Kentucky Wildcats Football: UK vs. Georgia Postgame Notes
By Danielle
Postgame notes from this afternoon’s college football game between the Kentucky Wildcats and Georgia Bulldogs.
KENTUCKY POSTGAME NOTES
No. 17 Georgia at Kentucky
Commonwealth Stadium — Lexington, Ky.
Nov. 8, 2014
FINAL SCORE: No. 17 Georgia 63, Kentucky 31
Team Records and Series Notes
- With the loss, Kentucky is 5-5, 2-5 in the Southeastern Conference. Georgia is 7-2, 5-2 in the SEC.
- Georgia leads the all-time series, 53-12-2, including a 26-7 mark in games played in Lexington.
- UK is 5-9-1 all-time when playing on Nov. 8.
- Kentucky will return to action on Saturday at Tennessee, with kickoff at 4 p.m. ET in Knoxville, The game will be televised live on the SEC Network.
- The game will also be broadcast live on the UK Radio Network, with Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro and Dick Gabriel voicing the action.
Team Notes
- Kentucky’s game captains were Jordan Swindle, Javess Blue, Alvin “Bud” Dupree and Za’Darius Smith for the ninth time in 10 games.
- The Wildcats finished 2014 with a 5-2 record at Commonwealth Stadium. Both losses came against top-20 opponents.
- Saturday marked the last game in the current configuration of Commonwealth Stadium, which will complete a $120 million renovation for the 2015 season.
- UK has a 143-123-4 all-time record in CWS, dating back to 1973.
- UK’s 16-play drive over 6:15 in the second quarter was its longest drive in plays (15) and tied the longest time of possession on a drive in 2014 (6:15).
- UK’s two-yard scoring drive in the second quarter was its shortest scoring drive on the year.
- After falling behind 21-0 after the first quarter, UK rallied with 24 points in the second quarter.
- UK’s 24-point output was its best in a quarter in 2014 and the best in a single quarter since 2013.
- It marked the most points scored in a quarter against an SEC school since scoring 28 vs. Florida in the third quarter in 2002.
- With immediate records available back to 1982, it marks the most points scored in the second quarter against an SEC school. That record is held by a 28-point quarter vs. UGA in 1965.
- The last time UK scored at least 24 points in a quarter was when it had 28 points on 11, 2010 vs. Western Kentucky.
- Saturday marked the last game in the current configuration of Commonwealth Stadium, which will complete a $120 million renovation for the 2015 season.
Individual Notes
- Sophomore QB Patrick Towles made his 10th consecutive start.
- Towles rushed for his club-leading fifth TD of the year, a one-yard QB sneak in the second quarter.
- Towles rushed for 60 yards on 17 carries, his second-best rushing output on the year.
- Towles threw his 14th touchdown of the year and the 15th of his career.
- Towles has a TD pass in nine of 10 games as a starter.
- Towles rushed for his club-leading fifth TD of the year, a one-yard QB sneak in the second quarter.
- Freshman RB Stanley “Boom” Williams took a 56-yard carry for a touchdown, his third TD of the year.
- Williams rushed 10 times for 100 yards, marking his second career 100-yard rushing outing.
- It was UK’s first 100+ yard rusher since Williams set a career-high with 104 yards vs. Louisiana Monroe.
- Williams’ 56-yard TD was his third 50+ yard rush of the year.
- Williams is one of just six players in the nation with three TD rushes of at least 50 yards.
- Williams rushed 10 times for 100 yards, marking his second career 100-yard rushing outing.
- Freshman kicker Austin MacGinnis connected on a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter.
- MacGinnis is now 14-for-20 on the year and is 7-for-8 from 30-39 yards.
- Junior Landon Foster punted five times for a 41.8-yard average, with three punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
- Foster has dropped a career-high 25 punts inside the 20 in 2014 and 53 in his three-year career.
- Foster is now two punts downed inside the 20-yard line away from tying the single-season record, set in 2002 by Glenn Pakulak.
- Foster has dropped a career-high 25 punts inside the 20 in 2014 and 53 in his three-year career.
- Junior LB Josh Forrest – a native of Paducah, Ky. – had a tackle for loss and has had at least one big play – QB sack, tackle for loss, pass interception, pass breakup or QB hurry – in every game this season.
- Forrest finished with seven tackles and has eight tackles for loss in 2014 and 9.5 in his career.
- Senior WR Javess Blue caught a nine-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter, marking his career-best fifth TD of the year and the ninth of his two-year career.
- Junior RB Braylon Heard rushed for his fourth TD of the year.
- Sophomore DB J.D. Harmon recovered his first career fumble.
- Junior LB Khalid Henderson forced his first fumble of the year and the third of his career.
- Henderson recorded a tackle for loss and has 3.5 on the year and six in his career.
- Senior DE/LB Bud Dupree started his team-leading 36th career game.
- Senior DE Za’Darius Smith, junior OT Jordan Swindle and sophomore C Jon Toth made their team-best 22nd consecutive starts.
- Senior FB Darrell “D.J.” Warren played in his team-leading 46th career game.
- Junior CB Cody Quinn broke up his career-high sixth pass of the year and now has 14 passes defended in his career.
- Senior WR Demarco Robinson tied a season high with five catches.
- Senior S Ashely Lowery tied for the team lead with seven tackles.