The 2016 season's largest margin: Kentucky 49, Austin Peay 13. A 36-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2016 — The 2016 Season
Kentucky's 2016 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Stephen JohnsonQB2,037 passing yards
- Drew BarkerQB334 passing yards
- Stanley WilliamsRB1,170 rushing yards
- Benny Snell Jr.RB1,091 rushing yards
- Jojo KempRB349 rushing yards
- Jeff BadetWR670 receiving yards
- Garrett JohnsonWR585 receiving yards
- Ryan TimmonsWR266 receiving yards
- Jordan JonesLB109 tackles
- Mike EdwardsS100 tackles
- Courtney LoveLB76 tackles
- Josh Hines-AllenLB7 sacks
- Denzil WareDE5.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2016.
The season's deepest loss: Kentucky 7, Florida 45. A 38-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Kentucky fell to Georgia Tech 18-33 in the postseason.
"Go Cats"
2016 is a middle chapter for Kentucky — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.