2020_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team

2020 Kentucky Wildcats football
2020 Kentucky Wildcats football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 23–21 vs. NC State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	5–6 (4–6 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Stoops (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Gran (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Darin Hinshaw (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brad White (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4 or 4–3
Home stadium	Kroger Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2020 University of Kentucky football season

The 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the East Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Stoops.

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"KENTUCKY (0-0) -VS- AUBURN (0-0)".

[UKvsOleMiss2020-6] [6]
"OLE MISS (0-1) -VS- KENTUCKY (0-1)".

[UKvsMSU2020-7] [7]
"MISSISSIPPI STATE (1-1) -VS- KENTUCKY (0-2)".

[UKvsUTK2020-8] [8]
"KENTUCKY (1-2) -VS- TENNESSEE (2-1)".

[UKvsMIZ2020-9] [9]
"KENTUCKY (2-2) -VS- MISSOURI (1-2)".

[UKvsUGA2020-10] [10]
"GEORGIA (3-1) -VS- KENTUCKY (2-3)".

[UKvsVAN2020-11] [11]
"VANDERBILT (0-5) -VS- KENTUCKY (2-4)".

[UKvsALA2020-12] [12]
"KENTUCKY (3-4) -VS- ALABAMA (6-0)".

[UKvsFLA2020-13] [13]
"KENTUCKY (3-5) -VS- FLORIDA (6-1)".

[UKvsUSC2020-14] [14]
"SOUTH CAROLINA (2-7) -VS- KENTUCKY (3-6)".

[UKvsNCSU2020-15] [15]
"NC STATE (8-3) -VS- KENTUCKY (4-6)".

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
1	Florida	624 (53)
2	Georgia	613 (43)
3	Tennessee	434
4	Kentucky	405
5	South Carolina	287
6	Missouri	224
7	Vanderbilt	101

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26, 2020	12:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Auburn	No. 23	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN	L 13–29	17,490
October 3	4:00 p.m.	Ole Miss		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 41–42 ^OT	12,000
October 10	7:30 p.m.	Mississippi State		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	W 24–2	12,000
October 17	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	SECN	W 34–7	22,519
October 24	4:00 p.m.	at Missouri		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	SECN	L 10–20	11,738
October 31	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Georgia		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	L 3–14	12,000
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt		Kroger Field Lexington, KY (rivalry)	SECN	W 38–35	12,000
November 21	4:00 p.m.	at No. 1 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 3–63	19,424
November 28	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–34	14,453
December 5	7:30 p.m.	South Carolina		Kroger Field Lexington, KY	SECN	W 41–18	12,000
January 2, 2021	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 23 NC State*		TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–21	10,422
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game All times are in Central time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV*	23	23	RV
Coaches	RV	RV*	20	RV	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Wildcats	7	0	6	0	13
No. 8 Tigers	8	0	7	14	29

Statistics	UK	AUB
First downs	21	16
Plays–yards	78–384	57–324
Rushes–yards	40–145	30–91
Passing yards	239	233
Passing: comp–att–int	24–38–1	16–27–0
Time of possession	36:29	23:31

2020_Kentucky_Wildcats_football_team

2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Preseason

SEC Media Days

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

At Auburn

Ole Miss

Mississippi State

At Tennessee

At Missouri

Georgia

Vanderbilt

At Alabama

At Florida

South Carolina

Vs. NC State (Gator Bowl)

Players drafted into the NFL

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 13 Florida x	8	–	2	8	–	4
No. 7 Georgia	7	–	2	8	–	2
Missouri	5	–	5	5	–	5
Kentucky	4	–	6	5	–	6
Tennessee	3	–	7	3	–	7
South Carolina	2	–	8	2	–	8
Vanderbilt	0	–	9	0	–	9
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^	10	–	0	13	–	0
No. 4 Texas A&M	8	–	1	9	–	1
Auburn	6	–	4	6	–	5
LSU*	5	–	5	5	–	5
Ole Miss	4	–	5	5	–	5
Arkansas	3	–	7	3	–	7
Mississippi State	3	–	7	4	–	7
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule. Rankings from AP Poll.

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing	Terry Wilson	24/37, 239 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kavosiey Smoke	7 carries, 62 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Josh Ali	9 receptions, 98 yds
Auburn	Passing	Bo Nix	16/27, 233 yds, 3 TD
	Rushing	Bo Nix	5 carries, 34 yds
	Receiving	Seth Williams	6 receptions, 112 yds, 2 TD

Statistics	MISS	UK
First downs	26	26
Total yards	459	559
Passing yards	320	151
Rushing yards	139	408
Penalties	5–33	8–81
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	23:55	36:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ole Miss	Passing	Matt Corral	24/29, 320 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Matt Corral	13 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Jonathan Mingo	8 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
Kentucky	Passing	Terry Wilson	14/18, 151 yards
	Rushing	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	17 carries, 133 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Josh Ali	7 receptions, 88 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi State	Passing	K. J. Costello	36–55, 232 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	Kylin Hill	7 rushes, 17 yards
	Receiving	Kylin Hill	15 receptions, 79 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Terry Wilson	8–20, 73 yards, TD
	Rushing	Terry Wilson	13 rushes, 50 yards
	Receiving	Josh Ali	2 receptions, 22 yards

Statistics	UGA	UK
First downs	20	15
Plays–yards	58-346	65-229
Rushes–yards	43-215	39-138
Passing yards	131	91
Passing: comp–att–int	9-14-2	15-25-0
Time of possession	25:00	35:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	9/13, 131 yds, 2 INT
	Rushing	Zamir White	26 carries, 136 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Cook	4 receptions, 62 yds,
Kentucky	Passing	Joey Gatewood	15-25, 91 yds
	Rushing	Chris Rodriguez	20 carries, 108 yds
	Receiving	Josh Ali	5 receptions, 35 yds

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Vanderbilt	Passing	Ken Seals	21/32, 225 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Keyon Henry-Brooks	29 rushes, 121 yards
	Receiving	Amir Abdur-Rahman	7 receptions, 89 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Terry Wilson	13/15, 110 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	13 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Keaton Upshaw	2 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Statistics	SC	UK
First downs	21	24
Total yards	404	492
Rushes/yards	44/297	45/291
Passing yards	107	201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-27-1	17-26-0
Time of possession	25:49	34:11

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Carolina	Passing	Luke Doty	11–25, 85 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kevin Harris	21 carries, 210 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dakereon Joyner	4 receptions, 43 yards, 1 TD
Kentucky	Passing	Terry Wilson	17–26, 201 yards
	Rushing	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	14 carries, 139 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Justin Rigg	3 receptions, 72 yards

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	2	0	2
Wildcats	0	14	0	10	24

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Commodores	0	14	7	14	35
Wildcats	14	10	7	7	38

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	3	0	7	8	18
Wildcats	10	17	7	7	41

Statistics	NCST	UK
First downs	19	19
Plays–yards	66–318	68–380
Rushes–yards	26–50	48–281
Passing yards	268	99
Passing: comp–att–int	27–40–3	12–20–0
Time of possession	25:53	34:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing	Bailey Hockman	27/40, 268 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Zonovan Knight	12 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Thayer Thomas	3 receptions, 46 yards
Kentucky	Passing	Terry Wilson	12/20, 99 yards
	Rushing	Asim Rose Jr.	12 carries, 148 yards
	Receiving	Keaton Upshaw	2 receptions, 25 yards

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	19	Jamin Davis	LB	Washington Football Team
2	44	Kelvin Joseph	CB	Dallas Cowboys
6	192	Quinton Bohanna	DT	Dallas Cowboys
6	200	Brandin Echols	CB	New York Jets
6	206	Landon Young	OT	New Orleans Saints
7	232	Phil Hoskins	DT	Carolina Panthers