20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Mississippi State Game September 21 n Starkville, Miss. n Davis Wade Stadium Jr., OT Landon Young2019KENTUCKYFOOTBALL 2019 Kentucky Football Yearbook is published by the University of Kentucky Athletics Department. University of Kentucky Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Communications and Public Relations: Susan Lax, Matt May, Tony Neely 546 East Main Street First Floor Lexington, Ky 40508 859-226-4540 UK Sports Marketing Powered by JMI Sports Brandon Baker, TJ Beisner, Curtis Burch, Randy Carter, Molly Hogan, Bret Krift, Adair Mattingly, Matt Overstreet, Seth Poteat, Kim Ramsay, Lance Reed, Brian Sayre, Kim Shelton, Brad Tucker, Erin Vaughn Design & Publishing Managing Editor Jai Giffin Creative Director Jamie Barker Production Assistance Laura Doolittle, Adam Peterson, Lisa Roberts, Bob Slater 2 @UKFootball7 Schedule/ Results 18 Today’s Two Deep 14 Mississippi State Roster 24 Assistant Coaches 12 Kentucky Roster 20 Head Coach Mark Stoops 16 Stats Comparison 30 University of Kentucky 36 History & Tradition 34 Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart 32 President Eli Capilouto 50 First Team All-SEC 46 Wildcat Spirit 42 Kroger Field 48 First Team All-Americas 40 UK in the Postseason 60 Joe Craft Center 67 Compliance Corner 56 Single Game Records 62 Cats in the Pros 54 Pioneers of Integration 58 Longest Plays Contents @UKSportsNetwork 3 Mississippi State Game September 21, 2019 Starkville, Miss. n Davis Wade Stadium Features Kentucky Farm Bureau Cat Byte Sawyer Smith like to play on the road. “presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance.” 4 Kroger Fueling The Cats Inside UK’s Nutrition Lab, student-athletes learn to prepare healthy meals. “presented by Kroger.” 6 Big Blue Nation TV UK’s Sports Medicine Research Institute is featured on BBN TV “presented by Central Bank.” 8 Catching Up With Coach Stoops No time to dwell. Coach Stoops discusses moving on to the Mississippi State game. 10 2019KENTUCKYFOOTBALL 68 UK Sports Update 70 UK Sports NetworkSponsored By Sawyer Smith Likes to Play Road Games 4 @UKFootball KFB-02205-UKProgram(8.375X10.875).indd 16/13/19 10:44 AMfueling the cats! GAS. GROCERIES. AND EVERYTHING FOR GAME DAY.2019 Kentucky Football Schedule @UKSportsNetwork 7 9.7 Eastern Michigan Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field W, 38-17 10.12 Arkansas* Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field 11.16 Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Stadium 10.21 Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. Davis Wade Stadium 4 p.m. / SEC Network 10.26 Missouri* Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field 11.30 Louisville Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field 8.31 Toledo Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field W, 38-24 9.28 South Carolina* Columbia, S.C. Williams–Brice Stadium 7:30 p.m./ SEC Network 11.9 Tennessee* Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field 9.14 Florida* Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field L, 21-29 10.19 Georgia* Athens, Ga.. Sanford Stadium 11.23 UT Martin Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field Home Away * SEC Game8 @UKFootball8 @UKFootball Next >