2024 Kentucky
4–8 (1–7 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mark Stoops. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Ole Miss 20–17Sep 28
Ole Miss was ranked No. 6 and favored to win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 1 Georgia 12–13Sep 14
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs Southern Miss | W 31–0 | 76% |
| Sep 7 | vs South Carolina | L 6–31 | 64% |
| Sep 14 | vs 1Georgia | L 12–13 | 24% |
| Sep 21 | vs Ohio | W 41–6 | 54% |
| Sep 28 | at 6Ole Miss | W 20–17 | 25% |
| Oct 12 | vs Vanderbilt | L 13–20 | 74% |
| Oct 19 | at Florida | L 20–48 | 48% |
| Oct 26 | vs Auburn | L 10–24 | 66% |
| Nov 2 | at 7Tennessee | L 18–28 | 17% |
| Nov 16 | vs Murray State | W 48–6 | 91% |
| Nov 23 | at 3Texas | L 14–31 | 11% |
| Nov 30 | vs Louisville | L 14–41 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Louisville 41–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 15th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 4–8
- Conference
- 1–7 15th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 247–265
- Coach
- Mark Stoops
- Elo
- 1445 −108 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.5 No. 45 of 134; offense No. 88, defense No. 26, special teams No. 3
- SRS
- 3.0 No. 57 of 134 in FBS
- Returning
- 36% of last season’s EPA, No. 87 of 133
- Recruiting class
- No. 24 roster talent No. 24 in FBS
- Offensive coordinator
- Bush Hamdan
- Defensive coordinator
- Brad White
- Offense
- Multiple
- Defense
- 3–4 or 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.04 | 41% | 1.14 | 123rd of 134 |
| Defense | 0.12 | 46% | 1.16 | 73rd of 134 |
| Opponent-adjusted | 0.05 off 0.07 def | 44% off 43% def | — | 103rd off 42nd def |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 3.5 | own 27 | 20% allowed |
| Defense | 3.4 | own 29 | 17% caused |
CORE rating -4.9, 84th of 134 (offense -6.7, defense -1.8).
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.
Leaders
| Passing yards | Brock Vandagriff QB | 1,593 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Brock Vandagriff QB | 10 TD |
| Rushing yards | Jamarion Wilcox RB | 590 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Demie Sumo RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Dane Key WR | 715 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jay Maclin WR | 4 TD |
| Tackles | Jamon Dumas-Johnson LB | 67 tkl |
| Sacks | J.J. Weaver LB | 4 sacks |
| Interceptions | J.Q. Hardaway DB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Brian Robinson DL | ★★★★ | No. 99 |
| Terhyon Nichols CB | ★★★★ | No. 182 |
| Jerod Smith II DE | ★★★★ | No. 195 |
| Jacob Smith DE | ★★★★ | No. 221 |
| Jaden Smith ATH | ★★★★ | No. 285 |
| Hardley Gilmore IV WR | ★★★★ | No. 317 |
| Cam Dooley ATH | ★★★★ | No. 322 |
| Cutter Boley QB | ★★★★ | No. 344 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 4.0 | 0.901 |
| Running backs | 2 | 3.0 | 0.885 |
| Receivers | 3 | 3.3 | 0.882 |
| Offensive line | 4 | 3.0 | 0.862 |
| Defensive line | 5 | 3.6 | 0.907 |
| Linebackers | 3 | 3.0 | 0.870 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.5 | 0.901 |
| Athletes and specialists | 4 | 3.5 | 0.878 |
| Whole class | 24 | 3.3 | 0.884 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Drafted in 2025
The 2025 draft| Rd 1 | Maxwell Hairston CB | Buffalo Bills |
| Rd 4 | Deone Walker DT | Buffalo Bills |
Roster 114
The 2024 roster114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 12
The 2024 portal| Brock Vandagriff QB | ★★★★ | from  Georgia |
| Jamon Dumas-Johnson LB | ★★★★ | from Georgia |
 DeaMonte Trayanum RB | ★★★★ | from  Ohio State |
 Kristian Story S | ★★★ | from  Alabama |
 D.J. Waller Jr. S | ★★★ | from  Michigan |
 Jay Maclin WR | ★★★ | from  North Texas |
| Jalen Farmer OL | ★★★ | from  Florida |
| Gerald Mincey OT | ★★★ | from  Tennessee |
 Fred Farrier II WR | ★★★ | from  UAB |
 Beau Allen QB | ★★★ | from  Georgia Southern |
 Gavin Wimsatt QB | ★★★ | from  Rutgers |
 Aidan Laros P | from  UT Martin |
Transfers out 23
 Raymond Cottrell Jr. WR | ★★★ | no new school on file |
| Izayah Cummings TE | ★★★ | to  Louisville |
| Jamarius Dinkins DL | ★★★ | to  Purdue |
| Jaremiah Anglin Jr. S | ★★★ | to  Pittsburgh |
| Keaten Wade DE | ★★★ | to  Colorado |
| Destin Wade QB | ★★★ | to Colorado |
| Jalen Geiger CB | ★★★ | to  Tulane |
| Dekel Crowdus WR | ★★★ | to  Hawai’i |
| Deuce Hogan QB | ★★★ | to  New Mexico State |
| Jordan Robinson CB | ★★★ | to  Cincinnati |
| Shamar Porter WR | ★★★ | to  UConn |
| Luke Fulton LB | ★★★ | to  Kent State |
And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.
All-SEC
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
- Alex RaynorKAP-1; Coaches-2
- Barion BrownAPBAP-1; Coaches-1
Second team
- Deone WalkerDTAP-2
Maxwell HairstonDBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2024 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7–1 | 13–3 | 4 |
| Georgia | 6–2 | 11–3 | 6 |
| Tennessee | 6–2 | 10–3 | 9 |
 Missouri | 5–3 | 10–3 | 22 |
| Ole Miss | 5–3 | 10–3 | 11 |
| South Carolina | 5–3 | 9–4 | 19 |
| Alabama | 5–3 | 9–4 | 17 |
 LSU | 5–3 | 9–4 | |
 Texas A&M | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| Florida | 4–4 | 8–5 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
 Arkansas | 3–5 | 7–6 | |
 Oklahoma | 2–6 | 6–7 | |
| Auburn | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
| Kentucky | 1–7 | 4–8 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–8 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.