Saturday, 09/08/12
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 47 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 48,346 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kent State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Kent State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Kty25. | |
| Kentucky - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Kty25 | 15:00 | Sanders rush left for 4 yards to the Kty29. |
| 2-6, Kty29 | 14:30 | Sanders rush middle for -7 yards to the Kty22. |
| 3-13, Kty22 | 14:00 | Smith pass completion to the right to Boyd for 8 yards to the Kty30. |
| 4-5, Kty30 | 13:45 | Foster punts. No return. Ball on KentSt20. |
| Kent State - 13:30 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt20 | 13:30 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, KentSt20 | 13:10 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, KentSt20 | 13:00 | Keith rush middle for 5 yards to the KentSt25. |
| 4-5, KentSt25 | 12:30 | Melchiori punts. No return. Ball on Kty34. |
| Kentucky - 12:10 | ||
| 1-10, Kty34 | 12:10 | Smith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Kty34 | 11:55 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Boyd for 15 yards to the Kty49. |
| 1-10, Kty49 | 11:30 | Sanders rush for 2 yards to the KentSt49. |
| 2-8, KentSt49 | 11:10 | Smith pass completion to the right to Boyd for 4 yards to the KentSt45. |
| 3-4, KentSt45 | 10:50 | Smith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-4, KentSt45 | 10:20 | Kent State penalized 4 yards. |
| 1-10, KentSt41 | 10:00 | Sanders rush for -4 yards to the KentSt45. |
| 2-14, KentSt45 | 9:30 | Smith pass completion to the left to King for 4 yards to the KentSt41. |
| 3-10, KentSt41 | 9:00 | Smith pass completion to the middle to McCaskill for 8 yards to the KentSt33. |
| 4-2, KentSt33 | 8:30 | Newton rush for -4 yards to the KentSt37. |
| Kent State - 8:10 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt37 | 8:10 | Archer rush for 2 yards to the KentSt39. |
| 2-8, KentSt39 | 7:45 | Durham rush middle for 13 yards to the Kty48. |
| 1-10, Kty48 | 7:10 | Keith pass completion to the left to Payton for -2 yards to the 50. |
| 2-12, 50 | 6:50 | Archer rush left for 4 yards to the Kty46. |
| 3-8, Kty46 | 6:20 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Erjavec for 0 yards. |
| 4-8, Kty46 | 6:00 | Melchiori punts. Touchback. Ball on Kty20. |
| Kentucky - 5:50 | ||
| 1-10, Kty20 | 5:50 | Smith pass completion to the right to Fields for 10 yards to the Kty30. |
| 1-10, Kty30 | 5:35 | Smith pass completion to the left to Sanders for 10 yards to the Kty40. |
| 1-10, Kty40 | 5:15 | Smith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Kty40 | 5:00 | Smith pass completion to the left to King for 23 yards to the KentSt37. |
| 1-10, KentSt37 | 4:45 | Smith rush for 5 yards to the KentSt32. |
| 2-5, KentSt32 | 4:20 | George rush for 4 yards to the KentSt28. |
| 3-1, KentSt28 | 4:00 | Smith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-1, KentSt28 | 3:55 | 45 yard field goal attempt by McIntosh is NO GOOD. |
| Kent State - 3:40 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt28 | 3:40 | Durham rush for 6 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 2-4, KentSt34 | 3:10 | Kentucky penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, KentSt39 | 3:10 | Durham rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, KentSt39 | 2:50 | Durham rush for 4 yards to the KentSt43. |
| 1-10, KentSt43 | 2:45 | Kent State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, KentSt38 | 2:45 | Keith rush left for 15 yards to the Kty47. |
| 1-10, Kty47 | 2:15 | Archer rush middle for 47 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:54 | Cortez PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:54 | Kent State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Kty25. | |
| Kentucky - 1:54 | ||
| 1-10, Kty25 | 1:54 | Smith pass completion to the right to Robinson for 14 yards to the Kty39. |
| 1-10, Kty39 | 1:38 | Smith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Kty39 | 1:31 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Boyd for 5 yards to the Kty44. |
| 3-5, Kty44 | 1:10 | Smith pass completion to the right to Boyd for 6 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 0:50 | Sanders rush right for 23 yards to the KentSt27. |
| 1-10, KentSt27 | 0:35 | Sanders rush right for 2 yards to the KentSt25. |
| 2-8, KentSt25 | 0:15 | Smith pass completion to the right to Robinson for 7 yards to the KentSt18. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky - 15:00 | ||
| 3-1, KentSt18 | 15:00 | George rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt16. |
| 1-10, KentSt16 | 14:50 | George rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt14. |
| 2-8, KentSt14 | 14:30 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Boyd for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:04 | McIntosh PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:04 | Kentucky kicks off. Sanders returns 17 yards to the KentSt17. | |
| Kent State - 14:00 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt17 | 14:00 | Archer rush for 3 yards to the KentSt20. |
| 2-7, KentSt20 | 13:30 | Keith pass completion to the left to Miller for 6 yards to the KentSt26. |
| 3-1, KentSt26 | 13:00 | Archer rush for 14 yards to the KentSt40. |
| 1-10, KentSt40 | 12:30 | Durham rush for 6 yards to the KentSt46. |
| 2-4, KentSt46 | 12:00 | Durham rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt48. |
| 3-2, KentSt48 | 11:30 | Durham rush left for 3 yards to the Kty49. |
| 1-10, Kty49 | 11:00 | Durham rush middle for 3 yards to the Kty46. |
| 2-7, Kty46 | 10:30 | Keith pass completion to the right to Adeyemi for 10 yards to the Kty36. |
| 1-10, Kty26 | 10:00 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Kty36 | 9:02 | Durham rush right for 3 yards to the Kty33. |
| 3-7, Kty33 | 8:25 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, Kty33 | 8:17 | 50 yard field goal attempt by Cortez is NO GOOD. |
| Kentucky - 8:12 | ||
| 1-10, Kty33 | 8:12 | Sanders rush for 67 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:00 | McIntosh PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:00 | Kentucky kicks off. Archer returns 44 yards to the KentSt41. | |
| Kent State - 7:55 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt41 | 7:55 | Kentucky penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Kty44 | 7:55 | Kent State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Kty49 | 7:55 | Durham rush middle for 1 yard to the Kty48. |
| 2-14, Kty48 | 7:40 | Keith pass completion to the right to Humphrey for 7 yards to the Kty41. |
| 3-7, Kty41 | 6:50 | Keith rush middle for -2 yards to the Kty43. |
| 4-9, Kty43 | 6:00 | Melchiori punts. No return. Ball on Kty14. |
| Kentucky - 5:47 | ||
| 1-10, Kty14 | 5:47 | Smith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Kty14 | 5:40 | Smith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Kty14 | 5:32 | Smith pass completion to the left to Shields for 5 yards to the Kty19. |
| 4-5, Kty19 | 5:15 | Foster punts. Wollet returns 5 yards to the KentSt34. |
| Kent State - 4:45 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt34 | 4:45 | Durham rush right for 1 yard to the KentSt35. |
| 2-9, KentSt35 | 4:20 | Durham rush middle for 5 yards to the KentSt40. |
| 3-4, KentSt40 | 3:45 | Keith pass completion to the right to Adeyemi for 7 yards to the KentSt47. |
| 1-10, KentSt47 | 3:15 | Keith pass completion to the left to Archer for 7 yards to the Kty46. |
| 2-3, Kty46 | 2:55 | Keith pass completion to the right to Archer for 8 yards to the Kty38. |
| 1-10, Kty38 | 2:40 | Durham rush right for -1 yard to the Kty39. |
| Kty39 | 2:26 | Kent State time out. |
| 2-11, Kty39 | 2:26 | Keith pass completion to the left to Durham for 6 yards to the Kty33. |
| 3-5, Kty33 | 2:00 | Keith pass completion to the right to Durham for 10 yards to the Kty23. |
| 1-10, Kty23 | 1:45 | Keith pass completion to the left to Archer for 9 yards to the Kty14. |
| 2-1, Kty14 | 1:05 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| Kty14 | 0:58 | Kent State time out. |
| 3-1, Kty14 | 0:58 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-1, Kty14 | 0:51 | 31 yard field goal attempt by Cortez is NO GOOD. |
| Kentucky - 0:47 | ||
| 1-10, Kty20 | 0:47 | Smith pass completion to the right to George for 6 yards to the Kty26. |
| 2-4, Kty26 | 0:35 | Smith rush middle for -6 yards to the Kty20. |
| Kty20 | 0:24 | Kentucky time out. |
| 3-10, Kty20 | 0:24 | Smith pass completion to the left to Boyd for 21 yards to the Kty41. |
| Kty40 | 0:18 | Kent State time out. |
| 1-10, Kty41 | 0:18 | Smith pass completion to the middle to George for 26 yards to the KentSt33. |
| KentSt33 | 0:10 | Kentucky time out. |
| 1-10, KentSt33 | 0:10 | Smith pass completion to the left to King for 3 yards to the KentSt30. |
| 2-7, KentSt30 | 0:04 | McIntosh 47 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Kentucky kicks off. Touchback. Ball on KentSt25. | |
| Kent State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt25 | 15:00 | Durham rush left for 3 yards to the KentSt28. |
| 2-7, KentSt28 | 14:25 | Keith rush for 1 yard to the KentSt29. |
| 3-6, KentSt29 | 14:25 | Keith pass completion to the left to Humphrey for 9 yards to the KentSt38. |
| 1-10, KentSt38 | 13:35 | Durham rush for 9 yards to the KentSt47. |
| 2-1, KentSt47 | 13:10 | Keith rush for 8 yards to the Kty45. |
| 1-10, Kty45 | 12:45 | Archer rush left for 15 yards to the Kty30. |
| 1-10, Kty30 | 12:30 | Keith pass completion to the right to Archer for 4 yards to the Kty26. |
| 2-6, Kty26 | 11:50 | Keith pass completion to the left to Durham for 0 yards. |
| 3-6, Kty26 | 11:15 | Durham rush for 26 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:34 | Cortez PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:34 | Kent State kicks off. Sweat returns 23 yards to the Kty20. | |
| Kentucky - 10:28 | ||
| 1-10, Kty20 | 10:28 | Sanders rush left for 6 yards to the Kty26. |
| 2-4, Kty26 | 10:05 | Smith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-4, Kty26 | 10:02 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Boyd for 14 yards to the Kty40. |
| 1-10, Kty40 | 9:50 | Smith pass completion to the left to McCaskill for 9 yards to the Kty49. |
| 2-1, Kty49 | 9:30 | Smith pass completion to the right to Boyd for 5 yards to the KentSt46. |
| 1-10, KentSt46 | 9:10 | Smith pass completion to the middle to Shields for 17 yards to the KentSt29. |
| 1-10, KentSt29 | 8:50 | Sanders rush right for 2 yards to the KentSt27. |
| 2-8, KentSt27 | 8:30 | Smith pass completion to the left to Fields for 7 yards to the KentSt20. |
| 3-1, KentSt20 | 8:15 | Smith rush for 2 yards to the KentSt18. |
| 1-10, KentSt18 | 8:00 | George rush for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, KentSt18 | 7:25 | Smith pass completion to the middle to McCaskill for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:06 | McIntosh PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:06 | Kentucky kicks off. Archer returns 22 yards to the KentSt22. | |
| Kent State - 7:00 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt22 | 7:00 | Archer rush for -4 yards to the KentSt18. Archer fumbles, Simpson of Kentucky recovers and returns 11 yards to the KentSt7. |
| Kentucky - 6:52 | ||
| 1-7, KentSt7 | 6:52 | Sanders rush middle for 5 yards to the KentSt2. |
| 2-2, KentSt2 | 6:25 | Sanders rush right for 1 yard to the KentSt1. |
| 3-1, KentSt1 | 6:00 | Mobley rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 4-1, KentSt1 | 5:25 | Mobley rush middle for 0 yards. |
| Kent State - 5:06 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt1 | 5:06 | Keith rush middle for 1 yard to the KentSt2. |
| 2-9, KentSt2 | 4:40 | Archer rush right for -2 yards to the KentSt0. Kentucky SAFETY. |
| 4:40 | Kent State kicks off. Robinson returns 20 yards to the Kty43. | |
| Kentucky - 4:18 | ||
| 1-10, Kty43 | 4:18 | George rush middle for 6 yards to the Kty49. |
| 2-4, Kty49 | 3:55 | Smith pass completion to the left to Boyd for 5 yards to the KentSt46. |
| 1-10, KentSt46 | 3:45 | Smith pass completion to the left to Robinson for 8 yards to the KentSt38. |
| 2-2, KentSt38 | 3:35 | George rush middle for 38 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:20 | McIntosh PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:20 | Kentucky kicks off. Archer returns 19 yards to the KentSt20. | |
| Kent State - 3:14 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt20 | 3:14 | Durham rush left for 1 yard to the KentSt21. |
| 2-9, KentSt21 | 2:52 | Durden rush right for 1 yard to the KentSt22. |
| 3-8, KentSt22 | 2:15 | Keith rush middle for -6 yards to the KentSt16. |
| 4-14, KentSt16 | 1:15 | Melchiori punts. Robinson returns 11 yards to the KentSt45. |
| Kentucky - 0:57 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt45 | 0:57 | Smith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, KentSt45 | 0:46 | Smith pass completion to the right to King for 11 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 1-10, KentSt34 | 0:35 | Sanders rush right for 6 yards to the KentSt28. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky - 15:00 | ||
| 2-4, KentSt28 | 15:00 | Smith pass completion to the right to Boyd for 3 yards to the KentSt25. |
| 3-1, KentSt25 | 14:45 | Kent State penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, KentSt19 | 14:40 | Sanders rush middle for 8 yards to the KentSt11. |
| 2-2, KentSt11 | 13:45 | Smith pass completion to the left to King for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:28 | McIntosh PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky kicks off. Adeyemi returns 25 yards to the KentSt25. | |
| Kent State - 13:22 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt25 | 13:22 | Keith pass completion to the left to Boyle for 10 yards to the KentSt35. |
| 1-10, KentSt35 | 13:03 | Kentucky penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, 50 | 13:03 | Durham rush for 8 yards to the Kty42. |
| 2-2, Kty42 | 12:35 | Keith pass completion to the left to Durham for 10 yards to the Kty32. |
| 1-10, Kty32 | 12:10 | Kent State penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-25, Kty47 | 11:50 | Keith rush left for 1 yard to the Kty46. |
| 2-24, Kty46 | 11:15 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-24, Kty46 | 10:59 | Keith pass completion to the right to Hurdle for 14 yards to the Kty32. |
| 4-10, Kty32 | 10:52 | Keith rush middle for -12 yards to the Kty44. |
| Kentucky - 10:30 | ||
| 1-10, Kty44 | 10:30 | Smith pass completion to the right to Sweat for 56 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:17 | McIntosh PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:17 | Kentucky kicks off. Touchback. Ball on KentSt25. | |
| Kent State - 10:17 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt25 | 10:17 | Keith pass completion to the left to Boyle for 7 yards to the KentSt32. |
| 2-3, KentSt32 | 10:10 | Keith pass completion to the right to Hurdle for 12 yards to the KentSt44. |
| 1-10, KentSt44 | 9:35 | Durden rush right for 1 yard to the KentSt45. |
| 2-9, KentSt45 | 8:55 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Erjavec for 13 yards to the Kty42. |
| 1-10, Kty42 | 8:25 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Kty42 | 8:19 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Kty42 | 8:14 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Boyle for 34 yards to the Kty8. |
| 1-8, Kty8 | 7:55 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-8, Kty8 | 7:33 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| Kty8 | 7:25 | Kent State time out. |
| 3-8, Kty8 | 7:25 | Keith pass completion to the left to Durden for 6 yards to the Kty2. |
| 4-2, Kty2 | 7:15 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| Kentucky - 6:38 | ||
| 1-10, Kty2 | 6:38 | Mobley rush middle for 1 yard to the Kty3. |
| 2-9, Kty3 | 6:15 | Mobley rush right for 5 yards to the Kty8. |
| 3-4, Kty8 | 5:40 | Whitlow rush left for 1 yard to the Kty9. |
| 4-3, Kty9 | 5:05 | Foster punts. No return. Ball on KentSt41. |
| Kent State - 4:50 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt41 | 4:50 | Keith pass completion to the left to Boyle for 8 yards to the KentSt49. |
| 2-2, KentSt49 | 4:24 | Kentucky penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Kty36 | 4:24 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Kty36 | 4:06 | Keith pass completion to the right to Humphrey for 8 yards to the Kty28. |
| 3-2, Kty28 | 3:40 | Keith pass completion to the left to Boyle for 5 yards to the Kty23. |
| 1-10, Kty23 | 3:20 | Keith pass completion to the right to Humphrey for 11 yards to the Kty12. |
| 1-10, Kty12 | 3:00 | Keith pass completion to the left to Boyle for 1 yard to the Kty11. |
| 2-9, Kty11 | 2:40 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-9, Kty11 | 2:16 | Keith pass completion to the left to Erjavec for 6 yards to the Kty5. |
| 4-3, Kty5 | 1:45 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| Kentucky - 1:26 | ||
| 1-10, Kty5 | 1:26 | Mobley rush right for 9 yards to the Kty14. |
| 2-1, Kty14 | 0:55 | Mobley rush right for 4 yards to the Kty18. |
