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2006 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2006 Kentucky Wildcats football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 28–20 vs. Clemson
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record8–5 (4–4 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoker Phillips (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Archer (4th season)
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$#   7 1     13 1  
No. 25 Tennessee   5 3     9 4  
Kentucky   4 4     8 5  
No. 23 Georgia   4 4     9 4  
South Carolina   3 5     8 5  
Vanderbilt   1 7     4 8  
Western Division
No. 15 Arkansas x   7 1     10 4  
No. 9 Auburn   6 2     11 2  
No. 3 LSU  %   6 2     11 2  
Alabama   2 6     6 7  
Ole Miss   2 6     4 8  
Mississippi State   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Florida 38, Arkansas 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Alabama had all victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 0–7 (0–6).
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 38:00 pmat No. 13 Louisville*ESPNL 28–5942,597
September 96:00 pmNo. 22 (FCS) Texas State*W 41–757,136
September 166:00 pmOle Miss
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
PPVW 31–1460,338
September 237:45 pmat No. 5 FloridaESPNL 7–2690,292
September 306:00 pmCentral Michigan*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 45–3654,566
October 77:00 pmSouth Carolina
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
ESPN2L 17–2461,449
October 148:00 pmat No. 14 LSUPPVL 0–4992,148
October 282:30 pmat Mississippi StateW 34–3137,834
November 41:00 pmGeorgiadagger
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 24–2062,120
November 111:00 pmVanderbilt
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 38–2652,235
November 181:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe*
  • Commonwealth Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 42–4053,463
November 2512:30 pmat No. 19 TennesseeLFSL 12–17104,382
December 291:00 pmvs. Clemson*ESPNW 28–2068,024
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Commits

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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

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Statistics

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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

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Team awards

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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

References

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  1. ^ "2006 Kentucky Wildcats football commits". www.on3.com. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Football Team Stats 2006". University of Kentucky Athletics. October 5, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2021.