Kentucky Wildcats

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Kentucky Wildcats won.

Kentucky Wildcats beat the Youngstown State Penguins

Ranked #9 · 1-1 13 – 45

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Kroger Field (Lexington) · 60,166 fans · SEC Network +

Highlights

Minchey shines in debut as Kentucky starts Stein era with win over Youngstown State 45-13

Kenny Minchey threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns to lead Kentucky to a 45-13 win over Youngstown State Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:13 Youngstown State Penguins vs. Kentucky Wildcats: Full Highlights

1:11 Highlight: Kenny Minchey shines as Wildcats down Penguins to open season

0:23 CJ Baxter rushes in for 15-yard touchdown

0:09 CJ Baxter crosses goal line for 5-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Kroger Field · Lexington

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
YSU	0	7	6	0	13
UK	14	14	7	10	45

Win Probability · Kentucky Wildcats

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Game Leaders

Youngstown State Penguins

Beau Brungard · 23/35, 243 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Beau Brungard · 12 CAR, 29 YDSRushing Yards
Lynn Wyche-El · 7 REC, 111 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Danny Inglis · 6Tackles

Kentucky Wildcats

Kenny Minchey · 18/27, 301 YDS, 4 TDPassing Yards
Jason Patterson · 11 CAR, 78 YDSRushing Yards
Kenny Darby · 3 REC, 74 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Ahmad Breaux · 1Sacks
Jordan Castell · 7Tackles

2026 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings

Team
North Dakota
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
Youngstown State
South Dakota
Southern Illinois
Illinois State
Indiana State
Murray State

2026 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team
Alabama
Georgia
Texas
Florida
Kentucky
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Missouri
Tennessee
Auburn
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Vanderbilt
Arkansas
South Carolina

Scoring

Q4 5:29

FG Adam Zouagui 28 Yd Field Goal 13–45

Q4 12:48

TD Kenny Darby 37 Yd pass from Kenny Minchey (Adam Zouagui Kick)13–42

Q3 3:41

TD Jaden Gilbert 9 Yd Run (Andrew Lastovka PAT failed)13–35

Q3 8:19

TD Prince Jean 26 Yd pass from Kenny Minchey (Adam Zouagui Kick)7–35

Q2 0:20

TD Lynn Wyche-El 6 Yd pass from Beau Brungard (Andrew Lastovka Kick)7–28

Q2 1:51

TD Willie Rodriguez 2 Yd pass from CJ Baxter (Adam Zouagui Kick)0–28

Q2 11:30

TD Mikkel Skinner 10 Yd pass from Kenny Minchey (Adam Zouagui Kick)0–21

Q1 6:25

TD CJ Baxter 5 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)0–14

Q1 11:29

TD CJ Baxter 15 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Youngstown State PenguinsKentucky Wildcats

Offense

305 Total Yards 506

246 Passing Yards 301

59 Rushing Yards 205

20 First Downs 24

Efficiency

8-15 3rd Down 3-8

0-2 4th Down 1-1

24/38 Completions 18/27

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

4-28 Penalties 6-70

30:08 Possession 29:52

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Beau Brungard	23/35	243	6.9	1	--
Malachi Lewis	1/3	3	1.0	0	--
Team	24/38	246	6.5	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Beau Brungard	12	29	2.4	0	7
Jaden Gilbert	5	20	4.0	1	9
Lynn Wyche-El	2	16	8.0	0	11
Antuan Gardner	3	5	1.7	0	4
Fresh Walters	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tahir Mills	3	-4	-1.3	0	2
Malachi Lewis	1	-4	-4.0	0	0
Dorian Williams	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Team	28	59	2.1	1	11

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lynn Wyche-El	7	111	15.9	1	28
Lorenzo Jenkins	3	46	15.3	0	30
Jaden Gilbert	5	24	4.8	0	9
Jeremiah Sanders	2	23	11.5	0	13
Alex McDonald	1	15	15.0	0	15
Dorian Williams	1	11	11.0	0	11
Bryan Hunt	1	6	6.0	0	6
Tahir Mills	2	6	3.0	0	3
Fresh Walters	1	2	2.0	0	2
Antuan Gardner	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	24	246	10.3	1	30

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Payton Bjork	1	1
Beau Brungard	1	0
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Danny Inglis	6	2	0.5	0	0
Graydon Rollins	6	1	0	0	0
Darvens Tunis	5	2	0	0	0
Roderick Owens Jr.	5	2	0	0	0
Carston Marshall	5	1	0.5	1	0
Jussiah Williams-West	4	3	0	0	0
Cam Smith	4	2	0	0	0
Maximillian Johnson	4	2	0	0	0
Raleigh Collins III	3	3	0	0	0
Michael Wells	3	1	0	1	0
Dev Holman	3	1	0	1	0
Michael Wright Jr.	3	0	0.5	0	0
D'Shawn Kirby	3	0	0	0	0
Conlan Greene	2	0	0	0	0
Dominic Julius	1	1	0	0	0
Dorian Williams	1	1	0	0	0
Stephen Henderson	1	1	0	0	0
Ross Davidson	1	1	0	0	0
Julius Jackson	1	1	0	0	0
Danny Nittoli	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Pritchard-Sewell	1	0	0	0	1
Thomas Jolly	1	0	0.5	0	0
AJ Snyder	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Chambers Jr.	0	0	0	2	0
Team	65	25	2	5	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Payton Bjork	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	1	1	1.0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andrew Lastovka	0/0	0.0	0	1/2	1
Team	0/0	0.0	0	1/2	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Evan Anderson	3	142	47.3	1	1	53
Lachlan Amore	2	82	41.0	0	0	44
Team	5	224	44.8	1	1	53

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kenny Minchey	18/27	301	11.1	4	0	66.1
Team	18/27	301	11.1	4	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jason Patterson	11	78	7.1	0	22
CJ Baxter	9	48	5.3	2	15
Martels Carter Jr.	5	37	7.4	0	15
Kenny Minchey	1	17	17.0	0	17
Ahmir Smith	2	13	6.5	0	8
Kenny Darby	1	9	9.0	0	9
Callum Wither	1	3	3.0	0	3
Mikkel Skinner	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	3	-3	-1.0	0	0
Team	34	205	6.0	2	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kenny Darby	3	74	24.7	1	37
Mikkel Skinner	4	61	15.3	1	28
Willie Rodriguez	4	48	12.0	1	20
Brock Coffman	1	38	38.0	0	38
Henry Boyer	1	31	31.0	0	31
Prince Jean	2	27	13.5	1	26
Jason Patterson	1	16	16.0	0	16
Nic Anderson	1	4	4.0	0	4
Ja'Kayden Ferguson	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	18	301	16.7	4	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Team	1	0
Ty Bryant	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Isaiah McMillian	7	5	0	1	1	0
Elijah Barnes	7	4	0	0	1	0
Jordan Castell	7	2	0	2	0	0
Grant Godfrey	7	1	0	0	0	2
Ty Bryant	5	2	0	0	0	0
Grant Grayton	5	2	0	0	0	0
Tavion Wallace	4	3	0	0	0	1
Cyrus Reyes	4	2	0	0	1	0
Cedric Works	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace	2	1	0	0	0	1
Nasir Addison	2	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Greene	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ahmad Breaux	1	1	1	1	0	0
Devin Smith	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jaden Williams	1	1	0	0	1	0
Kalen Edwards	1	1	0	0	0	0
Antwan Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaden Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Duncum	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	61	29	2	5	4	5

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Andrew Weber	1	19	19.0	19	0
Team	1	19	19.0	19	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Brock Coffman	3	25	8.3	11
Andrew Weber	1	4	4.0	4
Team	4	29	7.3	11

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Adam Zouagui	1/1	100.0	28	6/6	9
Team	1/1	100.0	28	6/6	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Thomas O'Hara	2	84	42.0	0	1	45
Team	2	84	42.0	0	1	45

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