20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w South Carolina Game September 28 n Columbia, S.C. n Williams-Brice Stadium Jr., OLB Jamar “Boogie” Watson2019KENTUCKYFOOTBALL 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina Game September 28, 2019 Columbia, S.C. n Williams-Brice Stadium /UKAthletics @UKAthletics Features Kentucky Farm Bureau Cat Byte Sawyer Smith and the UK team are hungry for a win “presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance.” 4 Kroger Fueling The Cats Student-athletes learn how to determine a serving size of food. “presented by Kroger.” 6 Big Blue Nation TV UK men’s basketball freshmen demonstrate a team building exercise using a tent on BBN TV “presented by Central Bank.” 8 Catching Up With Coach Stoops Coach Stoops discusses the importance of being prepared to play road game.s 10 2019KENTUCKYFOOTBALL 68 UK Sports Update 70 UK Sports NetworkSponsored By Sawyer Smith and his UK teammates are hungry for a win 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 L, 13-28 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 >