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2022 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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2022 Kentucky Wildcats football
Music City Bowl, L 0–21 vs. Iowa
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record7–6 (3–5 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRich Scangarello (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrad White (4th season)
Base defense3–4 or 4–3
Home stadiumKroger Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 6 Tennessee   6 2     11 2  
No. 23 South Carolina   4 4     8 5  
Kentucky   3 5     7 6  
Florida   3 5     6 7  
Missouri   3 5     6 7  
Vanderbilt   2 6     5 7  
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 5 Alabama x   6 2     11 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State   4 4     9 4  
Ole Miss   4 4     8 5  
Arkansas   3 5     7 6  
Auburn   2 6     5 7  
Texas A&M   2 6     5 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by tenth-year head coach Mark Stoops.

On August 2, 2024, the NCAA announced that the University of Kentucky has agreed to accept penalties for violations of impermissible benefits as 11 football players were paid for jobs which they did not perform in the 2021 and 2022 seasons. Although the NCAA has not announced the full penalties, it has been indicated by the university that those penalties will include a 2–year probation and vacation of all games in which the ineligible players participated for those two seasons.[1]

Schedule

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Kentucky and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021.[2][3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Miami (OH)*No. 20SECN+/ESPN+W 37–1361,139
September 107:00 p.m.at No. 12 FloridaNo. 20ESPNW 26–1689,993
September 1712:00 p.m.Youngstown State*No. 9
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 31–059,308
September 247:00 p.m.Northern Illinois*No. 8
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
ESPN2W 31–2361,579
October 112:00 p.m.at No. 14 Ole MissNo. 7ESPNL 19–2264,828
October 87:30 p.m.South CarolinaNo. 13
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNL 14–2461,612
October 157:30 p.m.No. 16 Mississippi StateNo. 22
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
SECNW 27–1761,451
October 297:00 p.m.at No. 3 TennesseeNo. 19ESPNL 6–44101,915
November 512:00 p.m.at MissouriSECNW 21–1761,047
November 1212:00 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 24
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
SECNL 21–2457,474
November 193:30 p.m.No. 1 Georgia
  • Kroger Field
  • Lexington, KY
CBSL 6–1661,022
November 263:00 p.m.No. 25 Louisville*
SECNW 26–1358,727
December 3112:00 p.m.vs. Iowa*ABCL 0–2142,312

Coaching staff

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Name Position Years at Kentucky
Mark Stoops Head coach 10th
Vince Marrow Associate head coach/tight ends coach 10th
Rich Scangarello Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 1st
Brad White Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach 5th
John Settle Running backs coach 2nd
Mike Stoops Inside linebackers coach 1st
Frank Buffano Safeties coach 3rd
Chris Collins Defensive backs coach 2nd
Zach Yenser Offensive line coach 1st
Scott Woodward Wide receivers coach 2nd
Anwar Stewart Defensive line coach 3rd
Mark Hill Strength and conditioning 7th
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Game summaries

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Miami (OH)

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Uniform Combination
Helmet Jersey Pants
1 234Total
Miami (OH) 7 330 13
No. 20 Kentucky 7 6177 37
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 7:02 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,139
  • Game weather: 76°F, Cloudy, Wind E @ 7 mph
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/SECN+): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (color), Coley Harvey (sideline)
  • Sources:
Statistics Miami (OH) Kentucky
First downs 17 20
Total yards 290 353
Rushing yards 111 50
Passing yards 179 303
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 31:53 28:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing Brett Gabbert 20/28, 166 yards
Rushing Tyre Shelton 7 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Mac Hippenhammer 7 receptions, 85 yards
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 21/32, 303 yards, 3 TD’s, 1 INT
Rushing Kavosiey Smoke 7 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Tayvion Robinson 6 receptions, 136 yards

At No. 12 Florida

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1 234Total
No. 20 Kentucky 0 13103 26
No. 12 Florida 3 1300 16
  • Sources:
Statistics Kentucky Florida
First downs 17 12
Total yards 272 279
Rushing yards 70 136
Passing yards 202 143
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 33:24 26:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 13/24, 202 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kavosiey Smoke 14 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Dane Key 3 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
Florida Passing Anthony Richardson 14/35, 143 yards, 2 INT’s
Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 7 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Xzavier Henderson 6 receptions, 50 yards

Youngstown State

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Uniform Combination
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1 234Total
Youngstown St 0 000 0
No. 9 Kentucky 0 2173 31
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 12:03 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 59,308
  • Game weather: 80°F, Sunny, Wind SE @ 6 mph
  • Referee: Scott Walker
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color), Andraya Carter (sideline)
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Statistics Youngstown St Kentucky
First downs 9 26
Total yards 192 480
Rushing yards 58 103
Passing yards 134 377
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 21:50 38:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Youngstown St Passing Demeatric Crenshaw 7/21, 120 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Jaleel McLaughlin 10 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Jaleel McLaughlin 3 receptions, 60 yards
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 27/35, 377 yards, 2 TD’s, 2 INT’s
Rushing Kavosiey Smoke 18 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dane Key 6 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD

Northern Illinois

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1 234Total
NIU 7 709 23
No. 8 Kentucky 7 7107 31
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 7:05 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,579
  • Game weather: 71°F, Sunny, Wind SW @ 6 mph
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (color), Alex Chappell (sideline)
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Statistics NIU Kentucky
First downs 14 18
Total yards 327 406
Rushing yards 128 103
Passing yards 199 303
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 26:17 33:43
Team Category Player Statistics
NIU Passing Ethan Hampton 13/25, 196 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Harrison Waylee 18 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Kacper Rutkiewicz 1 reception, 63 yards
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 18/26, 303 yards, 4 TD’s
Rushing Kavosiey Smoke 12 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Tayvion Robinson 7 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TD’s

At No. 14 Ole Miss

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1 234Total
No. 7 Kentucky 6 670 19
No. 14 Ole Miss 14 530 22
  • Sources:
Statistics Kentucky Ole Miss
First downs 17 19
Total yards 328 399
Rushing yards 108 186
Passing yards 220 213
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 36:53 23:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 18/24, 220 yards, 2 TD’s
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 19 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Barion Brown 2 receptions, 81 yards
Ole Miss Passing Jaxson Dart 15/29, 213 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Quinshon Judkins 14 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malik Heath 6 receptions, 100 yards

South Carolina

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1 234Total
South Carolina 7 0107 24
No. 13 Kentucky 0 707 14
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 7:39 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,612
  • Game weather: 50°F, Clear, Wind N @ 4 mph
  • Referee: Scott Walker
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
  • Sources:
Statistics South Carolina Kentucky
First downs 15 18
Total yards 356 299
Rushing yards 179 121
Passing yards 177 178
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 28:55 31:05
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina Passing Spencer Rattler 14/19, 177 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing MarShawn Lloyd 22 carries, 110 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Antwane Wells Jr. 3 receptions, 66 yards, 1 TD
Kentucky Passing Kaiya Sheron 15/27, 178 yards, 2 TD’s, 1 INT
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 22 carries, 126 yards
Receiving Chauncey Magwood 2 receptions, 37 yards

No. 16 Mississippi State

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1 234Total
No. 16 Miss State 0 377 17
No. 22т Kentucky 0 31014 27
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 7:39 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,451
  • Game weather: 63°F, Clear, Wind W @ 5 mph
  • Referee: Lee Hedrick
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline)
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Statistics Miss State Kentucky
First downs 13 24
Total yards 225 478
Rushing yards 22 239
Passing yards 203 239
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 20:38 39:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Miss State Passing Will Rogers 25/37, 203 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dillon Johnson 2 carries, 16 yards
Receiving Jo'Quavious Marks 7 receptions, 60 yards
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 17/23, 230 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 30 carries, 196 yards, 2 TD’s
Receiving Barion Brown 7 receptions, 62 yards

At No. 3 Tennessee

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No. 19 Kentucky 6 000 6
No. 3 Tennessee 7 20107 44
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Knoxville, TN
  • Game start: 7:11 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Game weather: 64°F, Cloudy, Wind NE @ 2 mph
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
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Statistics Kentucky Tennessee
First downs 14 19
Total yards 205 422
Rushing yards 107 177
Passing yards 98 245
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 35:11 24:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 16/27, 98 yards, 3 INT’s
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 15 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jordan Dingle 4 receptions, 44 yards
Tennessee Passing Hendon Hooker 19/25, 245 yards, 3 TD’s
Rushing Jabari Small 21 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Jalin Hyatt 5 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD’s

At Missouri

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Kentucky 7 077 21
Missouri 3 0014 17
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Columbia, MO
  • Game start: 11:03 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,047
  • Game weather: 45°F, Cloudy, Wind NE @ 19 mph
  • Referee: Steve Marlowe
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Jay Alter (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (color), Lauren Sisler (sideline)
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Statistics Kentucky Missouri
First downs 15 12
Total yards 252 232
Rushing yards 82 89
Passing yards 170 143
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 31:05 28:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 13/19, 170 yards, 3 TD’s
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 29 carries, 112 yards
Receiving Barion Brown 4 receptions, 54 yards
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 18/26, 143 yards
Rushing Cody Schrader 21 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Luther Burden III 6 receptions, 60 yards

Vanderbilt

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Vanderbilt 7 0710 24
No. 24 Kentucky 6 0312 21
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 12:03 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 57,474
  • Game weather: 34°F, Cloudy, Wind NW @ 8 mph
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAlister (color), Morgan Uber (sideline)
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Statistics Vanderbilt Kentucky
First downs 18 16
Total yards 448 322
Rushing yards 264 213
Passing yards 184 109
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 33:15 26:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing Mike Wright 12/23, 184 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ray Davis 26 carries, 129 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Will Sheppard 5 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 11/23, 109 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 18 carries, 162 yards, 2 TD’s
Receiving Tayvion Robinson 5 receptions, 49 yards

No. 1 Georgia

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No. 1 Georgia 3 670 16
Kentucky 0 006 6
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 3:39 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 61,022
  • Game weather: 36°F, Sunny, Wind SW @ 13 mph
  • Referee: James Carter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jenny Dell (sideline)
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Statistics Georgia Kentucky
First downs 20 17
Total yards 363 295
Rushing yards 247 89
Passing yards 116 206
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:02 29:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Passing Stetson Bennett 13/19, 116 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Kenny McIntosh 19 carries, 143 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dominick Blaylock 2 receptions, 38 yards
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 20/31, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 17 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Barion Brown 10 receptions, 145 yards, 1 TD

No. 25 Louisville

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Governor’s Cup
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No. 25 Louisville 0 706 13
Kentucky 7 6103 26
  • Date: November 26
  • Location: Lexington, KY
  • Game start: 3:01 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 58,727
  • Game weather: 56°F, Cloudy, Wind SE @ 6 mph
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color), Andraya Carter (sideline)
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Statistics Louisville Kentucky
First downs 19 17
Total yards 309 346
Rushing yards 164 158
Passing yards 145 188
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 27:15 32:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisville Passing Brock Domann 14/21, 129 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jawhar Jordan 22 carries, 145 yards
Receiving Tyler Hudson 6 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD
Kentucky Passing Will Levis 11/19, 188 yards, 2 TD’s
Rushing Chris Rodriguez Jr. 24 carries, 120 yards
Receiving Josh Kattus 2 receptions, 76 yards

Vs. Iowa

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Music City Bowl
1 234Total
Iowa 0 2100 21
Kentucky 0 000 0
  • Date: December 31
  • Location: Nashville, TN
  • Game start: 11:10 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 42,312
  • Game weather: 59°F, Cloudy, Wind SW @ 7 mph
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (ABC): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (color), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
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Statistics Iowa Kentucky
First downs 10 10
Total yards 206 185
Rushing yards 67 68
Passing yards 139 117
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 25:43 34:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Joe Labas 14/24, 139 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jaziun Patterson 4 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Sam LaPorta 5 receptions, 56 yards
Kentucky Passing Destin Wade 16/30, 98 yards, 2 INT’s
Rushing JuTahn McClain 10 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Dane Key 6 receptions, 47 yards

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP20209871322T1919RVRV
Coaches21201098132218172424RV
CFPNot released24Not released

References

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  1. ^ "Violations occurred in Kentucky football, swimming programs". NCAA.org. August 2, 2024. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Jon Hale (September 21, 2021). "Return of Governor's Cup rivalry to Lexington highlights Kentucky football 2022 schedule". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. ^ Alex Walker (September 21, 2021). "Kentucky football announces 2022 schedule". WKYT-TV. Retrieved December 7, 2021.