The 2017 season's largest margin: Kentucky 44, Vanderbilt 21. A 23-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The 2017 Season
Kentucky's 2017 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 JohnsonQB2,305 passing yards
- Benny Snell Jr.RB1,333 rushing yards
- Sihiem KingRB364 rushing yards
- Garrett JohnsonWR539 receiving yards
- Tavin RichardsonWR371 receiving yards
- CJ ConradTE286 receiving yards
- Mike EdwardsS96 tackles
- Courtney LoveLB92 tackles
- Darius WestS85 tackles
- Josh Hines-AllenLB7 sacks
- Denzil WareDE6.5 sacks
- Joshua PaschalDE3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Kentucky 7, Mississippi State 45. A 38-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Kentucky fell to Northwestern 23-24 in the postseason.
"Go Cats"
2017 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.