2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

2000 Kentucky Wildcats football

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	2–9 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Hal Mumme (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tony Franklin (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Major (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5, 4–4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Seasons← 1999 2001 →

2000 Southeastern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
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
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. The team played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. They were led by head coach Hal Mumme, who was fired after the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	at Louisville*	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (Governor's Cup)	BBSN	L 34–40	42,510
September 9	1:30 pm	South Florida*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY		W 27–9	63,821
September 16	6:00 pm	Indiana*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 41–34	70,776
September 23	3:30 pm	at No. 3 Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	CBS	L 31–59	85,319
September 30	7:00 pm	at Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS		L 17–35	51,448
October 7	7:30 pm	South Carolina	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN2	L 17–20	69,334
October 14	8:00 pm	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	L 0–34	85,664
October 21	12:30 pm	No. 12 Georgia	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	JPS	L 30–34	68,565
November 4	1:30 pm	No. 18 Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	PPV	L 17–35	62,159
November 11	1:30 pm	Vanderbilt	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)		L 20–24	58,117
November 18	12:30 pm	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	JPS	L 20–59	106,437
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

Player	Class	Pos	Summary
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

Statistics

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)

References

"2000 Kentucky Wildcats Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
"Louisville exploits OT opportunity". The Paducah Sun. September 3, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Chance passes USF by". St. Petersburg Times. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Another late collapse for IU". The Times. September 17, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gators run over 'Cats, 59–31". St. Lucie News Tribune. September 24, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Miller, Ole Miss dismantle Kentucky". The Leaf-Chronicle. October 1, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cats fall short against Gamecocks". Messenger-Inquirer. October 8, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"LSU cruises past Kentucky". The Tennessean. October 15, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Freshman's 528 yards not enough for UK". Evansville Courier and Press. October 22, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bulldogs smother Wildcats". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Vandy no longer doormat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 12, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Knocking down the 'Dores". The Jackson Sun. November 26, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"2000 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
"2000 NCAA Football Statistics (Kentucky)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
"2000 Kentucky Wildcats Roster". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

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