Kentucky at South Carolina

Saturday, September 28, 2019

South Carolina beat Kentucky 24–⁠7. It was their 31st meeting; after it, South Carolina led the series 18–⁠12–⁠1 as played.

AwayKentucky8–⁠5 in 2019
7
HomeSouth Carolina4–⁠8 in 2019
24

Final at Williams-Brice Stadium, ColumbiaTV: SECNAttendance 80,828

At kickoff
86°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Columbia Owens Downtown Airport (KCUB), 2 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Lee Hedrick; umpire Michael Moten; head linesman Kevin Vicknair; line judge Tim Beard; side judge M. Williams; field judge Chris Jamison; back judge Michael Watson; center judge Mike BlockGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kentucky00077
South Carolina737724

Standouts

  • RushingTavien Feaster15 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDSouth Carolina
  • DefenseD.J. Wonnum5 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 for lossSouth Carolina

Player stats

Kentucky

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sawyer Smith11/329001
Lynn Bowden Jr.2/2700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Chris Rodriguez Jr.665144
Lynn Bowden Jr.644026
Asim Rose103307
Kavosiey Smoke2704
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ahmad Wagner235026
Josh Ali31809
Lynn Bowden Jr.318013
Asim Rose111011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Yusuf Corker9000
Chris Oats8000
Calvin Taylor Jr.7110
T.J. Carter6100
Jamar Watson4220

South Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Hilinski15/2714000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tavien Feaster15107228
Rico Dowdle15102130
Mon Denson104108
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryan Edwards637013
Shi Smith230022
Rico Dowdle123023
Chavis Dawkins219012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ernest Jones7001
Israel Mukuamu6100
D.J. Wonnum5330
T.J. Brunson5000
Aaron Sterling2110

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

KentuckySouth Carolina
212Total yards387
97Passing yards140
115Rushing yards247
2.9Yards per pass5.2
4.1Yards per rush5.4
9First downs21
2–⁠15Third downs5–⁠15
0–⁠2Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers1
4–⁠20Penalties5–⁠40
26:10Possession33:50
6Sacks (by defense)4

Efficiency

KentuckySouth Carolina
23%Success rate43%
−0.25EPA per play0.08
1.29Explosiveness0.99
0.10Rushing EPA0.22
−0.47Passing EPA−0.07
15%Passing-down success24%
−0.34First-down EPA0.26
0.17Second-down EPA−0.23
−0.25Third-down EPA0.29
16%Havoc by its defense56%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Kentucky 54% to win. South Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

South Carolina −3.5, over/under 55.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were South Carolina 60%, Kentucky 40%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

South Carolina end zoneKentucky end zoneQ1 South CarolinaTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 KentuckyInterception, 5 playsQ1 South CarolinaPunt, 5 playsQ1 KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 KentuckyTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 South CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ1 KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ1 South CarolinaField goal, 10 playsQ2 KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ2 South CarolinaPunt, 7 playsQ2 KentuckyPunt, 5 playsQ2 South CarolinaPunt, 7 playsQ2 KentuckyEnd of half, 1 playQ3 KentuckyFumble, 3 playsQ3 South CarolinaTouchdown, 1 playQ3 KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 South CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ3 KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ3 South CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ3 KentuckyTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ3 South CarolinaPunt, 5 playsQ3 KentuckyPunt, 4 playsQ4 South CarolinaPunt, 3 playsQ4 KentuckyPunt, 5 playsQ4 South CarolinaTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 KentuckyPunt, 3 playsQ4 South CarolinaPunt, 4 playsQ4 KentuckyTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 South CarolinaEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. South Carolina drives left to right, Kentucky right to left.
  1. Q1 South CarolinaTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 KentuckyInterception, 5 plays, 15 yards
  3. Q1 South CarolinaPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  4. Q1 KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  5. Q1 KentuckyTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  6. Q1 South CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  7. Q1 KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  8. Q1 South CarolinaField goal, 10 plays, 62 yards
  9. Q2 KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  10. Q2 South CarolinaPunt, 7 plays, 32 yards
  11. Q2 KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, 36 yards
  12. Q2 South CarolinaPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
  13. Q2 KentuckyEnd of half, 1 play, 3 yards
  14. Q3 KentuckyFumble, 3 plays, −9 yards
  15. Q3 South CarolinaTouchdown, 1 play, 30 yards
  16. Q3 KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  17. Q3 South CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  18. Q3 KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  19. Q3 South CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  20. Q3 KentuckyTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 42 yards
  21. Q3 South CarolinaPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  22. Q3 KentuckyPunt, 4 plays, 12 yards
  23. Q4 South CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  24. Q4 KentuckyPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  25. Q4 South CarolinaTouchdown, 7 plays, 85 yards
  26. Q4 KentuckyPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  27. Q4 South CarolinaPunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  28. Q4 KentuckyTouchdown, 5 plays, 84 yards
  29. Q4 South CarolinaEnd of game, 5 plays, 10 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then South Carolina 7, Kentucky 0
South Carolina Touchdown, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Grant McKinniss kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Rico Dowdle run for 15 yds to the SCaro 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Rico Dowdle run for 4 yds to the SCaro 44
15:002nd & 6 at own 44Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete
15:003rd & 6 at own 44Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Bryan Edwards for 6 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Rico Dowdle run for 1 yd to the Kent 49
15:002nd & 9 at opp 49Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete
15:003rd & 9 at opp 49Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Tavien Feaster for 12 yds to the Kent 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Shi Smith for 22 yds to the Kent 15 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 15Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Shi Smith for 8 yds to the Kent 7
15:002nd & 2 at opp 7Tavien Feaster run for 5 yds to the Kent 2 for a 1ST down
11:091st & goal at opp 2Tavien Feaster run for 2 yds for a TD, (Parker White KICK)South Carolina 7, Kentucky 0
Kentucky Interception, 5 plays
11:091st & 0 at own 35Will Tommie kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:091st & 10 at own 25Asim Rose run for 1 yd to the Kent 26
11:092nd & 9 at own 26Sawyer Smith pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for 13 yds to the Kent 39 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at own 39Asim Rose run for a loss of 3 yards to the Kent 36
11:092nd & 13 at own 36Asim Rose run for 4 yds to the Kent 40
11:093rd & 9 at own 40Sawyer Smith pass intercepted Ernest Jones return for no gain to the SCaro 46
South Carolina Punt, 5 plays
8:561st & 10 at own 46Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Bryan Edwards
8:562nd & 10 at own 46Rico Dowdle rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Quinton Bohanna), PENALTY UK encroachment (Joshua Paschal) 5 yards to the UK49, NO PLAY.
8:562nd & 5 at opp 49Rico Dowdle run for 5 yds to the Kent 44 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at opp 44Rico Dowdle run for 4 yds to the Kent 40
8:562nd & 6 at opp 40Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Bryan Edwards, broken up by Quandre Mosely
8:563rd & 6 at opp 40Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Tavien Feaster for no gain to the Kent 40
8:564th & 6 at opp 40SOUTH CAROLINA Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Kent 45
8:564th & 11 at opp 45Joseph Charlton punt for 43 yds, downed at the Kent 2
Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
6:301st & 10 at own 3Kavosiey Smoke run for 4 yds to the Kent 7
6:302nd & 6 at own 7Kavosiey Smoke run for 3 yds to the Kent 10
6:303rd & 3 at own 10Sawyer Smith pass incomplete
5:294th & 3 at own 10Timeout SOUTH CAROLINA, clock 05:29
5:294th & 3 at own 10Max Duffy punt for 49 yds , Darius Rush returns for no gain to the SCaro 39
Kentucky Turnover on downs, 4 plays
5:201st & 10 at opp 39Asim Rose run for 5 yds to the SCaro 34
5:202nd & 5 at opp 34Lynn Bowden Jr. pass complete to Allen Dailey Jr. for a loss of 2 yards to the SCaro 36
5:203rd & 7 at opp 36Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Lynn Bowden Jr.
5:204th & 7 at opp 36Sawyer Smith pass complete to Justin Rigg for 5 yds to the SCaro 31
South Carolina Punt, 3 plays
3:441st & 10 at own 31Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Bryan Edwards for no gain to the SCaro 31
3:442nd & 10 at own 31Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete
3:443rd & 10 at own 31Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Chavis Dawkins for 7 yds to the SCaro 38
3:444th & 3 at own 38Joseph Charlton punt for 48 yds, downed at the Kent 14
Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
2:241st & 10 at own 14Sawyer Smith pass incomplete
2:242nd & 10 at own 14Sawyer Smith pass complete to Josh Ali for 7 yds to the Kent 21
2:243rd & 3 at own 21Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Lynn Bowden Jr.
2:244th & 3 at own 21Max Duffy punt for 49 yds, downed at the SCaro 30
South Carolina Field goal, 10 plays
1:221st & 10 at own 30Tavien Feaster run for 9 yds to the SCaro 39
1:222nd & 1 at own 39Tavien Feaster run for 4 yds to the SCaro 43 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at own 43Tavien Feaster run for 4 yds to the SCaro 47
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at own 47Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Xavier Legette for 4 yds to the Kent 49
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at opp 49Rico Dowdle run for 20 yds to the Kent 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 29Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Bryan Edwards for 13 yds to the Kent 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 16Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Bryan Edwards for 3 yds to the Kent 13
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 13Rico Dowdle run for 3 yds to the Kent 10
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 10Rico Dowdle run for 2 yds to the Kent 8
Q2 11:434th & 2 at opp 8Parker White 26 yd FG GOODSouth Carolina 10, Kentucky 0
2nd quarter5 drives, then South Carolina 10, Kentucky 0
Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
11:431st & 0 at own 35Will Tommie kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:431st & 10 at own 25Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Josh Ali, broken up by Jammie Robinson
11:432nd & 10 at own 25Sawyer Smith pass complete to Josh Ali for 2 yds to the Kent 27
11:433rd & 8 at own 27Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Allen Dailey Jr.
11:434th & 8 at own 27Max Duffy punt for 62 yds, downed at the SCaro 11
South Carolina Punt, 7 plays
10:371st & 10 at own 11Tavien Feaster run for 2 yds to the SCaro 13
10:372nd & 8 at own 13Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Josh Vann for 15 yds to the SCaro 28 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 10 at own 28Tavien Feaster run for 7 yds to the SCaro 35
10:372nd & 3 at own 35Rico Dowdle run for 9 yds to the SCaro 44 for a 1ST down
10:371st & 20 at own 34Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Chavis Dawkins for 12 yds to the SCaro 46
10:372nd & 8 at own 46Tavien Feaster run for 3 yds to the SCaro 49
10:373rd & 5 at own 49Ryan Hilinski sacked by Calvin Taylor Jr. for a loss of 6 yards to the SCaro 43
10:374th & 11 at own 43Joseph Charlton punt for 47 yds, downed at the Kent 10
Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
6:221st & 10 at own 10Asim Rose run for 7 yds to the Kent 17
6:222nd & 3 at own 17Lynn Bowden Jr. run for 20 yds to the Kent 37 for a 1ST down
6:221st & 10 at own 37Asim Rose run for 1 yd to the Kent 38
6:222nd & 9 at own 38Asim Rose run for 5 yds to the Kent 43
6:223rd & 4 at own 43Lynn Bowden Jr. run for 3 yds to the Kent 46
3:214th & 1 at own 46Timeout SOUTH CAROLINA, clock 03:21
3:214th & 1 at own 46Max Duffy punt for 44 yds, downed at the SCaro 10
South Carolina Punt, 7 plays
3:101st & 10 at own 10Ryan Hilinski run for 3 yds to the SCaro 13
3:102nd & 7 at own 13Rico Dowdle run for 2 yds to the SCaro 15
1:423rd & 5 at own 15Timeout SOUTH CAROLINA, clock 01:42
1:423rd & 5 at own 15Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Bryan Edwards for 8 yds to the SCaro 23 for a 1ST down
1:271st & 10 at own 23Timeout KENTUCKY, clock 01:27
1:271st & 10 at own 23Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Rico Dowdle for 23 yds to the SCaro 46 for a 1ST down
1:271st & 10 at own 46SOUTH CAROLINA Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the SCaro 41
1:271st & 15 at own 41Ryan Hilinski sacked by Jamar Watson for a loss of 6 yards to the SCaro 35
1:272nd & 21 at own 35Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete, broken up by Kash Daniel
1:273rd & 21 at own 35Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete, broken up by Brandin Echols
0:394th & 21 at own 35Timeout KENTUCKY, clock 00:39
0:394th & 21 at own 35Joseph Charlton punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Kent 20
Kentucky End of half, 1 play
0:321st & 10 at own 20Asim Rose run for 3 yds to the Kent 23
3rd quarter9 drives, then South Carolina 17, Kentucky 0
Kentucky Fumble, 3 plays
15:002nd & 7 at own 35Will Tommie kickoff for 63 yds , Lynn Bowden Jr. return for 37 yds to the Kent 39
15:001st & 10 at own 39Sawyer Smith pass complete to Clevan Thomas Jr. for 2 yds to the Kent 41
15:002nd & 8 at own 41Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Josh Ali
15:003rd & 8 at own 41Sawyer Smith sacked by D.J. Wonnum for a loss of 11 yards to the Kent 30 Sawyer Smith fumbled, recovered by SCaro Aaron Sterling , return for 0 yards
South Carolina Touchdown, 1 play
13:591st & 10 at opp 30Rico Dowdle run for 30 yds for a TD, (Parker White KICK)South Carolina 17, Kentucky 0
Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
13:591st & 0 at own 35Will Tommie kickoff for 65 yds , Lynn Bowden Jr. return for 20 yds to the Kent 20
13:591st & 10 at own 20Sawyer Smith pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the Kent 19
13:592nd & 11 at own 19Asim Rose run for 5 yds to the Kent 24
13:593rd & 6 at own 24Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Justin Rigg
13:594th & 6 at own 24Max Duffy punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SCaro 29
South Carolina Punt, 3 plays
12:131st & 10 at own 29Rico Dowdle run for 5 yds to the SCaro 34
12:132nd & 5 at own 34Rico Dowdle run for 1 yd to the SCaro 35
12:133rd & 4 at own 35Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Bryan Edwards, broken up by DeAndre Square
12:134th & 4 at own 35Joseph Charlton punt for 65 yds for a touchback
Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 20Christopher Rodriguez Jr. run for 3 yds to the Kent 23
10:592nd & 7 at own 23Sawyer Smith pass complete to Lynn Bowden Jr. for 6 yds to the Kent 29
10:593rd & 1 at own 29Lynn Bowden Jr. run for a loss of 6 yards to the Kent 20 Lynn Bowden Jr. fumbled, forced by Jahmar Brown, recovered by Kent Lynn Bowden Jr.
10:594th & 10 at own 20Max Duffy punt for 48 yds, downed at the SCaro 32
South Carolina Punt, 3 plays
8:531st & 10 at own 32Tavien Feaster run for 9 yds to the SCaro 41
8:532nd & 1 at own 41Tavien Feaster run for a loss of 5 yards to the SCaro 36
8:533rd & 6 at own 36Ryan Hilinski sacked by Jamar Watson for a loss of 3 yards to the SCaro 33
8:534th & 9 at own 33Joseph Charlton punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Lynn Bowden Jr. at the Kent 17
Kentucky Turnover on downs, 12 plays
7:061st & 10 at own 17Sawyer Smith pass incomplete, broken up by Israel Mukuamu
7:062nd & 10 at own 17Asim Rose run for 5 yds to the Kent 22
7:063rd & 5 at own 22Sawyer Smith pass complete to Ahmad Wagner for 9 yds to the Kent 31 for a 1ST down
7:061st & 10 at own 31KENTUCKY Penalty, false start (Landon Young) to the Kent 26
7:061st & 15 at own 26Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Josh Ali, broken up by Jaycee Horn
7:062nd & 15 at own 26KENTUCKY Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Kent 21
7:062nd & 20 at own 21Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Lynn Bowden Jr.
7:063rd & 20 at own 21Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Clevan Thomas, QB hurry by K. Enagbare, PENALTY SC personal foul (K. Enagbare) 15 yards to the UK36, 1ST DOWN UK, NO PLAY.
7:061st & 10 at own 36Lynn Bowden Jr. run for 1 yd to the Kent 37
7:062nd & 9 at own 37Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Asim Rose, broken up by Jaycee Horn
4:183rd & 9 at own 37Timeout KENTUCKY, clock 04:18
4:183rd & 9 at own 37Sawyer Smith pass complete to Ahmad Wagner for 26 yds to the SCaro 37 for a 1ST down
4:181st & 10 at opp 37Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Justin Rigg, broken up by T.J. Brunson
4:182nd & 10 at opp 37Christopher Rodriguez Jr. run for 2 yds to the SCaro 35
4:183rd & 8 at opp 35Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Ahmad Wagner
4:184th & 8 at opp 35Sawyer Smith sacked by D.J. Wonnum for a loss of 6 yards to the SCaro 41
South Carolina Punt, 5 plays
2:401st & 10 at own 41Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Shi Smith, PENALTY UK offside (T.J. Carter) 5 yards to the SC46, NO PLAY.
2:401st & 5 at own 46Mon Denson run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
2:402nd & 1 at the 50Mon Denson run for 4 yds to the Kent 46 for a 1ST down
2:401st & 10 at opp 46Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Bryan Edwards, broken up by Jamari Brown
2:402nd & 10 at opp 46Rico Dowdle run for no gain to the Kent 46
2:403rd & 10 at opp 46Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Rico Dowdle
2:404th & 10 at opp 46Joseph Charlton punt for 46 yds for a touchback SOUTH CAROLINA Penalty, illegal motion (-5 Yards)
Kentucky Punt, 4 plays
0:361st & 10 at own 25Sawyer Smith pass complete to Allen Dailey Jr. for 10 yds to the Kent 35 for a 1ST down
0:361st & 10 at own 35Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Allen Dailey Jr.
0:362nd & 10 at own 35Sawyer Smith sacked by Aaron Sterling for a loss of 9 yards to the Kent 26
Q4 15:003rd & 19 at own 26Sawyer Smith pass complete to Asim Rose for 11 yds to the Kent 37
Q4 15:004th & 8 at own 37Max Duffy punt for 57 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SCaro 6
4th quarter7 drives, then South Carolina 24, Kentucky 7
South Carolina Punt, 3 plays
14:101st & 10 at own 6Rico Dowdle run for 1 yd to the SCaro 7
14:102nd & 9 at own 7Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete to Nick Muse, broken up by Kash Daniel
14:103rd & 9 at own 7Ryan Hilinski pass complete to Bryan Edwards for 7 yds to the SCaro 14
14:104th & 2 at own 14Joseph Charlton punt for 60 yds, downed at the Kent 26
Kentucky Punt, 5 plays
12:501st & 10 at own 26Christopher Rodriguez Jr. run for 4 yds to the Kent 30
12:502nd & 6 at own 30Christopher Rodriguez Jr. run for 10 yds to the Kent 40 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 40Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Josh Ali
12:502nd & 10 at own 40Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Lynn Bowden Jr., broken up by Jammie Robinson
12:503rd & 10 at own 40Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Ahmad Wagner
12:504th & 10 at own 40Max Duffy punt for 45 yds, downed at the SCaro 15
South Carolina Touchdown, 7 plays
11:181st & 10 at own 15Tavien Feaster run for 28 yds to the SCaro 43 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at own 43Mon Denson run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
11:182nd & 3 at the 50Mon Denson run for 5 yds to the Kent 45 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 45Mon Denson run for 2 yds to the Kent 37 Mon Denson fumbled, forced by Calvin Taylor Jr., recovered by SCaro Bryan Edwards
11:182nd & 2 at opp 37Ryan Hilinski run for 11 yds to the Kent 26 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 26Tavien Feaster run for 7 yds to the Kent 19
7:482nd & 3 at opp 19Tavien Feaster run for 19 yds for a TD, (Parker White KICK)South Carolina 24, Kentucky 0
Kentucky Punt, 3 plays
7:481st & 0 at own 35Will Tommie kickoff for 65 yds , Lynn Bowden Jr. return for 27 yds to the Kent 27
7:481st & 10 at own 27Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Josh Ali
7:482nd & 10 at own 27Sawyer Smith pass incomplete to Justin Rigg, broken up by Damani Staley
7:483rd & 10 at own 27Sawyer Smith sacked by D.J. Wonnum for a loss of 8 yards to the Kent 19
7:484th & 18 at own 19Max Duffy punt for 59 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SCaro 22
South Carolina Punt, 4 plays
6:391st & 10 at own 22Tavien Feaster run for 11 yds to the SCaro 33 for a 1ST down
6:391st & 10 at own 33Tavien Feaster run for 2 yds to the SCaro 35
6:392nd & 8 at own 35Mon Denson run for 1 yd to the SCaro 36
6:393rd & 7 at own 36Ryan Hilinski pass incomplete
6:394th & 7 at own 36Joseph Charlton punt for 57 yds , Josh Ali returns for 9 yds to the Kent 16
Kentucky Touchdown, 5 plays
4:321st & 10 at own 16Lynn Bowden Jr. pass complete to Josh Ali for 9 yds to the Kent 25
4:322nd & 1 at own 25Christopher Rodriguez Jr. run for 44 yds to the SCaro 31 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 31Lynn Bowden Jr. run for 3 yds to the SCaro 28
4:322nd & 7 at opp 28Lynn Bowden Jr. run for 26 yds to the SCaro 2 for a 1ST down
2:321st & goal at opp 2Christopher Rodriguez Jr. run for 2 yds for a TD, (Matt Ruffolo KICK)South Carolina 24, Kentucky 7
South Carolina End of game, 5 plays
2:321st & 0 at own 35Grant McKinniss on-side kick recovered by SOUTH CAROLINA at the Kent 46
2:321st & 10 at opp 46Mon Denson run for 3 yds to the Kent 43
2:322nd & 7 at opp 43Mon Denson run for 2 yds to the Kent 41
1:383rd & 5 at opp 41Timeout KENTUCKY, clock 01:38
1:383rd & 5 at opp 41Mon Denson run for 6 yds to the Kent 35 for a 1ST down
1:381st & 10 at opp 35Mon Denson run for 1 yd to the Kent 34
1:382nd & 9 at opp 34TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Kent 36

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Officially, South Carolina leads 22–⁠14–⁠1; as played, 22–⁠15–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34
2025South Carolina 35, Kentucky 13
2024South Carolina 31, Kentucky 6
2023South Carolina 17, Kentucky 14
2022South Carolina 24, Kentucky 14
2021Kentucky 16, South Carolina 10

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