The 2011 Kentucky Wildcats Football Team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2011–2012. The team, led by second-year head coach Joker Phillips, played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium, now known as Kroger Field, in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
While the Wildcats ended the season at 5–7 and missed out what would have been their sixth consecutive bowl appearance, they finished on a high. The Wildcats' season-ending 10–7 victory over Tennessee, their first over the Volunteers since 1984, ended what was then the longest current losing streak against an annual opponent in FBS at 26.
Schedule
Game summaries
Western Kentucky
Central Michigan
Louisville
Florida
LSU
South Carolina
Jacksonville State
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Tennessee
Statistics
Team UK Opp Scoring 68 88 Points per game 17.0 22.0 First downs 62 69 Rushing 25 38 Passing 26 29 Penalty 11 2 Total offense 1123 1464 Avg per play 4.3 5.4 Avg per game 280.8 366.0 Fumbles-Lost 6–4 3–2 Penalties-Yards 14–112 29–282 Avg per game 28.0 75.0 UK Opp Punts-Yards 23-987 25-945 Avg Net Punt 42.9 37.8 Time of possession/Game 28:13 31:47 3rd down conversions 17/59 22/60 4th down conversions 2/10 1/2 Touchdowns scored 8 10 Field goals-Attempts 4–5 6–7 PAT-Attempts 8–8 10–10 Attendance 191,326 24,599 Games/Avg per Game 63,775 0 Neutral Site Games 0 24,599
Scores by quarter
Offense
Rushing Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Josh Clemons 4–2 87 245 7 200 5.0 2 77 50.0 Morgan Newton 4–0 40 220 120 100 2.5 1 58 25.0 Raymond Sanders 2–2 21 97 0 97 4.6 0 25 48.5 CoShik Williams 3–0 17 64 2 62 3.6 0 9 9.5 Jonathan George 4–0 8 38 0 38 4.8 0 14 9.5 Matt Roark 4–0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 1.8 Brandon Gainer 2–0 4 12 6 6 1.5 0 6 3.0 D.J. Warren 4–0 1 0 1 −1 −1.0 0 0 −0.2 Maxwell Smith 1–0 3 0 −7 −7 −2.3 0 0 −7.0 Demarco Robinson 4–0 3 0 10 −10 −3.3 0 0 −2.5 Total 4 138 645 153 492 3.6 3 87 123.0 Opponents 4 160 885 70 815 5.1 4 84 203.8
Passing Name GP-GS Effic Att-Cmp Pct Yds TD-INT Lng Avg/G Morgan Newton 4–4 102.8 59–110 53.6 590 5–6 46 147.5 Maxwell Smith 1–0 85.9 6–11 54.5 41 0–0 10 41.0 Team 0 0.0 0–1 0.0 0 0–0 0 0.0 Total 4 100.4 65–122 53.3 631 5–6 46 157.8 Opponents 4 98.2 53–112 47.3 649 5–7 45 162.2
Receiving Name GP-GS Receptions Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G La'Rod King 4–4 19 276 14.5 4 46 69.0 EJ Fields 3–0 9 73 8.1 1 14 24.3 Matt Roark 4–1 5 18 3.6 0 8 4.5 Demarco Robinson 4–1 5 17 3.4 0 8 4.2 CoShik Williams 3–0 5 16 3.2 0 12 5.3 Nick Melillo 4–2 4 69 17.2 0 29 17.2 Tyler Robinson 3–0 4 25 6.2 0 8 8.3 Josh Clemons 4–0 3 49 16.3 0 38 12.2 Gene McCaskill 3–3 3 43 14.3 0 34 14.3 Brian Adams 3–0 2 16 8.0 0 12 5.3 Ronnie Shields 2–0 2 10 5.0 0 6 5.0 DJ Warren 4–0 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.0 Stuart Hines 4–0 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5 Aaron Boyd 2–0 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Raymond Sanders 2–0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Total 4 65 631 9.7 5 46 157.8Opponents 4 53 649 12.2 5 45 162.2
Defense Name GP-GS Tackles Sacks Pass defense Interceptions Fumbles BlkdKick Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp PD QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long No.-Yds FFDanny Trevathan 4–4 22 24 46 5.5–19 2.0–14 2 3 1 1–28 28.0 0 0 0–0 1 0Winston Guy 4–4 15 26 41 4.5–12 1.0–2 0 2 1 2–0 0.0 0 0 0–0 0 0Ronnie Sneed 4–4 4 22 26 1.0–3 0–0 1 2 1 1–4 4.0 0 4 0–0 0 0Martavius Neloms 4–4 10 14 24 0–0 0–0 1 2 0 1–6 6.0 0 6 0–0 0 0Ridge Wilson 4–4 4 17 21 0.5–1 0–0 0 0 2 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Avery Williamson 4–0 8 7 15 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 1–15 15.0 0 0 0–0 0 0Mikie Benton 4–4 10 5 15 0–0 0–0 3 3 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Randall Burden 4–4 6 6 14 1.5–13 1.0–12 1 2 1 1–32 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Donte Rumph 4–1 4 10 14 1.5–2 1.0–2 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Collins Ukwu 3–3 8 6 14 3.0–9 1.0–6 1 1 2 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 Mister Cobble 4–1 2 10 12 0.5–2 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Anthony Mosely 4–4 8 2 10 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Luke McDermott 4–4 4 3 7 1.0–5 1.0–5 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Christian Coleman 4–0 2 4 6 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Antwane Glenn 4–0 1 4 5 0–0 0–0 1 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Mychal Bailey 3–0 4 0 4 0–0 0–0 1 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Taylor Wyndham 4–4 1 2 3 0–0 0–0 1 1 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Alvin Dupree 4–0 1 2 2 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Ashely Lowery 4–0 3 0 3 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 1–0 0 0Matt Roark 4–0 1 1 2 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Malcolm McDuffen 4–0 2 0 2 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0EJ Fields 3–0 2 0 2 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Mike Douglas 2–0 1 1 2 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Tristian Johnson 4–0 1 0 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Daylen Hall 4–0 0 1 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Gabe Correll 4–0 0 1 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0Billy Joe Murphy 2–0 1 0 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 0 Total 4 127 168 295 19–66 7–41 13 20 8 7–85 0 0 32 1–0 2 0 Opponents 4 143 146 289 34–158 16–104 14 20 9 6–48 0 0 0 4–2 6 1
Special teams Name Punting Field goals Kickoffs No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Att.-Made Pct. Long Blkd No. Yds Avg TB OB Ryan Tydlacka 22 976 44.4 59 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Craig McIntosh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4–5 .800 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Mansour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1030 64.4 5 0 Total 23 987 42.9 59 0 4 7 1 4–5 .800 45 0 16 1030 64.4 5 0 Opponents 25 945 37.8 58 2 9 10 0 6–7 .860 45 0 20 1293 64.7 3 2
Name Punt returns Kick returns No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Randall Burden 7 10 1.4 0 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 Mychal Bailey 0 0 0 0 0 10 220 22.0 0 36 Raymond Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 3 65 21.7 0 30 Winston Guy 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 19.0 0 19 Demarco Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 4 Total 7 10 1.4 0 11 15 308 20.5 0 36 Opponents 4 28 7.0 0 13 10 147 14.7 0 27
Starters per game Offense Opponent \ PositionQB RB FB/WR WR WR/TE TE/WR OT OG C OG OTWestern Kentucky Newton Sanders McCaskill King Roark Aumiller C. Burden Mitchell Lanefski Warford MurphyCentral Michigan Newton Sanders Warren King McCaskill Melillo C. Burden Hines Lanefski Warford MillerLouisville Newton Clemons Williams King McCaskill Melillo C. Burden Hines Lanefski Warford MillerFlorida Newton Clemons Fields King T. Robinson Melillo C. Burden Hines M. Smith Warford MurphyLSU Newton Clemons Roark King T. Robinson Melillo C. Burden Hines M. Smith Warford MurphySouth Carolina Newton Clemons Warren King Roark Melillo C. Burden Hines M. Smith Warford MurphyJacksonville State Newton Sanders Warren King Roark Melillo C. Burden Hines M. Smith Warford MurphyMississippi State Newton Williams McCaskill King Roark Melillo C. Burden Hines M. Smith Warford MurphyOle Miss Smith Vanderbilt Smith Georgia Smith Tennessee Roark Defense Opponent \ PositionDE DT DT/DE DE/LB LB LB LB/DB DB DB/S S SWestern Kentucky Ukwu McDermott Wyndham Wilson Sneed Trevathan Mosley R. Burden Benton Guy NelomsCentral Michigan Ukwu McDermott Wyndham Wilson Sneed Trevathan Mosley R. Burden Benton Guy NelomsLouisville Ukwu McDermott Wyndham Wilson Sneed Trevathan Mosley R. Burden Bailey Guy NelomsFlorida Glenn Cobble Rumph Wilson Sneed Trevathan Rice R. Burden Benton Guy NelomsLSU Douglas Cobble Rumph Wilson Sneed Trevathan Mosley R. Burden Benton Guy NelomsSouth Carolina Douglas Cobble Rumph Wilson Sneed Trevathan Mosley R. Burden Benton Guy NelomsJacksonville State Douglas Cobble Rumph Wilson Sneed Trevathan Mosley R. Burden Benton Guy NelomsMississippi State Ukwu Cobble Rumph Wilson Sneed Trevathan Mosley R. Burden Benton Guy NelomsOle Miss Vanderbilt Georgia Tennessee
Personnel
Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atKentucky Alma mater Joker Phillips Head coach 9 Kentucky (1986) Steve Brown Defensive coordinator 9 Oregon (1982) Tee Martin Wide Receivers, Passing Game Coordinator 2 Tennessee (1999) Greg Nord Special teams, Tight Ends 2 Kentucky (1978) Steve Pardue Running Backs 1 Austin Peay (1985) Randy Sanders Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 6 Tennessee (1988) Chuck Smith Linebackers, Recruiting Coordinator 7 Kentucky (1980) Mike Summers Offensive line 2 Georgetown (KY) (1978) Chris Thurmond Secondary 4 Tulsa (1975) David Turner Defensive line 2 Davidson (1985)Reference:
Depth chart
Roster
Signees and commitments
2011 class
2012 class
References