Kentucky vs #18 West Virginia
December 23, 1983 7:10pm at Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
Kentucky
West Virginia
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 36 | 123 | 33 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 2.5 |
| Adams | 19 | 75 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 13 | 3.6 |
| Lee | 6 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 4.2 |
| Cochran | 7 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3.1 |
| Pitts | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 |
| Bill Ransdell | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 |
| Randy Jenkins | 2 | 0 | 17 | -17 | 0 | -4 | -8.5 |
| Rushing | No. | Gain | Loss | Net | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 49 | 231 | 31 | 200 | 0 | 37 | 4.1 |
| Tom Gray | 32 | 150 | 1 | 149 | 0 | 14 | 4.7 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 6 | 53 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 37 | 5.0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 6 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 3.3 |
| King Harvey | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.7 |
| Pat Randolph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wayne Brown | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | -4 | -4.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 34 | 1 | 216 | 2 | 26 | 3 |
| Bill Ransdell | 9 | 15 | 0 | 117 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Randy Jenkins | 9 | 17 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Tony Mayes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| Keith Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Att | Int | Yds | TD | Long | Sacked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 23 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 10 | 23 | 1 | 88 | 2 | 16 | 3 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 216 | 2 | 26 | 11.4 |
| Joe Phillips | 6 | 78 | 1 | 19 | 13.0 |
| Pitts | 3 | 37 | 0 | 21 | 12.3 |
| Adams | 4 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 8.0 |
| Burbage | 2 | 29 | 0 | 19 | 14.5 |
| Randy Jenkins | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| White | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| Lee | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Receiving | No. | Yds | TD | Long | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 10 | 88 | 2 | 16 | 8.8 |
| Rich Hollins | 3 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 10.7 |
| Rob Bennett | 3 | 28 | 1 | 14 | 9.3 |
| Tom Gray | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 6.0 |
| Wayne Brown | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 42 |
| Paul Calhoun | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 42 |
| Punting | No. | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 48 |
| Steve Superick | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 48 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | 63 | 34 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Brian Williams | 3 | 63 | 34 | ||||||
| Adams | 2 | 24 | 16 | ||||||
| Tony Mayes | 1 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Russell Hairston | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Returns | PR | Yds | Long | KR | Yds | Long | Int | Yds | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 1 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Newberry | 1 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| John Holifield | 2 | 19 | 14 | ||||||
| Wayne Brown | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| King Harvey | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Tim Agee | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 95 | 216 | 46 | 63 | 12 | 432 |
| Adams | 69 | 32 | 24 | 125 | ||
| Joe Phillips | 78 | 78 | ||||
| Brian Williams | 63 | 63 | ||||
| Pitts | -4 | 37 | 33 | |||
| Burbage | 29 | 29 | ||||
| Lee | 25 | 2 | 27 | |||
| Tony Mayes | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Cochran | 22 | 22 | ||||
| Russell Hairston | 12 | 12 | ||||
| White | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Randy Jenkins | -17 | 26 | 9 |
| All-Purpose | Rush | Rec | KR | PR | IR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 200 | 88 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 348 |
| Tom Gray | 149 | 18 | 167 | |||
| Rich Hollins | 32 | 32 | ||||
| Jeff Hostetler | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Rob Bennett | 28 | 28 | ||||
| Ron Wolfley | 20 | 20 | ||||
| John Holifield | 19 | 19 | ||||
| Tim Agee | 16 | 16 | ||||
| Steve Newberry | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Wayne Brown | -4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | ||
| King Harvey | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Kentucky | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 19 | 18 |
| Rushing | 7 | 13 |
| Passing | 12 | 5 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 90 | 200 |
| Rushing Attempts | 36 | 49 |
| Average Per Rush | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 123 | 231 |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 33 | 31 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 216 | 88 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 19-34-1 | 10-23-1 |
| Average Per Attempt | 6.4 | 3.8 |
| Average Per Completion | 11.4 | 8.8 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS | 306 | 288 |
| Total Offense Plays | 70 | 72 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 4.4 | 4.0 |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 1-15 | 1-5 |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 4-138 | 6-238 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 34.5 | 39.7 |
| Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-63-0 | 1-15-0 |
| Average Per Return | 21.0 | 15.0 |
| Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 3-62-0 | 4-29-0 |
| Average Per Return | 20.7 | 7.3 |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 1-12-0 | 1-16-0 |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Possession Time | 29:12 | 30:48 |
| Third Down Conversions | 9 of 16 | 5 of 16 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | of | of |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | - | - |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 3-23 | 3-22 |
Kentucky
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 40 | 42 | 82 | 2.0 | 14 | 5.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | |
| Kevin McClelland | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Keith Martin | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| John Grimsley | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Kerry Baird | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Brian Williams | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.0 | 11 | ||||||||
| Paul Calhoun | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jeff Smith | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Russell Hairston | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| Scott Schroeder | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Cam Jacobs | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Gordon Jackson | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mark Paslick | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Dave Thompson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| D.J. Wallace | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Steve Mazza | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| Todd Bitler | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Chris Dorazio | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Dan McMillan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jon Dumbauld | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Don Yarano | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Virginia
| # | Name | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks | Yds | TFL | Yds | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | BrUp | Blks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 31 | 50 | 81 | 2.0 | 18 | 4.0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | Van Richardson | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 44 | Tim Agee | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||
| 96 | Jim Merritts | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 38 | Dave Preston | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 | Steve Newberry | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 47 | Ed Hughes | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Matt Smith | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 49 | Derek Christian | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Travis Curtis | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Anthony Daniels | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Steve Hathaway | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 97 | Rich Walters | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 27 | Mike Scott | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Dave Oblak | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | |||||||
| 22 | Tom Bowman | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 95 | Ernie Anderson | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 88 | Rich Hollins | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 99 | Jeff Lucas | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Jim Dixon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||
| 23 | Rich Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 32 | Tom Gray | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:54 | WVU - Paul Woodside 39 yd FG, 11-29 3:58 | 3-0 |
| 2 | 10:59 | UK - Randy Jenkins 26 yd TD pass from Tony Mayes (Kick by John Hutcherson Good), 8-54 3:44 | 3-7 |
| 2 | 0:38 | UK - John Hutcherson 32 yd FG, 9-49 3:34 | 3-10 |
| 3 | 11:10 | WVU - Rich Hollins 16 yd TD pass from Jeff Hostetler (Kick by Paul Woodside Good), 8-48 3:50 | 10-10 |
| 4 | 11:15 | WVU - Rob Bennett 2 yd TD pass from Jeff Hostetler (Kick by Paul Woodside Good), 10-81 4:56 | 17-10 |
| 4 | 9:18 | WVU - Paul Woodside 23 yd FG, 4-4 0:57 | 20-10 |
| 4 | 5:50 | UK - Joe Phillips 13 yd TD pass from Bill Ransdell (Kick by John Hutcherson Fail), 11-92 3:28 | 20-16 |
Attendance: 42,000
Score By Quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
Start Time: 7:10pm
Temperature: 32 • Wind: NW 7-8mph • Weather: Partly cloudy
Kentucky
West Virginia
Kevin McClelland, Chris Dorazio, Dan McMillan, Jon Dumbauld, Randy Jenkins, John Hutcherson, Joe Phillips, Bill Ransdell, Tony Mayes, Adams, Lee, Cochran, Pitts, Burbage, Todd Bitler, Don Yarano, Gordon Jackson, Keith Martin, Kerry Baird, John Grimsley, Jeff Smith, Paul Calhoun, Brian Williams, Russell Hairston, Scott Schroeder, Cam Jacobs, Steve Mazza, Mark Paslick, D.J. Wallace, Dave Thompson, White
3-Paul Woodside, 5-Travis Curtis, 8-Anthony Daniels, 11-Steve Superick, 15-Jeff Hostetler, 19-Wayne Brown, 20-John Holifield, 22-Tom Bowman, 23-Rich Rodriguez, 24-Pat Randolph, 25-Jim Dixon, 27-Mike Scott, 28-Steve Newberry, 32-Tom Gray, 33-King Harvey, 36-Ron Wolfley, 37-Van Richardson, 38-Dave Preston, 39-Chris Peccon, 44-Tim Agee, 45-Steve Hathaway, 47-Ed Hughes, 49-Derek Christian, 50-Matt Smith, 55-Dave Oblak, 84-Rob Bennett, 88-Rich Hollins, 95-Ernie Anderson, 96-Jim Merritts, 97-Rich Walters, 99-Jeff Lucas