Inside The Numbers: 2011 Kentucky Football Odds & Ends: Part 2

by: Corey Price

Welcome back Big Blue Nation for part 2 of my Kentucky Football Odds & Ends. Without further ado, let’s get back at it:

Trevathan, Tydlacka, Warford Named All-SEC

Throughout the offseason linebacker Danny Trevathan, offensive guard Larry Warford, and punter Ryan Tydlacka were named to the All-SEC team by both the media and coaches. Trevathan and Warford were both named first team for both outlets and Tydlacka was named third team for both. I decided to see what former Kentucky linebackers, punters, and offensive guards were named to the All-SEC team. Here’s what I found:

Kentucky Punters Named All-SEC

John Tatterson, 1974
Paul Calhoun, 1983
Andy Smith, 1999
Glenn Pakulak, 2001, 2002
Tim Masthay, 2008

Kentucky Linebackers Named All-SEC

Tommy Adkins, 1952
Mike McGraw, 1965
Joe Federspiel, 1969, 1971
Jim Kovach, 1975, 1976, 1978
Cam Jacobs, 1984
Chris Chenault, 1988
Randy Holleran, 1988, 1990
Marty Moore, 1992, 1993
Jeff Snedegar, 1999
Wesley Woodyard, 2006, 2007
Micah Johnson, 2008, 2009
Sam Maxwell, 2009

Kentucky Offensive Guards Named All-SEC

Ed Sydnor, 1937
Leo Yarutis, 1947
Pat James, 1950
Bill Wannamaker, 1950
Gene Donaldson, 1951
John Ignarski, 1951
Ray Correll, 1953
Bob Talamini, 1959
Lloyd Hodge, 1960
Doug Davis, 1965
Tom Dornbrook, 1977
Dan Fowler, 1978
Tom Kearns, 1978, 1979
Jim Reichwein, 1985
Dermontti Dawson, 1987
Joel Mazzella, 1989, 1990
Todd Perry, 1992
John Schlarman, 1997
Jason Leger, 2007

Common Opponents

If you look very closely to this season’s schedule, it might ring a bell. That’s because of the 12 teams we have on this season’s schedule, we faced 10 of them in the 2006 season. Here’s the 10 opponents from this season’s schedule that we faced in 2006 and how we fared against them 5 seasons ago:

Kentucky – 28 #13 Louisville – 59 Loss
Kentucky – 31 Ole Miss – 14 Win
Kentucky – 7 #5 Florida – 26 Loss
Kentucky 45 Central Michigan – 36 Win
Kentucky – 17 South Carolina – 24 Loss
Kentucky – 0 #16 LSU – 49 Loss
Kentucky – 34 Mississippi St. – 31 Win
Kentucky – 24 Georgia – 20 Win
Kentucky – 38 Vanderbilt – 26 Win
Kentucky – 12 #19 Tennessee – 17 Loss

So, of the 10 common opponents, we were 5-5 against them in 2006, with a 4-4 SEC record. I’m sure most of you would love to see a .500 record in SEC play this season. But we should beat Louisville for the 5th year in a row.

Streaks To End?

Last season we saw two streaks end in dramatic fashion, and they were both accomplished in the same game. When we defeated #10 South Carolina 31-28, it was our first win over South Carolina since 1999 and it was Kentucky’s first win over a Steve Spurrier coached team. Here are some other streaks that we unfortunately are currently under, but hopefully we can end those streaks this season:

Florida

Kentucky last defeated the Gators in 1986 (lost last 24 meetings)

LSU

Kentucky last defeated the Tigers in Baton Rouge in 1998

South Carolina

Kentucky last defeated the Gamecocks in Columbia in 1999

Tennessee

Kentucky last defeated the Volunteers in 1984 (lost last 26 meetings)
Kentucky last defeated the Volunteers in Lexington in 1981

Kentucky And Ranked Opponents

When the preseason AP Poll came out, a record 8 SEC teams were included in the top 25. The Wildcats will have to face 5 of those ranked teams this season (Florida, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi St., South Carolina). Here’s how Kentucky has fared against these teams when they’ve been ranked in the past:

Florida

3-28 (.097) all-time against a ranked Florida team
1950: #5 Kentucky – 40 #17 Florida – 6 Lexington
1974: Kentucky – 41 #9 Florida – 24 Lexington
1976: Kentucky – 28 #15 Florida – 9 Lexington
Last defeated a ranked Florida team in 1976
Kentucky has never defeated a ranked Florida team in Gainesville

Georgia

3-25 (.107) all-time against a ranked Georgia team
1947: Kentucky – 26 #9 Georgia – 0 Lexington
1965: Kentucky – 28 #10 Georgia – 10 Lexington
1988: Kentucky – 16 #11 Georgia – 10 Lexington
Last defeated a ranked Georgia team in 1988
Kentucky has never defeated a ranked Georgia team in Athens

LSU

4-23-1 (.161) all-time against a ranked LSU team
1976: Kentucky – 21 #16 LSU – 7 Lexington
1977: #12 Kentucky – 33 #16 LSU – 13 Baton Rouge
1998: Kentucky – 39 #21 LSU – 36 Baton Rouge
2007: #17 Kentucky – 43 #1 LSU – 37 (3 Overtimes) Lexington
Last defeated a ranked LSU team in 2007
Last defeated a ranked LSU team in Baton Rouge in 1998

Mississippi State

1-5 (.167) all-time against a ranked Mississippi State team
1953: Kentucky – 32 #20 Mississippi State – 13 Lexington
Last defeated a ranked Mississippi State team in 1953
Kentucky has never defeated a ranked Mississippi State team in Starkville

South Carolina

1-3 (.250) all-time against a ranked South Carolina team
2010: Kentucky – 31 #10 South Carolina – 28 Lexington
Last defeated a ranked South Carolina team in 2010
Kentucky has never defeated a ranked South Carolina team in Columbia
Last time Kentucky defeated 1 ranked team in a season: 2010 (defeated #10 South Carolina 31-28)
Last time Kentucky defeated 2 ranked teams in a season: 2007 (defeated #9 Louisville 40-34, defeated #1 LSU 43-37 in 3 overtimes)
Last time Kentucky defeated 3 ranked teams in a season: 1977 (defeated #17 West Virginia 28-13, defeated #4 Penn State 24-20, defeated #16 LSU 33-13)
Last time Kentucky defeated 4 ranked teams in season: 1976 (defeated #20 Penn State 22-6, defeated #16 LSU 21-7, defeated #15 Florida 28-9, defeated #19 North Carolina 21-0)

Kentucky has never defeated 5 ranked teams in a season. Could this be that season?

That’s all for my odds & ends leading into the 2011 season for the Kentucky Wildcats. Check back on Thursday for my Inside The Numbers post for the season opener against Western Kentucky.

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