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South Alabama vs Kentucky

Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 12:45 PM ET · Kroger Field

South Alabama JaguarsSouth Alabama2-2

FinalSep 26, 2026

Kentucky WildcatsKentucky3-1

TVSEC Network

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

USA+900

UK−1600

Spread

USA +20.5−105

UK −20.5−115

Total O/U

Over 54.5−105

Under 54.5−115

Spread: Kentucky −20.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 54.5 (66 points).

Recap

Kentucky beat South Alabama 45-21 at Kroger Field in Lexington on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 3-1.

The game was played before 61,127.

Score by quarter

South Alabama Jaguars and Kentucky Wildcats, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
USA	0	21	0	0	21
UK	7	17	7	14	45

Scoring plays

First Quarter

UKTouchdown · 0:37CJ Baxter 3 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)0-7

Second Quarter

USATouchdown · 14:17PJ Martin 7 Yd Run (Davis Little Kick)7-7
USATouchdown · 10:14Anthony Eager 36 Yd pass from Jared Hollins (Davis Little Kick)14-7
UKTouchdown · 4:57Jovantae Barnes 7 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)14-14
USATouchdown · 1:22Jeremiah Jones-Thomas 19 Yd pass from Jared Hollins (Davis Little Kick)21-14
UKTouchdown · 1:12Jason Patterson 75 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)21-21
UKField Goal · 0:16Adam Zouagui 34 Yd Field Goal21-24

Third Quarter

UKTouchdown · 13:13Jason Patterson 15 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)21-31

Fourth Quarter

UKTouchdown · 12:55Jason Patterson 2 Yd Run (Adam Zouagui Kick)21-38
UKTouchdown · 10:45Shane Carr 15 Yd pass from Kenny Minchey (Adam Zouagui Kick)21-45

Team stats

USAUK

1st Downs: 19; 26
Total Yards: 354; 567
Passing: 266; 177
Rushing: 88; 390
3rd down efficiency: 4-15; 2-8
Turnovers: 2; 2
Possession: 28:19; 31:41

Top performers

South Alabama JaguarsKentucky Wildcats

Passing

Jared Hollins23/43, 266 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT

Kenny Minchey19/25, 177 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

PJ Martin9 CAR, 48 YDS, 1 TD

CJ Baxter16 CAR, 149 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Jeremiah Jones-Thomas6 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD

Kenny Darby3 REC, 43 YDS

Sacks

Christian Ross1

Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace1.5

Tackles

Cole Blaylock11

Alex Afari Jr.9

Player stats

South Alabama · Passing

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

South Alabama · 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

South Alabama · 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

South Alabama · Fumbles

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

South Alabama · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Cole Blaylock	11	6	0	1	0
Dallas Young	10	3	0	0	0
Jordan Williams	8	1	0	0	1
Kam Robinson	7	5	0	0	0
Jayvon Henderson	6	4	0	0	0
Xavious Anderson Jr.	5	2	1	1	0
Parker Shattuck	5	2	0	0.5	0
Masey Lewis	4	2	0	0	0

South Alabama · Kicking

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

South Alabama · Punting

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

Kentucky · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Kenny Minchey	19/25	177	7.1	1	0	7.0
Callum Wither	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	--

Kentucky · 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

Kentucky · 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

Kentucky · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Kenny Minchey	1	1
Brock Coffman	1	1
Antwan Smith	1	0

Kentucky · 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

Kentucky · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Antwan Smith	1	31	0
Grant Godfrey	1	10	0

Kentucky · Kick returns

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

Kentucky · Punt returns

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

Kentucky · 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

Kentucky · Punting

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

Game info

VenueKroger Field, Lexington, KY

Attendance61,127

TVSEC Network · national

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