< Previous2021 Schedule Florida Atlantic September 4 @USF September 11 Alabama September 18 Tennessee September 25 @Kentucky October 2 Vanderbilt October 9 @LSU October 16 vs Georgia October 30 @South Carolina November 6 Samford November 13 @Missouri November 20 Florida State November 27 98 @UKFootball FLORIDA Florida Gators October 2 n TBA n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Quick Facts Location: Gainesville, Fla. Head Coach: Dan Mullen (Ursinus College, ‘94) Stadium: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) Last Meeting with UK: 11/28/20 in Gainesville, Fla. #6 Florida 34, Kentucky 10 2020 Record: 8-4 Overall; 8-2 SEC 2020 Final Rankings: 7 CFP/13 AP/12 USA Today Base Offense/Defense: Spread/4-2-5 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/7 After leading Florida back to national prominence in his first season, Mullen and the Gators took the next step in his second and third seasons. Nationally, Mullen became the first head coach in FBS history to win BCS/New Year's Six bowl games in each of his first two sea- sons. The appearance in the 2020 Goodyear Cotton Bowl marked just the second time in school history that the Gators have made three-straight New Year's Six bowl games. Dan Mullen Players to Watch #5 n Junior n CB Kaiir ELAM Emory JONES #5 n R-Junior n QB Game Sponsor@UKSportsNetwork 99 2021 Schedule Quick Facts Location: Baton Rouge, La. Head Coach: Ed Orgeron (Northwestern State (La.), ‘84) Stadium: Tiger Stadium (102,321) Last Meeting with UK: 10/18/14 in Lexington, Ky. LSU 41, Kentucky 3 2020 Record: 5-5 Overall; 5-5 SEC Base Offense/Defense: Spread/4-3 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Since taking over as Tigers head coach four games into the 2016 season, Ed Org- eron has guided LSU to a 45-14 mark. In five seasons, he's led the Tigers to five postseason victories - one in the SEC Championship Game, two bowl games and two in the College Football Playoffs. The Tigers won the 2019 National Championship Game under his watch earning him numerous National Coach of the year honors that season. Ed Orgeron Players to Watch #1 n Sophomore n WR Kayshon BOUTTE Derek STINGLEY JR. #7 n Junior n CB LSU Tigers October 9 n TBA n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field @UCLA September 4 McNeese September 11 Central Michigan September 18 @Mississippi State September 25 Auburn October 2 @Kentucky October 9 Florida October 16 @Ole Miss October 23 @Alabama November 6 Arkansas November 13 Louisiana Monroe November 20 Texas A&M November 27 Game SponsorGEORGIAGEORGIA vs Clemson (@Charlotte, N.C.) September 4 UAB September 11 South Carolina September 18 @Vanderbilt September 25 Arkansas October 2 @Auburn October 9 Kentucky October 16 vs Florida (@Jacksonville, Fla.) October 30 Missouri November 6 @Tennessee November 13 Charleston Southern November 20 @Georgia Tech November 27 100 @UKFootball October 16 n TBA n Athens, Ga. n Sanford Stadium Players to Watch #18 n Junior n QB JT DANIELS Jordan DAVIS #99 n Senior n DL Quick Facts Location: Athens, Ga. Head Coach: Kirby Smart (Georgia, ‘98) Stadium: Sanford Stadium (92,746) Last Meeting with UK: 10/31/20 in Athens, Ga. #5 Georgia 14, Kentucky 3 2020 Record: 8-2 Overall; 7-2 SEC 2020 Final Rankings: 9 CFP/7 AP/7 USA Today Base Offense/Defense: Multiple/Multiple Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7 Georgia Bulldogs Three straight SEC Eastern Division championships, 52 wins, one SEC title, four bowl victories and an appearance in one national championship game are more than respectable rewards over a five-year period. That's what Georgia got when it hired Kirby Smart in December, 2015. Despite the challenges of the pandem- ic, the 2020 Bulldogs became Smart's fourth consecutive team to earn a New Year's Six bowl game appearance. Kirby Smart 2021 Schedule@UKSportsNetwork 101 MISSISSIPPI STATE Louisiana Tech September 4 NC State September 11 @Memphis September 18 LSU September 25 @Texas A&M October 2 Alabama October 16 @Vanderbilt October 23 Kentucky October 30 @Arkansas November 6 @Auburn November 13 Tennessee State November 20 Ole Miss November 25 Mississippi State Bulldogs October 30 n TBA n Starkville, Miss. n Davis Wade Stadium 2021 Schedule Quick Facts Location: Starkville, Miss. Head Coach: Mike Leach (BYU, ‘83) Stadium: Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) Last Meeting with UK: 10/10/20 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky 24, Mississippi State 2 2020 Record: 4-7 Overall; 3-7 SEC Base Offense/Defense: Air Raid/3-3-5 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Two-time national coach of the year, three-time conference coach of the year and the mastermind behind the "Air Raid" offense, Mike Leach was named MSU's head coach in January 2020. In 18 seasons as a head coach, he has compiled a 143-97 record and guided his teams to 17 bowl games. During 10 of those 18 seasons, Leach's passing attack led the FBS — Texas Tech (6), Washington State (4). Mike Leach Players to Watch #31 n Sophomore n WR Jaden WALLEY Emmanuel FORBES #13 n Sophomore n CBBowling Green September 2 Pitt September 11 Tennessee Tech September 18 @Florida September 25 @Missouri October 2 South Carolina October 9 Ole Miss October 16 @Alabama October 23 @Kentucky November 6 Georgia November 13 South Alabama November 20 Vanderbilt November 27 102 @UKFootball TENNESSEE Tennessee Volunteers November 6 n TBA n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Quick Facts Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Head Coach: Josh Heupel (Oklahoma, ‘01) Stadium: Neyland Stadium (102,455) Last Meeting with UK: 10/17/20 in Knoxville, Tenn. Kentucky 34, #17 Tennessee 7 2020 Record: 3-7 Overall; 3-7 SEC Base Offense/Defense: Multiple/Multiple Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 5/6 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 2021 Schedule Josh Heupel, the former Oklahoma quarterback who led his team to a nation- al title, and who as an assistant coach and head coach captured conference champi- onships at Oklahoma and UCF, was named UT's 27th head coach on Jan. 27, 2021. An elite playcaller with a history of ex- plosive offenses, Heupel was the architect of a unit that ranked in the FBS top 10 in points per game in each of his three sea- sons as UCF head coach. Josh Heupel Players to Watch #2 n Senior n DB Alontae TAYLOR Velus JONES JR. #1 n R-Senior n WR Game Sponsor@UKSportsNetwork 103 VANDERBILT East Tennessee State September 4 @Colorado State September 11 Stanford September 18 Georgia September 25 UConn October 2 @Florida October 9 @South Carolina October 16 Mississippi State October 23 Missouri October 30 Kentucky November 13 @Ole Miss November 20 @Tennessee November 27 Vanderbilt Commodores November 13 n TBA n Nashville, Tenn. n Vanderbilt Stadium Quick Facts Location: Nashville, Tenn. Head Coach: Clark Lea (Vanderbilt, ‘04) Stadium: Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) Last Meeting with UK: 11/14/20 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 35 2020 Record: 0-9 Overall; 0-9 SEC Base Offense/Defense: Multiple/4-2-5 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 2021 Schedule Clark Lea enters his first season as head coach in Nashville. A Vanderbilt alum, Lea comes to the Music City after serving as Notre Dame's defensive coordinator from 2018-20. At Notre Dame, he molded a defense that led the Fighting Irish to an appearance in the 2020 ACC Championship Game. Last season Lea was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Broyles Award, presented to the best assistant coach in college football. Clark Lea Players to Watch #26 n Junior n LB Anfernee ORJI Chris PIERCE JR. #19 n 5th Year Senior n WRNew Mexico State Aggies November 20 n TBA n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Players to Watch #80 n R-Junior n LB Trevor BROHARD Terrell WARNER #7 n R-Junior n WR 2021 Schedule UTEP August 28 @San Diego State September 4 @New Mexico September 11 South Carolina State September 18 Hawaii September 25 @San Jose State October 2 @Nevada October 9 @Hawaii October 23 Utah State November 6 @Alabama November 13 @Kentucky November 20 UMass November 27 Doug Martin enters his eighth season as head coach in Las Cruces. The Oak Ridge, Tenn. native got his start in coaching as a graduate assistant at Kentucky in 1986 and has worked his way up the ranks since. Martin etched his name into Aggie lore during the 2017 season when he guided New Mexico State to its first bowl game in 57 years, snapping the nation's longest bowl drought. Doug Martin 104 @UKFootball NEW MEXICO STATE Quick Facts Location: Las Cruces, N.M. Head Coach: Doug Martin (Kentucky, ‘85) Stadium: Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343) Last Meeting with UK: 9/17/16 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky 62, New Mexico State 42 2020 Record: 1-1 Overall; 0-0 WAC Base Offense/Defense: Air Raid/4-3 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 Game Sponsor@UKSportsNetwork 105 LOUISVILLE Louisville Cardinals November 27 n Louisville, Ky. n Cardinal Stadium 2021 Schedule vs Ole Miss (@Atlanta, Ga.) September 6 Eastern Kentucky September 11 UCF September 17 @Florida State September 25 @Wake Forest October 2 Virginia October 9 Boston College October 23 @NC State October 30 Clemson November 6 Syracuse November 13 @Duke November 18 Kentucky November 27 Quick Facts Location: Louisville, Ky. Head Coach: Scott Satterfield (Appalachian State, ‘96) Stadium: Cardinal Stadium (60,000) Last Meeting with UK: 11/30/19 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky 45, Louisville 13 2020 Record: 4-7 Overall; 3-7 ACC Base Offense/Defense: Spread/3-4 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/6 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/6 Scott Satterfield has changed the culture of UL's football program since taking over as head coach prior to the 2019 season. The Cards responded immediately as Satterfield guided UL to its first bowl win since 2015. Taking a program that had won just two games in 2018, the Cardinals six- game improvement in 2019 was tops in the nation amongst Power 5 programs. Known as an offensive innovator, his team led the country in 2020 in four categories. Scott Satterfield Players to Watch #3 n R-Junior n QB MALIK CUNNINGHAM C.J. 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