NCAAF Game Recap - Tennessee-Martin at Kentucky
Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:30 PM EST

Ark
20
LSU
56
F
PSU
17
OSU
28
F
TxAM
13
UGA
19
F
WCU
3
Bama
66
F
Oreg
28
AzSt
31
F
Utah
35
Ariz
7
F
TCU
24
Okla
28
F
MIN
38
NW
22
F
Mich
39
Ind
14
F
Tex
10
Bayl
24
F
Purd
24
Wisc
45
F
BC
7
ND
40
F
Sam
0
Aub
52
F
Temp
13
Cin
15
F
Mem
49
SoFL
10
F
Ill
10
Iowa
19
F
Boise
56
UtSt
21
F
SMU
28
Navy
35
F
OkSt
20
WVU
13
F
TxSt
13
App
35
F
Pitt
0
VaTec
28
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F
Akr
17
MiaOH
20
F
Toled
30
Buff
49
F
NCSt
26
GATec
28
F
ColSt
7
Wyo
17
F
Ball
38
Kent
41
F
JMU
55
URI
21
F
UCF
34
Tul
31
F
ECU
31
UConn
24
F
Kans
31
IASt
41
F
Lib
27
UVA
55
F
MSU
27
Rut
0
F
BYU
56
UMass
24
F
HBU
14
SamHu
37
F
SoAl
15
GASt
28
F
E Ky
29
JacSt
23
F
AF
44
NM
22
F
GaSo
33
ArkSt
38
F
UCLA
35
USC
52
F
ETenn
0
Vand
38
F
LT
14
UAB
20
F
W Ky
28
SMiss
10
F
NorTx
14
Rice
20
F
Mer
7
UNC
56
F
Neb
54
MD
7
F
UT-M
7
KY
50
F
Marsh
13
UNCC
24
F
SJSU
35
UNLV
38
F
Cal
24
Stan
20
F
UTEP
35
NMS
44
F
Syr
34
Lou
56
F
OD
17
MidTN
38
F
CoCar
42
ULMon
45
F
Troy
3
ULLaf
53
F
FlAtl
40
UTSA
26
F
K St
30
TxTch
27
F
MiaFL
24
FLInt
30
F
Hou
24
Tuls
14
F
Tenn
24
MIZ
20
F
Abil
7
MissSt
45
F
Duke
27
Wake
39
F
OreSt
53
WaSt
54
F
Wash
14
Colo
20
F
NEV
35
Fres
28
F
SDSU
11
Hawaii
14
F
Ohio
52
Akr
3
F
WestMI
14
NIU
17
F

Kentucky 50, Tennessee-Martin 7

Nov 23, 2019, 3:30 PM EST

Final

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4

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Tennessee-Martin (7-5)

0

0

0

7

7

Kentucky (6-5)

16

13

7

14

50

Bowden, Kentucky race past UT Martin 50-7
Sat Nov 23, 2019 8:13 PM

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) �� Kentucky is bowl-bound.

Lynn Bowden rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns to lead Kentucky to a 50-7 win over UT Martin on Saturday and into the postseason for the fourth straight season.

Bowden eclipsed the 100-yard plateau for the fifth time this season as the Wildcats shattered a single-game school record with 462 yards rushing. Kentucky has rushed for 863 yards in the past two games.

“It was really fun to put together a complete game,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said. “… when you outrush somebody by 470 yards, you have a pretty good opportunity to win.”

Bowden praised the team’s offensive line, saying “all the credit goes to them” and added reaching bowl eligibility “means a lot.”

“Everyone doubted us - they said we wouldn’t be good,” he said. “Our record may not show it, but I think we are pretty damn good.”

Although Stoops admitted he wasn’t aware of breaking the school rushing mark until the end of the contest, he was elated by the feat.

“You’re just in the moment, trying to find the best opportunity to win,” he said. “… we’ve played good back-to-back weeks.”

Kentucky (6-5) finished with 479 total yards and can improve its postseason status in the regular-season finale against Louisville next Saturday.

Bowden made his sixth consecutive start at quarterback and guided the Wildcats to four victories during that span.

Bowden didn’t attempt his first carry until the second quarter and used a 58-yard run to set up his own 2-yard TD burst to give the Wildcats a 22-0 lead with 5:36 remaining in the first half. Bowden finished with 89 yards rushing and two touchdowns in the opening half.

AJ Rose added 105 yards on six carries with one touchdown for Kentucky. Overall, six running backs rushed for 40 yards or more and freshmen Travis Tisdale and Tyler Markray each scored their first career touchdowns - both coming in the fourth quarter.

The FCS Skyhawks (7-5) scored their lone touchdown on Jaimiee Bowe’s 6-yard run with 11 minutes remaining in the game.

SAFETY FIRST

On the first play from scrimmage, UT Martin center Austin Newsom snapped the ball over quarterback John Bachus III’s head, leading to an intentional grounding call and a safety for the Wildcats. On the Skyhawks’ next series, Yusuf Corker recovered a bad snap in the end zone, giving the hosts a 9-0 lead 2:08 into the contest. The Wildcats scored 16 points in four plays to open the game.

STOOPS STAYING

According to a report by 247 Sports on Saturday, Kentucky coach Mark Stoops met with Florida State University officials in Cincinnati last week concerning the Seminoles’ coaching vacancy and has withdrawn his name from consideration. Stoops served as defensive coordinator for the Seminoles from 2010-12.

“I had a great experience there,” Stoops said. “It afforded me the opportunity to be here. This where my heart is. This is where I want to be. So, I’m going to be at Kentucky.”

THE TAKEAWAY

Kentucky: The Wildcats held the Skyhawks to just 204 total yards, including 10 in the first half. Kentucky has limited its past six opponents to just 305 yards or less. Kentucky’s defense forced five fumbles and scooped up two of those miscues. The Wildcats had 11 tackles for loss and collected five sacks totaling minus-24 yards.

UT Martin: Coming off a 2-9 campaign, the Skyhawks finished with a 7-5 record and finished third in the Ohio Valley Conference. UT Martin fell to 1-28 against FBS teams and the lone win over a higher division opponent was a 20-17 victory over Memphis in 2012. Kentucky defeated the Skyhawks 59-14 in the previous meeting between the two teams in 2014.

NEXT UP

Kentucky: The Wildcats close out the regular season when they host Louisville on Saturday.

Passing

UT-M Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Bachus III 30 17 56.7 0 157 19 1 57.2
D. Winn 8 5 62.5 0 59 21 0 84.9
KY Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
L. Bowden Jr. 6 1 16.7 0 9 9 1 0.0
W. Wood 2 1 50.0 0 8 8 0 60.4

Rushing

UT-M Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Bowe 11 29 2.6 7 1
Z. Wallace 7 23 3.3 8 0
KY Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
L. Bowden Jr. 11 129 11.7 58 2
A. Rose 6 105 17.5 63 1

Receiving

UT-M Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Williams 8 74 9.3 19 0
C. Dowell 3 41 13.7 19 0
KY Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Wagner 1 9 9.0 9 0
N. Ognenovic 1 8 8.0 8 0

Fumbles

UT-M F FL
J. Bowe 1 1
J. Bachus III 1 0
KY F FL
L. Bowden Jr. 1 0
J. Ali 1 1

Returning

UT-M KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Moore 3 12.7 0 14 0 0 0
T. Williams 1 12.0 0 12 1 42.0 0 42
KY KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Smoke 1 17.0 0 17 0 0 0
J. Ali 0 0 0 1 -3.0 0 0

Punting

UT-M Punt Yds Avg LgPu
Z. Cox 8 292 36.5 49
KY Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Duffy 3 173 57.7 66

Takeaways

UT-M Int Yds InTD
T. Young 1 0 0
KY Int Yds InTD
J. Davis 1 0 0
Y. Corker 0 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

UT-M KY
Points For 7 50
Total Yards 204 479
Rushing Yards -12 462
Passing Yards 216 17
Passing Completions / Attempts 22/38 2/11
Turnovers 3 2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 5/2 2/1
First Downs 14 16
Penalties - Yards 4/25 2/25
Time Of Possession 54:54 06:06
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/17 3/9
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/1 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 8/36 3/58

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UT-M KY
KY 00:08 SF Team safety 0 2
KY 02:08 TD Yusuf Corker 0 yd fumble return (Chance Poore kick) 0 9
KY 04:27 TD Asim Rose 63 yd run (Chance Poore kick) 0 16
2nd Quarter UT-M KY
KY 09:24 TD Lynn Bowden Jr. 2 yd run (missed kick) 0 22
KY 13:15 TD Lynn Bowden Jr. 9 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick) 0 29
3rd Quarter UT-M KY
KY 14:46 TD Christopher Rodriguez Jr. 2 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick) 0 36
4th Quarter UT-M KY
UT-M 03:53 TD Jaimiee Bowe 6 yd run (Ryan Courtright kick) 7 36
KY 05:59 TD Travis Tisdale 1 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick) 7 43
KY 10:39 TD Tyler Markray 45 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick) 7 50

Game Information

Stadium: Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 41,495
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