The 2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Hal Mumme in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference place, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Mumme resigned in early 2001 following an NCAA investigation into recruiting violations. The committee concluded that Mumme was innocent of any rules violations and did not receive any individual sanctions, though the committee said that Mumme failed to properly monitor the activities of the recruiting office. While Mumme was found to be innocent, the program was found to have committed nearly 30 recruiting violations, mainly paying recruits, giving gifts to prospects, and writing papers for prospects. The Wildcats were banned from postseason play for three seasons and lost 19 scholarships over the next three seasons.

Schedule

Game summaries At Louisville

Statistics UKLOU First downs 15 25 Total yards 417 442 Rushing yards 95 186 Passing yards 322 256 Passing: comp–att–int 22–34–3 23–30–0 Turnovers 5 4 Team Category Player StatisticsKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 22/34, 322 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Rushing Jared Lorenzen 7 rushes, 38 yards, TD Receiving Derek Smith 6 receptions, 99 yards, TDLouisville Passing Dave Ragone 23/30, 256 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tony Stallings 15 rushes, 144 yards, 2 TD Receiving Deion Branch 9 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD

South Florida

Statistics USFUK First downs 13 28 Total yards 215 527 Rushing yards 134 145 Passing yards 81 382 Passing: comp–att–int 12–24–1 30–58–1 Turnovers 2 1 Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Florida Passing Marquel Blackwell 12/24, 81 yards, INT Rushing Receiving Kentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 30/57, 382 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Chad Scott 14 rushes, 106 yards Receiving Quentin McCord 6 receptions, 120 yards, TD

Indiana

Statistics IUUK First downs 20 24 Total yards 375 418 Rushing yards 232 79 Passing yards 143 339 Passing: comp–att–int 11–26–0 33–48–0 Turnovers 2 0 Team Category Player StatisticsIndiana Passing Antwaan Randle El 11/26, 143 yards, 2 TD Rushing Antwaan Randle El 25 rushes, 83 yards, 2 TD Receiving Bobby Brandt 2 receptions, 42 yards, TDKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 33/48, 339 yards, 2 TD Rushing Chad Scott 15 rushes, 63 yards, 2 TD Receiving Derek Smith 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD

At No. 3 Florida

Statistics UKFLA First downs 25 23 Total yards 504 452 Rushing yards 141 190 Passing yards 363 262 Passing: comp–att–int 35–60–2 15–27–0 Turnovers 4 0 Team Category Player StatisticsKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 35/60, 363 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Artose Pinner 17 rushes, 125 yards Receiving Quentin McCord 5 receptions, 115 yardsFlorida Passing Jesse Palmer 12/19, 190 yards, TD Rushing Earnest Graham 14 rushes, 128 yards, TD Receiving Jabar Gaffney 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD

At Ole Miss

Statistics UKMISS First downs 14 23 Total yards 231 417 Rushing yards 39 179 Passing yards 192 238 Passing: comp–att–int 17–42–3 15–25–0 Turnovers 3 1 Team Category Player StatisticsKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 17/42, 192 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Chad Scott 10 rushes, 26 yards Receiving Derek Abney 4 receptions, 72 yards, TDOle Miss Passing Romaro Miller 15/25, 238 yards, 2 TD Rushing Deuce McAllister 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD Receiving Grant Heard 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD

South Carolina

Statistics SCARUK First downs 21 23 Total yards 387 397 Rushing yards 159 93 Passing yards 228 304 Passing: comp–att–int 17–31–0 34–52–2 Turnovers 2 2 Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Carolina Passing Phil Petty 17/31, 228 yards, TD Rushing Derek Watson 23 rushes, 149 yards, TD Receiving Brian Scott 8 receptions, 157 yards, TDKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 34/52, 304 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Chad Scott 16 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Derek Abney 5 receptions, 65 yards

At LSU

Statistics UKLSU First downs 23 23 Total yards 397 339 Rushing yards 117 114 Passing yards 280 225 Passing: comp–att–int 31–55–1 15–33–0 Turnovers 4 0 Team Category Player StatisticsKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 31/55, 280 yards, INT Rushing Martez Johnson 11 rushes, 53 yards Receiving Quentin McCord 4 receptions, 51 yardsLSU Passing Josh Booty 15/33, 225 yards, 3 TD Rushing LaBrandon Toefield 18 rushes, 52 yards Receiving Josh Reed 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD

No. 12 Georgia

Statistics UGAUK First downs 20 21 Total yards 438 620 Rushing yards 38 92 Passing yards 400 528 Passing: comp–att–int 20–38–1 39–58–2 Turnovers 1 2 Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgia Passing Cory Phillips 20/38, 400 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Jasper Sanks 11 rushes, 19 yards Receiving Damien Gary 2 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TDKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 39/58, 528 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Chad Scott 17 rushes, 56 yards Receiving Quentin McCord 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD

No. 18 Mississippi State

Statistics MSSTUK First downs 23 27 Total yards 465 386 Rushing yards 253 122 Passing yards 212 264 Passing: comp–att–int 11–20–2 23–53–4 Turnovers 5 7 Team Category Player StatisticsMississippi State Passing Wayne Madkin 11/20, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Dicenzo Miller 19 rushes, 117 yards, TD Receiving Larry Huntington 3 receptions, 81 yards, TDKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 23/53, 264 yards, TD, 4 INT Rushing Chad Scott 21 rushes, 119 yards, TD Receiving Derek Smith 6 receptions, 102 yards

Vanderbilt

Statistics VANUK First downs 15 33 Total yards 345 577 Rushing yards 82 192 Passing yards 263 385 Passing: comp–att–int 17–29–0 33–55–1 Turnovers 1 2 Team Category Player StatisticsVanderbilt Passing Greg Zolman 17/29, 263 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jared McGrath 18 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Anthony Jones 3 receptions, 103 yardsKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 33/55, 385 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Chad Scott 19 rushes, 92 yards Receiving Derek Smith 7 receptions, 87 yards, TD

At Tennessee

Statistics UKTENN First downs 24 24 Total yards 426 590 Rushing yards 96 228 Passing yards 330 362 Passing: comp–att–int 25–49–2 19–25–1 Turnovers 2 2 Team Category Player StatisticsKentucky Passing Jared Lorenzen 24/46, 328 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Chad Scott 14 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Quentin McCord 6 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TDTennessee Passing Casey Clausen 19/24, 362 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Travis Henry 18 rushes, 139 yards, 3 TD Receiving Cedrick Wilson Sr. 6 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

Roster PlayerClassPosSummaryJared Lorenzen*FRQB321 Cmp, 559 Att, 3687 Yds, 19 TDMark PerrySRQB1 Cmp, 3 Att, 2 Yds, 0 TDChad Scott*FRRB130 Att, 611 Yds, 4.7 AvgDerek Homer*SRRB38 Rec, 341 Yds, 9.0 AvgJoel BryanJRRB1 Att, 4 Yds, 4.0 AvgArtose PinnerSORB39 Att, 188 Yds, 4.8 AvgMartez JohnsonSORB15 Att, 61 Yds, 4.1 AvgKendrick ShanklinJRRB4 Rec, 32 Yds, 8.0 AvgMike KamphakeSORBQuentin McCord*SRWR45 Rec, 799 Yds, 17.8 AvgDougie Allen*JRWR22 Rec, 315 Yds, 14.3 AvgErnest SimmsWR10 Rec, 168 Yds, 16.8 AvgDerek AbneyFRWR40 Rec, 413 Yds, 10.3 AvgBobby BlizzardSOWR23 Rec, 199 Yds, 8.7 AvgJimmy RobinsonSRWR9 Rec, 110 Yds, 12.2 AvgNeal BrownSOWR8 Rec, 38 Yds, 4.8 AvgAnthony KellyWR8 Rec, 64 Yds, 8.0 AvgMike BeirneJRWR2 Rec, 28 Yds, 14.0 AvgGary HughesJRWR2 Rec, 3 Yds, 1.5 AvgAlex HermanSRWR1 Rec, 0 Yds, 0.0 AvgBrad PyattSOWR1 Rec, 1 Yds, 1.0 AvgDerek Smith*SOTE49 Rec, 713 Yds, 14.6 AvgChase HarpSOTE11 Rec, 134 Yds, 12.2 AvgEric ArlingFRTE1 Rec, 10 Yds, 10.0 AvgEdgar GanttSOTEMatt Brown*OLKeith Chatelain*OLAntonio Hall*OLKip Sixberry*OLJosh ParrishOLBrandon SandersSRKOtis Grigsby*DLJeremy Caudill*DLMatt Layow*DLDewayne Robertson*DLChris DemareeJRDLJohn RobinsonDLChris Gayton*LBMarlon McCree*SRLBRyan Murphy*LBRonnie RileyLBWillie Gary*SRDBKenneth Grant*DBDavid Johnson*DBEric Kelly*SRDBOctavius BondDBDerrick TatumSODBAnthony WajdaJRDBSeth HansonJRPGlenn 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