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 Randy Sanders
Randy Sanders

Position:
Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks


03/22/2012

2012 University of Kentucky Coaches Clinic

April 12-14 at the Nutter Indoor Facility

02/27/2012

Washington Joins Kentucky Staff

SEC Coaching Veteran to Handle Wide Receivers, Passing Game Coordinator

12/15/2011

Andre' Woodson Set to Graduate

Former Wildcat Star Completes Degree After Year as Student Assistant Coach

11/26/2011

Kentucky-Tennessee Postgame Quotes

Kentucky 10, Tennessee 7

11/05/2011

Kentucky-Ole Miss Postgame Quotes

Kentucky 30, Ole Miss 13

04/21/2012

Randy Sanders after end of spring

UK's first-team offense rolled up 414 yards on 63 plays Saturday.

04/07/2012

Sanders looking for more after scrimmage

Randy Sanders talks about UK's first major scrimmage of the spring.

03/21/2012

Sanders on UK's quarterbacks

Offensive coordinator Randy Sanders takes questions about his signal callers on the first day of spring practice.

11/05/2011

Sanders on Ole Miss Win

Sanders on Ole Miss Win

11/26/2011

FB vs. Tennessee, 112611

The University of Kentucky football team snapped a 26-game losing streaking to Tennessee by beating the Volunteers 10-7

Randy Sanders certainly has had an eventful five years with the Kentucky football team.

As quarterbacks coach, Sanders' guidance helped Andre' Woodson develop from an inconsistent performer into one of the top quarterbacks in the nation. Seemingly overnight, Woodson blossomed as a player and a field general, leading the Wildcats to some of the most memorable victories in school history, including a pair of Music City Bowl championships.

Along the way, Woodson led the Southeastern Conference in passing yardage, total offense, and touchdown passes, including an SEC record of 40 TD tosses in 2007. He earned All-SEC honors both seasons and was drafted by the NFL's New York Giants.

Sanders went back to square one in 2008. He did a masterful job of melding the inexperienced talents of then-sophomore Mike Hartline and freshman Randall Cobb into a capable tandem. The QB duo led the Wildcats to a thirdconsecutive postseason victory in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

Sanders turned in another deft coaching performance in 2009. Hartline was the starting quarterback until going down with an injury in the fifth game. For the remainder of the season, Sanders juggled Cobb, seldom-used junior Will Fidler and true freshman Morgan Newton at QB. And, once again, the offense produced enough points to advance to a bowl game, along with ground-breaking victories at Auburn and Georgia.

Hartline stayed healthy in 2010, enjoying a terrific season and finishing his career among the top five in school history in every passing category.

Sanders has been offensive coordinator since 2009 and took on primary playcalling duties last season. In his first year in that role, UK averaged 6.1 yards per play, second best in school history, and 406 total points ranks third in UK history.

Prior to Kentucky, Sanders spent 22 seasons (1984-2005) as a player and coach at the University of Tennessee, including the last seven as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He was named offensive coordinator after the 1998 regular season when David Cutcliffe became head coach at Ole Miss. Sanders' first game as offensive coordinator was the 1999 Fiesta Bowl when the Volunteers defeated Florida State for the national championship.

A native of Morristown, Tenn., Sanders was a quarterback on the Tennessee football team from 1984-88. He earned four varsity letters and was a four-year member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. He remained with the team as a volunteer assistant coach, helping coach the quarterbacks, in 1989-90 under Coach Johnny Majors.

Sanders was promoted to full-time assistant coach in 1991, working with the wide receivers in 1991-92. New head coach Phillip Fulmer named him running backs coach and recruiting coordinator in 1993. Sanders stayed in those roles through `98, recruiting the players that took Tennessee to the national title, before moving to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach following Cutcliffe's departure.

While Sanders was on the Tennessee coaching staff, the Vols had a record of 162-46-2 (.776) and won four SEC championships and six Eastern Division crowns in addition to their national title. The Vols played in 16 bowl games, including four Citrus Bowls, three Fiesta Bowls, three Cotton Bowls, two Peach Bowls, and once each in the Sugar, Orange, Hall of Fame and Gator bowls.

Sanders and his wife, Cathy, have two daughters, Kelly and Kari.

Coaching Experience

1989-90 Tennessee Volunteer Assistant (Quarterbacks), two bowl games
1991-92 Tennessee Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers), two bowl games
1993-98 Tennessee Assistant Coach (Recruiting Coordinator, Running Backs), six bowl games
1999-2005 Tennessee Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks), six bowl games
2006-07 Kentucky Assistant Coach (Quarterbacks), two bowl games
2008 Kentucky Assistant Coach (Recr. Coord., Quarterbacks), one bowl game
2009-present Kentucky Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks), two bowl games
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