The 2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Rich Brooks, in his seventh and ultimately final season at Kentucky, and played its home games at Commonwealth Stadium. The Wildcats competed in the Southeastern Conference in its eastern division. They finished the season with a record of 7–6 and 3–5 in conference play, and were defeated by Clemson 21–13 in the Music City Bowl.

Several days after the Cats' bowl appearance, Brooks retired from coaching. He was immediately replaced by offensive coordinator Joker Phillips, who had agreed in 2008 to be Brooks' designated successor.

Preseason and postseason awards

PFW All-American 2009 Pro Football Weekly All-American First Team #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometown38John Conner5'11"240FullbackSr.Cincinnati, OH, U.S.

AP All-SEC 2009 AP All-SEC First Team #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometown18Randall Cobb5'11"190All-purposeSo.Alcoa, TN, U.S.

2009 AP All-SEC Second Team #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometown20Derrick Locke5'9"180RBJr.Hugo, OK, U.S.50Sam Maxwell6'3"244LBSr.Hartwell, GA, U.S.91Corey Peters6'3"295DTSr.Louisville, KY, U.S.

Preseason SEC picks Coaches: 6th (East)AP: 6th (East)

Preseason polls USA Today/Coaches: 42nd

Preseason All-SEC 2009 All-SEC First Team Trevard Lindley, DB

2009 All-SEC Second Team Micah Johnson, LB

2009 All-SEC Third Team Zipp Duncan, OT Jorge Gonzalez, C Mike Hartline, QB Corey Peters, DT

Current depth chart As of November 18, 2009 +Offense WR 8 Chris Matthews (Jr.) 16 LaRod King (Fr.) 81 Kyrus Lanxter (Jr.) LT LG C RG RT 72 Zipp Duncan (Sr.) 70 Stuart Hines (So.) 61 Jorge Gonzalez (Sr.) 78 Christian Johnson (Sr.) 76 Justin Jeffries (Sr.) 52 Billy Joe Murphy (So.) 67 Larry Warford (Fr.) 69 Matt Smith (Fr.) 63 Jake Lanefski (So.) 75 Brad Durham (Jr.) 74 Trevino Woods (Fr.) 64 Osaze Idumwonyi (Fr.) 56 Sam Simpson (Fr.) 58 Sean Stackhouse (Fr.) 59 Dave Ulinski (Fr.) TE 86 Ross Bogue (Sr.) 80 TC Drake (Sr.) 40 Maurice Grinter (Sr.) WR 18 Randall Cobb (So.) 85 Gene McCaskill (So.) 13 Eric Adeyemi (So.) QB 12 Morgan Newton (Fr.) 1 Will Fidler (Jr.) 7 Ryan Mossakowski (Fr.)Glorifying God on the Gridiron: An interview with Ryan Mossakowski at Patheos FB 38 John Conner (Sr.) 47 AJ Nance (Sr.) FB 20 Derrick Locke (Jr.) 29 Alphonso Smith (Sr.) 30 Moncell Allen (Jr.) + Defense CB 34 Paul Warford (Jr.) 15 Martavius Neloms (Fr.) 35 Cartier Rice (Fr.) DE NT DT DE 94 Taylor Wyndham (Fr.) 91 Corey Peters (Sr.) 53 Ricky Lumpkin (Jr.) 55 DeQuin Evans (So.) 66 Chandler Burden (So.) 60 Shane McCord (Jr.) 98 Mark Crawford (Jr.) 96 Collins Ukwu (Fr.) 95 Patrick Ligon (Fr.) 97 Mister Cobble (Fr.) 68 Luke McDermott (So.) 62 Greg Meisner (So.) CB 24 Randall Burden (So.) 6 Taiedo Smith (So.) 14 Anthony Mosley (So.) FS 33 Calvin Harrison (Sr.) 10 Matt Lentz (So.) 11 Greg Wilson (So.) Sam LB Middle LB Will LB 50 Sam Maxwell (Sr.) 4 Micah Johnson (Sr.) 22 Danny Trevathan (So.) 57 Jacob Dufrene (So.) 46 Ronnie Sneed (So.) 47 William Johnson (Fr.) 48 Ridge Wilson (Fr.) 43 Mikhail Mabry (Sr.) 54 Brandon Thurmond (Jr.) SS 21 Winston Guy (So.) 27 Ashton Cobb (Sr.) + Special teams K 88 Joseph Mansour (Fr.) P 9 Ryan Tydlacka (So.) LS Brad Hart (Jr.) KR 29 Alphonso Smith (Sr.) 20 Derrick Locke (Jr.) PR 18 Randall Cobb (So.)

Schedule

Game summaries

Miami (Ohio)

Randall Cobb scored a touchdown early in the second quarter

Mike Hartline threw two touchdowns to receiver Randall Cobb and led Kentucky to a 42–0 victory. Hartline had a great first game of the season, throwing 18 of 27 for 222 yards. Cobb caught a 27-yard pass for Kentucky's first touchdown. He also took a direct snap from center and ran 11 yards for a third-quarter touchdown. The versatile sophomore had seven catches for 96 yards. Kentucky's defense also performed very well, picking off Miami twice and holding the Redhawks to under 200 yards of total offense. All-American cornerback Trevard Lindley intercepted a pass in the 3rd quarter and returned it for a 25-yard touchdown. That was Lindley's tenth career interception and his second returned for a touchdown. The pass intercepted was in the second quarter by senior safety Calvin Harrison. Another star of the game was the debut of junior receiver Chris Matthews. Matthews caught a touchdown pass from Hartline late in the 2nd quarter. This was Kentucky's first shut out since 1996 when they shut out Vanderbilt.

Week 1 SEC Defensive Player of the Week: Trevard Lindley was named SEC defensive player of the week after intercepting a pass, scoring a touchdown, and breaking up three passes.

Louisville

Kentucky wins the 2009 Governor's Cup trophy for the third straight year

For the third straight season the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Louisville Cardinals and won the Governor's Cup. This is Kentucky's longest streak since the rivalry was renewed in 1994. Derrick Locke returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and ran for another. A fumbled kickoff return set up Kentucky's final score late in the 4th quarter, a 12-yard pass from Mike Hartline to a leaping Randall Cobb—his former rival for the starting quarterback job. Prior to that, Louisville (1–1) had taken the lead by forcing three consecutive Wildcats turnovers.

This back-and-forth battle for the Governor's Cup wasn't won until the final 2 minutes when Louisville quarterback Justin Burke was driving for a potential game-winning score, only to have a pass tipped by Corey Peters and picked off by Sam Maxwell. Kentucky had to punt the ball back to Louisville, but Burke's last-second Hail Mary was incomplete.

For the 9th straight season, the team that rushes for the most yards went on to win the game. Kentucky out gained Louisville running for 168 yards to 133 yards.

Week 3 SEC Special Teams Player of the Week: Derrick Locke was named SEC special teams player of the week after returning a kickoff in the first quarter 100 yards for a touchdown.

Florida

Alabama

South Carolina

Auburn

Louisiana-Monroe

Mississippi State

Eastern Kentucky

Vanderbilt

Georgia

Kentucky entered the game not having won at Georgia since 1977. Kentucky jumped out to a 6–0 lead on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Morgan Newton to Derrick Locke (the conversion failed) but Georgia held a 20–6 lead at halftime.ESPN Box Score: Kentucky 34, Georgia 27

In the third quarter, Randall Cobb scored on a 12-yard touchdown run and LaRod King caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from Newton to draw Kentucky to within 27–20. Kentucky shut out Georgia in the fourth quarter and scored two touchdowns on Derrick Locke's 60-yard pass reception from Newton and Cobb's 1-yard run to give Kentucky the 34–27 win. Newton finished with 137 yards and 3 touchdowns passing, completing 9 of 17 attempts. Locke had 80 yards rushing and 2 receptions for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Cobb had 40 yards and 2 touchdowns rushing and one reception for 19 yards.

The Kentucky defense played a huge role in securing the victory late in the game. Kentucky defensive lineman Shane McCord intercepted a Georgia pass with just under ten minutes remaining in the game. With five and a half minutes left in the game a Georgia quarterback and running back fumbled an exchange at the Kentucky 2-yard line and Kentucky linebacker Danny Trevathan recovered. Kentucky had to punt but linebacker Sam Maxwell intercepted a Georgia pass with 1:45 remaining to seal the win.Sports Illustrated game recap, Kentucky 34, Georgia 27

Tennessee

Roster

Roster

2010 roster alphabetical Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School/Last College 87 Adams, Brian Wide Receiver 6-4 232 FR-RS Gainesville, Ga./South Forsyth

60 Agomuo, Chris Linebacker 6-2 197 SO-SQ Mason, Ohio/Mason

30 Allen, Moncell Tailback 5-7 232 SR-3L New Orleans, La./Providence Day/Fork Union Military Academy

86 Aumiller, Jordan Tight End 6-4 230 FR-RS Danville, Ky./Boyle County

41 Bailey, Mychal Defensive Back 6-0 185 JR-JC LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange/Southwest Mississippi CC

31 Benton, Mikie Cornerback 5-11 190 SO-SQ Russellville, Ky./Russellville

34 Berry, Ed Wide Receiver 6-0 155 FR-RS Eminence, Ky./Eminence

27 Boyd, Aaron Wide Receiver 6-4 212 SO-1L Lexington, Ky./Henry Clay

10 Brause, Tyler Quarterback 6-4 220 FR-HS Sycamore, Ohio/Wynford

88 Brazley, Nik Wide Receiver 5-9 162 JR-SQ Louisville, Ky./Male

66 Burden, Chandler Offensive tackle 6-4 291 JR-2L Blue Ash, Ohio/La Salle

24 Burden, Randall Cornerback 6-0 175 JR-2L LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange

18 Cobb, Randall Wide Receiver/Quarterback 5-11 186 JR-2L Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa

97 Cobble, Mister Defensive tackle 6-0 321 FR-RS Louisville, Ky./Central

84 Correll, Gabe Tight End 6-5 231 SO-SQ Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson/Fork Union Military Academy

98 Crawford, Mark Defensive tackle 6-1 293 JR-1L Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis/Coffeyville CC

62 Davenport, Tyler Offensive line 6-5 309 FR-HS Hodgenville, Ky./LaRue County

61 Davis, Alvin Defensive line 6-4 228 FR-HS Jesup, Ga./Wayne County

77 Davis, Marcus Center 6-1 283 SR-2L Union, Ky./Boone County

60 Delic, Nermin Defensive line 6-5 259 FR-HS Dalton, Ga./Northwest Whitfield

50 Douglas, Mike Defensive end 6-4 225 FR-HS Largo, Fla./Largo

73 Duff, Stephen Offensive tackle 6-0 301 FR-RS Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park

57 Dufrene, Jacob Linebacker 6-1 211 SR-3L Cut Off, La./John Curtis Christian

75 Durham, Brad Offensive tackle 6-4 321 SR-3L Mt. Vernon, Ky./Rockcastle County

48 Dutton, Alex Wide Receiver 5-10 170 SO-SQ Louisville, Ky./Trinity

49 Dutton, Nathan Wide Receiver 5-10 169 SO-SQ Louisville, Ky./Trinity

76 Eatmon-Nared, Tevan Offensive line 6-7 280 FR-HS Bucyrus, Ohio/Wynford

55 Evans, DeQuin Defensive end 6-3 256 SR-1L Long Beach, Calif./Cabrillo/Los Angeles Harbor College

1 Fiddler, Will Quarterback 6-4 229 JR Henderson Co, KY

19 Fields, E.J. Wide Receiver 6-1 198 SO-SQ Frankfort, Ky./Frankfort

29 Gainer, Brandon Running back 5-11 200 FR-HS Miami, Fla./Central

25 George, Jonathan Tailback 5-10 204 FR-RS Lincoln, Ala./Lincoln

33 Gibbs, Josh Strong Safety 5-10 210 JR-JC Long Beach, Calif./Valencia/College of the Canyons

45 Glenn, Antwane Defensive tackle 6-3 260 JR-SQ Pacolet, S.C./Broome

64 Godby, Max Offensive line 6-4 267 FR-HS Louisville, Ky./Christian Academy of Louisville

21 Guy Jr., Winston Free Safety 6-1 215 JR-2L Lexington, Ky./Lexington Catholic

31 Harper, Michael Wide Receiver 6-1 182 SR-SQ Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson/Howard

5 Hartline, Mike Quarterback 6-6 210 SR-3L Canton, Ohio/GlenOak

65 Helton, J.J. Long Snapper 6-3 225 SR-3L Franklin, Tenn./Franklin

90 Henderson, Justin Defensive end 6-3 236 FR-HS Bamberg, S.C./Bamberg-Ehrhardt

70 Hines, Stuart Offensive Guard 6-4 291 JR-2L Bowling Green, Ky./Bowling Green

83 Holloway, Spencer Defensive line 6-3 250 FR-HS Louisville, Ky./Trinity

37 Hudnell, Christian Cornerback 6-0 202 FR-RS Cameron Park, Calif./Jesuit

2 Huzzie, Qua Linebacker 5-10 210 FR-RS LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange

51 Johnson, Tristian Defensive end 6-1 259 FR-RS LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange

13 Jones, E.J. Wide Receiver 5-9 160 SR-SQ Miami, Fla./Northwestern/Marian College/Pasadena City College

36 Joseph, Andrew Fullback 5-10 226 FR-RS Marietta, Ga./Pope/Naval Academy Prep School

82 Kendrick, Anthony Tight End 6-3 252 FR-RS Katy, Texas/Seven Lakes

16 King, La'Rod Wide Receiver 6-4 204 SO-1L Radcliff, Ky./North Hardin

63 Lanefski, Jake Offensive Guard/Center 6-4 292 JR-2L Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen Catholic

91 Laughlin, Brice Defensive line 6-3 280 FR-HS Summerville, S.C./Summerville

78 Lewellen, Jacob Defensive end 6-3 244 SO-SQ Louisville, Ky./Manual

45 Lewis, Tatum Fullback 6-0 245 SO-SQ Winchester, Ky./George Rogers Clark

95 Ligon, Patrick Defensive end 6-4 238 FR-RS Germantown, Tenn./Christian Brothers

20 Locke, Derrick Tailback 5-9 190 SR-3L Hugo, Okla./Hugo

53 Lumpkin, Ricky Defensive tackle 6-4 306 SR-3L Clarksville, Tenn./Kenwood