Kentucky Wildcats

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Kentucky Wildcats won.

Kentucky Wildcats beat the South Alabama Jaguars

2-2 21 – 45

3-1

Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

Kroger Field (Lexington) · 61,127 fans · SEC Network

Highlights

Baxter, Patterson and Barnes rush for 100 yards, Kentucky rolls over South Alabama 45-21

CJ Baxter, Jason Patterson and Jovantae Barnes combined for 386 rushing yards and five touchdowns to power Kentucky to a 45-21 win over South Alabama on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

1:19 South Alabama Jaguars vs. Kentucky Wildcats: Full Highlights

0:21 CJ Baxter scores 3-yard rushing TD

0:26 PJ Martin scores 7-yard rushing TD

0:24 Jared Hollins connects for 36-yard TD pass

Clips play on ESPN

Kroger Field · Lexington

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
USA	0	21	0	0	21
UK	7	17	7	14	45

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Game Leaders

South Alabama Jaguars

Jared Hollins · 23/43, 266 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
PJ Martin · 9 CAR, 48 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jeremiah Jones-Thomas · 6 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Christian Ross · 1Sacks
Cole Blaylock · 11Tackles

Kentucky Wildcats

Kenny Minchey · 19/25, 177 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
CJ Baxter · 16 CAR, 149 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Kenny Darby · 3 REC, 43 YDSReceiving Yards
Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace · 1.5Sacks
Alex Afari Jr. · 9Tackles

2026 Southeastern Conference Standings

Team
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Auburn
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Arkansas
South Carolina

Scoring

Q4 10:45

TD Shane Carr 15 Yd pass from Kenny Minchey (Adam Zouagui Kick)21–45

Q4 12:55

TD Jason Patterson 2 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)21–38

Q3 13:13

TD Jason Patterson 15 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)21–31

Q2 0:16

FG Adam Zouagui 34 Yd Field Goal 21–24

Q2 1:12

TD Jason Patterson 75 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)21–21

Q2 1:22

TD Jeremiah Jones-Thomas 19 Yd pass from Jared Hollins (Davis Little Kick)21–14

Q2 4:57

TD Jovantae Barnes 7 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)14–14

Q2 10:14

TD Anthony Eager 36 Yd pass from Jared Hollins (Davis Little Kick)14–7

Q2 14:17

TD PJ Martin 7 Yd Run (Davis Little Kick)7–7

Q1 0:37

TD CJ Baxter 3 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)0–7

Team Stats

South Alabama JaguarsKentucky Wildcats

Offense

354 Total Yards 567

266 Passing Yards 177

88 Rushing Yards 390

19 First Downs 26

Efficiency

4-15 3rd Down 2-8

2-5 4th Down 1-3

23/43 Completions 19/26

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 2

6-50 Penalties 2-22

28:19 Possession 31:41

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jared Hollins	23/43	266	6.2	2	2	49.1
Team	23/43	266	6.2	2	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
PJ Martin	9	48	5.3	1	10
Jared Hollins	10	25	2.5	0	12
Keenan Phillips	6	19	3.2	0	8
Trae'von Dunbar	5	11	2.2	0	4
Team	1	-15	-15.0	0	0
Team	31	88	2.8	1	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jeremiah Jones-Thomas	6	91	15.2	1	20
Anthony Eager	4	67	16.8	1	36
Noah Toster	2	28	14.0	0	23
Brendan Jenkins	2	26	13.0	0	13
Micah Woods	1	18	18.0	0	18
Rod Gibbs	3	14	4.7	0	6
Keenan Phillips	1	11	11.0	0	11
Everett Hunter	1	6	6.0	0	6
Trae'von Dunbar	2	6	3.0	0	5
PJ Martin	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	23	266	11.6	2	36

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Team	1	0
Christian Ross	0	1
Kam Robinson	0	1
Team	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Cole Blaylock	11	6	0	1	0	0
Dallas Young	10	3	0	0	0	0
Jordan Williams	8	1	0	0	1	0
Kam Robinson	7	5	0	0	0	0
Jayvon Henderson	6	4	0	0	0	0
Xavious Anderson Jr.	5	2	1	1	0	0
Parker Shattuck	5	2	0	0.5	0	0
Masey Lewis	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Moson	3	3	0	0	0	0
Tre'Mon Henry	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Camen Upshaw	2	2	0	0	0	0
Damyrion Darby	2	1	0	0	0	0
Seidrion Langston	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tyler Carter	2	0	0	0	0	1
Christian Ross	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jamal Siler	1	1	0	0	0	0
Deon Callins	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Jones-Thomas	1	1	0	0	0	0
Stephen Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
E'Mauri Smiley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Teryn Green	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Hines	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	78	36	2	4	1	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Davis Little	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aleksi Pulkkinen	5	188	37.6	0	3	52
Team	5	188	37.6	0	3	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Kenny Minchey	19/25	177	7.1	1	8.5
Callum Wither	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	19/26	177	6.8	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
CJ Baxter	16	149	9.3	1	53
Jason Patterson	12	137	11.4	3	75
Jovantae Barnes	8	100	12.5	1	39
Jordan Colbert	2	14	7.0	0	7
Ahmir Smith	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Kenny Minchey	3	-9	-3.0	0	0
Team	42	390	9.3	5	75

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kenny Darby	3	43	14.3	0	27
Henry Boyer	3	24	8.0	0	11
Nic Anderson	2	23	11.5	0	19
Mikkel Skinner	2	23	11.5	0	20
Shane Carr	2	22	11.0	1	15
Willie Rodriguez	2	18	9.0	0	11
Brock Coffman	2	15	7.5	0	11
Ja'Kayden Ferguson	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jason Patterson	1	2	2.0	0	2
CJ Baxter	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	19	177	9.3	1	27

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Kenny Minchey	1	1
Brock Coffman	1	1
Antwan Smith	1	0
Team	3	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Alex Afari Jr.	9	5	0	0	0	1
Grant Godfrey	8	6	0	0	0	1
Jordan Castell	7	3	0	0	0	0
Ty Bryant	5	2	0	0	0	0
Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace	4	3	1.5	1.5	1	1
Terhyon Nichols	3	1	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Cowan	3	1	0	0	0	0
Cyrus Reyes	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jaden Smith	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cedric Works	2	2	0	0	0	0
Isaiah McMillian	2	2	0	0	0	0
Dominic Wiseman	2	1	0	0	1	0
Hasaan Sykes	2	1	0	0	0	0
Antwan Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Robinson	1	1	1	1	0	0
Aaron Gates	1	1	0	1	3	1
Sam Greene	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ahmad Breaux	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jamarrion Harkless	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Kalen Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tavion Wallace	1	0	0	0	1	0
Demarcus Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Duncum	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	63	33	3	4	6	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Antwan Smith	1	31
Grant Godfrey	1	10
Team	2	41

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Andrew Weber	1	16	16.0	16	0
Team	1	16	16.0	16	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brock Coffman	1	-11	-11.0	0	0
Team	1	-11	-11.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Adam Zouagui	1/1	100.0	34	6/6	9
Jacob Kauwe	0/1	0.0	0	0/0	0
Team	1/2	50.0	34	6/6	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Thomas O'Hara	1	32	32.0	0	0	32
Team	1	32	32.0	0	0	32

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