FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 45, Louisville 13
Team Records and Series Information
- Both teams finish the regular season at 7-5.
- Kentucky leads the series 17-15 and has won two in a row.
- Next for Kentucky: the Wildcats await their fourth-consecutive bowl invitation, which will be issued on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 8.
Team Notes
- Kentucky has won nine straight non-conference games, longest since the 2006-09 streak of 18 consecutive non-conference wins.
- Kentucky has won at least seven games for four consecutive seasons for the first time since 2006-09.
- The Kentucky senior class has won 31 games over the last four seasons, most since the 1953 senior class also had 31 victories.
- Eleven seniors were honored in pregame ceremonies, including LB Elijah Barnett, LS Blake Best, DE T.J. Carter, LB Kash Daniel, S Jordan Griffin, DT Phil Hoskins, K Ben Logsdon, OG Logan Stenberg, DT Calvin Taylor, WR Ahmad Wagner and OG Mason Wolfe.
- UK also honored 12-year-old Luke Klausing on Senior Day. The Louisville native has been an honorary member of the team since 2018 through the Team IMPACT program, which connects children with serious/chronic diseases with local athletic teams.
- UK is 12-3 in its last 15 home games, best since 1987-89 (also 12-3).
- This was Mark Stoops‘ 32nd home victory at Kentucky, tying Jerry Claiborne for the most wins at Kroger Field/Commonwealth Stadium.
- Stoops is one win behind Paul “Bear” Bryant for the most home wins (33) in school history.
- Kentucky scored 45 points today. It is the first time since 2014 that UK had scored at least 45 in consecutive games.
- It is the first time that UK has scored at least 45 points against the same opponent in consecutive seasons since 1938-39 vs. Oglethorpe.
- It is the first time UK has defeated the same opponent by at least 32 points in consecutive seasons since 1959-60 vs. Xavier.
- This is the first time in school history that UK has scored at least 38 points in the last three games of the regular season (not including bowls).
- Also the first time in school history that UK has won the last three regular-season games by at least 24 points.
- Kentucky has had five victories this season by at least 21 points, first time that has happened since 1951 (six wins by at least 21 points).
- Kentucky had six rushing touchdowns today, first time since at least 1985 that UK had at least six rushing TDs in consecutive game.
- UK broke the school record for rushing touchdowns in a season with 33.
- Kentucky had 521 yards total offense today. UK averaged 12.4 yards per play, second in SEC history behind the 12.7 yards per play of Arkansas vs. Nicholls State in 2014.
- UK had a single-game school record 517 rushing yards today, breaking the record of 462 yards set a week ago vs. UT Martin.
- The 517 yards is most in the NCAA this season for an FBS team vs. an FBS team. Army had 594 rushing yards vs. FCS opponent Virginia Military.
- 517 is the most for an SEC school since Auburn vs. Arkansas in 2016 (543 yards).
- With 3,293 on the season, UK broke the single-season record of 3,124 rushing yards in 1974.
- UK averaged 12.9 yards per rushing attempt, breaking the Southeastern Conference record of 12.4 by Arkansas vs. Nicholls State in 2014.
- UK entered the game with 39 rushing plays of at least 20 yards this season, leading the nation in that category. The Wildcats added five 20+ rushing plays today.
- It is the first time in school history that UK had runs of at least 70 yards against the same opponent in consecutive seasons – A.J. Rose 75-yard run at Louisville last season, Kavosiey Smoke 70 yards today.
- This is the school-record fourth consecutive season with a 1,000-yard rusher.
- Kentucky has allowed 34 points or less in 26 straight games, the longest active streak in the nation.
- 26 straight games at 34 points or less is the longest for Kentucky since a 45-game streak from 1976-80.
- Kentucky kept every opponent below 30 points this season, first time the Wildcats have done that since 1979.
- UK kept the last three opponents scoreless in the second half, first time that has happened in three consecutive games since at least 1985.
- Kentucky allowed one touchdown pass. UK entered the game tied for first among FBS teams with the fewest touchdown passes allowed, six on the season (now seven).
- Kentucky allowed 318 total yards, ending a streak of five consecutive games limiting the opponent to less than 300 yards.
- Louisville entered the game averaging 453.4 yards per game.
- Louisville’s longest offensive play was 56 yards. UK entered the game second in the nation for fewest plays of 40 yards allowed (four this season, now five).
- Louisville’s longest pass play was 33 yards. UK entered the game tied for first in the nation for fewest pass plays of 40 yards allowed (one this season).
- Kentucky had a season-high 13 tackles for loss and tied the season high for quarterback sacks with six.
- Kentucky drove for a touchdown on its first drive, the third time in the last four games that UK has scored on its first possession.
