2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team


The 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2008–2009. The team's head coach was Rich Brooks, who served his sixth year in the position. The Wildcats played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

Schedule

Depth chart

Game summaries

Louisville

;Starters
PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
QB5Mike Hartline6'6"205RS-So.Canton, Ohio1
TB28Tony Dixon5'9"203Sr.Parrish, Alabama1
FB38John Conner5'11"230Jr.West Chester, Ohio1
WR12Dicky Lyons5'11"190Sr.New Orleans, Louisiana1
WR17EJ Adams6'0"197Jr.Stone Mountain, Georgia1
TE40Maurice Grinter6'3"253Jr.Louisville, Kentucky1
LT79Garry Williams6-3300Sr.Louisville, Kentucky1
LG72Zipp Duncan6'5"295Jr.Magnolia, Kentucky1
C61Jorge González6'3"303Jr.Tampa Bay, Florida1
RG73Jess Beets6'2"293Sr.Dove Canyon, California1
RT76Justin Jeffries6'6"310Jr.Louisville, Kentucky1

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
LE99Jeremy Jarmon6'3"277 lb.Jr.Collierville, Tennessee1
LT98Myron Pryor6'1"310 lb.Sr.Louisville, Kentucky1
RT91Corey Peters6'3"290 lb.Jr.Louisville, Kentucky1
RE95Ventrell Jenkins6'2"285 lb.Sr.Columbia, South Carolina1
OLB56Braxton Kelley6'0"230 lb.Sr.LaGrange, Georgia1
MLB4Micah Johnson6'2"250 lb.Jr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky1
SLB51Johnny Williams6'3"244 lb.Sr.Jacksonville, Florida1
RCB32Trevard Lindley6'0"175 lb.Jr.Hiram, Georgia1
LCB7David Jones5'10"180 lb.Sr.Red Jacket, West Virginia1
FS27Ashton Cobb6'0"208 lb.Jr.Aliquippa, Pennsylvania1
SS2Marcus McClinton6'1"210 lb.Sr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky1

WEEK 1 SEC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MYRON PRYOR
Defensive Tackle
KENTUCKY
6-1 • 310 • Senior
Louisville, Ky.

Norfolk State

;Starters
PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
QB5Mike Hartline6'6"205RS-So.Canton, Ohio1
TB28Tony Dixon5'9"203Sr.Parrish, Alabama1
FB38John Conner5'11"230Jr.West Chester, Ohio1
WR12Dicky Lyons5'11"190Sr.New Orleans, Louisiana1
WR18Randall Cobb5'11"197Fr.Alcoa, Tennessee0
TE40Maurice Grinter6'3"253Jr.Louisville, Kentucky1
LT52Billy Joe Murphy6'6"292Rs.-Fr.Gamaliel, Kentucky0
LG72Zipp Duncan6'5"295Jr.Magnolia, Kentucky1
C61Jorge González6'3"303Jr.Tampa Bay, Florida1
RG73Jess Beets6'2"293Sr.Dove Canyon, California1
RT76Justin Jeffries6'6"310Jr.Louisville, Kentucky1

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
LE99Jeremy Jarmon6'3"277 lb.Jr.Collierville, Tennessee1
LT98Myron Pryor6'1"310 lb.Sr.Louisville, Kentucky1
RT91Corey Peters6'3"290 lb.Jr.Louisville, Kentucky1
RE95Ventrell Jenkins6'2"285 lb.Sr.Columbia, South Carolina1
OLB56Braxton Kelley6'0"230 lb.Sr.LaGrange, Georgia1
MLB4Micah Johnson6'2"250 lb.Jr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky1
SLB51Johnny Williams6'3"244 lb.Sr.Jacksonville, Florida1
RCB32Trevard Lindley6'0"175 lb.Jr.Hiram, Georgia1
LCB7David Jones5'10"180 lb.Sr.Red Jacket, West Virginia1
FS27Ashton Cobb6'0"208 lb.Jr.Aliquippa, Pennsylvania1
SS2Marcus McClinton6'1"210 lb.Sr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky1

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
QB5Mike Hartline6'6"205RS-So.Canton, Ohio3
TB28Tony Dixon5'9"203Sr.Parrish, Alabama3
FB38John Conner5'11"230Jr.West Chester, Ohio3
WR12Dicky Lyons5'11"190Sr.New Orleans, Louisiana3
WR81Kyrus Lanxter6'3"193So.Alcoa, Tennessee1
TE80T.C. Drake6'6"242Jr.Bardstown, Kentucky1
LT52Billy Joe Murphy6'6"292Rs-Fr.Gamaliel, Kentucky2
LG72Zipp Duncan6'5"295Jr.Magnolia, Kentucky3
C61Jorge González6'3"303Jr.Tampa Bay, Florida3
RG73Jess Beets6'2"293Sr.Dove Canyon, California3
RT76Justin Jeffries6'6"310Jr.Louisville, Kentucky3

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
LE99Jeremy Jarmon6'3"277 lb.Jr.Collierville, Tennessee3
LT98Myron Pryor6'1"310 lb.Sr.Louisville, Kentucky3
RT91Corey Peters6'3"290 lb.Jr.Louisville, Kentucky3
RE95Ventrell Jenkins6'2"285 lb.Sr.Columbia, South Carolina3
OLB56Braxton Kelley6'0"230 lb.Sr.LaGrange, Georgia3
MLB4Micah Johnson6'2"250 lb.Jr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky3
SLB51Johnny Williams6'3"244 lb.Sr.Jacksonville, Florida3
RCB32Trevard Lindley6'0"175 lb.Jr.Hiram, Georgia3
LCB7David Jones5'10"180 lb.Sr.Red Jacket, West Virginia3
FS27Ashton Cobb6'0"208 lb.Jr.Aliquippa, Pennsylvania2
SS2Marcus McClinton6'1"210 lb.Sr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky2

SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
MIKE HARTLINE
Quarterback
KENTUCKY
6-6 • 204 • Sophomore
Canton, Ohio

Western Kentucky

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
QB5Mike Hartline6'6"205RS-So.Canton, Ohio4
TB28Tony Dixon5'9"203Sr.Parrish, Alabama4
FB38John Conner5'11"230Jr.West Chester, Ohio4
WR12Dicky Lyons5'11"190Sr.New Orleans, Louisiana4
WR17EJ Adams6'0"175Jr.Stone Mountain, Georgia2
TE80T.C. Drake6'6"242Jr.Bardstown, Kentucky2
LT79Garry Williams6'3"303Sr.Louisville, Kentucky2
LG72Zipp Duncan6'5"295Jr.Magnolia, Kentucky4
C61Jorge González6'3"303Jr.Tampa Bay, Florida4
RG73Jess Beets6'2"293Sr.Dove Canyon, California4
RT76Justin Jeffries6'6"310Jr.Louisville, Kentucky4

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
LE99Jeremy Jarmon6'3"277 lb.Jr.Collierville, Tennessee4
LT98Myron Pryor6'1"310 lb.Sr.Louisville, Kentucky4
RT91Corey Peters6'3"290 lb.Jr.Louisville, Kentucky4
RE95Ventrell Jenkins6'2"285 lb.Sr.Columbia, South Carolina4
OLB21Michael Schwindel6'2"220 lb.Jr.Hawesville, Kentucky0
MLB56Braxton Kelley6'0"230 lb.Sr.LaGrange, Georgia4
SLB51Johnny Williams6'3"244 lb.Sr.Jacksonville, Florida4
RCB32Trevard Lindley6'0"175 lb.Jr.Hiram, Georgia4
LCB7David Jones5'10"180 lb.Sr.Red Jacket, West Virginia4
FS10Matt Lentz6'3"209 lb.Fr.Simpsonville, South Carolina0
SS2Marcus McClinton6'1"210 lb.Sr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky4

SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK
GARRY WILLIAMS
Tackle
KENTUCKY
6-3 • 300 • Senior
Louisville, Ky.

Alabama

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
QB5Mike Hartline6'6"205So.Canton, Ohio5
TB28Tony Dixon5'9"203Sr.Parrish, Alabama5
FB38John Conner5'11"230Jr.West Chester, Ohio5
WR12Dicky Lyons5'11"190Sr.New Orleans, Louisiana5
WR17EJ Adams6'0"197Jr.Stone Mountain, Georgia3
TE80T.C. Drake6'6"242Jr.Bardstown, Kentucky4
LT79Garry Williams6'3"300Sr.Louisville, Kentucky3
LG72Zipp Duncan6'5"295Jr.Magnolia, Kentucky5
C61Jorge González6'3"303Jr.Tampa Bay, Florida5
RG73Jess Beets6'2"293Sr.Dove Canyon, California5
RT72Brad Durham6'4"310So.Mount Vernon, Kentucky1

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
LE99Jeremy Jarmon6'3"277 lb.Jr.Collierville, Tennessee5
LT98Myron Pryor6'1"310 lb.Sr.Louisville, Kentucky5
RT91Corey Peters6'3"290 lb.Jr.Louisville, Kentucky5
RE95Ventrell Jenkins6'2"285 lb.Sr.Columbia, South Carolina5
OLB21Michael Schwindel6'1"220 lb.Jr.Hawesville, Kentucky2
MLB56Braxton Kelley6'0"230 lb.Sr.LaGrange, Georgia5
SLB51Johnny Williams6'3"244 lb.Sr.Jacksonville, Florida5
RCB32Trevard Lindley6'0"175 lb.Jr.Hiram, Georgia5
LCB7David Jones5'10"180 lb.Sr.Red Jacket, West Virginia5
FS33Calvin Harrison6'1"197 lb.Jr.Columbia, South Carolina1
SS2Marcus McClinton6'1"210 lb.Sr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky5'

South Carolina

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
QB5Mike Hartline6'6"205So.Canton, Ohio6
TB20Derrick Locke5'10"190So.Hugo, Oklahoma1
FB38John Conner5'11"230Jr.West Chester, Ohio6
WR12Dicky Lyons5'11"190Sr.New Orleans, Louisiana6
WR17EJ Adams6'0"197Jr.Stone Mountain, Georgia4
TE80T.C. Drake6'6"242Jr.Bardstown, Kentucky5
LT79Garry Williams6'3"300Sr.Louisville, Kentucky4
LG72Zipp Duncan6'5"295Jr.Magnolia, Kentucky6
C61Jorge González6'3"303Jr.Tampa Bay, Florida6
RG73Jess Beets6'2"293Sr.Dove Canyon, California6
RT72Brad Durham6'4"310So.Mount Vernon, Kentucky1

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
LE99Jeremy Jarmon6'3"277 lb.Jr.Collierville, Tennessee6
LT98Myron Pryor6'1"310 lb.Sr.Louisville, Kentucky6
RT91Corey Peters6'3"290 lb.Jr.Louisville, Kentucky6
RE95Ventrell Jenkins6'2"285 lb.Sr.Columbia, South Carolina6
OLB56Braxton Kelley6'0"230 lb.Sr.LaGrange, Georgia6
MLB4Micah Johnson6'2"250 lb.Jr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky4
SLB51Johnny Williams6'3"244 lb.Sr.Jacksonville, Florida6
RCB32Trevard Lindley6'0"175 lb.Jr.Hiram, Georgia6
LCB7David Jones5'10"180 lb.Sr.Red Jacket, West Virginia6
FS10Matt Lentz6'3"203 lb.Rs-Fr.Simpsonville, South Carolina2
SS2Marcus McClinton6'1"210 lb.Sr.Fort Campbell, Kentucky6

Arkansas

PositionNumberNameHeightWeightClassHometownGames↑
QB5Mike Hartline6'6"205So.Canton, Ohio6
TB20Derrick Locke5'10"190So.Hugo, Oklahoma1
FB38John Conner5'11"230Jr.West Chester, Ohio6
WR12Randall Cobb5'11"185Fr.Alcoa, Tennessee4
WR22Aaron Boyd6'3"210Fr.Lexington, Kentucky0
TE80T.C. Drake6'6"242Jr.Bardstown, Kentucky5
LT79Garry Williams6'3"300Sr.Louisville, Kentucky4
LG72Zipp Duncan6'5"295Jr.Magnolia, Kentucky6
C61Jorge González6'3"303Jr.Tampa Bay, Florida6
RG73Jess Beets6'2"293Sr.Dove Canyon, California6
RT72Brad Durham6'4"310So.Mount Vernon, Kentucky1

Florida

Mississippi State

Georgia

Vanderbilt

Tennessee

East Carolina

Rankings

Statistics

Team

Scores by quarter

Offense

Rushing

Passing

Receiving

Defense

Special teams

Coaches

Head coach: Rich Brooks

Offense

Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Joker Phillips
Offensive Scheme: Spread
Quarterbacks: Randy Sanders
Offensive Line: Jimmy Heggins
Running Backs: Larry Brown
Tight Ends: Steve Ortameyer

Defense

Defensive Coordinator: Steve Brown
Base Defense: 4-3
Defensive Line: Rick Petri
Linebackers: Chuck Smith
Defensive Backs: Chris Thurmond

Roster

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;Quarterbacks
  • 1 Will Fidler QB - So
  • 3 Matt Roark QB - Fr
  • 5 Mike Hartline QB - So
  • 10 Matt Lentz QB - So
  • 16 Deaunte Mason QB - Fr
  • 17 Tyler Sargent QB - So
  • 18 Randall Cobb QB - Fr
;Wide receivers
  • 6 Taiedo Smith WR/DB - So
  • 7 David Jones WR - Sr
  • 8 DeMoreo Ford WR - Sr
  • 12 Dicky Lyons Jr. WR - Jr
  • 13 Eric Adeyemi WR -Fr
  • 14 Anthony Mosley WR - So
  • 22 Aaron Boyd WR -Fr
  • 26 Terrence Jones WR - So
  • 48 Jayce Long WR - So
  • 49 Antonio Thomas WR/DB - So
  • 81 Kyrus Lanxter WR - So
  • 83 Anthony Stewart WR - Sr
  • 83 Courtney Gholson WR - So
  • 83 EJ Fields DB - Fr
  • 84 Chris Wraley WR - Jr
  • 85 Gene McCaskill WR - Fr
  • 87 Andre Henderson WR - So
;Offensive linemen
  • 52 Billy Joe Murphy OL - So
  • 59 Dave Ulinski OL - Fr
  • 60 Dustin Luck OL - Jr
  • 61 Jorge Gonzalez C - Jr
  • 63 Jake Lanefski OL - So
  • 64 Osaze Idumwonyi OL - Fr
  • 66 Chandler Burden OL -Fr
  • 68 Michael Williams OL - Jr
  • 70 Stuart Hines OL - So
  • 72 Zipp Duncan OT - Jr
  • 73 Jess Beets OG - Sr
  • 74 Trevino Woods OL - Fr
  • 74 Joe Fischer OT - Sr
  • 75 Brad Durham OL - So
  • 76 Justin Jeffries OT - Jr
  • 77 Marcus Davis OL - So
  • 78 Christian Johnson OL - Sr
  • 79 Garry Williams OT - Sr
;Tight ends
  • 80 T.C. Drake TE - Jr
  • 82 Tyler Sexton TE - Jr
  • 86 Ross Bogue TE - Jr
  • 88 Chris Goode TE - So
  • 89 Sean Stackhouse TE - Fr
;Running backs
  • 20 Derrick Locke RB - So
  • 28 Tony Dixon RB - Sr
  • 29 Alfonso Smith RB - Jr
  • 30 Moncell Allen RB - So
  • 33 Antoine Brown RB - 'Jr
  • 37 Trey Bowland RB - So
;Fullbacks
  • 38 John Conner FB - Jr
  • 40 Maurice Grinter FB - Jr
  • 43 Stephen Ball FB - So
  • 47 Matt Ramsey FB - So
;Defensive tackles
  • 53 Ricky Lumpkin DT - So
  • 90 Matthew Smith DT - Fr
  • 91 Corey Peters DT - Jr
  • 93 Austin Moss DT - Jr
  • 95 Ventrell Jenkins DT - Sr
  • 98 Myron Pryor DT - Sr
;Defensive linemen
  • 60 Shane McCord DL - So
  • 67 Joe Scott DL - So
;Defensive ends
  • 39 Courtney Coffey DE - So
  • 45 Antwane Glenn DE - So
  • 62 Greg Meisner DE - So
  • 67 Charles Mustafaa DE - So
  • 69 B.J. Wiedemann DE - So
  • 90 Jamil Paris DE - Jr
  • 92 Josh Minton DE - So
  • 96 Collins Ukwu DE - Fr
  • 97 Nii Adjei Oninku DE - Sr
  • 99 Jeremy Jarmon DE - Jr
;Linebackers
  • 4 Micah Johnson LB - Jr
  • 39 William Johnson DB - Fr
  • 41 Danny Trevathan LB - Fr
  • 41 Ben Bates LB - Jr
  • 42 Chris Cessna LB - So
  • 43 Mikhail Mabry LB - Jr
  • 46 Ronnie Sneed LB - So
  • 47 A.J. Nance LB - Jr
  • 50 Sam Maxwell LB - Jr
  • 51 Johnny Williams LB - Sr
  • 54 Brandon Thurmond LB - So
  • 56 Braxton Kelley LB - Sr
  • 57 Jacob Dufrene LB - So
  • 94 Taylor Wyndham LB - Fr
;Defensive backs
  • 2 Marcus McClinton DB - Sr
  • 11 Greg Wilson DB - So
  • 15 Chris Drayton DB - So
  • 19 Winston Guy DB - Fr
  • 21 Michael Schwindel DB - Jr
  • 23 Shomari Moore DB - Sr
  • 24 Randall Burden DB - 'So
  • 25 Ahmad Grigsby Jr DB - So
  • 27 Ashton Cobb DB - Jr
  • 31 Jordan Nevels DB - Jr
  • 32 Trevard Lindley DB - So
  • 33 Calvin Harrison DB - Jr
  • 34 Paul Warford DB - Jr
  • 35 Cartier Rice DB - Fr
  • 36 Robbie McAtee DB - Sr
  • 40 Daryl Faulkner DB - So
  • 71 James Alexander DB - Jr
;Long snappers
  • 58 Greg Curtin LS - Sr
  • 62 Clay Pear LS - So
  • 65 J.J. Helton LS - So
  • 74 Brad Hart LS - So
;Punters
;Place kickers
  • 36 Lones Seiber K - Jr
  • 97 J.J. Housley K - Sr

Postseason awards

All-American

All-SEC

All-Freshman SEC

Preseason awards

All-SEC

Class of 2009 commitments/signees