#22/20 KENTUCKY WILDCATS (7-3, 3-3 SEC)
at #8/9 GEORGIA BULLDOGS (8-2, 5-2 SEC)
Saturday, Nov. 17 ? 12:30 p.m. EST
Athens, Ga. ? (92,746)
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Having captured back-to-back seven-win seasons for the first time since the 1976-77 campaigns, Kentucky looks to continue its winning ways and chart its first win in Athens since 1977 when the Wildcats and red-hot Georgia Bulldogs square off on Saturday. Kickoff is slated for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be carried live on Lincoln Financial Sports.
The Wildcats, who are bowl-eligible in consecutive years for the first time since 1998-99, are 2-1 in Southeastern Conference road games this season. Kentucky has accumulated 300 or more yards of total offense in 16 consecutive games and also has compiled 200 or more yards passing in 16 straight contests.
Kentucky is the league?s leader in pass offense, averaging 268.7 yards per game through the air. UK?s potent passing attack is led by senior quarterback Andr? Woodson who leads the SEC with 265.3 yards per game. He also ranks second in the conference with a 147.0 quarterback efficiency rating.
Georgia has won four consecutive games and is coming off a 45-20 win against Auburn last Saturday. UGA?s game vs. the Wildcats will mark the Bulldogs? third consecutive home game.
QUICK NOTES
UK has posted seven wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1976 and 1977. The Cats? 7-3 record is the best record through 10 games since the 1984 team also went 7-3. Kentucky ranks 14th in the nation and fourth in the SEC in scoring offense, averaging 37.7 points per game. UK has scored at least 40 points in six of 10 games this season. Kentucky leads the SEC in passing offense (268.7) and ranks fourth in the SEC in total offense (440.2). Kentucky has charted at least 300 yards of total offense in 16 consecutive games and twice this season have gone over the 500-yard total-offense mark (vs. Florida and Florida Atlantic). Kentucky has passed for 200 yards or more in 16 straight games. Kentucky is No. 23 in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings. This is the first season in school history that UK has been in the BCS standings. Kentucky is one of five Southeastern Conference teams that are ranked in all four polls (AP, USA Today/Coaches, Harris Interactive, and BCS) joining LSU, Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee. Linebacker Wesley Woodyard leads the SEC in tackles, averaging 10.1 per game. Woodyard has recorded at least four tackles in 34 consecutive games, every game since the start of the 2005 season. Defensive end Jeremy Jarmon is second in the SEC and 13th nationally in sacks with 9.0 on the year. Quarterback Andr? Woodson leads the SEC in passing yards per game, averaging 265.3 ypg. He has thrown for at least 200 yards and one touchdown in 16 straight games. He ranks second in the SEC and 17th nationally in passing efficiency (147.0). Kentucky has made the most of its third-down opportunities this season, as the Wildcats rank sixth in the nation and second in the SEC in third-down conversions. UK has made 50.3 percent of its third-down chances so far this season. UK ranks in the top three of six SEC statistical categories, leading the league in pass offense (268.7), first downs (250) and kickoff coverage (43.7 net yards).
