User:Dp51499/sandbox
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Kentucky |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 178-39 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 14, 1979 (age 43) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 178-39 |
| Bowls | 8-7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 9x SEC Champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2026, 2028) 4x National Champion (2017, 2020, 2023, 2026) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Coach of the Year (2014, 2020, 2024) | |
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wildcats (Southeastern Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013 | Kentucky | 5-7 | 2-6 | T–5th (East) | |||||
| 2014 | Kentucky | 11-2 | 7-2 | 2nd (East) | W Rose† | 2 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Kentucky | 12-2 | 8-1 | 1st (East) | L Fiesta† | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | Kentucky | 10-4 | 6-3 | T-1st (East) | L BCS Championship† | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Kentucky | 14-0 | 9-0 | 1st (East) | W BCS Championship† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Kentucky | 12-2 | 8-1 | 1st (East) | L Orange† | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2019 | Kentucky | 10-4 | 5-4 | T-1st(East) | L Capital One | 11 | 9 | ||
| 2020 | Kentucky | 13-1 | 8-1 | 1st (East) | W BCS Championship† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Kentucky | 9-4 | 4-4 | 3rd (East) | L Peach | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2022 | Kentucky | 10-3 | 7-1 | 2nd (East) | L Capital One | 10 | 10 | ||
| 2023 | Kentucky | 14-0 | 8-0 | 1st (East) | W BCS Championship† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Kentucky | 14-0 | 8-0 | 1st (East) | W Sugar† | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total: | 135-30 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Head Coaching Career[edit]
The University of Kentucky announced the hiring of Daniel Picard, the defensive backs coach at Alabama, as their head football coach as a replacement for Joker Phillips on June 16, 2013. This was a shocking move, but it ended up being one of the best hires ever. Kentucky signed Picard to a 4-year, $2 million deal with a $900,000 signing bonus on June 17.
2013[edit]
In Picard's first season with the Wildcats, they won 3 more games than the previous year to finish with a 5-7 record and a fifth-place finish in the SEC East. They won two SEC games, beating Missouri 19-9 at home and stunning #1 Alabama 42-35 in Tuscaloosa, which was Kentucky's second-ever win over Alabama. The season also included wins over Miami (OH), Ohio and Western Kentucky, and a narrow 17-10 away loss to #8 LSU.
2014[edit]
After the Wildcats signed the #10 class recruiting class in the country, dual-threat senior quarterback Jalen Whitlow led Kentucky to a surprise 10-2 season, their best in decades, losing only to Georgia and Florida and upsetting South Carolina 24-10. They earned their first-ever BCS bowl bid to the Rose Bowl, facing #3, undefeated Ohio State, who had been left out of the national championship. Kentucky upset the Buckeyes 38-21 and completed their first 11-win season since the 1950 Bear Bryant-coached team, finishing 2nd in the AP poll.
2020[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 29 | 7:30 | No. 1 Alabama | No. 13 |
| CBS | L 18-30 | 102,488 |
| September 5 | 11:00 | at Kansas* | No. 15 |
| ESPN2 | W 40-20 | 53,301 |
| September 11 | 3:00 | at Louisville* | No. 11 |
| ESPN | W 31-8 | 55,501 |
| September 19 | 2:00 | Arkansas | No. 11 |
| SEC Network | W 51-31 | 102,488 |
| September 26 | 3:30 | at No. 12 Florida | No. 10 |
| CBS | W 34-27 | 100,005 |
| October 3 | 8:00 | No. 20 South Carolina | No. 6 |
| ESPN | W 31-24 | 97,231 |
| October 10 | 11:00 | Oregon* | No. 4 |
| ESPN2 | W 17-13 | 102,488 |
| October 17 | 3:30 | at No. 22 Auburn | No. 5 |
| CBS | W 51-48 3OT | 87,001 |
| October 31 | 7:30 | No. 20 Georgia Tech | No. 4 |
| CBS | W 31-21 | 102,488 |
| November 7 | 1:00 | Vanderbilt | No. 4 |
| ESPNU | W 41-7 | 102,488 |
| November 21 | 3:00 | No. 19 Georgia | No. 4 |
| CBS | W 56-21 | 102,488 |
| November 28 | 6:00 | Tennessee | No. 5 |
| ESPN2 | W 24-14 | 102,488 |
| December 4 | 3:00 | vs. No. 1 Alabama | No. 4 |
| CBS | W 27-24 | 74,228 |
| January 7 | 8:00 | vs. No. 1 Stanford | No. 2 |
| FOX | W 22-21 | 90,000 |
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2022[edit]
Picard's Wildcat team opened the 2022 season ranked #8 on the road, beating Arkansas 33-10. They returned home to Lexington and knocked off #14 Baylor 27-16, moving into the AP top 5 heading into their home tilt with SEC newcomers Virginia Tech, which they won 28-14. This set up a showdown between #4 Kentucky and #3 Florida in Gainesville. While Kentucky dominated the Gators defensively and were leading 14-10 in the fourth quarter, quarterback Clay Morris threw two pick-sixes in the fourth quarter to give Florida a 24-14 win. Picard and Kentucky rebounded the following week, as Picard won his 100th game as Kentucky head coach. The 8th-ranked Wildcats stunned #12 South Carolina 42-3 in Columbia. Kentucky then beat Old Dominion 41-31 at home before traveling to Auburn. During the Old Dominion game, Commonwealth Stadium was renamed "Picard Commonwealth Stadium" as Picard celebrated his 100th win, which occurred on the road the previous week. The following week, Mike Blount recorded a school-record 4 interceptions, 2 pick-sixes, and Kentucky defeated Auburn 24-3.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 3:00 | at Arkansas | No. 8 |
| Fox Sports 1 | W 33-10 | 79,637 |
| September 6 | 7:30 | No. 14 Baylor* | No. 8 |
| ESPN | W 27-16 | 108,710 |
| September 15 | 2:30 | Virginia Tech | No. 5 |
| ESPN | W 28-14 | 108,710 |
| September 22 | 2:30 | at No. 3 Florida | No. 4 |
| CBS | L 14-24 | 99,655 |
| September 29 | 7:00 | at No. 12 South Carolina | No. 8 |
| ESPN | W 42-3 | 95,666 |
| August 5 | 11:00 | Old Dominion* | No. 6 |
| SEC Network | W 41-31 | 106,442 |
| October 12 | 3:30 | at No. 22 Auburn | No. 8 |
| ESPN | W 24-3 | 91,872 |
| October 26 | 2:30 | Mississippi State | No. 8 |
| ESPN2 | W 45-38 | 108,710 |
| November 3 | 8:00 | at No. 21 Louisville | No. 6 |
| ESPN | L 41-45 | 66,977 |
| November 10 | 2:30 | Vanderbilt | No. 14 |
| SEC Network | W 21-7 | 108,710 |
| November 17 | 5:00 | Georgia | No. 11 |
| CBS | W 24-22 | 108,710 |
| January 1 | 1:00 | No. 14 Georgia Tech | No. 8 |
| ESPN | L 21-35 | 75,061 |
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 27 | 7:30 | Arkansas | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 46-0 | 105,637 |
| September 3 | 2:30 | at Texas A&M | No. 1 |
| CBS | W 56-2 | 110,103 |
| September 10 | 3:00 | at Louisville* | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 44-0 | 55,501 |
| September 17 | 7:30 | at No. 9 Penn State* | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 39-34 | 108,577 |
| September 24 | 2:30 | at No. 17 Florida | No. 1 |
| CBS | W 66-14 | 96,103 |
| October 1 | 8:00 | South Carolina | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 70-14 | 105,637 |
| October 15 | 2:30 | at No. 22 Auburn | No. 1 |
| CBS | W 15-3 | 88,620 |
| October 29 | 3:30 | Clemson | No. 2 |
| ABC | W 27-24 | 105,637 |
| November 5 | 2:30 | Vanderbilt | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 52-13 | 104,510 |
| November 12 | 11:00 | TCU* | No. 2 |
| ESPN | W 75-17 | 105,637 |
| November 19 | 7:30 | No. 19 Georgia | No. 2 |
| CBS | W 42-7 | 105,637 |
| November 26 | 2:30 | No. 16 Tennessee | No. 2 |
| CBS | W 24-14 | 105,637 |
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