| 2000 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Eastern Division | |
| Record | 2–9 (0–8 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tony Franklin (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Major (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
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| No. 10 Florida x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 South Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Georgia | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Auburn x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 LSU | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Mississippi State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Florida 28, Auburn 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Hal Mumme in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference place, placing last out of six teams in the SEC's Eastern Division. The team played home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.
Mumme resigned in early 2001 following an NCAA investigation into recruiting violations. [1] The committee concluded that Mumme was innocent of any rules violations and did not receive any individual sanctions, though the committee said that Mumme failed to properly monitor the activities of the recruiting office. [2] [3] While Mumme was found to be innocent, the program was found to have committed nearly 30 recruiting violations, mainly paying recruits, giving gifts to prospects, and writing papers for prospects. [4] The Wildcats were banned from postseason play for three seasons and lost 19 scholarships over the next three seasons.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | 7:00 pm | at Louisville * | BBSN | L 34–40 OT | 42,510 | [5] | |
| September 9 | 1:30 pm | South Florida * | W 27–9 | 63,821 | [6] | ||
| September 16 | 6:00 pm | Indiana * |
| ESPN2 | W 41–34 | 70,776 | [7] |
| September 23 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 Florida | CBS | L 31–59 | 85,319 | [8] | |
| September 30 | 7:00 pm | at Ole Miss | L 17–35 | 51,448 | [9] | ||
| October 7 | 7:30 pm | South Carolina |
| ESPN2 | L 17–20 | 69,334 | [10] |
| October 14 | 8:00 pm | at LSU | PPV | L 0–34 | 85,664 | [11] | |
| October 21 | 12:30 pm | No. 12 Georgia |
| JPS | L 30–34 | 68,565 | [12] |
| November 4 | 1:30 pm | No. 18 Mississippi State |
| PPV | L 17–35 | 62,159 | [13] |
| November 11 | 1:30 pm | Vanderbilt |
| L 20–24 | 58,117 | [14] | |
| November 18 | 12:30 pm | at Tennessee | JPS | L 20–59 | 106,437 | [15] | |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 13 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
| Statistics | UK | LOU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 25 |
| Total yards | 417 | 442 |
| Rushing yards | 95 | 186 |
| Passing yards | 322 | 256 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–34–3 | 23–30–0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 4 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 22/34, 322 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Jared Lorenzen | 7 rushes, 38 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Derek Smith | 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD | |
| Louisville | Passing | Dave Ragone | 23/30, 256 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Tony Stallings | 15 rushes, 144 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Deion Branch | 9 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Wildcats | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Statistics | USF | UK |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 28 |
| Total yards | 215 | 527 |
| Rushing yards | 134 | 145 |
| Passing yards | 81 | 382 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–24–1 | 30–58–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | Passing | Marquel Blackwell | 12/24, 81 yards, INT |
| Rushing | |||
| Receiving | |||
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 30/57, 382 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Chad Scott | 14 rushes, 106 yards | |
| Receiving | Quentin McCord | 6 receptions, 120 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hoosiers | 7 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 34 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
| Statistics | IU | UK |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Total yards | 375 | 418 |
| Rushing yards | 232 | 79 |
| Passing yards | 143 | 339 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 11–26–0 | 33–48–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Passing | Antwaan Randle El | 11/26, 143 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Antwaan Randle El | 25 rushes, 83 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Bobby Brandt | 2 receptions, 42 yards, TD | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 33/48, 339 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Chad Scott | 15 rushes, 63 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Derek Smith | 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 3 Gators | 10 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
| Statistics | UK | FLA |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 504 | 452 |
| Rushing yards | 141 | 190 |
| Passing yards | 363 | 262 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 35–60–2 | 15–27–0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 35/60, 363 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Artose Pinner | 17 rushes, 125 yards | |
| Receiving | Quentin McCord | 5 receptions, 115 yards | |
| Florida | Passing | Jesse Palmer | 12/19, 190 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Earnest Graham | 14 rushes, 128 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jabar Gaffney | 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Rebels | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 35 |
| Statistics | UK | MISS |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 23 |
| Total yards | 231 | 417 |
| Rushing yards | 39 | 179 |
| Passing yards | 192 | 238 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–42–3 | 15–25–0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 17/42, 192 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Chad Scott | 10 rushes, 26 yards | |
| Receiving | Derek Abney | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD | |
| Ole Miss | Passing | Romaro Miller | 15/25, 238 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Deuce McAllister | 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Grant Heard | 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamecocks | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Statistics | SCAR | UK |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Total yards | 387 | 397 |
| Rushing yards | 159 | 93 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 304 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–31–0 | 34–52–2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | Passing | Phil Petty | 17/31, 228 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Derek Watson | 23 rushes, 149 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Brian Scott | 8 receptions, 157 yards, TD | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 34/52, 304 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Chad Scott | 16 rushes, 85 yards | |
| Receiving | Derek Abney | 5 receptions, 65 yards |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Statistics | UK | LSU |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 23 |
| Total yards | 397 | 339 |
| Rushing yards | 117 | 114 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 225 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 31–55–1 | 15–33–0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 31/55, 280 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Martez Johnson | 11 rushes, 53 yards | |
| Receiving | Quentin McCord | 4 receptions, 51 yards | |
| LSU | Passing | Josh Booty | 15/33, 225 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | LaBrandon Toefield | 18 rushes, 52 yards | |
| Receiving | Josh Reed | 7 receptions, 67 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 12 Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Statistics | UGA | UK |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 438 | 620 |
| Rushing yards | 38 | 92 |
| Passing yards | 400 | 528 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–38–1 | 39–58–2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | Passing | Cory Phillips | 20/38, 400 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Jasper Sanks | 11 rushes, 19 yards | |
| Receiving | Damien Gary | 2 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 39/58, 528 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Chad Scott | 17 rushes, 56 yards | |
| Receiving | Quentin McCord | 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Statistics | MSST | UK |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 27 |
| Total yards | 465 | 386 |
| Rushing yards | 253 | 122 |
| Passing yards | 212 | 264 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 11–20–2 | 23–53–4 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 7 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State | Passing | Wayne Madkin | 11/20, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Dicenzo Miller | 19 rushes, 117 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Larry Huntington | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 23/53, 264 yards, TD, 4 INT |
| Rushing | Chad Scott | 21 rushes, 119 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Derek Smith | 6 receptions, 102 yards |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commodores | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Statistics | VAN | UK |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 15 | 33 |
| Total yards | 345 | 577 |
| Rushing yards | 82 | 192 |
| Passing yards | 263 | 385 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–29–0 | 33–55–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | Passing | Greg Zolman | 17/29, 263 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Jared McGrath | 18 rushes, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Anthony Jones | 3 receptions, 103 yards | |
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 33/55, 385 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Chad Scott | 19 rushes, 92 yards | |
| Receiving | Derek Smith | 7 receptions, 87 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Volunteers | 21 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 59 |
| Statistics | UK | TENN |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 24 |
| Total yards | 426 | 590 |
| Rushing yards | 96 | 228 |
| Passing yards | 330 | 362 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–49–2 | 19–25–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Passing | Jared Lorenzen | 24/46, 328 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Chad Scott | 14 rushes, 47 yards | |
| Receiving | Quentin McCord | 6 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD | |
| Tennessee | Passing | Casey Clausen | 19/24, 362 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Travis Henry | 18 rushes, 139 yards, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Cedrick Wilson Sr. | 6 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD |
| Player [18] | Class | Pos | Summary |
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| Jared Lorenzen* | FR | QB | 321 Cmp, 559 Att, 3687 Yds, 19 TD |
| Mark Perry | SR | QB | 1 Cmp, 3 Att, 2 Yds, 0 TD |
| Chad Scott* | FR | RB | 130 Att, 611 Yds, 4.7 Avg |
| Derek Homer* | SR | RB | 38 Rec, 341 Yds, 9.0 Avg |
| Joel Bryan | JR | RB | 1 Att, 4 Yds, 4.0 Avg |
| Artose Pinner | SO | RB | 39 Att, 188 Yds, 4.8 Avg |
| Martez Johnson | SO | RB | 15 Att, 61 Yds, 4.1 Avg |
| Kendrick Shanklin | JR | RB | 4 Rec, 32 Yds, 8.0 Avg |
| Mike Kamphake | SO | RB | |
| Quentin McCord* | SR | WR | 45 Rec, 799 Yds, 17.8 Avg |
| Dougie Allen* | JR | WR | 22 Rec, 315 Yds, 14.3 Avg |
| Ernest Simms | WR | 10 Rec, 168 Yds, 16.8 Avg | |
| Derek Abney | FR | WR | 40 Rec, 413 Yds, 10.3 Avg |
| Bobby Blizzard | SO | WR | 23 Rec, 199 Yds, 8.7 Avg |
| Jimmy Robinson | SR | WR | 9 Rec, 110 Yds, 12.2 Avg |
| Neal Brown | SO | WR | 8 Rec, 38 Yds, 4.8 Avg |
| Anthony Kelly | WR | 8 Rec, 64 Yds, 8.0 Avg | |
| Mike Beirne | JR | WR | 2 Rec, 28 Yds, 14.0 Avg |
| Gary Hughes | JR | WR | 2 Rec, 3 Yds, 1.5 Avg |
| Alex Herman | SR | WR | 1 Rec, 0 Yds, 0.0 Avg |
| Brad Pyatt | SO | WR | 1 Rec, 1 Yds, 1.0 Avg |
| Derek Smith* | SO | TE | 49 Rec, 713 Yds, 14.6 Avg |
| Chase Harp | SO | TE | 11 Rec, 134 Yds, 12.2 Avg |
| Eric Arling | FR | TE | 1 Rec, 10 Yds, 10.0 Avg |
| Edgar Gantt | SO | TE | |
| Matt Brown* | OL | ||
| Keith Chatelain* | OL | ||
| Antonio Hall* | OL | ||
| Kip Sixberry* | OL | ||
| Josh Parrish | OL | ||
| Brandon Sanders | SR | K | |
| Otis Grigsby* | DL | ||
| Jeremy Caudill* | DL | ||
| Matt Layow* | DL | ||
| Dewayne Robertson* | DL | ||
| Chris Demaree | JR | DL | |
| John Robinson | DL | ||
| Chris Gayton* | LB | ||
| Marlon McCree* | SR | LB | |
| Ryan Murphy* | LB | ||
| Ronnie Riley | LB | ||
| Willie Gary* | SR | DB | |
| Kenneth Grant* | DB | ||
| David Johnson* | DB | ||
| Eric Kelly* | SR | DB | |
| Octavius Bond | DB | ||
| Derrick Tatum | SO | DB | |
| Anthony Wajda | JR | DB | |
| Seth Hanson | JR | P | |
| Glenn Pakulak | P |
Points For: 254
Points/G: 23.1 (77th of 116)
Points Against: 383
Opp Pts/G: 34.8 (106th of 116)
SRS: -4.97 (81st of 116)
SOS: 5.12 (17th of 116)