Kentucky Wildcats

5thin Southeastern Conference · 1-1

Ugh, no.

Kentucky Wildcats lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide

Ranked #6 · 2-0 45 – 17

1-1

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Kroger Field (Lexington) · 61,820 fans · ABC, Disney+

Highlights

No. 12 Alabama overcomes halftime deficit to beat Kentucky 45-17

Keelon Russell threw for 188 yards and a touchdown to help No. 12 Alabama beat Kentucky 45-17 on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Recap via ESPN

0:49 Highlight: No. 13 Alabama's defense smothers Kentucky in first SEC contest

0:16 Kenny Minchey throws 20-yard TD pass to Henry Boyer

0:10 Conor Talty makes 25-yard field goal

0:58 Kentucky, Alabama trade pick-sixes to open scoring

Clips play on ESPN

Kroger Field · Lexington

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ALA	7	6	18	14	45
UK	7	10	0	0	17

Win Probability · Kentucky Wildcats

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Game Leaders

Alabama Crimson Tide

Keelon Russell · 16/23, 188 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Daniel Hill · 18 CAR, 104 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Lotzeir Brooks · 5 REC, 54 YDSReceiving Yards
Devan Thompkins · 2Sacks
Caleb Woodson · 12Tackles

Kentucky Wildcats

Kenny Minchey · 18/31, 146 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jason Patterson · 11 CAR, 53 YDSRushing Yards
Willie Rodriguez · 8 REC, 49 YDSReceiving Yards
Tavion Gadson · 1.5Sacks
Ty Bryant · 10Tackles

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 4:11

TD Trae'shawn Brown 4 Yd Run (Conor Talty Kick)45–17

Q4 9:08

TD Rico Scott 5 Yd pass from Keelon Russell (Conor Talty Kick)38–17

Q3 0:24

TD Daniel Hill 3 Yd Run (Keelon Russell Pass to Lotzeir Brooks for Two-Point Conversion)31–17

Q3 3:00

TD EJ Crowell 3 Yd Run (Conor Talty Kick)23–17

Q3 7:10

FG Conor Talty 34 Yd Field Goal 16–17

Q2 0:00

FG Adam Zouagui 39 Yd Field Goal 13–17

Q2 2:09

FG Conor Talty 41 Yd Field Goal 13–14

Q2 9:27

FG Conor Talty 25 Yd Field Goal 10–14

Q2 14:56

TD Henry Boyer 20 Yd pass from Kenny Minchey (Adam Zouagui Kick)7–14

Q1 6:35

TD Luke Metz 34 Yd Interception Return (Conor Talty Kick)7–7

Q1 10:11

TD Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace 2 Yd Interception Return (Adam Zouagui Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Alabama Crimson TideKentucky Wildcats

Offense

343 Total Yards 209

188 Passing Yards 146

155 Rushing Yards 63

21 First Downs 14

Efficiency

5-11 3rd Down 1-14

1-1 4th Down 2-4

16/23 Completions 18/32

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 3

8-45 Penalties 8-70

32:14 Possession 27:46

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Keelon Russell	16/23	188	8.2	1	2	44.4
Team	16/23	188	8.2	1	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Daniel Hill	18	104	5.8	1	31
Trae'shawn Brown	5	22	4.4	1	11
Red Morgan	4	18	4.5	0	8
EJ Crowell	3	17	5.7	1	19
Lotzeir Brooks	1	3	3.0	0	3
Keelon Russell	8	-9	-1.1	0	16
Team	39	155	4.0	3	31

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lotzeir Brooks	5	54	10.8	0	23
Rico Scott	3	44	14.7	1	32
Ryan Coleman-Williams	4	43	10.8	0	23
Marshall Pritchett	1	27	27.0	0	27
Daniel Hill	2	12	6.0	0	9
Trae'shawn Brown	1	8	8.0	0	8
Team	16	188	11.8	1	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Keelon Russell	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0
Ivan Taylor	0	0	1
Isaia Faga	0	0	1
Team	2	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Caleb Woodson	12	4	2	2	0	0	0
Luke Metz	8	3	0	0	0	1	1
Devan Thompkins	6	4	2	2	0	0	0
Red Morgan	5	3	0	0.5	0	0	0
Keon Sabb	4	4	0	0	1	0	0
Chuck McDonald III	4	2	0	0	1	0	0
QB Reese	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bray Hubbard	3	1	0	0.5	0	1	0
Kedrick Bingley-Jones	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Hill	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dijon Lee Jr.	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yhonzae Pierre	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Abduall Sanders Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jireh Edwards	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Xavier Griffin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carmelo O'Neal	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Desmond Umeozulu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Zabien Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Terrance Green	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isaia Faga	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	64	32	4	6	3	4	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Luke Metz	1	34	1
Team	1	34	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ryan Coleman-Williams	1	12	12.0	12	0
Team	1	12	12.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Conor Talty	3/3	100.0	41	4/4	13
Team	3/3	100.0	41	4/4	13

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex Asparuhov	1	54	54.0	0	0	54
Team	1	54	54.0	0	0	54

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kenny Minchey	18/31	146	4.7	1	1	8.1
Team	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--
Team	18/32	146	4.6	1	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jason Patterson	11	53	4.8	10
CJ Baxter	11	29	2.6	12
Henry Boyer	1	2	2.0	2
Jovantae Barnes	3	-2	-0.7	0
Kenny Minchey	6	-19	-3.2	4
Team	32	63	2.0	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Willie Rodriguez	8	49	6.1	0	18
Kenny Darby	5	45	9.0	0	24
Henry Boyer	1	20	20.0	1	20
CJ Baxter	2	15	7.5	0	9
Nic Anderson	1	13	13.0	0	13
Jovantae Barnes	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	18	146	8.1	1	24

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kenny Minchey	1	1	0
Jason Patterson	1	1	0
CJ Baxter	1	0	0
Willie Rodriguez	1	0	0
Cedric Works	0	0	1
Team	4	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Ty Bryant	10	3	0.5	0.5	0	0
Jordan Castell	9	5	0	0	0	0
Grant Godfrey	7	3	1	1	0	0
Hasaan Sykes	6	2	0	1	0	0
Tavion Gadson	5	2	1.5	2	1	0
Aaron Gates	5	2	0	0	0	0
Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace	4	2	1	1.5	0	1
Elijah Barnes	3	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah McMillian	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Cowan	2	2	0	0	0	0
Demarcus Gardner	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jaden Williams	2	1	0	1	0	0
Sam Greene	2	1	0	0	1	0
Dyllon Williams	2	1	0	0	0	0
Tavion Wallace	1	1	0	0	0	0
Antwan Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Grant Grayton	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kevis Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cedric Works	1	0	0	0	3	0
Team	67	29	4	7	5	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace	1	2	1
Jordan Castell	1	0	0
Team	2	2	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ja'Kayden Ferguson	2	33	16.5	17	0
Team	2	33	16.5	17	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brock Coffman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Adam Zouagui	1/1	100.0	39	2/2	5
Team	1/1	100.0	39	2/2	5

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Thomas O'Hara	5	204	40.8	1	0	46
Team	5	204	40.8	1	0	46

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