The nickname "Wildcats" became synonymous with UK shortly after a 62 fo ot ba ll road vi ctor y ov er Il li no is on October 9, 1909. Commandant Philip W. Co rbu si er , th en he ad of the mili ta ry department at old State University, told a gr oup of st uden ts in a chapel servic e foll ow ing the game tha t the Kentuc kyfootball team had "fought like Wildcats. Kentucky plays at Commonw ealth Sta dium, which replaced Stoll Field in 1973. Former Wil dcat wi de recei ver and lo ng time assistant coach Joker Phillips was formallynamed hea d co ach Janua ry 6, 2010 aft er Ri ch Brooks' re tir ement. Phil li ps to ok Kentucky to the BB VA Compass Bow l in Birmingham, Alabama in his first season as a head coach, losing to Big East Conference co-champion Pittsburgh 27-10. Kentucky football tickets are a must have for Wildcats fans. Get y our 2012 tickets today!
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The nickname "Wildcats" becamesynonymous with UK shortly after a 62football road victory over Illinois onOctober 9, 1909. Commandant Philip W.Corbusier, then head of the military department at old State University, told agroup of students in a chapel servicefollowing the game that the Kentucky
football team had "fought like Wildcats.Kentucky plays at Commonwealth Stadium, which replaced Stoll Field in 1973. Former Wildcat wide receiver and long timeassistant coach Joker Phillips was formally named head coach January 6, 2010 afterRich Brooks' retirement. Phillips tookKentucky to the BBVA Compass Bowl inBirmingham, Alabama in his first season asa head coach, losing to Big East Conferenceco-champion Pittsburgh 27-10.
Kentucky football tickets are a must havefor Wildcats fans. Get your 2012 ticketstoday!
Former Wildcat wide receiver and longtime assistant coach and associate headcoach Joker Phillips was formally namedhead coach January, 6, 2010 after Brooks'retirement. Kentucky started off strongunder Phillips with a win on the roadagainst arch rival Louisville. The 2010squad snapped a long standing losing
streak to South Carolina Coach SteveSpurrier by defeating the Gamecocks atCommonwealth Stadium. However, they dropped games to both Ole Miss andMississippi State, lost to a Florida teamon a down year and once again failed tobeat its other arch rival Tennessee, havinglost 26 in a row to the Vols, the longest
losing streak by one team to another incollege football.
On November 26, 2011, Kentucky snapped the longest FBS losing streak toany one team by defeating the Tennessee