Kentucky 38, Jacksonville State 14
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 22, 2011
Where: Commonwealth Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky
Temperature:
53°
Head Official:
Thomas Ritter
Attendance:
54098
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Morgan Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Kentucky snapped a four-game losing streak with a 38-14 home win over FCS foe Jacksonville State.
The Wildcats scored more than 18 points for just the second time this season and improved to 6-0 all-time against Ohio Valley Conference opponents.
Kentucky (3-4, 0-3 SEC), which had been outscored 89-10 in its previous two games, took a 24-7 halftime lead, scoring on three straight second-quarter possessions.
The Wildcats extended their lead to 31-7 on Newton’s second touchdown pass, a 6-yard strike to La’Rod King early in the fourth quarter.
King caught five passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns for Kentucky, and CoShik Williams added a career-high 148 rushing yards. The Wildcats outgained Jacksonville State, 445-270.
The Gamecocks (5-2, 4-0 OVC), who scored a season-high 44 points in a win over Austin Peay last week, struggled throughout. Jacksonville State was forced to punt on four of its first five possessions before scoring on Coty Blanchard’s 22-yard touchdown pass to Alan Bonner with 2:28 left before halftime.
Washaun Ealey rushed for 120 yards for Jacksonville State, which fell to 4-14 all-time against FBS schools.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Jacksonville State |
|
Kentucky |
N/A |
Player |
Coshik Williams
|
- |
Attempts |
22 |
- |
Yards |
148 |
- |
Avg Yards |
6.7 |
- |
Touchdowns |
0 |
- |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Jacksonville State |
|
Kentucky |
N/A | Player |
La'Rod King
|
- |
Receptions |
5 |
- |
Yards |
84 |
- |
Avg Yards |
16.8 |
- |
Touchdowns |
2 |
- |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Jacksonville State |
270 |
158 |
112 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Kentucky
|
445 |
340 |
105 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1.0 |
2 |