LSU Tigers @ Kentucky Wildcats — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 10, 2026
LSU Tigers LSU 3-2, 0-2 Away
34
Final/OT
35
Wildcats Kentucky UK 4-1, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 OT T
LSU 10 7 3 7 7 34
UK 7 14 0 6 8 35
Top Performers
Passing Yards
S. Leavitt QB LSU
275 PASS
K. Minchey QB UK
268 PASS
Rushing Yards
D. Jones RB LSU
56 RUSH
C.
C. Baxter RB UK
123 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D. Jones RB LSU
84 REC
K.
K. Darby WR UK
101 REC
Passing
LSU Tigers
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
S. Leavitt 25/34 275 2 1 3 104.4
J. Harris 1/1 41 1 0 0 158.3
Kentucky
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Minchey 24/37 268 0 0 1 86.3
Rushing
LSU Tigers
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
H. Berry 3 4 1.3 0 9
D. Jones 16 56 3.5 0 14
S. Leavitt 15 39 2.6 1 15
L. Clark 1 0 0.0 0 0
Kentucky
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Baxter 19 123 6.5 2 77
W. Rodriguez 1 0 0.0 0 0
K. Minchey 7 12 1.7 1 5
J. Patterson 2 6 3.0 0 5
J. Barnes 3 14 4.7 0 11
Receiving
LSU Tigers
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
E. Wilson 1 3 5 5.0 0 5 0
R. Mothershed 2 3 56 28.0 1 41 0
H. Berry 2 2 22 11.0 0 15 0
D. Jones 7 7 84 12.0 0 20 0
Z. Grace 1 1 22 22.0 1 22 0
W. Watkins 6 8 62 10.3 0 14 0
J. Harris 6 8 54 9.0 1 16 0
T. Brown 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
J. Anderson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Kentucky
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Ferguson 3 3 43 14.3 0 20 0
W. Rodriguez 6 6 25 4.2 0 11 0
H. Boyer 1 3 4 4.0 0 4 0
N. Anderson 3 3 29 9.7 0 12 0
D. Miller 4 9 54 13.5 0 20 0
M. Skinner 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Coffman 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Patterson 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
K. Darby 5 8 101 20.2 0 35 0
J. Barnes 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Defense
LSU Tigers
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
P. Woodland 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Dudley 13 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
S. Green 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Benefield 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Umanmielen 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Blocton 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Keys 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Thomas 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Ross 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Cooley 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Geralds 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Pickett 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kentucky
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
E. Barnes 12 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0
T. Nichols 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Wiseman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Godfrey 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Castell 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Williams 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Gadson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Bryant 6 4 2 0 0 1 19 1 0
A. Gates 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Greene 5 3 2 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
M. Grace 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Harkless 3 2 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 1
L. Cowan 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
H. Sykes 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
LSU Tigers
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Starzyk 2/2 4/4 10 0
Kentucky
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Zouagui 2/4 3/3 9 0
Returns
LSU Tigers
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Kentucky
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Ferguson 1 20 20.0 0 20 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
LSU Tigers
Kentucky
410 Total Yards 423
26 First Downs 20
16 Passing 13
9 Rushing 5
2 Penalty 1
7/13 3rd Down Eff. 6/15
316 Passing Yards 268
94 Rushing Yards 155
2 Turnovers 0
7-50 Penalties 2-20
32:30 Possession 27:30
5/5 Red Zone 5/8
Play-by-Play
Q5 7 - 6 34 - 33
34 - 33
C. Baxter TD
XP S. Starzyk
34 - 27
TD S. Leavitt
33 - 27
Q4 7 - 6 27 - 27
27 - 27 0:12
A. Zouagui FG
XP S. Starzyk
27 - 24 9:42
TD R. Mothershed
26 - 24 9:42
20 - 24 11:54
A. Zouagui FG
Q3 3 - 0 20 - 21
FG S. Starzyk
20 - 21 2:13
Q2 7 - 14 17 - 21
17 - 21
A. Zouagui XP
XP S. Starzyk
17 - 14 6:11
TD J. Harris
16 - 14 6:11
10 - 14 13:06
A. Zouagui XP
10 - 13 13:06
B. Coffman TD
Q1 10 - 7 10 - 7
XP S. Starzyk
10 - 7 1:39
TD Z. Grace
9 - 7 1:39
3 - 7 8:09
A. Zouagui XP
3 - 6 8:10
C. Baxter TD
FG S. Starzyk
3 - 0 8:45
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 6 Biggest Lead: LSU +7 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 15m