Kentucky Wildcats @ South Carolina Gamecocks — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Wildcats Kentucky UK 3-1, 2-0 Away
35
Final/OT
34
Gamecocks South Carolina SCAR 1-3, 1-2 Home
1 2 3 4 OT T
UK 0 10 14 3 8 35
SCAR 14 6 0 7 7 34
Top Performers
Passing Yards
K. Minchey QB UK
272 PASS
L. Sellers QB SCAR
231 PASS
Rushing Yards
C.
C. Baxter RB UK
48 RUSH
L. Sellers QB SCAR
147 RUSH
Receiving Yards
K.
K. Darby WR UK
96 REC
M. Bennett WR SCAR
97 REC
Passing
Kentucky
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
K. Minchey 28/41 272 3 0 3 111.0
South Carolina
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Sellers 21/37 231 2 0 1 93.4
Rushing
Kentucky
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Baxter 13 48 3.7 1 8
J. Patterson 5 29 5.8 0 10
K. Minchey 8 12 1.5 0 15
W. Rodriguez 2 5 2.5 0 3
J. Barnes 9 28 3.1 0 16
South Carolina
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
M. Fuller 14 49 3.5 1 9
L. Sellers 17 147 8.6 0 74
J. Coleman 3 26 8.7 1 17
I. Augustave 1 7 7.0 0 7
M. Brown 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Receiving
Kentucky
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Baxter 3 4 20 6.7 0 10 0
K. Darby 12 18 96 8.0 1 22 0
W. Rodriguez 5 7 57 11.4 0 20 0
J. Ferguson 1 2 9 9.0 0 9 0
M. Skinner 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
N. Anderson 5 7 80 16.0 1 32 0
S. Carr 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
H. Boyer 1 1 6 6.0 1 6 0
South Carolina
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Fuller 1 2 -4 -4.0 0 0 0
N. Harbor 2 9 26 13.0 0 18 0
D. Black 3 4 66 22.0 1 32 0
B. Hunt 2 3 14 7.0 0 8 0
M. Bennett 9 10 97 10.8 0 27 0
V. Swain 2 2 19 9.5 0 10 0
D. Murphree 1 3 8 8.0 0 8 0
N. Tuggle 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
M. Brown 1 2 5 5.0 1 5 0
Defense
Kentucky
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
G. Godfrey 7 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Bryant 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Greene 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
E. Barnes 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Nichols 8 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Reyes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Works 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Castell 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Breaux 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Gadson 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Cowan 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Williams 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Sykes 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Carolina
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
F. Johnson 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Durojaiye 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
P. Williams 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Scott 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
N. Clark 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Collins 6 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
V. Swain 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Okoronkwo 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Kilgore 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Murphy 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Currence 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Pikes 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Daniels 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Addison 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Bucey 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Herring 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Kentucky
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Zouagui 2/2 3/3 9 0
South Carolina
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
M. Orsan 2/2 4/4 10 0
Returns
Kentucky
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Ferguson 2 33 16.5 0 17 0
South Carolina
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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
Kentucky
South Carolina
394 Total Yards 458
25 First Downs 21
12 Passing 12
11 Rushing 7
2 Penalty 2
4/14 3rd Down Eff. 8/16
272 Passing Yards 231
122 Rushing Yards 227
0 Turnovers 2
4-38 Penalties 7-60
33:21 Possession 26:39
4/4 Red Zone 5/5
Play-by-Play
Q5 8 - 7 35 - 34
2PC W. Rodriguez
35 - 34
TD H. Boyer
33 - 34
27 - 34
M. Orsan XP
27 - 33
M. Brown TD
Q4 3 - 7 27 - 27
FG A. Zouagui
27 - 27 4:14
24 - 27 13:14
M. Orsan XP
24 - 26 13:14
D. Black TD
Q3 14 - 0 24 - 20
XP A. Zouagui
24 - 20 0:40
TD N. Anderson
23 - 20 0:40
XP A. Zouagui
17 - 20 11:59
TD K. Darby
16 - 20 11:59
Q2 10 - 6 10 - 20
10 - 20
M. Orsan FG
FG A. Zouagui
10 - 17 0:59
XP A. Zouagui
7 - 17 2:47
TD C. Baxter
6 - 17 2:47
0 - 17 11:02
M. Orsan FG
Q1 0 - 14 0 - 14
0 - 14 2:03
M. Orsan XP
0 - 13 2:09
J. Coleman TD
0 - 7 10:59
M. Orsan XP
0 - 6 11:00
M. Fuller TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 3 Biggest Lead: SCAR +17 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
8:15 pm
Duration
1h 15m