2013 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 2013 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats competed as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) as part of its Eastern Division. The team was led by head coach Mark Stoops, in his first year and played its home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

2013 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2013 record	2–10 (0–8 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Stoops (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Neal Brown (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 67,942)

2013 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 5 Missouri x		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 4 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Georgia		5	–	3					8	–	5
No. 24 Vanderbilt		4	–	4					9	–	4
Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tennessee		2	–	6					5	–	7
Kentucky		0	–	8					2	–	10
Western Division
No. 2 Auburn xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 7 Alabama x%		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 14 LSU		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 18 Texas A&M		4	–	4					9	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Ole Miss		3	–	5					8	–	5
Arkansas		0	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Auburn 59, Missouri 42
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Spring game

The 2013 Blue/White Spring Game at Commonwealth Stadium saw the Blue squad squeak out a one-point victory over the White team in the annual scrimmage, 24–23. The program witnessed its largest attendance for a spring game in program history with 50,831 fans.

The Kentucky faithful finally got to see a glimpse of what the new coaching staff had been working on since joining the Big Blue Nation with Stoops coming on board in late November. Stoops promised to bring a new approach to the defensive side of the ball with his offense revisiting a familiar style of play from air-raid era with an up-tempo offense. As the Wildcats put five passing touchdowns on the board, it marked the return of the old air raid sirens that once carried through the Lexington skies on game day.

With very little decided in the way of starters and roles, all five of Kentucky's quarterbacks received reps during Saturday evening's scrimmage, with the majority of the opportunities going to Maxwell Smith, Patrick Towles and Jalen Whitlow. Coach Stoops and offensive coordinator Neal Brown have yet to determine who their starting quarterback will be going into the fall, and with very little chance to see them up-close and personal, there's no hurry to name one. However, with fairly equal playing time divvied up amongst the signal callers, it was Whitlow who threw and rushed for the most yardage in Brown's new-look schemes. Whitlow did a little bit of everything in the game, displaying a strong, accurate arm, finding multiple receivers, and showing off his speed which gives him a unique, additional element to his game. He finished the night 17-of-28 with 193 yards and two touchdowns through the air, while scampering for 49 net yards on seven attempts on the ground while toggling back and forth between the Blue and White squads.

Class of 2013 signees

US college sports recruiting information for 2013 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Jeff Badet WR	Orlando, Florida	Freedom	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A	Feb 1, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Alvonte Bell DE	Miramar, Florida	Everglades	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Jun 5, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Javess Blue WR	Babson Park, Florida	Butler CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	Jan 13, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Steven Borden Jr. TE	Waxahachie, Texas	Kilgore College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	4.5	Dec 19, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Justin Day OT	Aiken, South Carolina	South Aiken	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Jun 29, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jason Hatcher DE	Louisville, Kentucky	Trinity	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Nick Haynes OG	Niceville, Florida	Niceville	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 70
Jacob Hyde DT	Manchester, Kentucky	Clay County	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Mar 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Jaleel Hytchye DB	Cincinnati, Ohio	LaSalle	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A	Jan 5, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Jojo Kemp RB	DeLand, Florida	DeLand	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	N/A	Feb 1, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Austin MacGinnis K	Prattville, Alabama	Prattville	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	N/A	Jun 23, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Blake McClain DB	Orlando, Florida	Winter Park	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	N/A	Jun 27, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Marcus McWilson DB	Youngstown, Ohio	Cardinal Mooney	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	Jan 28, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Kyle Meadows OT	West Chester, Ohio	Lakota West	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Jan 12, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Regie Meant DT	Cape Coral, Florida	Baker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	N/A	Jan 15, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Ramsey Meyers OG	Jacksonville, Florida	Ridgeview	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Jun 23, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Alex Montgomery WR	Weston, Florida	Cypress Bay	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5	Jan 28, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Reese Phillips QB	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Signal Mountain	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Jun 6, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 69
Khalid Thomas RB	Tallahassee, Florida	Godby	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Aug 7, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Ryan Timmons WR	Frankfort, Kentucky	Franklin County	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Feb 5, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Za'Darius Smith DE	Scooba, Mississippi	East Mississippi CC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	4.5	Dec 19, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Nate Willis DB	Pahokee, Florida	Arizona Western College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.4	Jan 16, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Kentucky Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012. "2013 Kentucky Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

Personnel

Roster

2013 Kentucky Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Ryan Timmons Fr QB 2 Jalen Whitlow So RB 4 Raymond Sanders Sr RB 5 Braylon Heard  Jr WR 6 A.J. Legree So WR 8 Javess Blue Jr WR 9 Demarco Robinson Jr QB 11 Max Smith So QB 12 Reese Phillips Fr WR 13 Jeff Badet Fr QB 14 Patrick Towles So WR 17 Alex Montgomery Fr RB 21 Josh Clemons So WR 23 Daryl Collins So RB 24 Jojo Kemp Fr RB 25 Jonathan George Sr RB, WR 27 Demitrious Davis  Fr WR 28 Joey Herrick So WR 29 Austin Sheehan Fr RB 31 John Giddens So RB 33 Dyshawn Mobley So FB 37 Cody Jones Sr FB 39 DJ Warren Jr TE 46 Patrick Ligon Sr TE 48 John Ballis Fr OG 55 Jordan Watson Fr OG 57 Zach Myers Fr OG 58 Shaquille Love So OT 62 Tyler Davenport Jr OG 63 Bill Davis So C 64 Max Godby Jr OG 68 Nick Haynes Fr OG 69 Ramsey Meyers Fr OT 70 Jordan Swindle So OG 71 John Gruenschlaeger So C 72 Jon Toth Fr OT 73 Kyle Meadows Fr OG 74 Cole Mosier Fr OG 75 Zach West So OG 76 Teven Eatmon-Nared Jr OT 77 Darrian Miller Jr OG 79 Kevin Mitchell Sr TE 80 Ronnie Shields Jr WR 83 Cameron Fogle Fr WR 84 Miles Thompson Fr TE 85 Steven Borden Jr TE 86 Jordan Aumiller Sr WR 87 Lucas Witt Jr WR 88 A.J. Johnson Jr TE 89 Tyler Robinson Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 2 Alvin Dupree Jr CB 3 Fred Tiller So S 5 Ashely Lowery Jr DE 6 Jason Hatcher Fr LB 7 Daron Blaylock So LB 8 Josh Forrest So LB 10 Tyler Brause Jr DB 15 Marcus McWilson Fr CB 16 Cody Quinn So S 17 Zack Blaylock So S 18 Glenn Faulkner So DB 19 Jaleel Hytchye Fr LB 20 Josh Harris Fr DB 21 Rodney Cox So LB 22 Khalid Henderson So DB 23 Nate Willis Jr DB 24 Blake McClain Fr CB 25 Cantrell McKinely Jr S 26 Tre Dunn Sr CB 27 Shawn Blaylock Fr CB 28 Eric Dixon Jr CB 30 Chris Davis  Fr LB 32 Miles Simpson Jr S 34 Kory Brown Jr CB 38 Eric Simmons Jr LB 40 Avery Williamson Sr DE 41 Travaughn Paschal Jr DE 47 Jabari Johnson Jr LB 49 Robbie Irgang Fr DE 50 Mike Douglas Jr DT 51 Tristian Johnson Sr DT 52 Patrick Graffree Fr LB 54 Malcolm McDuffen Jr DT 60 Alvin Davis Jr DT 61 Jacob Hyde Fr DT 78 Zane Williams Fr DT 90 Melvin Lewis Jr DE 91 Farrington Huguenin So DT 92 Christian Coleman Jr DE 94 Za'Darius Smith Jr DE 95 Langston Newton Fr DT 96 Regie Meant Fr DT 97 Mister Cobble Sr DT 98 Thomas Chapman So DT 99 Donte Rumph Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK, P 9 Landon Foster So P 42 Jay Wilmott So LS 53 Matthew Adolph Sr LS 59 Kelly Mason So LS 81 Kyle Buddle Jr PK, P 88 Joe Mansour Sr PK 90 Tanner Blain Fr PK 99 Austin MacGinnis Fr	Head coach Mark Stoops[1] Coordinators/assistant coaches Derrick Ansley Defensive Backs Neal Brown Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Jimmy Brumbaugh Defensive Line D. J. Eliot Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Tommy Mainord Wide Receivers Vince Marrow Tight Ends Bradley Dale Peveto Safeties/Special Teams Coordinator John Schlarman Offensive Line Chad Scott Running Backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 29, 2012

Starters by game

Offense

Opponent \ Position	QB	RB	RB/WR	WR	WR	WR/TE	OT	OG	C	OG	OT
Western Kentucky	Whitlow	Sanders	Robinson	Collins	Blue	Aumiller	Miller	Eatmon-Nared	Myers	Mitchell	Swindle
Miami (OH)	M. Smith	Sanders	Warren	Badet	Blue	Aumiller	Miller	West	Toth	Mitchell	Swindle
Louisville	M. Smith	Sanders	Montgomery	Timmons	Blue	Aumiller	Miller	West	Toth	Mitchell	Swindle
Florida	Whitlow	Kemp	Sanders	Timmons	Blue	Badet	Miller	Godby	Toth	Mitchell	Swindle
South Carolina	Whitlow	Kemp	Robinson	Shields	Blue	Aumiller	Miller	Godby	Toth	Mitchell	Swindle
Alabama	Whitlow	Sanders	Robinson	Timmons	Blue	Aumiller	Miller	Godby	Toth	Mitchell	Swindle
Mississippi State	M. Smith	Sanders	Robinson	Timmons	Blue	Aumiller	Miller	Godby	Toth	Mitchell	Swindle
Alabama State	Witlow	Timmons	Badet	Robinson	Kendrick	Aumiller	Miller	West	Toth	Mitchell	Swindle
Missouri
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Tennessee

Defense

Opponent \ Position	DE	DT	DT	DE	LB	LB	LB	DB	DB	S	S
Western Kentucky	Dupree	Rumph	Cobble	Z. Smith	Henderson	Williamson	Brown	Willis	Tiller	Lowery	Dixon
Miami (OH)	Dupree	Rumph	Cobble	Z. Smith	Paschal	Williamson	McClain	Willis	Tiller	Lowery	Dixon
Louisville	Dupree	Rumph	Cobble	Z. Smith	Paschal	Williamson	McClain	Willis	Tiller	Lowery	Dixon
Florida	Dupree	Rumph	Cobble	Z. Smith	Paschal	Williamson	McClain	Quinn	Tiller	Lowery	Dixon
South Carolina	Dupree	Rumph	Cobble	Z. Smith	Paschal	Williamson	McClain	Quinn	Tiller	Lowery	Dixon
Alabama	Huguenin	Rumph	Cobble	Z. Smith	Henderson	Williamson	McClain	Willis	Quinn	Lowery	Dixon
Mississippi State	Dupree	Rumph	Cobble	Z. Smith	Henderson	Williamson	Paschal	McClain	Willis	Lowery	Quinn
Alabama State	Dupree	Rumph	Cobble	Z. Smith	Williamson	Henderson	McClain	Willis	Tiller	Lowery	Dixon
Missouri
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Tennessee

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	vs. WKU*	LP Field Nashville, TN	ESPNews	L 26–35	47,623
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	SECRN	W 41–7	54,846
September 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN	L 13–27	65,445
September 28	7:00 p.m.	No. 20 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 7–24	62,076
October 5	7:30 p.m.	at No. 13 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECRN	L 28–35	82,313
October 12	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Alabama	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN2	L 7–48	69,873
October 24	7:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	L 22–28	55,102
November 2	7:30 p.m.	Alabama State*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	CSS	W 48–14	53,797
November 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Missouri	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 17–48	55,280
November 16	12:21 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (rivalry)	SECTV	L 6–22	33,488
November 23	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPNU	L 17–59	92,746
November 30	7:00 p.m.	Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	ESPNU	L 14–27	54,986
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:[2]

Game summaries

Western Kentucky

Kentucky vs Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 3 14 0 9 26 • WKU 7 14 7 7 35 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Game start: 7:15 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:33 Game attendance: 46,723 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 89 degrees Referee: Tom Ritter TV announcers (ESPNews): Joe Davis (play-by-play), David Diaz-Infante (color) Sources:[3][4]

Scoring summary 1 10:53 WKU Keshawn Simpson 3-yard run (Garrett Schwettman kick) WKU 7–0 1 4:35 Kentucky Joe Mansour 22-yard field goal WKU 7–3 2 14:21 WKU Antonio Andrews 3-yard run (Garrett Schwettman kick) WKU 14–3 2 12:47 Kentucky Jalen Whitlow 19-yard run (Joe Mansour kick) WKU 14–10 2 7:46 WKU Keshawn Simpson 3-yard run (Garrett Schwettman kick) WKU 21–10 2 3:25 Kentucky Jonathan George 5-yard run (Joe Mansour kick) WKU 21–17 3 1:50 WKU Mitchell Henry 9-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) WKU 28–17 4 13:32 WKU Leon Allen 14-yard run (Garrett Schwettman kick) WKU 35–17 4 9:53 Kentucky Joe Mansour 30-yard field goal WKU 35–20 4 1:37 Kentucky Demarco Robinson 34-yard pass from Maxwell Smith (Joe Mansour kick) WKU 35–26

Keshawn Simpson ran for a pair of 3-yard touchdowns and Antonio Andrews added his own 3-yard score as Western Kentucky beat Kentucky 35–26 Saturday night making coach Bobby Petrino a winner in his debut.

The Hilltoppers also beat their in-state rival for a second straight year, though they didn't need overtime like they did last year in this win over the Southeastern Conference program. They outgained Kentucky 487–419 in total offense and held the ball for 35 minutes.

Brandon Doughty was 27 of 34 for 271 yards and a TD, numbers that would have been better except for at least four drops including a would-be touchdown.

The loss ruined Kentucky coach Mark Stoops' debut. Coordinator Neal Brown's Air Raid offense struggled against a Western Kentucky defense returning seven starters from a bowl team that went 7–6 last season in the Sun Belt Conference.

Miami (OH)

Miami (OH) vs Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total Miami (OH) 7 0 0 0 7 • Kentucky 24 7 0 10 41 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 12:08 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:19 Game attendance: 54,846 Game weather: Sunny, 80 degrees Referee: Matt Moore Television network: FSN Sources:[5][6]

Scoring summary 1 13:08 Kentucky Jalen Whitlow 9-yard run (Joe Mansour kick) UK 7–0 1 7:58 Kentucky Joe Mansour 22-yard field goal UK 10–0 1 5:54 Kentucky Jonathan George 48-yard pass from Maxwell Smith (Joe Mansour kick) UK 17–0 1 3:20 Miami Chris Wade 6-yard fumble recovery (Ken Patterson kick) UK 17–7 1 1:58 Kentucky Javess Blue 88-yard pass from Maxwell Smith (Joe Mansour kick) UK 24–7 2 10:10 Kentucky Raymond Sanders 5-yard run (Joe Mansour kick) UK 31–7 4 14:15 Kentucky Joe Mansour 21-yard field goal UK 34–7 4 11:53 Kentucky Jeff Badet 56-yard pass from Maxwell Smith (Joe Mansour kick) UK 41–7

Maxwell Smith threw three long touchdown passes and Jalen Whitlow and Raymond Sanders each added scoring runs as Kentucky beat Miami (Ohio) 41–7 on Saturday.

The Wildcats made a winner of first-year coach Mark Stoops and Smith, who started for the first time since a season-ending ankle injury last September.

Most importantly for the Wildcats (1–1) was how Smith helped offensive coordinator Neal Brown's pass-oriented "Air Raid" philosophy take flight with TD passes of 48 yards to Jonathan George, 88 to Javess Blue and 56 to Jeff Badet. He completed 15 of 23 passes for 310 yards, 210 by halftime, as Kentucky outgained Miami 675–122 and allowed the RedHawks' only score on a fumbled punt return.

Louisville

Louisville vs Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total • #7 Louisville 3 7 10 7 27 Kentucky 3 0 0 10 13 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 12:02 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 65,445 Game weather: 63 degrees, Sunny Referee: Jeffrey Akers TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (color) Sources:[7][8]

Scoring summary 1 9:54 Louisville John Wallace 26-yard field goal UL 3–0 1 2:23 Kentucky Joe Mansour 37-yard field goal TIED 3–3 2 2:36 Louisville DaVante Parker 13-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (John Wallace kick) UL 10–3 3 10:39 Louisville Senorise Perry 1-yard run (John Wallace kick) UL 17–3 3 2:31 Louisville John Wallace 21-yard field goal UL 20–3 4 14:12 Kentucky Joe Mansour 30-yard field goal UL 20–6 4 11:29 Louisville Senorise Perry 36-yard run (John Wallace kick) UL 27–6 4 6:21 Kentucky Alex Montgomery 3-yard pass from Jalen Whitlow (Joe Mansour kick) UL 27–13

Heisman hopeful Teddy Bridgewater got off to a slow start as Kentucky's defense kept him and his receivers in check for much of the first half. He began 1 of 4 for 10 yards and had just 58 yards through one quarter, looking especially out of sync in throwing behind Robert Clark after the Cardinals recovered a Whitlow fumble at the Wildcats 27. Wallace salvaged the drive with a 36-yard field goal for a 3–0 lead. Even when Bridgewater seemed to get going in hitting Parker for 10 yards, the receiver fumbled and Kentucky's Ashley Lowery recovered, setting up Mansour's 37-yard field to tie the game.

The Wildcats' defense closed running lanes for Michael Dyer and other Cardinals backs and even sacking Bridgewater for just the second time this season. But Kentucky's offense couldn't take advantage as receivers dropped passes from Maxwell Smith–who took all but two snaps in the first half–while Raymond Sanders fumbled a handoff at the Louisville 13 late in the second quarter. Smith and Whitlow combined to complete just 17 of 37 passes for 214 yards for the Wildcats.

Senorise Perry ran for 100 yards and two touchdowns and Bridgewater overcame a shaky start to pass for 250 yards and No. 7 Louisville scored on four consecutive drives to pull away from rival Kentucky for a 27–13 victory on Saturday. Perry finished with 100 yards on 11 carries while Bridgewater completed 16 of 28 attempts to help the Cardinals earn their third straight Governor's Cup.

Florida

Florida vs Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total • #20 Florida 7 14 0 3 24 Kentucky 7 0 0 0 7 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 7:02 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:48 Game attendance: 65,445 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 78 degrees Referee: Marc Curles TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) Sources:[9][10]

Scoring summary 1 7:13 Florida Matt Jones 2-yard run (Austin Hardin kick) FLA 7–0 1 1:46 Kentucky Joe Mansour 25-yard run (Joe Mansour kick) TIED 7–7 2 9:40 Florida Trey Burton 24-yard pass from Tyler Murphy (Austin Hardin kick) FLA 14–7 2 2:53 Florida Tyler Murphy 5-yard run (Austin Hardin kick) FLA 21–7 4 10:49 Florida Austin Hardin 33-yard field goal FLA 24–7

Joe Mansour's 25-yard run on a fake field goal was the only TD for Kentucky (1–3, 0–1), which was outgained 402–173. That trick play was Kentucky's only highlight on a night that largely belonged to Murphy and the Gators.

Matt Jones rushed for 176 yards and a touchdown and Tyler Murphy threw for 156 yards and a score as No. 20 Florida beat Kentucky 24–7 on Saturday night, its 27th straight win over the Wildcats. Jones, who had 28 carries, outgained Kentucky by himself while he and Murphy provided all of the Gators' touchdowns in the first half to extend the longest active winning streak over a major opponent. Murphy also rushed for a 3-yard TD in his first career start for the Gators (3–1, 2–0 Southeastern Conference), who closed a difficult week on a high note after losing starting quarterback Jeff Driskel and defensive tackle Dominique Easley to season-ending injuries.

Florida gave Gators wide receivers coach Joker Phillips a happy return after his firing last fall as Wildcats coach.

South Carolina

Kentucky vs South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 0 7 0 21 28 • South Carolina 14 10 3 8 35 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Game start: 7:38 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 82,313 Game weather: Clear, 81 degrees Referee: Matt Moore TV announcers (FSN): Bob Rathbun (play-by-play), Tim Couch (color) Sources:[11][12]

Scoring summary 1 13:21 South Carolina Matt Jones 2-yard run (Austin Hardin kick) SC 7–0 1 6:26 South Carolina Mike Davis 22 yd run (Elliott Fry kick) SC 14–0 2 14:20 South Carolina Mike Davis 1 yd run (Elliott Fry kick) SC 21–0 2 7:38 Kentucky Raymond Sanders 2 yd run (Joe Mansour kick)) SC 21–7 2 0:12 South Carolina Elliott Fry 40 yd field goal SC 24–7 3 4:59 South Carolina Elliott Fry 41 yd field goal SC 27–7 4 13:43 Kentucky Dem. Robinson 4 yd pass from Jalen Whitlow (Joe Mansour kick) SC 27–14 4 11:50 Kentucky Ryan Timmons 14 yd pass from Jalen Whitlow (Joe Mansour kick) SC 27–21 4 8:05 South Carolina Connor Shaw 2 yd run (Nick Jones pass) SC 35–21 4 4:02 Kentucky Jalen Whitlow 1 yd run (Joe Mansour kick) SC 35–28

Kentucky (1–4, 0–2) rallied from a 21–0 deficit to pull within 6 at 27–21 with 11:50 left in the game but could not complete the comeback to upset #13 South Carolina. They were still only down 7 with 4 minutes remaining after a 1-yard touchdown run by Jalen Witlow but South Carolina was able to run out the clock behind SEC leading rusher Mike Davis and beat Kentucky for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings.

South Carolina senior quarterback Connor Shaw completed 17 of 20 passes for 262 yards and rushed for 50 yards. Kentucky quarterback Jalen Witlow complete 17 of 24 passes for 178 yards and 2 touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown. Mike Davis rushed for 106 yards and scored 2 touchdowns for the Gamecocks.

South Carolina played without star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney who was out with an injury.

Alabama

Alabama vs Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total • #1 Alabama 0 24 10 14 48 Kentucky 0 0 7 0 7 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 7:06 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 69,873 Game weather: Mostly Clear, 75 degrees Referee: Penn Wagers TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Lewis Johnson (sideline) Sources:[13]

Scoring summary 2 13:08 Alabama Cade Foster 25 yd field goal ALA 3–0 2 9:50 Alabama Kenyan Drake 1 yd run (Cade Foster kick) ALA 10–0 2 3:39 Alabama T. J. Yeldon 24 yd run (Cade Foster kick) ALA 17–0 2 0:24 Alabama Kenyan Drake 1 yd run (Cade Foster kick) ALA 24–0 3 11:38 Alabama T.J. Yeldon 3 yd run (Cade Foster kick) ALA 31–0 3 7:05 Kentucky Javess Blue 30 yd pass from Maxwell Smith (Joe Mansour kick) ALA 31–7 3 1:10 Alabama Cade Foster 20 yd field goal ALA 34–7 4 10:04 Alabama Kevin Norwood 20 yd pass from AJ McCarron (Cade Foster kick) ALA 41–7 4 1:41 Alabama Altee Tenpenny 7 yd run (Cade Foster kick) ALA 48–7

T.J. Yeldon and Kenyan Drake each ran for two touchdowns and No. 1 Alabama brushed off a few early mistakes to blow out Kentucky 48–7.

After a scoreless first quarter thanks to fumbles by the running backs and dropped passes in Kentucky territory, the Crimson Tide (6–0, 3–0) scored on their last eight possessions and outgained the Wildcats (1–5, 0–3) 668–170. Alabama gained 369 yards through the air including a career-high 359 yards by AJ McCarron. Kentucky's only score came in the 3rd quarter on a 30-yard touchdown pass from Maxwell Smith to Javess Blue.

Kentucky quarterback Jalen Witlow was injured on a sack early in the game and did not return.

Mississippi State

Kentucky vs. Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 7 3 9 3 22 • Mississippi State 14 7 7 0 28 Location: Starkville, Mississippi Game start: 6:31 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:24 Game attendance: 55,102 Game weather: Clear Skies, 65 degrees Referee: Hubert Owens Television network: ESPN Sources:[14]

Scoring summary 1 11:28 Mississippi State Malcolm Johnson 60 yd pass from Dak Prescott (Devon Bell kick) MSU 7–0 1 8:38 Kentucky Ryan Timmons 51 yd pass from Maxwell Smith (Joe Mansour kick) TIED 7–7 1 6:34 Mississippi State Jameon Lewis 19 yd run (Devon Bell kick) MSU 14–7 2 6:14 Mississippi State Jameon Lewis 17 yd pass from Dak Prescott (Devon Bell kick) MSU 21–7 2 0:31 Kentucky Joe Mansour 45 yd field goal MSU 21–10 3 5:26 Kentucky TEAM Safety MSU 21–12 3 4:19 Kentucky Jojo Kemp 14 yd run (Joe Mansour kick) MSU 21–19 3 0:36 Mississippi State Dak Prescott 17 yd pass from Jameon Lewis (Devon Bell kick) MSU 28–19 4 8;15 Kentucky Joe Mansour 44 yd field goal MSU 28–22

Dak Prescott threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a 17-yard touchdown pass to lead Mississippi State past Kentucky. Prescott completed a career-high 23 of 34 passes and also rushed for 33 yards. Jameon Lewis had a 19-yard touchdown run, caught a 17-yard scoring pass and also threw the 17-yard touchdown to Prescott on a trick play.

Kentucky's Joe Mansour made a 44-yard field goal with 8:15 remaining to pull the Wildcats to 28–22, but the Wildcats could get no closer. They had pulled to 21–19 in the third quarter on Jojo Kemp's 14-yard touchdown run. Then in what proved to be a key moment, the Wildcats recovered an onside kick, only to have it disallowed because of an offside penalty.

Maxwell Smith completed 18 of 33 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown. Raymond Sanders rushed for 86 and Jojo Kemp rushed for 63 and a touchdown to lead the Wildcats.

Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	7	0	7	0	14
Wildcats	14	17	17	0	48

Missouri

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Tigers	7	21	7	13	48
Wildcats	3	0	14	0	17

Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	6	0	0	0	6
Commodores	9	0	0	13	22

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	3	0	7	17
Bulldogs	21	14	21	3	59

Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Volunteers	14	6	7	0	27
Wildcats	0	7	0	7	14

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