2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team
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TaxSlayer Bowl, L 18–33 vs. Georgia Tech | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Eastern Division | |
2016 record | 7–6 (4–4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Eddie Gran (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Darin Hinshaw (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | D. J. Eliot (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–4 or 4–3 |
Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 61,000) |
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No. 14 Florida x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Alabama x$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Auburn | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss* | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Alabama 54, Florida 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team (variously "Kentucky", "UK", or "Wildcats") represented the University of Kentucky in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the program's 123rd overall and 83rd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fourth-year head coach Mark Stoops and the played home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the TaxSlayer Bowl where they lost to Georgia Tech.
Pre-season[]
Previous season[]
In 2015, the Wildcats lost six out of their last seven games after starting the season 4–1, completing their second year under Mark Stoops at 5–7 and 2–6 in the SEC (6th-East). They lost to in-state rival Louisville, 38–24, to end the season, missing out on their fifth consecutive bowl game since the 2010 season.
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Daron Blaylock | #7 | LB | 6'1" | 226 | Senior | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
Zack Blaylock | #17 | DB | 6'0" | 193 | Junior | Marietta, GA | Graduated |
Glenn Faulkner | #18 | DB | 6'2" | 201 | Junior | East St. Louis, IL | Graduated |
Ryan Flannigan | #33 | LB | 6'2" | 225 | Senior | Missouri City, TX | Graduated |
Josh Forrest | #45 | LB | 6'3" | 230 | Senior | Paducah, KY | Graduated |
Jason Hatcher | #6 | DE | 6'3" | 247 | Junior | Louisville, KY | Transferred to West Georgia |
Khalid Henderson | #22 | LB | 6'1" | 235 | Senior | Austell, GA | Graduated |
Farrington Huguenin | #91 | DE | 6'4" | 271 | Senior | Columbia, SC | Graduated |
Cory Johnson | #67 | DT | 6'3" | 300 | Senior | Columbia, SC | Graduated |
Jabari Johnson | #47 | LB | 6'1" | 250 | Senior | Stone Mountain, GA | Graduated |
Melvin Lewis | #90 | DT | 6'4" | 311 | Senior | Compton, CA | Graduated |
Cody Quinn | #16 | DB | 5'11" | 185 | Senior | Middletown, OH | Graduated |
A.J. Stamps | #1 | DB | 6'1" | 205 | Senior | Vicksburg, MS | Graduated |
Jordan Swindle | #70 | OL | 6'7" | 304 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
Fred Tiller | #3 | DB | 6'0" | 196 | Senior | Homerville, GA | Graduated |
Patrick Towles | #14 | QB | 6'3" | 235 | Junior | Fort Thomas, KY | Transferred to Boston College |
Zach West | #67 | OL | 6'3" | 305 | Senior | Lexington, KY | Graduated |
2016 signing class[]
Prior to National Signing Day on February 3, 2016, five players enrolled for the spring semester in order to participate in spring practice and included four former high school seniors and one junior college transfer.[1]
On National Signing Day, Kentucky signed an additional twenty players out of high school and junior college that completed the 2016 recruiting class. The class was highlighted by three Army All-American's as well as Kentucky's Mr. Football.[2]
US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
Jaylin Bannerman #62 DE |
Pickerington, OH | Pickerington Central High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jordan Bonner #4 LB (JUCO) |
Lyndhurst, OH | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
T.J. Carter #57 DE |
Mableton, GA | Whitefield Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
JaQuize Cross #83 DT |
New Market, AL | Buckhorn High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Kash Daniel #11 LB |
Paintsville, KY | Paintsville High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Luke Fortner #117 OT |
Sylvania, OH | Sylvania Northview High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 278 lb (126 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Tobias Gilliam #69 DB |
Dayton, OH | Wayne High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jordan Griffin #37 DB |
Jonesboro, GA | Jonesboro High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Gunnar Hoak #40 QB |
Dublin, OH | Dublin Coffman High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Dakota Holtzclaw #42 TE |
Columbus, OH | Worthington Kilbourne High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Zy'Aire Hughes #52 ATH |
Paducah, KY | McCracken County High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Drake Jackson #2 C |
Versailles, KY | Woodford County High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Stephen Johnson #5 QB (JUCO) |
Rancho Cucamonga, CA | College of the Desert | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Tate Leavitt #5 OT (JUCO) |
Thornville, OH | Hutchinson Community College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Kordell Looney #57 DT |
Springfield, OH | Springfield High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Grant McKinniss #5 P/K |
Findlay, OH | Findlay High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Naquez Pringle #28 DT (JUCO) |
Georgetown, SC | Itawamba Community College | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Justin Rigg #64 TE |
Springboro, OH | Springboro High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Davonte Robinson #92 DB |
Lexington, KY | Henry Clay High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
A.J. Rose #80 RB |
Cleveland, OH | Garfield Heights High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Kayaune Ross #18 WR (JUCO) |
West Chester, OH | Phoenix College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Benny Snell #56 RB |
Westerville, OH | Westerville Central High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Roland Walder #36 LB |
Dayton, OH | Trotwood-Madison High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Jamar Watson #112 LB |
District Heights, MD | Bishop McNamara High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Landon Young #6 OT |
Lexington, KY | Lafayette High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Personnel[]
Coaching staff[]
Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops enters his fourth season as the Wildcat's head coach for the 2016 season. During his previous three seasons he led the Wildcats to an overall record of 12 wins and 24 losses.
On December 18, 2015, Offensive Coordinator Shannon Dawson announced he would not return to the program for the 2016 season as the offensive coordinator.[3][4] In his place Kentucky hired Cincinnati offensive coordinator Eddie Gran as the assistant head coach of offense at Kentucky. Cincinnati quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw has also joined the UK staff as quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator.[5][6]
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Kentucky in current position | |
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Mark Stoops | Head coach | 3rd | |
Eddie Gran | Offensive Coordinator, Running backs | 1st | |
D. J. Eliot | Defensive Coordinator | 3rd | |
Steve Clinkscale | Defensive backs | 1st | |
Jimmy Brumbaugh | Defensive Line | 3rd | |
Lamar Thomas | Wide receivers | 1st | |
Vince Marrow | Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator | 3rd | |
John Schlarman | Offensive Line | 3rd | |
Darin Hinshaw | Quarterbacks | 1st | |
Matt House | Special Teams Coordinator, Inside Linebackers | 1st | |
Corey Edmond | Strength and Conditioning | 1st | |
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2016 signing class[]
Returning starters[]
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Roster[]
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Schedule[]
Kentucky announced its 2016 football schedule on October 29, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Wildcats will host SEC foes Georgia, Mississippi State, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt, and will travel to Alabama, Florida, Missouri, and Tennessee.[8]
The team will host three out of four of its non–conference games which are against Austin Peay from the Ohio Valley Conference, New Mexico State Aggies from the Sun Belt Conference, Louisville from the Atlantic Coast Conference, and Southern Miss Golden Eagles from Conference USA.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* |
| ESPNU | L 35–44 | 57,230 |
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | at Florida |
| CBS | L 7–45 | 85,821 |
September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico State* |
| SECN | W 62–42 | 49,669 |
September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina |
| SECN | W 17–10 | 51,702 |
October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Alabama |
| ESPN | L 6–34 | 101,821 |
October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt † |
| SECN | W 20–13 | 55,030 |
October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Mississippi State |
| SECN | W 40–38 | 50,414 |
October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Missouri |
| SECN | W 35–21 | 50,234 |
November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Georgia |
| SECN | L 24–27 | 62,507 |
November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tennessee |
| SECN | L 36–49 | 101,075 |
November 19 | 4:30 p.m. | Austin Peay* |
| SECN | W 49–13 | 48,948 |
November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Louisville* |
| ESPN | W 41–38 | 54,075 |
December 31 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Georgia Tech* |
| ESPN | L 18–33 | 43,102 |
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Game summaries[]
Southern Mississippi[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 44 |
Wildcats | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
- Date: September 3, 2016
- Game time: 7:32 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F • Wind: ENE 7 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 57,230
- Referee: Ken Antee
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst)
- Game Recap[10]
Florida[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Gators | 14 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
- Date: September 10, 2016
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 85,821
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst)
New Mexico State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
Wildcats | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 62 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
- Date: September 17, 2016
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 49,669
- TV: SEC Network
South Carolina[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
- Date: September 24, 2016
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 51,702
- TV: SEC Network
Alabama[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
#1 Crimson Tide | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
at Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Date: October 1, 2016
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 101,821
- TV: ESPN
Vanderbilt[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Commodores | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
- Date: October 8, 2016
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 55,030
- TV: SEC Network
Mississippi State[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 40 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
- Date: October 22, 2016
- Game time: 7:30pm EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 50,414
- TV: SEC Network
Missouri[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri
- Date: October 29, 2016
- Game time: 12:00 NOON EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 50,234
- TV: SEC Network
Georgia[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 |
Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
- Date: November 5, 2016
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 62,507
- TV: SEC Network
Tennessee[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 36 |
Volunteers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Date: November 12, 2016
- Game time: 12:00 NOON EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 101,075
- TV: SEC Network
Austin Peay[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Governors | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
- Date: November 19, 2016
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
- Game attendance: 48,948
- TV: SEC Network
Louisville[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
#11 Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
- Date: November 26, 2016
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (color), Dr. Jerry Punch (sideline)
- Source:[11]
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Georgia Tech[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Yellow Jackets | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
at EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: December 31, 2016
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. EST
- TV: ESPN
- Source:
References[]
- ^ Hale, Jon (January 16, 2016). "UK adds five early enrollees from 2016 class". Courier-Journal. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- ^ Moore, Josh (January 8, 2016). "UK adds five early enrollees from 2016 class". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ Hale, Jon (December 18, 2015). "Shannon Dawson out as Kentucky OC". The Courier-Journal. Louisville. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Jennifer (December 18, 2015). "Kentucky's Shannon Dawson won't return next season". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
- ^ Hale, Jon (December 19, 2014). "Gran, Hinshaw join Kentucky football staff". The Courier-Journal. Louisville. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Jennifer (December 29, 2015). "UK football hires Cincinnati's Eddie Gran to be assistant head coach of the offense". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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