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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 Stadium in Lexington Kentucky 2008 Kentucky Wildcats footballLiberty Bowl championLiberty Bowl W 25 19 vs East CarolinaConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceDivisionEastern DivisionRecord7 6 2 6 SEC Head coachRich Brooks 6th season Offensive coordinatorJoker Phillips 4th season Offensive schemePro StyleDefensive coordinatorSteve Brown 2nd season Base defense4 3Home stadiumCommonwealth StadiumSeasons 20072009 2008 Southeastern Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L Eastern Division No 1 Florida x 7 1 13 1 No 13 Georgia 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 6 Alabama x 8 0 12 2 No 14 Ole 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 representativex Division champion co championsRankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Schedule 2 Depth chart 3 Game summaries 3 1 Louisville 3 2 Norfolk State 3 3 Middle Tennessee 3 4 Western Kentucky 3 5 Alabama 3 6 South Carolina 3 7 Arkansas 3 8 Florida 3 9 Mississippi State 3 10 Georgia 3 11 Vanderbilt 3 12 Tennessee 3 13 East Carolina 4 Rankings 5 Statistics 5 1 Team 5 1 1 Scores by quarter 5 2 Offense 5 2 1 Rushing 5 2 2 Passing 5 2 3 Receiving 5 3 Defense 5 4 Special teams 5 5 Coaches 5 5 1 Offense 5 5 2 Defense 5 6 Roster 6 Postseason awards 6 1 All American 6 2 All SEC 6 3 All Freshman SEC 7 Preseason awards 7 1 All SEC 8 Class of 2009 commitments signees 9 ReferencesSchedule editDateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 313 30 pmat Louisville Papa John s Cardinal StadiumLouisville KY Battle for the Governor s Cup ESPNW 27 242 696 September 66 00 pmNorfolk State Commonwealth StadiumLexington KYBBSNW 38 369 118 September 137 00 pmMiddle Tennessee Commonwealth StadiumLexington KYBBSNW 20 1468 612 September 277 00 pmWestern Kentucky Commonwealth StadiumLexington KYBBSNW 41 370 731 October 43 30 pmat No 2 AlabamaBryant Denny StadiumTuscaloosa ALCBSL 14 1792 138 October 1112 30 pmSouth CarolinaCommonwealth StadiumLexington KYRaycomL 17 2470 822 October 187 00 pmArkansas nbsp Commonwealth StadiumLexington KYESPNUW 21 2070 534 October 2512 30 pmat No 7 FloridaBen Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville FL rivalry RaycomL 5 6390 589 November 12 30 pmat Mississippi StateDavis Wade StadiumStarkville MSW 14 1340 168 November 812 30 pmNo 14 GeorgiaCommonwealth StadiumLexington KYRaycomL 38 4270 626 November 158 00 pmVanderbiltCommonwealth StadiumLexington KY rivalry ESPN2L 24 3165 595 November 296 45 pmat TennesseeNeyland StadiumKnoxville TN Battle for the Barrel ESPN2L 10 28102 388 January 25 00 pmvs East Carolina Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis TN Liberty Bowl ESPNW 25 1956 125 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern timeDepth chart editOffense 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 SmithGame summaries editLouisville 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 Gonzalez 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 tackleKentucky6 1 310 SeniorLouisville 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 Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez 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 WeekMike HartlineQuarterbackKentucky6 6 204 SophomoreCanton 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 Gonzalez 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 WeekGarry Williams 2 TackleKentucky6 3 300 SeniorLouisville 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 Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez 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 25Rankings editSee also 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Ranking movementsLegend Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not rankedWeekPollPre1234567891011121314FinalAP 383537362833 Coaches42342930322832 HarrisNot released3034 Not releasedBCSNot released Not releasedStatistics editTeam 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 BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL Yds No Yds BrUp QBH No Yds Avg TD Long Rcv Yds FF Total Special teams edit Name Punting Kickoffs No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Total Name Punt Returns Kick Returns 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 PhillipsOffensive scheme SpreadQuarterbacks Randy SandersOffensive line Jimmy HegginsRunning backs Larry BrownTight ends Steve Ortameyer Defense edit Defensive coordinator Steve BrownBase Defense 4 3Defensive line Rick PetriLinebackers Chuck SmithDefensive 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 BrownRunning backs Steve OrtameyerTight ends Jimmy HegginsOffensive line Steve BrownDefensive coordinator Rick PetriDefensive line Chuck SmithLinebackers Chris ThurmondDefensive backs Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp Redshirt Roster Last update August 1 2017 4 Quarterbacks 1 Will Fidler QB So 3 Matt Roark QB Fr 5 Mike Hartline QB So 10 Matt Lentz QB So 16 Deaunte Mason QB Fr 17 Tyler Sargent QB So 18 Randall 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 20 Derrick 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 91 Corey Peters DT Jr 93 Austin Moss DT Jr 95 Ventrell Jenkins DT Sr 98 Myron 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 99 Jeremy Jarmon DE Jr Linebackers 4 Micah 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 56 Braxton 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 32 Trevard 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 44 Tim Masthay P K Sr Place kickers 36 Lones Seiber K Jr 97 J J Housley K SrPostseason awards editAll 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 SelectionsPreseason awards editAll 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 SelectionsClass of 2009 commitments signees editUS college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit date Brian AdamsQB Cumming Georgia South Forsyth 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 210 lb 95 kg Jun 22 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 76 Justin AumillerTE Danville Kentucky Boyle County 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 199 lb 90 kg Jun 20 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 40 Justin BeanWR Tupelo Mississippi Tupelo 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 170 lb 77 kg Jul 1 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 40 Mister CobbleDT Louisville Kentucky Central 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 270 lb 120 kg Jun 22 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 69 Mark CrawfordDT Indianapolis IN Coffeyville CC 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 310 lb 140 kg Dec 27 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A DeQuin EvansDE Wilmington CA Harbor CC 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 275 lb 125 kg Feb 4 2009 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A Qua HuzzieLB LaGrange Georgia LaGrange 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 200 lb 91 kg Jul 21 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 75 Tristian JohnsonDE LaGrange Georgia LaGrange 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 222 lb 101 kg Aug 4 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 73 Anthony KendrickTE Katy Texas Seven Lakes 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 220 lb 100 kg Jul 3 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 77 LaRod KingWR Radcliff Kentucky North Hardin 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg Apr 5 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 75 Patrick LigonDE Memphis TN Christian Brothers 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 255 lb 116 kg Jan 26 2009 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 40 Chris MatthewsWR Wilmington CA Harbor CC 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg Dec 15 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A Demetri MerrittOLB LaGrange Georgia LaGrange 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 200 lb 91 kg Oct 28 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 74 Kevin MitchellOT Douglasville Georgia Alexander 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 270 lb 120 kg Jun 25 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 40 Terrell MitchellTE Powder Springs Georgia McEachern 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 220 lb 100 kg Jan 8 2009 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 77 Ryan MosbyLB Rockwall Texas Rockwall Heath 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 200 lb 91 kg Jan 19 2009 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 73 Ryan MossakowskiQB Frisco Texas Centennial 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 201 lb 91 kg Aug 8 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79 Martavius NelomsDB Memphis TN Fairley 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 175 lb 79 kg Jan 25 2009 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 40 Morgan NewtonQB Carmel Indiana Carmel 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 205 lb 93 kg Aug 21 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 81 Donte RumphDE St Matthews South Carolina Calhoun County 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 264 lb 120 kg Aug 25 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 78 Donald RussellRB Palm Beach Gardens Florida Dwyer 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 205 lb 93 kg Jan 22 2009 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 78 Sam SimpsonC Lexington Kentucky Henry Clay 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 295 lb 134 kg Aug 12 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 76 Dakotah TylerRB Indianapolis Indiana Pike 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 200 lb 91 kg Dec 11 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 77 Jarvis WalkerS Metairie Louisiana Rummel 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 202 lb 92 kg Jun 25 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 78 Myron WalkerDT Metairie Louisiana Rummel 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 275 lb 125 kg Jun 25 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 79 Larry WarfordOG Richmond Kentucky Madison Central 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 279 lb 127 kg Mar 24 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 77 Ridge WilsonLB Louisville Kentucky Central 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 207 lb 94 kg Sep 1 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team amp oldid 1192929215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
