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Kentucky Wildcats

5-7 (2-6 SEC)Last: L 0-41 at Louisville

Mark Stoops · 13th season · .506 at Kentucky · .506 career since 2013

Rating
+3.256
Adj Off
26.465
Adj Def
23.242
WAP
-2.9355

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

StatOffenseDefense
Run rate50.6%6651.5%57
Plays per game67.36967.361
Time of possession30:384629:2291
Yards per pass attempt6.6988.0117
Yards per rush3.91003.732
Points per game23.010126.475
Points per opportunity3.84563.9899
Starting field positionOwn 3053Own 2840

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

StatOffenseDefense
EPA per play+0.093109+0.17079
Adj. EPA per play+0.14271+0.11444
Success rate43.1%5943.6%97
Explosiveness1.141271.2254
Rushing EPA per play+0.08582+0.06648
Passing EPA per play+0.176103+0.30198
Std downs success49.6%4649.5%104
Passing downs success28.7%8530.1%84

Situational

Red zone finishing, ball security, discipline, and money downs.

StatOffenseDefense
Red zone TD rate70.8%6870.6%74
Turnovers per game1.831261.1780
Penalties per game4.9256.543
Penalty yards per game41.02257.743
3rd down conversion40.3%6339.9%73
4th down tries per game1.75852.5031
4th down conversion52.4%8146.7%40

Rank out of 136 FBS teams. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like tempo and run rate.

Schedule and results

DateOpponentResultWAPOff EPADef EPA
Aug 30Wk 144ToledoW24-16+0.18+0.10+0.04
Sep 6Wk 29Ole Miss#3L23-30-0.53+0.10+0.26
Sep 13Wk 3115Eastern MichiganW48-23+0.02+0.41+0.18
Sep 27Wk 5@27South CarolinaL13-35-0.61-0.28+0.18
Oct 4Wk 6@7Georgia#6L14-35-0.35+0.02+0.24
Oct 18Wk 811Texas#12L13-16-0.57+0.10-0.12
Oct 25Wk 921TennesseeL34-56-0.67+0.20+0.66
Nov 1Wk 10@26AuburnW10-3+0.40-0.28-0.07
Nov 8Wk 1128FloridaW38-7+0.26+0.28-0.15
Nov 15Wk 12Tennessee Tech(FCS)W42-10+0.00+0.46+0.08
Nov 22Wk 13@14Vanderbilt#15L17-45-0.45+0.01+0.47
Nov 29Wk 14@29LouisvilleL0-41-0.61-0.12+0.25

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareC/ACmp%YdsY/ATDINT
8Cutter BoleyJR82%198/30165.8%21607.21512
5Zach CalzadaSR16%28/5848.3%2384.102

Running backs

Share of rushes
PlayerShareCarYdsY/CTDRec
3Seth McGowanSR38%1657254.41219
22Dante DowdellSR26%1125605.037
26Jason PattersonJR13%572253.9117

Receivers

Share of pass attempts
PlayerShareRecYdsY/RTD
1Kendrick LawWR SR14%5354010.23
17Hardley Gilmore IVWR JR8%2831311.21
81Willie RodriguezTE JR6%2331013.51
84Josh KattusTE SR5%1719511.52
9Jay MaclinWR SR4%1318914.50
7DJ MillerWR SO4%1317513.52
22Cameron MillerWR SO4%1314110.80

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckHurPD
90Mi'Quise GraceDL SR317.03.562
92Kahlil SaundersDL SR293.52.040
94Tavion GadsonDL SR284.02.530
99Jerod Smith IIDL JR275.01.000
60David GustaDL SR123.01.020
35Steven Soles Jr.DL JR114.53.532

Linebackers

Total tackles
PlayerTklTFLSckPDINT
7Daveren RaynerLB SR696.52.042
3Alex Afari Jr.LB SR617.02.510
22Grant GodfreyLB SR342.00.500
2Sam GreeneLB SR253.01.010
15Landyn WatsonLB SR211.00.000

Defensive backs

Total tackles
PlayerTklPDINTTFL
14Ty BryantDB SR76142.0
6J.Q. HardawayDB SR58512.0
25Jordan LovettDB SR44023.0
12Quay'sheed ScottDB JR39211.5
10Cam DooleyS JR29011.0
20Terhyon NicholsDB JR18401.0
30Grant GraytonDB SO16310.0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted
PlayerFGFG%LongXPPts
91Jacob KauweJR13/1776%5132/3271
97Zach SchreinerSR0/0—01/11

Punters

By punts
PlayerPuntsAvgLongIn 20TB
48Aidan LarosSR5044.558194