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2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky. Kentucky played as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Mark Stoops. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in SEC play to finish in a tie for third place in the Eastern Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they lost to Northwestern.

2017 Kentucky Wildcats football
Kentucky Wildcats logo
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–6 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Gran (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorDarin Hinshaw (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMatt House (1st season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Home stadiumKroger Field
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Georgia x$^   7 – 1     13 – 2  
South Carolina   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Missouri   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Tennessee   0 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 10 Auburn xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 1 Alabama x#^   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 18 LSU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 19 Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Ole Miss*   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Arkansas   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Championship: Georgia 28, Auburn 7
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

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Spring Game

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The spring game took place on April 14, in Lexington.

Date Time Spring Game Site TV Result Attendance
April 14 7:30 p.m. Blue vs. White Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SEC Network 31–14 Blue 37,172

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jeff Badet #13 WR 6'0" 182 Junior Orlando, FL Transferred to Oklahoma
Alvonte Bell #92 DE 6'5" 260 Junior Miramar, FL Kicked off team
Tanner Fink #49 TE 6'2" 251 Senior Louisville, KY Graduated
Nico Firios #40 LB 6'2" 245 Sophomore Longwood, FL Transferred
Jabari Greenwood #8 WR 6'3" 195 Sophomore Washington D.C. Transferred
J.D. Harmon #11 DB 6'2" 200 Senior Paducah, KY Graduated
Jojo Kemp #3 RB 5'10" 200 Senior DeLand, FL Graduated
De'Niro Laster #44 LB 6'4" 241 Junior Cleveland Heights, OH Transferred
Blake McClain #24 DB 5'11" 200 Senior Winter Park, FL Graduated
Marcus McWilson #15 DB 6'0" 210 Senior Youngstown, OH Graduated
Courtney Miggins #94 DT 6'5" 285 Senior Lithonia, GA Graduated
Zach Myers #57 C 6'3" 305 Senior Miamisburg, OH Graduated
Ryan Timmons #1 WR 5'10" 198 Senior Frankfort, KY Graduated
Jon Toth #72 C 6'5" 310 Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated
Roland Walder #33 LB 6'3" 215 Freshman Dayton, OH Transferred
Kobie Walker #8 LB 6'3" 215 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Transferred
Stanley Williams #18 RB 5'9" 196 Junior Monroe, GA Entered 2017 NFL draft
Zane Williams #78 DT 6'4" 290 Senior Lexington, KY Graduated

2017 signing class

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See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

Prior to National Signing Day on February 1, 2017, seven players enrolled for the spring semester in order to participate in spring practice and included six former high school seniors and one junior college transfer.[1] On National Signing Day, Kentucky signed an additional seventeen players out of high school and junior college that completed the 2017 recruiting class.[2]

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald
#54 DE 		Lakeland, FL Lakeland Christian 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tyrell Ajian
#17 ATH 		Mansfield, OH Madison High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Josh Ali
#54 WR 		Hollywood, FL Chaminade-Madonna Prep 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Quinton Bohanna
#69 DT 		Cordova, TN Cordova High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 320 lb (150 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lynn Bowden
#4 ATH 		Youngstown, OH Warren G. Harding High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Danny Clark
#15 QB 		Columbus, OH Archbishop Hoban High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Yusuf Corker
#36 DB 		McDonough, GA Woodland High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jamin Davis
#60 LB 		Ludowici, GA Long County High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sebastien Dolcine
#39 OG 		Hollywood, FL Miramar High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 295 lb (134 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Cedrick Dort
#157 DB 		Palm Beach Gardens, FL William T. Dwyer High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Austin Dotson
#142 OT 		Belfry, KY Belfry High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 305 lb (138 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Epps
#206 WR 		Jenks, OK Jenks High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Phil Hoskins
#6 DT (JUCO) 		Toledo, OH Highland Community College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lonnie Johnson Jr.
#5 S (JUCO) 		Gary, IN Garden City Community College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Alex King
#39 DE 		Mason, OH Mason High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bryant Koback
#34 RB 		Holland, OH Springfield High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Nesbitt
#83 DB 		Fort Lauderdale, FL Boyd H. Anderson High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Josh Paschal
#11 DE 		Olney, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 270 lb (120 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Javonte Richardson
#48 WR 		Maple Heights, OH Maple Heights High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Clevan Thomas
#103 WR 		Miami, FL Charles W. Flanagan High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Naasir Watkins
#103 OT 		Olney, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 300 lb (140 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Chris Whittaker
#65 DE 		Hollywood, FL Chaminade-Madonna Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 260 lb (120 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Walker Wood
#20 QB 		Lexington, KY Lafayette High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Wright
#28 DE 		Fort Lauderdale, FL Dillard High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 330 lb (150 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Kentucky Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  • "2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.

Personnel

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Coaching staff

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Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops enters his fifth season as the Wildcat's head coach for the 2017 season. During his previous four seasons he led the Wildcats to an overall record of 19 wins and 30 losses.

On January 18, 2017, Defensive Coordinator D.J. Eliot announced he would not return to the program for the 2017 season as the defensive coordinator to instead continue his career at Colorado.[3][4] In his place Kentucky promoted special teams coordinator Matt House as Defensive Coordinator at Kentucky.[5]

Name Position Consecutive season at
Kentucky in current position
Mark Stoops Head coach 5th
Eddie Gran Offensive coordinator, Running backs 2nd
Matt House Defensive coordinator, Inside linebackers 1st
Steve Clinkscale Defensive backs 2nd
Derrick LeBlanc Defensive line 1st
Lamar Thomas Wide receivers 2nd
Vince Marrow Tight ends, Recruiting coordinator 5th
John Schlarman Offensive line 5th
Darin Hinshaw Quarterbacks 2nd
Dean Hood Special teams 1st
Corey Edmond Strength and conditioning 1st
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Roster

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2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Lynn Bowden Fr
WR 2 Dorian Baker     Sr
RB 3 Jojo Kemp Sr
WR 6 Blake Bone Sr
QB 7 Drew Barker Jr
WR 9 Garrett Johnson Sr
RB 10 A. J. Rose RFr
WR 11 Tavin Richardson So
QB 12 Gunnar Hoak RFr
QB 13 Danny Clark Fr
QB 14 Luke Wright Jr
QB 15 Stephen Johnson Sr
QB 17 Walker Wood   Fr
WR 18 Clevan Thomas Fr
WR 19 Kayaune Ross Jr
WR 20 Ryan Kendall Jr
RB 22 Sihiem King Jr
WR 23 Brayden Berezowitz RFr
RB 24 Bryant Koback   Fr
RB 25 Harold Turks RFr
RB 26 Benny Snell So
WR 27 Bryan Berezowitz RFr
RB 28 Zach Johnson RFr
WR 31 David Bouvier Jr
RB 32 William Mahone Sr
WR 42 Kynan Smith Fr
FB 48 Will Collins Sr
TE 49 Tanner Fink Sr
C 52 Drake Jackson RFr
G 55 David Baumer Jr
G 61 Austin Dotson   Fr
G 62 Dylan Greenburg Sr
G 64 George Asafo-Adjei Jr
G 65 Jervontius Stallings Jr
OT 66 Naasir Watkins Fr
OT 67 Landon Young So
G 68 Nick Haynes Sr
G 71 Logan Stenberg So
G 72 E.J. Price   So
OT 73 Kyle Meadows Sr
G 74 Cole Mosier   Sr
OT 75 Tate Leavitt Jr
OT 76 Sebastien Dolcine Fr
OT 77 Mason Wolfe RFr
OT 79 Luke Fortner RFr
WR 80 JaVonte Richardson   Fr
WR 81 Isaiah Epps Fr
WR 82 Josh Ali Fr
TE 83 Justin Rigg So
WR 84 Charles Moushey Sr
TE 85 Greg Hart Sr
TE 86 Darryl Long So
TE 87 C. J. Conrad Jr
WR 88 Charles Walker Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 3 Jordan Griffin So
DE 4 Josh Paschal Fr
CB 5 Kendall Randolph Sr
S 7 Mike Edwards Jr
CB 8 Derrick Baity Jr
CB 9 Davonte Robinson RFr
CB 13 Zy'Aire Hughes RFr
LB 15 Jordan Wright   Fr
S 16 Marcus Walker So
CB 17 Tobias Gilliam RFr
DE 20 Kengera Daniel Jr
CB 21 Chris Westry Jr
DB 23 Tyrell Ajian   Fr
S 25 Darius West Jr
DB 26 Jack Jackson RFr
DB 26 Michael Nesbitt   Fr
DB 27 Cedrick Dort   Fr
CB 29 Yusuf Corker   Fr
CB 30 Isaiah Brown Fr
LB 31 Jamar Watkins RFr
LB 32 Eli Brown So
LB 34 Jordan Jones Jr
DE 35 Denzil Ware Jr
DT 36 Jacob Hyde Sr
LB 37 Spencer Foy Jr
LB 38 William Nalty Fr
LB 39 Elijah Barnett So
LB 41 Josh Allen Jr
LB 43 Logan Blue Jr
LB 44 Jamin Davis Fr
LB 45 Jaylin Bannerman RFr
LB 46 Drew Schlegel RFr
LB 47 Jordan Bonner Jr
LB 48 Brett Slusher So
LB 51 Courtney Love Sr
LB 56 Kash Daniel So
LB 58 Alex King   Fr
DT 59 Kordell Looney RFr
DE 60 Calvin Taylor So
DT 69 Matt Elam Sr
DT 77 Naquez Pringle Sr
DE 90 T. J. Carter So
DE 91 Kevin Kirby Fr
DT 92 Phil Hoskins   Fr
DT 93 Ja'Quize Cross RFr
DT 95 Quinton Bohanna Fr
DE 96 Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald   Fr
DE 97 Chris Whittaker   Fr
DE 98 Tymere Dubose Jr
DT 99 Adrian Middleton Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 42 Tristan Yeomans Jr
LS 53 Blake Best So
P 86 Grant McKinniss So
P 91 Tyler Pack RFr
P 93 Matt Panton Sr
PK 95 Miles Butler Jr
PK 99 Austin MacGinnis Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Eddie Gran
    Offensive coordinator/running backs
  • Darin Hinshaw
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Lamar Thomas
    Wide receivers
  • Vince Marrow
    Tight ends
  • John Schlarman
    Offensive line
  • Matt House
    Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Derrick LeBlanc
    Defensive line
  • Steve Clinkscale
    Defensive backs
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 1, 2017

Schedule and results

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The Wildcats' 2017 schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games. Kentucky hosted three of its four non-conference games—against Eastern Kentucky from the Ohio Valley Conference, Eastern Michigan from the Mid-American Conference, and Louisville from the ACC. They traveled to Southern Miss for their only road non-conference game. The Wildcats played eight conference games, hosting Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, and Ole Miss and traveling to South Carolina, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, and Georgia.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*
CBSSNW 24–1722,761
September 912:00 p.m.Eastern Kentucky*
SECNW 27–1654,868
September 167:30 p.m.at South Carolina
SECNW 23–1382,493
September 237:30 p.m.No. 20 Florida
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
SECNL 27–2862,945
September 304:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 24–2050,593
October 77:30 p.m.Missouri 
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 40–3457,476
October 213:00 p.m.at Mississippi State
SECNL 7–4558,963
October 287:30 p.m.Tennessee
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
SECNW 29–2657,543
November 44:00 p.m.Ole Miss
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNL 34–3755,665
November 114:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt
SECNW 44–2127,346
November 183:30 p.m.at No. 7 Georgia
CBSL 13–4292,746
November 2512:00 p.m.Louisville*
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
SECNL 17–4456,186
December 294:00 p.m.vs. No. 23 Northwestern*
ESPNL 23–2448,675
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[7]

Game summaries

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At Southern Miss

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See also: 2017 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Kentucky vs. Southern Miss
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 14 10024
Golden Eagles 0 3 7717

at M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

  • Date: September 2, 2017
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 • Wind: N 4 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny; 48%hum
  • Game attendance: 22,761
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV: CBSSN
  • [8]
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Eastern Kentucky

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See also: 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team
Eastern Kentucky vs. Kentucky
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colonels 7 6 3016
Wildcats 3 7 71027

at Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: September 9, 2017
  • Game time: Noon EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70 • Wind: 9 MPH E • Weather: Mostly sunny
  • Game attendance: 54,868
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV: SEC Network
  • [9]

At South Carolina

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See also: 2017 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
Kentucky vs. South Carolina
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 7 3623
Gamecocks 6 0 0713

at Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina

  • Date: September 16, 2017
  • Game time: 7:30pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 85 • Wind: NNE 4mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 82,483
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: SEC Network
  • [10]

#20 Florida

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See also: 2017 Florida Gators football team
#20 Florida vs. Kentucky
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#20 Gators 0 14 01428
Wildcats 7 7 10327

at Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: September 23, 2017
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 62,945
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic
  • [11]
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Eastern Michigan

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See also: 2017 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern Michigan vs. Kentucky
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 7 0620
Wildcats 7 7 3724

at Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: September 30, 2017
  • Game time: 4:00pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 71 • Wind: 12 ENE • Weather: Sunny, breezy
  • Game attendance: 50,593
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV: SEC Network
  • [12]

Missouri

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See also: 2017 Missouri Tigers football team
Missouri vs. Kentucky
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 14 13734
Wildcats 10 10 71340

at Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: October 7, 2017
  • Game time: 7:30pm EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75 • Wind: S10 • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 57,476
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV: SEC Network
  • [13]

At Mississippi State

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See also: 2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Kentucky vs. Mississippi State
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 007
Bulldogs 7 10 72145

at Davis Wade Stadium, Starkville, Mississippi

  • Date: October 21, 2017
  • Game time: 4:00p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature:83 • Wind:SE @ 12 • Weather:partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 58,963
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV: SECN
  • [14]

Tennessee

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See also: 2017 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Kentucky–Tennessee football rivalry
Tennessee vs. Kentucky
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Volunteers 6 14 3326
Wildcats 7 14 0829

at Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: October 28, 2017
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature:38 • Wind:5mph NW • Weather:Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 57,543
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV: SECN
  • [15]

Ole Miss

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See also: 2017 Ole Miss Rebels football team
Ole Miss vs. Kentucky
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 7 10 101037
Wildcats 3 17 7734

at Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky

  • Date: November 4, 2017
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65 • Wind: 6mph S • Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 55,665
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV: SECN
  • [16]

At Vanderbilt

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See also: 2017 Vanderbilt Commodores football team and Kentucky–Vanderbilt football rivalry
Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 13 21344
Commodores 7 0 14021

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 11, 2017
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 61 • Wind: S6 • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 27,346
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV: SECN
  • [17]

At #7 Georgia

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See also: 2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team
Kentucky vs. #7 Georgia
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 6 0 7013
#7 Bulldogs 7 14 71442

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia

  • Date: November 18, 2017
  • Game time: 3:45 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 • Wind: 9 SW • Weather: Overcast
  • Game attendance: 92,746
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV: CBS
  • [18]
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Louisville

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See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team and Governor's Cup (Kentucky)
Louisville at Kentucky
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 17 14 31044
Wildcats 7 3 0717

at Kroger Field • Lexington, Kentucky

#23 Northwestern–Music City Bowl

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See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team and 2017 Music City Bowl
Music City Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UK Wildcats 7 0 7923
#23 NU Wildcats 3 14 0724

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 29, 2017
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 48,675
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Taylor Zarzour, Andre Ware and Olivia Harlan
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Awards and milestones

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SEC honors

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All-SEC First Team

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All-SEC Second Team

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Freshman All-SEC

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School records

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  • Most touchdowns scored in a season: 18, Benny Snell (ongoing)
  • Most rushing touchdowns in a season: 18, Benny Snell (ongoing)[19]
  • Most career rushing touchdowns: 31, Benny Snell (ongoing)[19]
  • Most points scored in a season: 110, Benny Snell (ongoing)[19]
  • Most career points scored: 354, Austin MacGinnis (ongoing)
  • Most field goals in a season: 21, Austin MacGinnis (ongoing; ties own record from 2016)
  • Most career field goals: 71, Austin MacGinnis (ongoing)

National awards and honors

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References

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