STEPHANIE CORDLE Kernel staff
	MUMME IN MONO Despite a rough season-ending loss to rival Tennessee over the weekend, the Cats finished the season breaking or tying 67 records and provided fans a taste of the success Mumme (above) promised upon his arrival.

Senior Kio Sanford tallied a career-high 147 yards receiving on nine catches while freshman Derek Homer rushed for 137 yards on 18 carries.

Homer's 63-yard tote in the second quarter was the longest run from scrimmage this year for the Cats.

Punter Jimmy Carter kicked the pigskin twice, including a 64-yard boomer for a personal best 55-yard punting average.

Sanford and quarterback Tim Couch teamed for an 87-yard touchdown pass and catch, the second-longest pass play from scrimmage in school history.

Wide receiver "X" Craig Yeast is now UK's all-time leading receiver with 1,588 receiving yards, breaking Felix Wilson's career mark of 1,508 set from 1977-79. Yeast can build on the record when he returns for his senior season next fall.

Directing the show, Couch passed for 476 yards to break Danny Wuerffel's Southeastern Conference record for most passing yards in a season with 3,884 yards (Wuerffel's old mark was 3,625).

1997 Individual Records   The Cats broke or tied a whopping 51 school records, 15 Southeastern Conference records and one NCAA season record during the 1997 season. The following is a partial list of those accomplishments:   Tim Couch, QB: Single season: SEC passing yardage, 3,884; SEC most offensive plays, 613; SEC total offense, 3,759 yards; SEC pass attempts, 547; SEC completions, 363. Single game: UK TD passes, seven; UK pass yards, 476; UK consecutive completions, 13.   Brian Johnson, K: Single season: UK extra-point conversion percentage, 100 (15-15). Career: UK extra-point conversion percentage, 100 (40-40).   Craig Yeast, WR: Career: UK receiving yardage, 1,588.

Couch, who ended his sophomore campaign with 3,759 total yards, also eclipsed the SEC record for total offense in a season.

The old mark was 3,525.

 
Teamwork

The "Air Raid '97" offense amassed 634 yards of total offense Saturday, the second-highest single-game total in school history (646 yards versus Tennessee Tech in 1951).

The 476 yards passing by Couch broke the single-game school record of 460 he set on Oct. 18 against Northeast Louisiana, and the 83 offensive snaps against UT gave the Cats 876 on the year to break the old mark of 850.

The Cats and Vols combined for 1,329 total offensive yards on the day, which reflected UT head coach Phillip Fulmer's knack for pointing out the obvious.

"I didn't see anybody contained out on that field today," Fulmer said.

 
The Aftermath

A Vol offensive unit that gathered 695 yards of offense prompted UK head coach Hal Mumme to reiterate his recruiting emphasis for the offseason.

"We've got to recruit 17 great defensive players this year so we can have more bodies over there and we can be able to battle a little harder on defense for a little longer Ö like you have to do in this conference," Mumme said.