Kentucky Wildcats (NCAA 2004 - PS2)

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This is a continuation of my Tulsa Golden Hurricane dynasty story, whereby after two seasons I decided to resign and look for another job.

2003 Season - Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-5)

2004 Season - Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-4)

2005 Season - Kentucky Wildcats (6-6)

2006 Season - Kentucky Wildcats

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Kentucky name Ingram as their new head coach Jonathan Ingram has been confirmed as the new head coach of Kentucky just a few days after resigning from Tulsa. Fans of the Wildcats can look forward to a new era as Ingram will look to install his run heavy playbook after achieving huge success in the WAC with the Golden Hurricane. The young head coach was only at Tulsa for two seasons but managed to turn around the programs fortunes, winning two WAC Championships with one outright (last season they shared the title with Fresno State), as well as two bowl invitations to the Humanitarian Bowl. "I felt I acheived as much as I could in Tulsa and I'd like to thank everyone there for all their hard work over the last 24 months", stated Ingram. "The lure of coaching in a BCS Conference and coming here to Kentucky is an exciting prospect." He leaves Tulsa in the middle of a 15-game winning streak in the WAC conference. Kentucky finished the season with a 2-10 record. SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida - - Georgia - - Kentucky - - South Carolina - - Tennessee - - Vanderbilt - - Next Game @ Western Kentucky Kentucky

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2005 Schedule Games in bold represent swing games W or L indicates a projected win or loss Aug 20 Western Kentucky W Aug 27 Louisville L Sep 03 at Kansas * Sep 10 at #8 Alabama L Sep 17 at Idaho W Sep 24 #10 Florida L Oct 08 at South Carolina L Oct 22 Mississippi State L Oct 29 Arkansas L Nov 12 at Vanderbilt * Nov 19 at #12 Georgia L Nov 26 #4 Tennessee L SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida - - Georgia - - Kentucky - - South Carolina - - Tennessee - - Vanderbilt - - Next Game @ Western Kentucky Kentucky

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2005 Signing Class - Rank #109 Pos Stars Ht Wt Hometown Marquise Sparks P 6-2 199 Alsip, IL Dave Hogan DT 6-4 265 Lexington, VA Darrius Lewis WR 6-3 217 Franklin, KY Kellen Davidson C 6-4 274 Union, SC Shannon Simpson FS 6-0 193 Edgewood, KY Heyward Jordan (JUCO) C 6-2 327 Athens, GA Desmond Rolle TE 6-5 275 Somerset, KY Bubba White (JUCO) SS 6-1 199 Westwood, KY Keyon Pope G Walk-on 6-5 313 Lakeside, CA Tommy Church (JUCO) DE Walk-on 6-3 237 Ashtabula, OH Deshan Lawrence FB Walk-on 5-11 213 Kankakee, IL Coach Jonathan Ingram will certainly have his work cut out for him this season after a difficult recruiting period. "We found it very difficult attracting the type of players we wanted", admitted Ingram. "We were handcuffed by how low our program has gone over the last few years", referring to the continuous losing seasons culminating in their 2-10 record in 2004. "These kids are not stupid, so it's our job this season to turn that perception around and show everyone that things are changing here for the better." Notable recruits were the 3-star punter Marquise Sparks, who was ranked #14 in his position, and free-safety Shannon Simpson who coaches believe has a huge upside despite his 2-star rating. By position Offensive Lineman 3 Defensive Backs 2 Defensive Lineman 2 Kickers 1 Running Backs 1 Tight Ends 1 Wide Receivers 1 By state Kentucky 4 Illinois 2 California 1 Georgia 1 Ohio 1 South Carolina 1 Virginia 1 SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida - - Georgia - - Kentucky - - South Carolina - - Tennessee - - Vanderbilt - - Next Game @ Western Kentucky Kentucky

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2005 Kentucky Roster Quarterbacks Ht Wt Class 14 Dan Lumley 6-2 187 Sr. 11 Andre Woodson 6-5 224 So. Running Backs Ht Wt Class 5 Arliss Beach 6-0 190 Sr. 25 Alexis Bwenge 6-1 219 Sr. 26 Draak Davis 5-7 174 Sr. 30 Monquantae Gibson 6-1 200 Jr. 49 Deshan Lawrence 5-11 213 Fr. Receivers Ht Wt Class 19 Keenan Burton 6-2 182 Jr. 4 Glenn Holt 6-2 179 Sr. 81 Darrius Lewis 6-3 217 Fr. 85 Richie Moultry 6-3 197 Fr. 82 Teddy Person 6-4 185 Fr. 80 Bernard Watson 6-2 190 Jr. Tight Ends Ht Wt Class 84 Jeremiah Drobney 6-4 249 Sr. 86 LaShaun Grant 6-5 251 Fr. 40 Desmond Rolle 6-5 275 Fr. 6 Chris Thompson 6-2 271 So. Offensive Linemen Ht Wt Class 72 Michael Aitcheson 6-3 275 Jr. 76 Joe Brady 6-3 301 Jr. 63 Kellen Davidson 6-4 274 Fr. 67 Heyward Jordan 6-2 327 So. 57 Hayden Lane 6-6 278 Jr. 73 Hayden McElroy 6-5 328 Fr. 71 Jared McGowan 6-4 298 Sr. 70 Keyon Pope 6-5 313 Fr. 68 Dwayne Ryan 6-5 310 Fr. Defensive Linemen Ht Wt Class 99 Tommy Church 6-3 237 Jr. 48 Richard Gray 6-1 251 Sr. 98 Dave Hogan 6-4 265 Fr. 91 Trey Mielsch 6-3 260 Sr. 45 Lamar Mills 6-1 289 Jr. 96 Peter Smith 6-5 277 So. Linebackers Ht Wt Class 46 LaShaun Beard 6-2 208 So. 50 Raymond Fontaine 6-4 223 Sr. 44 Charley Herbert 6-0 241 Fr. 64 Deion Holts 6-2 254 Sr. 56 Stuart McConnell 6-0 252 Fr. 9 Durrell White 6-3 252 Jr. 59 Dustin Williams 6-5 254 Sr. Defensive Backs Ht Wt Class 42 Muhammad Abdullah 6-0 201 Sr. 2 Sergio Bratton 6-0 193 Fr. 36 Antoine Huffman 6-0 170 Sr. 3 Hayden Lane 6-0 224 Sr. 23 Shannon Simpson 6-0 193 Fr. 24 Bo Smith 6-0 181 Sr. 28 Bubba White 6-1 199 Jr. 21 Warren Wilson 5-11 176 Sr. Specialists Ht Wt Class 89 Taylor Begley (K) 6-0 205 Sr. 41 Marquise Sparks (P) 6-2 199 Fr. SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida - - Georgia - - Kentucky - - South Carolina - - Tennessee - - Vanderbilt - - Next Game @ Western Kentucky Kentucky

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2005 Preseason Polls Rank LW Team Result W-L 1 - Oklahoma Preseason 0-0 2 - Miami Preseason 0-0 3 - Virginia Tech Preseason 0-0 4 - Tennessee Preseason 0-0 5 - Ohio State Preseason 0-0 6 - Texas Preseason 0-0 7 - USC Preseason 0-0 8 - Alabama Preseason 0-0 9 - Florida State Preseason 0-0 10 - Florida Preseason 0-0 11 - TCU Preseason 0-0 12 - Georgia Preseason 0-0 13 - Texas A&M Preseason 0-0 14 - Oregon Preseason 0-0 15 - Nebraska Preseason 0-0 16 - Wisconsin Preseason 0-0 17 - Fresno State Preseason 0-0 18 - Oregon State Preseason 0-0 19 - Iowa Preseason 0-0 20 - Kansas State Preseason 0-0 21 - West Virginia Preseason 0-0 22 - Auburn Preseason 0-0 23 - Purdue Preseason 0-0 24 - Pittsburgh Preseason 0-0 25 - Michigan Preseason 0-0 SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida - - Georgia - - Kentucky - - South Carolina - - Tennessee - - Vanderbilt - - Next Game @ Western Kentucky Kentucky

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2005 Preseason polls place Kentucky dead last Preseason polls for 2005 have the Kentucky Wildcats as the worst team in the SEC and 81st in the country (out of 117 FBS teams). SEC EAST 1 Tennessee 2 Florida 3 Georgia 4 South Carolina 5 Vanderbilt 6 Kentucky SEC WEST 1 Alabama 2 Auburn 3 Ole Miss 4 Arkansas 5 Mississippi State 6 LSU SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Tennessee over Alabama SEC EAST CONF OVERALL Florida - - Georgia - - Kentucky - - South Carolina - - Tennessee - - Vanderbilt - - Next Game @ Western Kentucky Kentucky

[Matt10]

OH boy oh boy - I get to witness this one from the beginning. Was a silent fan of your Tulsa one - this already looks awesomE!