Inside The Numbers: Kentucky vs. Georgia
By Corey Price
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Georgia Bulldogs at Commonwealth Stadium for the 2010 version of Homecoming. Here are some numbers and facts of interest headed into tonight’s game:
Various Records
Kentucky’s overall record vs. Georgia: 12-49-2 (.206) (lost 8 of the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record vs. Georgia in Lexington: 7-23 (.233)
Kentucky’s record vs. Georgia at Commonwealth Stadium: 4-14 (.222) (lost 7 of the last 10 meetings)
Kentucky’s record in the month of October: 234-232-18 (.502) (lost 6 of the last 10 games)
Kentucky’s record playing Georgia in the month of October: 10-43-2 (.200) (lost 9 of the last 10 games)
Kentucky’s record playing on October 23rd: 6-6-2 (.500) (lost 6 of the last 10 games)
Kentucky’s record playing Georgia on October 23rd: 1-5 (.167)
Kentucky’s record in Homecoming games since 1946: 46-18 (.719)
Players Moving Up The Charts
- Derrick Locke needs 343 rushing yards to tie George Adams for 5th place on the Kentucky career rushing yards list
- Derrick Locke needs 930 all-purpose yards to tie Rafael Little for 2nd place on the Kentucky career all-purpose yards list
- Randall Cobb needs 149 all-purpose yards to tie Dicky Lyons, Sr. for 9th place on the Kentucky career all-purpose yards list
- Randall Cobb needs 24 points to tie Taylor Begley for 4th place on the Kentucky career points scored list
- Randall Cobb needs 83 rushing yards to tie Doug Kotar for 25th place on the Kentucky career rushing yards list
- Randall Cobb needs 7 receptions to tie Kevin Coleman for 11th place on the Kentucky career receptions list
- Randall Cobb needs 1 touchdown scored to tie Stephen Davis (Auburn) and Charles Scott (LSU) for 21st place in the SEC career touchdowns scored list
- Mike Hartline needs 58 passing yards to tie Babe Parilli for 6th place on the Kentucky career passing yards list
- Mike Hartline needs 221 passing yards to tie Rick Norton for 5th place on the Kentucky career passing yards list
Kentucky Football: The Week After…..
Last Saturday was only the 7th time that Kentucky had defeated South Carolina and the 13th time that they had defeated a team ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll. Here’s how they fared the week after each of these feats:
Defeating South Carolina
1937: Defeated South Carolina 27-7 on November 6th, Lost to Boston College 13-0 on November 13th
1992: Defeated South Carolina 13-9 on September 26th, Lost to Ole Miss 24-14 on October 3rd
1993: Defeated South Carolina 21-17 on September 23rd, Defeated #25 Ole Miss 21-0 on October 2nd
1995: Defeated South Carolina 35-30 on September 23rd, Lost to #12 Auburn 42-21 on September 30th
1998: Defeated South Carolina 33-28 on October 10th, Defeated #21 LSU 39-36 on October 17th
1999: Defeated South Carolina 30-10 on October 9th, Defeated LSU 31-5 on October 16th
So Kentucky is 3-3 (.500) the week following a victory against South Carolina.
Defeating An AP Top 10 Team
1947: Defeated #9 Georgia 26-0 on October 11th, Defeated #10 Vanderbilt 14-0 on October 18th
1951: Defeated #1 Oklahoma on January 1st, last game of the season (Sugar Bowl)
1955: Defeated #8 Ole Miss 21-14 on September 24th, Defeated Villanova 28-0 on October 1st
1964: Defeated #1 Ole Miss 27-21 on September 26th, Defeated #7 Auburn 20-0 on October 3rd
1965: Defeated #10 Georgia 28-10 on October 23rd, Defeated West Virginia 28-8 on October 30th
1969: Defeated #8 Ole Miss 10-9 on September 27th, Lost to Auburn 44-3 on October 4th
1974: Defeated #9 Florida 41-24 on November 16th, Lost to Tennessee 24-7 on November 23rd
1977: Defeated #4 Penn State 24-20 on October 1st, Defeated Mississippi State 23-7 on October 8th
2007: Defeated #9 Louisville 40-34 on September 15th, Defeated Arkansas 42-29 on September 22nd
2007: Defeated #1 LSU 43-37 on October 13th, Lost to #14 Florida 45-37 on October 20th
So Kentucky is 6-3 (.667) the week following a win over a team ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll.
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