# 2006 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 2006 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Rich Brooks.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 8:00 pm | at No. 13 Louisville* | Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY (Governor's Cup) | ESPN | L 28–59 | 42,597 |
| September 9 | 6:00 pm | No. 22 (FCS) Texas State* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | | W 41–7 | 57,136 |
| September 16 | 6:00 pm | Ole Miss | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | PPV | W 31–14 | 60,338 |
| September 23 | 7:45 pm | at No. 5 Florida | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 7–26 | 90,292 |
| September 30 | 6:00 pm | Central Michigan* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | | W 45–36 | 54,566 |
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | South Carolina | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | ESPN2 | L 17–24 | 61,449 |
| October 14 | 8:00 pm | at No. 14 LSU | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA | PPV | L 0–49 | 92,148 |
| October 28 | 2:30 pm | at Mississippi State | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | | W 34–31 | 37,834 |
| November 4 | 1:00 pm | Georgia | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | | W 24–20 | 62,120 |
| November 11 | 1:00 pm | Vanderbilt | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY (rivalry) | | W 38–26 | 52,235 |
| November 18 | 1:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe* | Commonwealth StadiumLexington, KY | | W 42–40 | 53,463 |
| November 25 | 12:30 pm | at No. 19 Tennessee | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN (rivalry) | LFS | L 12–17 | 104,382 |
| December 29 | 1:00 pm | vs. Clemson* | The ColiseumNashville, TN (Music City Bowl) | ESPN | W 28–20 | 68,024 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Commits

| Player | Hometown | Position | Weight | Height |
| Micah Johnson | Fort Campbell, KY | Linebacker | - | - |
| Ashton Cobb | Monaca, PA | Safety | 195 | 6'0 |
| Jo'Dane Craigman | Ukiah, CA | EDGE | 245 | 6'4 |
| Will Fidler | Henderson, KY | QB | 205 | 6'5 |
| Chris Goode | Atlanta, GA | TE | 225 | 6'4 |
| Corey Goodson | Chatham, VA | RB | 210 | 6'2 |
| AJ Grigsby | Torrance, CA | CB | 190 | 6'0 |
| Calvin Harrison | Columbia, SC | Safety | 190 | 6'1 |
| Ricky Lumpkin | Clarksville, TN | EDGE | 255 | 6'4 |
| Josh Minton | Somerset, KY | EDGE | 240 | 6'3 |
| Jamil Paris | Sebastian, FL | EDGE | 215 | 6'5 |
| Corey Peters | Louisville, KY | DL | 305 | 6'3 |
| Lones Seiber | Knoxville, TN | Kicker | 165 | 5'9 |
| Darrell Stevens | Tampa, FL | WR | 170 | 6'0 |
| Moncell Allen | Baton Rouge, LA | RB | 215 | 5'9 |

## Statistics

Passing :
| Number | Name | Position | Year | Games Played | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
| 3 | Andre Woodson | QB | JR | 13 | 264 | 419 | 63.0% | 3515 | 31 | 7 |
| 15 | Curtis Pulley | QB | SO | 13 | 8 | 14 | 57.1% | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Tim Masthay | P | SO | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Michael Strickland | WR | FR | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing :
| Number | Name | Position | Year | Games Played | Attempts | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| 2 | Antoine Brown | RB | FR | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 3 | Andre Woodson | QB | JR | 13 | 70 | -137 | -2.0 | 1 |
| 4 | Micah Johnson | LB | FR | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 7 | David Jones | DB/WR | SO | 12 | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 15 | Curtis Pulley | QB | SO | 13 | 23 | 124 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 19 | Keenan Burton | WR | JR | 13 | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 |
| 22 | Rafael Little | RB | JR | 9 | 140 | 673 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 24 | Terrell Bankhead | RB | SR | 13 | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 28 | Tony Dixon | RB | SO | 12 | 87 | 303 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 29 | Alfonso Smith | RB | FR | 13 | 60 | 250 | 4.2 | 2 |
| 36 | Lones Seiber | K | FR | 10 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| 38 | John Conner | RB | FR | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 40 | Maurice Grinter | RB/TE | FR | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 44 | Tim Masthay | P | SO | 13 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
Receiving :
| Number | Name | Position | Year | Games Played | Receptions | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| 2 | Marcus McClinton | DB | SO | 13 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 7 | David Jones | DB/WR | SO | 12 | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 8 | Demoreo Ford | WR | SO | 13 | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 2 |
| 12 | Dicky Lyons | WR | SO | 13 | 50 | 822 | 16.4 | 9 |
| 13 | Steve Johnson | WR | JR | 13 | 12 | 159 | 13.3 | 3 |
| 15 | Curtis Pulley | QB | SO | 13 | 21 | 201 | 9.6 | 1 |
| 18 | Jacob Tamme | WR/TE | JR | 13 | 32 | 386 | 12.1 | 2 |
| 19 | Keenan Burton | WR | JR | 13 | 77 | 1036 | 13.2 | 12 |
| 22 | Rafael Little | RB | JR | 9 | 31 | 392 | 12.6 | 2 |
| 24 | Terrell Bankhead | RB | SR | 13 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 28 | Tony Dixon | RB | SO | 12 | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 29 | Alfonso Smith | RB | FR | 13 | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 38 | John Conner | RB | FR | 12 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 |
| 40 | Maurice Grinter | RB/TE | FR | 8 | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 83 | Michael Strickland | WR | FR | 5 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 |
| 89 | Sean Murphy | WR | JR | 13 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
Defense :
| Number | Name | Position | Year | Games Played | Tackles | Tackles for Loss | Sacks | Interceptions | Passes Defended | Forced Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered |
| 2 | Marcus McClinton | DB | SO | 13 | 65 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Andre Woodson | QB | JR | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Micah Johnson | LB | FR | 13 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | David Jones | DB/WR | SO | 12 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Durrell White | LB/DL | JR | 12 | 45 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Karl Booker | DB | SR | 13 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ben McGrath | LB | SO | 10 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Dallas Greer | DB | JR | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Wesley Woodyard | LB | JR | 13 | 122 | 9.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | EJ Adams | DB/WR | FR | 8 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Keenan Burton | WR | JR | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Dominic Lewis | RB/DL | JR | 12 | 30 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Michael Schwindel | DB/LB | FR | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Rafael Little | RB | JR | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Shomari Moore | DB | SO | 11 | 20 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Terrell Bankhead | RB | SR | 13 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ashton Cobb | DB | FR | 11 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Alfonso Smith | RB | FR | 13 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Trevard Lindley | DB | FR | 13 | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Calvin Harrison | DB | FR | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Paul Warford | DB | FR | 12 | 34 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Roger Williams | DB | JR | 13 | 62 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | John Connor | RB | FR | 12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Adam Richey | DB | SO | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Lamar Mills | DL | SR | 12 | 28 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Joe Schuler | LB | JR | 7 | 12 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | AJ. Nance | LB/RB | FR | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Matt Ramsey | RB | FR | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Terry Clayton | LB | JR | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Sam Maxwell | LB | FR | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Johnny Williams | LB | SO | 12 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Braxton Kelley | LB | SO | 13 | 82 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Hayden Lane | OL | SR | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Rickey Abren | DL | JR | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Jason Leger | DL | JR | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Michael Aitcheson | OL | SR | 10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Jason Dickerson | OL | SR | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Justin Jefferies | OL | FR | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | T.C. Drake | TE | FR | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Jamil Paris | DL | FR | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Corey Peters | DL | FR | 10 | 18 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Austin Moss | DL | FR | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Travis Day | DL | JR | 3 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Ventrell Jenkins | DL | SO | 11 | 11 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | J.D. Craigman | DL | JR | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | Nii Adjei Oninku | DL | SO | 11 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Myron Pryor | DL | SO | 12 | 42 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Jeremy Jarmon | DL | FR | 13 | 30 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking :
| Number | Name | Position | Year | Games Played | Extra Points Made | Extra Points Attempted | Extra Point % | Field Goals Made | Field Goals Attempted | Field Goal % |
| 5 | JJ. Housley | K | SO | 2 | 7 | 8 | 87.5% | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Brian Scott | K | JR | 3 | 2 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Lones Seiber | K | FR | 10 | 33 | 34 | 97.1% | 11 | 19 | 57.9% |
Punting :
| Number | Name | Position | Year | Games Played | Punts | Yards | Average |
| 4 | Kris Kessler | P | SR | 7 | 3 | 116 | 38.7 |
| 44 | Tim Masthay | P | SO | 13 | 50 | 1959 | 39.2 |

## Team awards

Most Valuable Player: Andre Woodson, QB
Most Outstanding Offensive Player: Keenan Burton, WR
Most Outstanding Defensive Player: Wesley Woodyard, LB
Most Inspirational Player: Michael Aitcheson, OL
Most Improved Players: Dicky Lyons, WR and Durrell White, DL
Outstanding First-Year Players: Alfonso Smith, RB and Trevard Lindley, DB
Special Teams Player of the Year: Jason Dickerson, LS
Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman: Garry Williams, OL
Jerry Claiborne Award (academics/team attitude): Hayden Lane, OL
Most Valuable Scout Team Players: Robbie McAtee, WR and Austin Moss, DT