Oct. 19, 2008

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Team Records and Series Notes

• Kentucky is now 5-2, 1-2 in the SEC. Arkansas is 3-4, 1-3 in league play.
• Kentucky leads the series, 4-2, including 2-1 in Lexington .
• Kentucky has a 46-17 record in Homecoming games (records available since 1946).
• Kentucky is now 122-100-4 in Commonwealth Stadium.
• It was Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino’s first loss against Kentucky . Petrino now has a 4-1 career mark vs. UK (4-0 w/ Louisville ; 0-1 w/ Arkansas ).
• The Kentucky-Arkansas game was the first-ever ESPNU telecast of an SEC football game.
• Kentucky returns to action Sat. Oct. 25 at Florida . The game will begin at 12:30 p.m. and is a live regional telecast by Raycom Sports.

UK
Team Notes

• Kentucky outscored Arkansas 21-3 over the last 20:15 of the game.
• The Wildcats lead the SEC with a +54 scoring margin in the fourth quarter this season, outscoring its opponents, 72-18.
• The win ties the largest Kentucky fourth quarter comeback in school history. UK trailed Vanderbilt 13-0 in the 4th quarter in 2004 and came back to win, 14-13. The Wildcats trailed 20-7 in the final stanza tonight.
• Kentucky forced four turnovers for the second straight game. UK leads the Southeastern Conference with 20 forced turnovers.
• The Wildcats held the Razorbacks to only 94 yards passing. It was the third opponent that UK has held under 100 yards passing.
• Arkansas ‘ Michael Smith totaled 35 rushes for 192 yards. Smith became just the second opposing rusher to surpass the 100-yard mark this season. The last opposing rusher with 30 or more rush attempts was Florida ‘s Ciatrick Fason on Sept. 25, 2004. The last opposing rusher with more than 100 yards was Alabama ‘s Glen Coffee on Oct. 4, 2008.
• Time of possession in the second half: Arkansas 23:10; Kentucky 6:50.

Game Summary

1st Quarter Summary

• Arkansas ‘s Casey Dick was intercepted by UK ‘s David Jones at the Wildcat 4-yard line. It was Jones first career interception. (11:12)
• Kentucky ‘s Mike Hartline was intercepted by Arkansas ‘ Elton Ford and returned 23 yards to the UK 11-yard line. (9:50)
• Arkansas
  ‘ Michael Smith rushed for a 2-yard touchdown. ARK 7, UK 0 (8:09)
• UK ‘s Randall Cobb entered at QB for the third offensive series. (8:03)
• Arkansas ‘s Michael Smith fumbled after being hit by Kentucky ‘s Calvin Harrison at the UK 1-yard line. The ball was recovered UK ‘s Corey Peters. (1:12)

2nd Quarter Summary

• UK ‘s Randall Cobb completed a 37-yard pass to T.C. Drake to the Arkansas 44-yard line. The pass was a career long for Cobb and tied a career-long for Drake. (12:43)
• Arkansas ‘ Casey Dick was sacked by UK ‘s Robbie McAtee at the Razorback 5-yard line. It was McAtee’s first career sack.
• Mike Hartline returned at QB for Kentucky for the fifth offensive series. (8:58)
• UK ‘s Ryan Tydlacka missed a 30-yard field goal wide right. (5:32)
• Kentucky ‘s Derrick Locke fumbled after a reception over the middle, recovered by Arkansas (1:47).
• Arkansas
  ‘ Casey Dick passed to Michael Smith for a 23-yard touchdown reception. Arkansas 14, Kentucky 0 (1:15)

3rd Quarter Summary

• UK ‘s DeMoreo Ford fumbled a punt return recovered by Arkansas ‘ Shedrick Johnson at the Kentucky 9-yard line. (11:12).
• Arkansas
  ‘ Shay Haddock made a 19-yard field goal. ARK 17, UK 0 (9:45)
• UK
  ‘s Mike Hartline completed a 71-yard pass to Alfonso Smith for a touchdown. It was Smith’s first receiving touchdown of the season and second of his career. The touchdown was a career long for Hartline and Smith. ARK 17, UK 7 (8:50)

4 th Quarter Summary

• Arkansas
  ‘ Shay Haddock made a 23-yard field goal. ARK 20, UK 7 (10:00)
• UK ‘s Mike Hartline was intercepted by Arkansas ‘ Ramon Broadway at the Arkansas 15 and returned for 26 yards. (4:56)
• Arkansas ‘ De’Anthony Curtis fumbled after being hit by UK ‘s Johnny Williams and was recovered by Kentucky ‘s Ashton Cobb at the Arkansas 41-yard line. (4:47)
• Kentucky
  ‘s Mike Hartline threw a 32-yard pass to Randall Cobb for a touchdown. It was Cobb’s first receiving touchdown of his career. ARK 20, UK 14 (4:15)
• Kentucky
  ‘s Mike Hartline threw a 21-yard pass to Randall Cobb for a touchdown. It was Cobb’s second receiving touchdown of the game and his career. It was the third passing touchdown of the game for Hartline, a career high. UK 21, ARK 20 (2:21)
• UK ‘s Marcus McClinton intercepted Arkansas ‘ Casey Dick at the Arkansas 47-yard line. (1:07)

UK
Individual Notes

• Sophomore Mike Hartline was 17-of-32 for 239 yards and three touchdowns. It was his third career 200-yard passing game and his first-ever three-touchdown performance.
• Freshman Randall Cobb totaled five catches for 73 yards and two touchdowns receiving to go along with 45 yards passing. They were the first two receiving touchdowns of his career.
• Senior Braxton Kelley totaled a career-high 15 tackles in the game. Kelley has made at least three tackles in 19 consecutive games.
• Junior Micah Johnson shared the team lead with a career-high 15 tackles after notching 12 last week vs. South Carolina. It was his second straight game to set a new career high for stops. Johnson also earned his first career solo sack and now has 1.5 sacks on the season.
• Junior Alfonso Smith caught five passes for 108 receiving yards, both career highs. The last UK player to top 100 yards receiving was Steve Johnson’s 124 yards vs. Florida State on December 31, 2007.
• Senior Marcus McClinton tied a career-high with nine tackles. He also totaled his fourth interception of the season and seventh of his career.
• Sophomore Moncell Allen totaled a career-high seven rushes for a team-leading 46 yards rushing.
• Freshman Matt Lentz earned his first career sack late in the third quarter.
• Freshman Aaron Boyd earned his first collegiate start at wide receiver.