KENTUCKY 27, PENN STATE 24
WHERE: Camping
World Stadium in Orlando Florida
WHEN: January 1,
2019
TIME: 1:00 PM ET
TV: ABC
ATTENDANCE: 59,167
TICKETS SOLD: 85%
CAPACITY: 70,000
Benny Snell Jr. ran for 144 yards and two touchdowns to
become Kentucky’s career rushing leader and help the 16th-ranked Wildcats wrap
up their best season in more than four decades with a 27-24 victory over No. 13
Penn State in the Citrus Bowl on Tuesday.
Snell scored on runs of 2 and 12 yards in the second half,
then carried for a couple of crucial first downs to help Kentucky (10-3) run
out the clock after Penn State’s Trace McSorley trimmed a 27-7 deficit to three
points despite playing with a foot injury.
McSorley threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, and the
Nittany Lions’ career passing and wins leader also rushed for a team-high 75
yards on 19 attempts.
Lynn Bowden Jr. scored on a 58-yard punt return for
Kentucky, and Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year Josh Allen
had three of the Wildcats’ six sacks.
Penn State (9-4) trailed 27-7 entering the fourth quarter,
but McSorley’s wasn’t finished. His 1-yard TD run capped a 75-yard drive, and
he followed with an 18-yard TD pass to Pat Friermuth to cut Kentucky’s lead to
six.
The Nittany Lions marched to the Kentucky 14 on their next
possession to pull to within 27-24 with 4:12 left.
Thanks to Snell, a junior who already has declared for the
NFL draft, McSorley didn’t get the ball back until just one second was left on
the clock.
Kentucky finished with its first 10-win season since 1977,
when the Wildcats went 10-1.
Snell broke Sonny Collins’ career rushing record on his
12-yard TD run that made it 27-7 late in the third quarter. Collins
rushed for 3,835 yards from 1972-75.
THE TAKEAWAY
KENTUCKY: Facing
a tradition-rich opponent in a New Year’s bowl was a big deal for the
Wildcats, who made the most of the opportunity. Along with the three sacks,
Allen blocked a field goal to key a strong defensive effort, while the offense
shrugged off a slow start to help the Wildcats pull away in the second half.
PENN STATE: The
Nittany Lions fell short of their goal to finish with 10 wins in
three consecutive seasons for the first time since 1980-82. Three of their four
losses were by a total of eight points.
UP NEXT
KENTUCKY:
Wildcats look to build on success they’ve had under Coach Mark Stoops, who has
transformed them into a Top 25 team. Their 5-3 record in SEC play represented
their first winning mark in the league in 41 years, spawning
heightened expectations for 2019.
PENN STATE:
Nittany Lions face challenge of replacing McSorley, the school’s career leader
for wins, completions, passing yards, passing TDs, total offense and rushing
TDs by a quarterback.
GAME LEADERS
PASSING YARDS
KENTUCKY: T. Wilson9-15, 121 YDS
PENN STATE: T. McSorley17-33, 246 YDS, 2 TD,
1 INT
RUSHING YARDS
KENTUCKY: B. Snell Jr.26 CAR, 144 YDS,
2 TD
PENN STATE: T. McSorley19 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVING YARDS
KENTUCKY: L. Bowden Jr. 5 REC, 84 YDS
SCORING SUMMARY
FIRST QUARTER
|
UK
|
PSU
|
|||||
Wildcats
|
FG
12:23
Miles Butler 28 Yd Field Goal
5 plays, 24 yards, 1:52
|
3
|
0
|
||||
Wildcats
|
TD
0:45
Lynn Bowden Jr. 58 Yd Punt Return (Miles Butler Kick)
3 plays, -3 yards, 2:34
|
10
|
0
|
||||
SECOND QUARTER
|
UK
|
PSU
|
|||||
Nittany Lions
|
TD
13:56
Nick Bowers 1 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Jake Pinegar
Kick)
5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49
|
10
|
7
|
||||
THIRD QUARTER
|
UK
|
PSU
|
|||||
Wildcats
|
TD
12:38
Benny Snell Jr. 2 Yd Run (Miles Butler Kick)
6 plays, 65 yards, 2:22
|
17
|
7
|
||||
Wildcats
|
FG
3:48
Miles Butler 28 Yd Field Goal
11 plays, 65 yards, 6:05
|
20
|
7
|
||||
Wildcats
|
TD
1:35
Benny Snell Jr. 12 Yd Run (Miles Butler Kick)
2 plays, 66 yards, 0:57
|
27
|
7
|
||||
FOURTH QUARTER
|
UK
|
PSU
|
|||||
Nittany Lions
|
TD
13:37
Trace McSorley 1 Yd Run (Jake Pinegar Kick)
10 plays, 75 yards, 2:58
|
27
|
14
|
||||
Nittany Lions
|
TD
9:00
Pat Freiermuth 18 Yd pass from Trace McSorley (Jake
Pinegar Kick)
6 plays, 60 yards, 2:24
|
27
|
21
|
||||
Nittany Lions
|
FG
4:12
Jake Pinegar 32 Yd Field Goal
12 plays, 61 yards, 3:34
|
27
|
24
|
||||
UK PSU
1st Downs 16 20
3rd down efficiency 3-14 4-14
4th down efficiency 0-0 1-2
Total Yards 297 407
Passing 121 246
Comp-Att 9-15 17-35
Yards per pass 8.1 7.0
Interceptions thrown 0 1
Rushing 176 161
Rushing Attempts 42 41
Yards per rush 4.2 3.9
Penalties 3-27 3-24
Turnovers 0 2
Fumbles lost 0 1
Interceptions thrown 0 1
Possession 30:42 29:18
Box score
Kentucky Passing
C/ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
INT
|
QBR
|
|
9/15
|
121
|
8.1
|
0
|
0
|
18.4
|
|
TEAM
|
9/15
|
121
|
8.1
|
0
|
0
|
--
|
Penn
State Passing
C/ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
INT
|
QBR
|
|
Trace
McSorley
|
17/33
|
246
|
7.5
|
2
|
1
|
44.4
|
Sean
Clifford
|
0/2
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0.6
|
TEAM
|
17/35
|
246
|
7.0
|
2
|
1
|
--
|
Kentucky
Rushing
CAR
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LONG
|
|
Benny Snell
Jr.
|
26
|
144
|
5.5
|
2
|
32
|
Terry
Wilson
|
10
|
29
|
2.9
|
0
|
15
|
Asim Rose
|
4
|
9
|
2.3
|
0
|
4
|
Lynn Bowden
Jr.
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
Tavin
Richardson
|
1
|
-6
|
-6.0
|
0
|
0
|
TEAM
|
42
|
176
|
4.2
|
2
|
32
|
Penn
State Rushing
CAR
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LONG
|
|
Trace
McSorley
|
19
|
75
|
3.9
|
1
|
20
|
Miles
Sanders
|
13
|
51
|
3.9
|
0
|
13
|
Ricky Slade
|
4
|
27
|
6.8
|
0
|
12
|
KJ Hamler
|
1
|
11
|
11.0
|
0
|
11
|
Journey
Brown
|
1
|
4
|
4.0
|
0
|
4
|
Johnathan
Thomas
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
Team
|
1
|
-3
|
-3.0
|
0
|
0
|
Sean
Clifford
|
1
|
-4
|
-4.0
|
0
|
0
|
TEAM
|
41
|
161
|
3.9
|
1
|
20
|
Kentucky
Receiving
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LONG
|
|
Lynn Bowden
Jr.
|
5
|
84
|
16.8
|
0
|
54
|
C.J. Conrad
|
1
|
21
|
21.0
|
0
|
21
|
Tavin
Richardson
|
2
|
12
|
6.0
|
0
|
8
|
David
Bouvier
|
1
|
4
|
4.0
|
0
|
4
|
TEAM
|
9
|
121
|
13.4
|
0
|
54
|
Penn
State Receiving
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TD
|
LONG
|
|
DeAndre
Thompkins
|
4
|
74
|
18.5
|
0
|
24
|
KJ Hamler
|
1
|
41
|
41.0
|
0
|
41
|
Pat
Freiermuth
|
2
|
38
|
19.0
|
1
|
20
|
Nick Bowers
|
3
|
32
|
10.7
|
1
|
25
|
Jahan
Dotson
|
1
|
24
|
24.0
|
0
|
24
|
Justin
Shorter
|
2
|
17
|
8.5
|
0
|
12
|
Juwan
Johnson
|
2
|
13
|
6.5
|
0
|
8
|
Miles
Sanders
|
2
|
7
|
3.5
|
0
|
10
|
TEAM
|
17
|
246
|
14.5
|
2
|
41
|
Kentucky
Fumbles
FUM
|
LOST
|
REC
|
|
Chris Oats
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Terry
Wilson
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
TEAM
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Penn
State Fumbles
FUM
|
LOST
|
REC
|
|
DeAndre
Thompkins
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
TEAM
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Kentucky
Defensive
TACKLES
|
MISC
|
|||||||
TOT
|
SOLO
|
SACKS
|
TFL
|
PD
|
QB HUR
|
TD
|
||
Darius West
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kash Daniel
|
8
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
DeAndre
Square
|
6
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Davonte
Robinson
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Mike
Edwards
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Josh Allen
|
4
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Calvin
Taylor Jr.
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Lonnie
Johnson Jr.
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Derrick
Baity Jr.
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Chris
Westry
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
T.J. Carter
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Chris Oats
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tymere
Dubose
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Jamar
Watson
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
Yusuf
Corker
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Adrian
Middleton
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Jordan
Griffin
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Zach
Johnson
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tristan
Yeomans
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Jamin Davis
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tyrell
Ajian
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Lynn Bowden
Jr.
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
TEAM
|
69
|
37
|
6
|
9
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
|
Penn
State Defensive
TACKLES
|
MISC
|
|||||||
TOT
|
SOLO
|
SACKS
|
TFL
|
PD
|
QB HUR
|
TD
|
||
Micah
Parsons
|
13
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Garrett
Taylor
|
10
|
6
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Shareef
Miller
|
8
|
3
|
0.5
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Nick Scott
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Jan Johnson
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kevin
Givens
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tariq
Castro-Fields
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
1.5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Ellis
Brooks
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Cam Brown
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Jonathan
Sutherland
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Amani
Oruwariye
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Koa Farmer
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Shaka Toney
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
John
Petrishen
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Antonio
Shelton
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Lamont Wade
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Drew
Hartlaub
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C.J. Thorpe
|
1
|
0
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Yetur
Gross-Matos
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
TEAM
|
69
|
31
|
4
|
6
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
|
Kentucky
Interceptions
INT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
|
Lonnie
Johnson Jr.
|
1
|
24
|
0
|
TEAM
|
1
|
24
|
0
|
Penn
State Interceptions
INT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
|
No
Penn State Interceptions
|
Kentucky
Kick Returns
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LONG
|
TD
|
|
Lynn Bowden
Jr.
|
2
|
21
|
10.5
|
17
|
0
|
TEAM
|
2
|
21
|
10.5
|
17
|
0
|
Penn
State Kick Returns
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LONG
|
TD
|
|
KJ Hamler
|
1
|
29
|
29.0
|
29
|
0
|
TEAM
|
1
|
29
|
29.0
|
29
|
0
|
Kentucky
Punt Returns
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LONG
|
TD
|
|
Lynn Bowden
Jr.
|
2
|
68
|
34.0
|
58
|
1
|
TEAM
|
2
|
68
|
34.0
|
58
|
1
|
Penn
State Punt Returns
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LONG
|
TD
|
|
KJ Hamler
|
2
|
1
|
0.5
|
1
|
0
|
TEAM
|
2
|
1
|
0.5
|
1
|
0
|
Kentucky
Kicking
FG
|
PCT
|
LONG
|
XP
|
PTS
|
|
Miles
Butler
|
2/2
|
100.0
|
28
|
3/3
|
9
|
TEAM
|
2/2
|
100.0
|
28
|
3/3
|
9
|
Penn
State Kicking
FG
|
PCT
|
LONG
|
XP
|
PTS
|
|
Jake
Pinegar
|
1/3
|
33.3
|
32
|
3/3
|
6
|
TEAM
|
1/3
|
33.3
|
32
|
3/3
|
6
|
Kentucky
Punting
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TB
|
IN 20
|
LONG
|
|
Max Duffy
|
9
|
403
|
44.8
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
TEAM
|
9
|
403
|
44.8
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
Penn
State Punting
NO
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TB
|
IN 20
|
LONG
|
|
Blake
Gillikin
|
5
|
256
|
51.2
|
0
|
0
|
71
|
TEAM
|
5
|
256
|
51.2
|
0
|
0
|
71
|
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