG Davis 6 34 0 13 Gibson 4 31 1 13 Drobney 1 16 1 16 Bwenge 1 15 0 15 Holt 1 11 0 11 Tennessee Interceptions INT YDS TD Harrell 1 14 0 Gregory 1 8 0 Gaither 1 3 0 Kentucky Interceptions INT YDS TD Simpson 1 4 0 SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida 7-1 10-2 Tennessee 6-2 10-2 Georgia 5-3 9-3 South Carolina 3-5 6-6 Kentucky 3-5 6-6 Vanderbilt 2-6 4-8 Next Game No game scheduled 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Kentucky W 38-13 Louisville L 44-16 at Kansas W 24-21 at Alabama W 31-28 at Idaho W 63-21 Florida L 41-21 at South Carolina L 38-30 Mississippi State W 26-21 Arkansas L 38-24 at Vanderbilt L 38-32 at Georgia W 38-35 Tennessee L 38-14

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42-24 Ole Miss Mississippi State Ole Miss won the Egg Bowl to finish the regular season with a record of 8-4. Michael Spurlock was impressive again as he threw for 310 yards and five touchdowns as the Rebels scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter. 24-35 Arkansas LSU The battle for the Golden Boot went to LSU as the Tigers exploded for three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The win was just their fourth all season. Arkansas will look to improve as they will play Florida in the SEC title game in two weeks time. SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida 7-1 10-2 Tennessee 6-2 10-2 Georgia 5-3 9-3 South Carolina 3-5 6-6 Kentucky 3-5 6-6 Vanderbilt 2-6 4-8 Next Game No game scheduled 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Kentucky W 38-13 Louisville L 44-16 at Kansas W 24-21 at Alabama W 31-28 at Idaho W 63-21 Florida L 41-21 at South Carolina L 38-30 Mississippi State W 26-21 Arkansas L 38-24 at Vanderbilt L 38-32 at Georgia W 38-35 Tennessee L 38-14

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24-42 Arkansas Florida In a result that didn't surprise anyone, Florida booked their place in the Sugar Bowl with a 42-24 win over Arkansas in the SEC title game. Jarvis Herring stepped up for the Gators as he returned an interception for a TD as well as making five tackles. Dedrick Poole scored three touchdowns for the Razorbacks as they look forward to their Capital One Bowl invitation. SEC EAST CONF OVR Florida 7-1 10-2 Tennessee 6-2 10-2 Georgia 5-3 9-3 South Carolina 3-5 6-6 Kentucky 3-5 6-6 Vanderbilt 2-6 4-8 SEC WEST CONF OVR Arkansas 6-2 10-2 Ole Miss 5-3 8-4 Alabama 3-5 7-5 Auburn 3-5 7-6 Mississippi St 3-5 5-8 LSU 2-6 4-8 SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida 7-1 10-2 Tennessee 6-2 10-2 Georgia 5-3 9-3 South Carolina 3-5 6-6 Kentucky 3-5 6-6 Vanderbilt 2-6 4-8 Next Game No game scheduled 2005 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Western Kentucky W 38-13 Louisville L 44-16 at Kansas W 24-21 at Alabama W 31-28 at Idaho W 63-21 Florida L 41-21 at South Carolina L 38-30 Mississippi State W 26-21 Arkansas L 38-24 at Vanderbilt L 38-32 at Georgia W 38-35 Tennessee L 38-14