The 2007 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2007–2008. The team's head football coach was Rich Brooks, in his 5th year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team is remembered by many college football fans for its prolific offense, led by seniors Rafael Little, Keenan Burton, Stevie Johnson, and André Woodson.

Schedule

Game summaries

Eastern Kentucky

André Woodson threw for a 51-yard touchdown on Kentucky's first snap of the season, as the Wildcats rout Eastern Kentucky, 50–10.McMurray, Jeffrey (September 1, 2007) Kentucky opens with lopsided victory over Eastern Kentucky Yahoo Sports. Retrieved on March 8, 2008. Kentucky scored five touchdowns on their first eight drives, and punted only once, in the fourth quarter. Rafael Little had 135 yards on the ground for Kentucky.

Kent State

Kentucky had 266 yards and six touchdowns on the ground, but Kentucky's porous run defense was gashed for 324 yards on the ground by the Golden Flashes.McMurray, Jeffrey (September 8, 2008) Kentucky rushing game overcomes shaky defense against Kent State Yahoo Sports. Retrieved on March 8, 2008. Woodson looked out of sync until he hit Keenan Burton for a fifty-one yard score in the third quarter. Tony Dixon, André Woodson, Alfonso Smith, and Derrick Locke all had one rushing touchdown for Kentucky, where John Conner had two.

Kent State struck first on a fake field goal, ran six yards for a touchdown by holder Leneric Muldrow. Conner ran in from five yards out, and Woodson fired back with a 33-yard touchdown pass to give the Wildcats a 14–7 lead. The Golden Flashes Eugene Jarvis scored on a ten-yard run up the middle, but John Conner and Tony Dixon ran in, and André Woodson hit Keenan Burton to the right for 51 yards and a touchdown. Kent State, down 14–35 answered with a Julian Edelman pass to Eugene Jarvis for a 22-yard touchdown, but Woodson, Alfonso Smith, and Derrick Locke ran in for touchdowns of 1, 12, and 67 yards respectively.

No. 9 Louisville

With 28 seconds left, André Woodson threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Stevie Johnson to knock off #9 Louisville, the first time the Wildcats had beaten a top ten team in thirty years.McMurray, Jeffrey (September 16, 2008) Woodson's bomb knocks off No. 9 Cardinals for first time Yahoo Sports. Retrieved on March 8, 2008. Woodson finished 30 of 44 for 275 yds and four touchdowns. Woodson also did not throw an interception, and he ended the game with 257 passes without an interception. This became a new SEC record, breaking David Greene's record and falling fourteen attempts short of Trent Dilfer's all-time mark.

Placekicker Lones Seiber started the scoring for the Wildcats with a 36-yard field goal, and Woodson followed later with a five-yard touchdown strike, with another Seiber kick, to make the lead 13–0 in favor of Kentucky. Louisville Senior Quarterback Brian Brohm found Anthony Allen for an eight-yard touchdown. Rafael Little ran up the middle for a ten-yard score in the second quarter, but Seiber missed the PAT, resulting in a 19–7 Kentucky lead. Brian Brohm passed to Harry Douglas for a TD, and Louisville added a ten-yard touchdown run from Anthony Allen to pull in front 21–19.

Opening the second-half scoring, Woodson threw a seven-yard touchdown pass but on the ensuing kickoff lightning struck for the Cardinals in the form of Trent Guy's 100-yard kickoff return. Once again, Kentucky answered with a Woodson pass to Jacob Tamme. Brohm then began an 84-yard drive that ended in Anthony Allen's 2-yard touchdown run and a Cardinal lead. Brohm would've been sacked for a loss on the drive, but a fifteen-yard personal foul penalty on cornerback Trevard Lindley gave the Cardinals room to operate as well as a fresh set of downs. Despite Brohm's heroics, they were topped by Woodson's 57-yard touchdown hookup to wideout Steve Johnson to beat the Cardinals for the first time in Kentucky's last five tries. This was the first time Woodson had gotten a win against Brohm, Woodson's rival dating back to their high schools, separated by only 45 miles."North Hardin High School (KY) to Trinity High School (KY)." Google Maps. Directions. Retrieved on March 8, 2008.

At Arkansas

Florida Atlantic

Andre Woodson threw his first interception in his previous 325 attempts, snapping his NCAA record for consecutive passes thrown without an INT.

At No. 6 South Carolina

At No. 1 LSU

No. 14 Florida

Mississippi State

At Vanderbilt

At No. 8 Georgia

No. 19 Tennessee

Vs. Florida State (Music City Bowl)

Statistics Quarterback Andre Woodson set a new NCAA record with 325 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. His 40 touchdown passes set a new SEC record, and his 81 career touchdown passes set a new school record.

Team Team Opp Scoring 475 385   Points per game 36.5 29.6 First downs 335 288   Rushing 130 140   Passing 182 129   Penalty 23 19 Total offense 5764 5163   Avg per play 5.7 5.3   Avg per game 443.4 397.2 Fumbles-Lost 30-16 24-10 Penalties-Yards 83-717 84-737   Avg per game 55.1 56.6 Team Opp Punts-Yards 51-1992 65-2558   Avg per punt 39.1 39.3 Time of possession/Game 28:31 31:29 3rd down conversions 94/195 88/194 4th down conversions 12/22 7/17 Touchdowns scored 62 45 Field goals-Attempts-Long     PAT-Attempts     Attendance       Games/Avg per Game    

Weekly rankings

Depth chart

Starters Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑ QB 3 Andre' Woodson 6'5" 230 lb. Sr. Radcliff, Kentucky 13 HB 22 Rafael Little 5'10" 210 lb. Sr. Anderson, South Carolina 10 FB 38 John Conner 5'11" 228 So. West Chester, Ohio 13 WR 19 Keenan Burton 6'2" 195 lb. Sr. Louisville, Kentucky 12 WR 13 Stevie Johnson 6'3" 198 lb. Sr. San Francisco, California 10 TE 18 Jacob Tamme 6'4" 215 lb. Sr. Danville, Kentucky 13 LT 79 Garry Williams 6'0" 300 lb. Jr. Louisville, Kentucky 13 LG 72 Zipp Duncan 6'5" 295 lb. So. Magnolia, Kentucky 12 C 59 Eric Scott 6'5" 291 lb. Sr. Woodstock, Georgia 13 RG 78 Christian Johnson 6'4" 325 lb. Jr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 13 RT 76 Justin Jeffries 6'6" 300 lb. So. Louisville, Kentucky 13

Position Number Name Height Weight Class Hometown Games↑ LE 99 Jeremy Jarmon 6'3" 277 lb. So. Collierville, Tennessee 13 LT 98 Myron Pryor 6'1" 310 lb. So. Louisville, Kentucky 12 RT 91 Corey Peters 6'3" 290 lb. So. Louisville, Kentucky 13 RE 95 Ventrell Jenkins 6'2" 285 lb. Jr. Columbia, South Carolina 11 SLB 16 Wesley Woodyard 6'1" 225 lb. Sr. LaGrange, Georgia 13 MLB 56 Braxton Kelley 6'0" 230 lb. Jr. LaGrange, Georgia 12 WLB 51 Johnny Williams 6'3" 244 lb. Jr. Jacksonville, Florida 12 RCB 32 Trevard Lindley 6'0" 175 lb. So. Hiram, Georgia 13 LCB 34 Paul Warford 5'10" 200 lb. So. Richmond, Kentucky 10 FS 35 Roger Williams 6'0" 204 lb. Sr. Rockmart, Georgia 13 SS 2 Marcus McClinton 6'1" 210 lb. Jr. Fort Campbell, Kentucky 11 bold - Denotes returning starter ↑ - Denotes number of games started by the player at the listed position during the 2008 season.

Roster

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