# 2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 2011 Kentucky Wildcats Football Team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2011–2012. The team, led by second-year head coach Joker Phillips, played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium, now known as Kroger Field, in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
While the Wildcats ended the season at 5–7 and missed out what would have been their sixth consecutive bowl appearance, they finished on a high. The Wildcats' season-ending 10–7 victory over Tennessee, their first over the Volunteers since 1984, ended what was then the longest current losing streak against an annual opponent in FBS at 26.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 9:15 pm | vs. Western Kentucky* | LP FieldNashville, TN | ESPNU | W 14–3 | 24,599 |
| September 10 | 12:00 pm | Central Michigan* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | ESPNU | W 27–13 | 58,022 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | Louisville* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (Governor's Cup) | ESPNU | L 17–24 | 68,170 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | No. 15 Florida | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (rivalry) | ESPN | L 10–48 | 65,134 |
| October 1 | 12:21 pm | at No. 1 LSU | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | SECN | L 7–35 | 92,660 |
| October 8 | 12:21 pm | at No. 18 South Carolina | Williams-Brice StadiumColumbia, SC | SECN | L 3–54 | 75,838 |
| October 22 | 12:00 pm | No. 10(FCS) Jacksonville State* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | ESPNU | W 38–14 | 54,098 |
| October 29 | 7:00 pm | Mississippi State | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | SECRN | L 16–28 | 57,891 |
| November 5 | 3:30 pm | Ole Miss | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | ESPNU | W 30–13 | 56,882 |
| November 12 | 12:21 pm | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN (rivalry) | SECN | L 8–38 | 33,718 |
| November 19 | 12:21 pm | at No. 13 Georgia | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | SECN | L 10–19 | 92,746 |
| November 24 | 12:21 pm | Tennessee | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel) | SECN | W 10–7 | 57,040 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Kentucky | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| Western Kentucky | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Central Michigan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| • #24 Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Louisville | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| #23 Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |

### Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #15 Florida | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### LSU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kentucky | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
| • #1 LSU | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### South Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kentucky | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| • #18 South Carolina | 7 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 40 |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jacksonville State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Kentucky | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |

### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Mississippi State | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Ole Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ole Miss | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| • Vanderbilt | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kentucky | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| • #12 Georgia | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 26 |

### Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Kentucky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

## Statistics
### Team

| | UK | Opp |
| Scoring | 68 | 88 |
| Points per Game | 17.0 | 22.0 |
| First Downs | 62 | 69 |
| Rushing | 25 | 38 |
| Passing | 26 | 29 |
| Penalty | 11 | 2 |
| Total Offense | 1123 | 1464 |
| Avg per Play | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| Avg per Game | 280.8 | 366.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 6–4 | 3–2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 14–112 | 29–282 |
| Avg per Game | 28.0 | 75.0 |
| | UK | Opp |
| Punts-Yards | 23-987 | 25-945 |
| Avg Net Punt | 42.9 | 37.8 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 28:13 | 31:47 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 17/59 | 22/60 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 2/10 | 1/2 |
| Touchdowns Scored | 8 | 10 |
| Field Goals-Attempts | 4–5 | 6–7 |
| PAT-Attempts | 8–8 | 10–10 |
| Attendance | 191,326 | 24,599 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 63,775 | 0 |
| Neutral Site Games | 0 | 24,599 |

#### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Kentucky | 9 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 68 |
| Opponents | 41 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 88 |

### Offense
#### Rushing

| Name | GP-GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Josh Clemons | 4–2 | 87 | 245 | 7 | 200 | 5.0 | 2 | 77 | 50.0 |
| Morgan Newton | 4–0 | 40 | 220 | 120 | 100 | 2.5 | 1 | 58 | 25.0 |
| Raymond Sanders | 2–2 | 21 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 4.6 | 0 | 25 | 48.5 |
| CoShik Williams | 3–0 | 17 | 64 | 2 | 62 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 | 9.5 |
| Jonathan George | 4–0 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 | 14 | 9.5 |
| Matt Roark | 4–0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 |
| Brandon Gainer | 2–0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 |
| D.J. Warren | 4–0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 |
| Maxwell Smith | 1–0 | 3 | 0 | −7 | −7 | −2.3 | 0 | 0 | −7.0 |
| Demarco Robinson | 4–0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −10 | −3.3 | 0 | 0 | −2.5 |
| Total | 4 | 138 | 645 | 153 | 492 | 3.6 | 3 | 87 | 123.0 |
| Opponents | 4 | 160 | 885 | 70 | 815 | 5.1 | 4 | 84 | 203.8 |

#### Passing

| Name | GP-GS | Effic | Att-Cmp | Pct | Yds | TD-INT | Lng | Avg/G |
| Morgan Newton | 4–4 | 102.8 | 59–110 | 53.6 | 590 | 5–6 | 46 | 147.5 |
| Maxwell Smith | 1–0 | 85.9 | 6–11 | 54.5 | 41 | 0–0 | 10 | 41.0 |
| Team | 0 | 0.0 | 0–1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 4 | 100.4 | 65–122 | 53.3 | 631 | 5–6 | 46 | 157.8 |
| Opponents | 4 | 98.2 | 53–112 | 47.3 | 649 | 5–7 | 45 | 162.2 |

#### Receiving

| Name | GP-GS | Receptions | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| La'Rod King | 4–4 | 19 | 276 | 14.5 | 4 | 46 | 69.0 |
| EJ Fields | 3–0 | 9 | 73 | 8.1 | 1 | 14 | 24.3 |
| Matt Roark | 4–1 | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 0 | 8 | 4.5 |
| Demarco Robinson | 4–1 | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 | 4.2 |
| CoShik Williams | 3–0 | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | 12 | 5.3 |
| Nick Melillo | 4–2 | 4 | 69 | 17.2 | 0 | 29 | 17.2 |
| Tyler Robinson | 3–0 | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 0 | 8 | 8.3 |
| Josh Clemons | 4–0 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 38 | 12.2 |
| Gene McCaskill | 3–3 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 34 | 14.3 |
| Brian Adams | 3–0 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 | 5.3 |
| Ronnie Shields | 2–0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 |
| DJ Warren | 4–0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 |
| Stuart Hines | 4–0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 |
| Aaron Boyd | 2–0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 |
| Raymond Sanders | 2–0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total | 4 | 65 | 631 | 9.7 | 5 | 46 | 157.8 |
| Opponents | 4 | 53 | 649 | 12.2 | 5 | 45 | 162.2 |

### Defense

| Name | GP-GS | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Pass Defense | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Blkd Kick |
| Name | GP-GS | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | PD | QBH | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No.-Yds | FF | Blkd Kick |
| Danny Trevathan | 4–4 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 5.5–19 | 2.0–14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1–28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 |
| Winston Guy | 4–4 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 4.5–12 | 1.0–2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2–0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Sneed | 4–4 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 1.0–3 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1–4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martavius Neloms | 4–4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1–6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ridge Wilson | 4–4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 0.5–1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Williamson | 4–0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–15 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mikie Benton | 4–4 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randall Burden | 4–4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 1.5–13 | 1.0–12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1–32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donte Rumph | 4–1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1.5–2 | 1.0–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Collins Ukwu | 3–3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3.0–9 | 1.0–6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |
| Mister Cobble | 4–1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0.5–2 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mosely | 4–4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke McDermott | 4–4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1.0–5 | 1.0–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Coleman | 4–0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwane Glenn | 4–0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mychal Bailey | 3–0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Wyndham | 4–4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alvin Dupree | 4–0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashely Lowery | 4–0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Roark | 4–0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm McDuffen | 4–0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| EJ Fields | 3–0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Douglas | 2–0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristian Johnson | 4–0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylen Hall | 4–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Correll | 4–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Murphy | 2–0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 127 | 168 | 295 | 19–66 | 7–41 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 7–85 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1–0 | 2 | 0 |
| Opponents | 4 | 143 | 146 | 289 | 34–158 | 16–104 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 6–48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4–2 | 6 | 1 |

### Special teams

| Name | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Field Goals | Field Goals | Field Goals | Field Goals | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | Att.-Made | Pct. | Long | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
| Ryan Tydlacka | 22 | 976 | 44.4 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4–5 | .800 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mansour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1030 | 64.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 987 | 42.9 | 59 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4–5 | .800 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 1030 | 64.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Opponents | 25 | 945 | 37.8 | 58 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6–7 | .860 | 45 | 0 | 20 | 1293 | 64.7 | 3 | 2 |
| Name | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| Randall Burden | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mychal Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 220 | 22.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Raymond Sanders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 30 |
| Winston Guy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Demarco Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 1.4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 308 | 20.5 | 0 | 36 |
| Opponents | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 147 | 14.7 | 0 | 27 |

### Starters per game

Offense
| Opponent \ Position | QB | RB | FB/WR | WR | WR/TE | TE/WR | OT | OG | C | OG | OT |
| Western Kentucky | Newton | Sanders | McCaskill | King | Roark | Aumiller | C. Burden | Mitchell | Lanefski | Warford | Murphy |
| Central Michigan | Newton | Sanders | Warren | King | McCaskill | Melillo | C. Burden | Hines | Lanefski | Warford | Miller |
| Louisville | Newton | Clemons | Williams | King | McCaskill | Melillo | C. Burden | Hines | Lanefski | Warford | Miller |
| Florida | Newton | Clemons | Fields | King | T. Robinson | Melillo | C. Burden | Hines | M. Smith | Warford | Murphy |
| LSU | Newton | Clemons | Roark | King | T. Robinson | Melillo | C. Burden | Hines | M. Smith | Warford | Murphy |
| South Carolina | Newton | Clemons | Warren | King | Roark | Melillo | C. Burden | Hines | M. Smith | Warford | Murphy |
| Jacksonville State | Newton | Sanders | Warren | King | Roark | Melillo | C. Burden | Hines | M. Smith | Warford | Murphy |
| Mississippi State | Newton | Williams | McCaskill | King | Roark | Melillo | C. Burden | Hines | M. Smith | Warford | Murphy |
| Ole Miss | Smith | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Smith | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | Smith | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | Roark | | | | | | | | | | |
Defense
| Opponent \ Position | DE | DT | DT/DE | DE/LB | LB | LB | LB/DB | DB | DB/S | S | S |
| Western Kentucky | Ukwu | McDermott | Wyndham | Wilson | Sneed | Trevathan | Mosley | R. Burden | Benton | Guy | Neloms |
| Central Michigan | Ukwu | McDermott | Wyndham | Wilson | Sneed | Trevathan | Mosley | R. Burden | Benton | Guy | Neloms |
| Louisville | Ukwu | McDermott | Wyndham | Wilson | Sneed | Trevathan | Mosley | R. Burden | Bailey | Guy | Neloms |
| Florida | Glenn | Cobble | Rumph | Wilson | Sneed | Trevathan | Rice | R. Burden | Benton | Guy | Neloms |
| LSU | Douglas | Cobble | Rumph | Wilson | Sneed | Trevathan | Mosley | R. Burden | Benton | Guy | Neloms |
| South Carolina | Douglas | Cobble | Rumph | Wilson | Sneed | Trevathan | Mosley | R. Burden | Benton | Guy | Neloms |
| Jacksonville State | Douglas | Cobble | Rumph | Wilson | Sneed | Trevathan | Mosley | R. Burden | Benton | Guy | Neloms |
| Mississippi State | Ukwu | Cobble | Rumph | Wilson | Sneed | Trevathan | Mosley | R. Burden | Benton | Guy | Neloms |
| Ole Miss | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Kentucky | Alma Mater |
| Joker Phillips | Head coach | 9 | Kentucky (1986) |
| Steve Brown | Defensive Coordinator | 9 | Oregon (1982) |
| Tee Martin | Wide Receivers, Passing Game Coordinator | 2 | Tennessee (1999) |
| Greg Nord | Special Teams, Tight Ends | 2 | Kentucky (1978) |
| Steve Pardue | Running Backs | 1 | Austin Peay (1985) |
| Randy Sanders | Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks | 6 | Tennessee (1988) |
| Chuck Smith | Linebackers, Recruiting Coordinator | 7 | Kentucky (1980) |
| Mike Summers | Offensive line | 2 | Georgetown (KY) (1978) |
| Chris Thurmond | Secondary | 4 | Tulsa (1975) |
| David Turner | Defensive line | 2 | Davidson (1985) |
| Reference: ||||

### Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* 15 Martavious Neloms
* 5 Ashely Lowery
| WLB | Mike | SLB |
| ⋅ | 46 Ronnie Sneed | ⋅ |
| 2 Alvin Dupree | 40 Avery Williamson | ⋅ |
* SS
* 21 Winston Guy
* 32 Miles Simpson
* CB
* 14 Anthony Mosely
* 35 Cartier Rice
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| 50 Mike Douglas | 97 Mister Cobble | 99 Donte Rumph | 94 Taylor Wyndham |
| 96 Collins Ukwu | 68 Luke McDermott | 92 Christian Coleman | 60 Alvin Davis |
* CB
* 24 Randall Burden
* 36 Daylen Hall
Offense :
* WR
* 16 La'Rod King
* 87 Brian Adams
* WR
* 85 Gene McCaskill
* 9 Demarco Robinson
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| 66 Chandler Burden | 70 Stuart Hines | 69 Matt Smith | 67 Larry Warford | 52 Billy Joe Murphy |
| 74 Trevino Woods | 79 Kevin Mitchell | 63 Jake Lanefski | 74 Trevino Woods | 77 Darrian Miller |
* TE
* 89 Tyler Robinson
* 86 Jordan Aumiller
* WR
* 3 Matt Roark
* 19 EJ Fields
* QB
* 12 Morgan Newton
* 11 Max Smith
* Special teams
* PK 93 Craig McIntosh
* PK 88 Joseph Mansour
* P 9 Ryan Tydlacka
* P 88 Joseph Mansour
* KR 21 Winston Guy
* PR 24 Randall Burden
* LS 66 JJ Helton
* RB
* 26 CoShik Williams
* 25 Jonathan George

### Roster
## Signees and commitments
### 2011 class

US college sports recruiting information for 2011 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Marcus Caffey RB | Atlanta, Georgia | Grady | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | N/A | Jan 13, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Josh Clemons RB | Fayetteville, Georgia | Whitewater | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | N/A | Dec 24, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Theltus Cobbins ATH | New Orleans, Louisiana | McDonough 35 | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | N/A | May 21, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Christian Coleman DE | Milan, Tennessee | Milan | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | N/A | Jun 23, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Daryl Collins WR | Gadsden, Alabama | Gadsden | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | N/A | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Rashad Cunningham WR | Mobile, Alabama | Davidson | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 4.4 | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Nile Daniel WR | Griffin, Georgia | Griffin | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.4 | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Eric Dixon S | Mobile, Alabama | Prichard | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 19, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Alvin Dupree ATH | Irwinton, Georgia | Wilkinson County | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.6 | Jan 19, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| James Elliot OG | Pensacola, Florida | Pensacola Catholic | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | N/A | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Glen Faulkner S | East St. Louis, Illinois | East St. Louis | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | N/A | Mar 4, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Josh Forrest WR | Paducah, Kentucky | Paducah Tilghman | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | N/A | May 17, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Daylen Hall DB | Louisville, Kentucky | St. Xavier | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.3 | Jun 25, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71 |||||||
| Farrington Huguenin DE | Columbia, South Carolina | Dreher | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | N/A | Jan 29, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Jabari Johnson LB | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Stephenson | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Oct 29, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Ashely Lowery S | Cleveland, Georgia | White County | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.62 | Aug 1, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Shaquille Love DT | Harriman, Tennessee | Harriman | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | N/A | Sep 28, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Darrian Miller OT | Lexington, Kentucky | Bryan Station | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | 4.87 | Dec 20, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Travaughn Paschal DE | Grambillis, Maryland | Fork Union | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | – | Jun 26, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| Tim Patterson LB | Louisville, Kentucky | Bryan Station | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Demarius Rancifer LB | Pensacola, Florida | Pensacola Catholic | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Jan 23, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Demarco Robinson WR | Lithonia, Georgia | Martin Luther King | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.5 | Nov 25, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Max Smith QB | Van Nuys, California | Birmingham | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | N/A | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Marcoreyon "Bubba" Tandy ATH | Hopkinsville, Kentucky | Christian County | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | N/A | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45 |||||||
| Darrell Warren DE | Alcoa, Tennessee | Alcoa | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | N/A | Feb 1, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40 |||||||
| David Washington DE | Hampton, Georgia | Lovejoy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Oct 20, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Zach West OT | Lexington, Kentucky | Lexington Christian | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | N/A | Aug 25, 2010 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| 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: "Kentucky 2011 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2009. "2011 Kentucky Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 11, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 11, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 11, 2009. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2009. |||||||

### 2012 class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Daron Blaylock LB | Marietta, Georgia | Walton | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 4.5 | Jun 5, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Shawn Blaylock DB | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Stephenson | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.5 | Jun 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45 |||||||
| Zack Blaylock DB | Marietta, Georgia | Walton | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | N/A | Jun 5, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Thomas Chapman DT | Louisville, Kentucky | DuPont Manual | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | N/A | Feb 26, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Landon Foster K | Franklin, Tennessee | Independence | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | N/A | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Patrick Graffree DT | Elizabethtown, Kentucky | Central Hardin | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | N/A | Jun 13, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| J.D. Harmon WR | Paducah, Kentucky | Paducah Tilghman | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | N/A | Jan 22, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45 |||||||
| Josh Harris LB | Maysville, Kentucky | Mason County | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | N/A | Jun 26, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Khalid Henderson LB | Austell, Georgia | Pebblebrook | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | N/A | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 |||||||
| T.J. Jones OT | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | Myrtle Beach | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | N/A | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| A.J. Legree DB | Fort White, Florida | Ft. White | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | N/A | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Dy'Shawn Mobley RB | Powell, Tennessee | Powell | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 4.55 | Nov 21, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Zach Myers OG | Miamisburg, Ohio | Miamisburg | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | N/A | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Langston Newton DE | Carmel, Indiana | Carmel | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | N/A | Aug 4, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Cody Quinn DB | Middletown, Ohio | Middletown | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | N/A | Jan 14, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Jonathan Reed DB | Indianapolis, Indiana | Pike | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 4.4 | Jun 8, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Daniel Ross DE | Louisville, Kentucky | Jeffersontown | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | N/A | Aug 1, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| DeMarcus Sweat WR | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Stephenson | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 4.4 | May 29, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Jordan Swindle OT | Jacksonville, Florida | Creekside | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 303 lb (137 kg) | N/A | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Justin Taylor RB | Atlanta, Georgia | Washington | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.5 | Feb 1, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 |||||||
| Kadeem Thomas LB | Tallahassee, Florida | Godby | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.7 | Sep 25, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Fred Tiller DB | Homerville, Georgia | Clinch County | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 4.5 | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Jon Toth OT | Indianapolis, Indiana | Brebeuf Jesuit Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | N/A | Jul 6, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Patrick Towles QB | Ft. Thomas, Kentucky | Highlands | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 232 lb (105 kg) | 4.7 | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79 |||||||
| Jordan Watson OG | Fayetteville, Georgia | Whitewater | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | N/A | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Jalen Whitlow ATH | Prattville, Alabama | Prattville | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | N/A | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| 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: "Kentucky 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011. "2012 Kentucky Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 28, 2011. |||||||