2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2000 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record2–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Mike Major (4th season)
Base defense 4–2–5, 4–4–3
Home stadium Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons
←  1999
2001  →
2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida x$  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 19 South Carolina  5 –3   8 –4  
No. 20 Georgia  5 –3   8 –4  
Tennessee  5 –3   8 –4  
Vanderbilt  1 –7   3 –8  
Kentucky  0 –8   2 –9  
Western Division
No. 18 Auburn x  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 22 LSU  5 –3   8 –4  
Ole Miss  4 –4   7 –5  
No. 24 Mississippi State  4 –4   8 –4  
Arkansas  3 –5   6 –6  
Alabama  3 –5   3 –8  
Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. The team played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. They were led by head coach Hal Mumme, who was fired after the end of the season. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 pmat Louisville *
 BBSN L 34–40 OT42,510 [2]
September 91:30 pm South Florida *
W 27–963,821 [3]
September 166:00 pm Indiana *
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
 ESPN2 W 41–3470,776 [4]
September 233:30 pmat No. 3 Florida
CBS L 31–5985,319 [5]
September 307:00 pmat Ole Miss
L 17–3551,448 [6]
October 77:30 pm South Carolina
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
ESPN2L 17–2069,334 [7]
October 148:00 pmat LSU
PPV L 0–3485,664 [8]
October 2112:30 pmNo. 12 Georgia
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 JPS L 30–3468,565 [9]
November 41:30 pmNo. 18 Mississippi State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
PPVL 17–3562,159 [10]
November 111:30 pm Vanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 20–2458,117 [11]
November 1812:30 pmat Tennessee
JPSL 20–59106,437 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[13] [14]

Roster

Player [15] ClassPosSummary
Jared Lorenzen*FRQB321 Cmp, 559 Att, 3687 Yds, 19 TD
Mark PerrySRQB1 Cmp, 3 Att, 2 Yds, 0 TD
Chad Scott*FRRB130 Att, 611 Yds, 4.7 Avg
Derek Homer*SRRB38 Rec, 341 Yds, 9.0 Avg
Joel BryanJRRB1 Att, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg
Artose PinnerSORB39 Att, 188 Yds, 4.8 Avg
Martez JohnsonSORB15 Att, 61 Yds, 4.1 Avg
Kendrick ShanklinJRRB4 Rec, 32 Yds, 8.0 Avg
Mike KamphakeSORB
Quentin McCord*SRWR45 Rec, 799 Yds, 17.8 Avg
Dougie Allen*JRWR22 Rec, 315 Yds, 14.3 Avg
Ernest SimmsWR10 Rec, 168 Yds, 16.8 Avg
Derek AbneyFRWR40 Rec, 413 Yds, 10.3 Avg
Bobby BlizzardSOWR23 Rec, 199 Yds, 8.7 Avg
Jimmy RobinsonSRWR9 Rec, 110 Yds, 12.2 Avg
Neal BrownSOWR8 Rec, 38 Yds, 4.8 Avg
Anthony KellyWR8 Rec, 64 Yds, 8.0 Avg
Mike BeirneJRWR2 Rec, 28 Yds, 14.0 Avg
Gary HughesJRWR2 Rec, 3 Yds, 1.5 Avg
Alex HermanSRWR1 Rec, 0 Yds, 0.0 Avg
Brad PyattSOWR1 Rec, 1 Yds, 1.0 Avg
Derek Smith*SOTE49 Rec, 713 Yds, 14.6 Avg
Chase HarpSOTE11 Rec, 134 Yds, 12.2 Avg
Eric ArlingFRTE1 Rec, 10 Yds, 10.0 Avg
Edgar GanttSOTE
Matt Brown*OL
Keith Chatelain*OL
Antonio Hall*OL
Kip Sixberry*OL
Josh ParrishOL
Brandon SandersSRK
Otis Grigsby*DL
Jeremy Caudill*DL
Matt Layow*DL
Dewayne Robertson*DL
Chris Demaree JRDL
John RobinsonDL
Chris Gayton*LB
Marlon McCree*SRLB
Ryan Murphy*LB
Ronnie RileyLB
Willie Gary*SRDB
Kenneth Grant*DB
David Johnson*DB
Eric Kelly*SRDB
Octavius BondDB
Derrick TatumSODB
Anthony WajdaJRDB
Seth HansonJRP
Glenn PakulakP

Statistics

Points For: 254

Points/G: 23.1 (77th of 116)

Points Against: 383

Opp Pts/G: 34.8 (106th of 116)

SRS: -4.97 (81st of 116)

SOS: 5.12 (17th of 116)

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Louisville exploits OT opportunity". The Paducah Sun. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Chance passes USF by". St. Petersburg Times. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Another late collapse for IU". The Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Gators run over 'Cats, 59–31". St. Lucie News Tribune. September 24, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miller, Ole Miss dismantle Kentucky". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cats fall short against Gamecocks". Messenger-Inquirer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "LSU cruises past Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Freshman's 528 yards not enough for UK". Evansville Courier and Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bulldogs smother Wildcats". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vandy no longer doormat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Knocking down the 'Dores". The Jackson Sun. November 26, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "2000 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ "2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  15. ↑ "2000 Kentucky Wildcats Roster". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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