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10 Years Ago Matt Roark Snapped Kentucky's 26-Game Losing Streak to Tennessee

Ten years ago on a cold November afternoon in Lexington, an unexpected hero was carried off the field at Commonwealth Stadium. Matt Roark moved from wide receiver to quarterback, rushed for 124 yards and led Joker Phillips’ Wildcats to an improbable 10-7 victory over Tennessee.

“Ding dong, the streak is dead! Kentucky has rocky topped Tennessee!”

Ten years later it’s still hard to fathom what it took to finally take down Tennessee.

Ten Kentucky Offensive Plays

Since Tom Leach became the Voice of the Kentucky Football team in 1997, head coaches have opened up practices to the play-by-play broadcaster.