Following UK's win over the Missouri Tigers, here are the postgame comments from Mark Stoops, courtesy of Kentucky.com:
And here are the postgame notes and milestones from the win, courtesy of UK Athletics.
- Team Records and Series Notes
- Kentucky is 3-1, 2-1 in the Southeastern Conference. Missouri is 3-1, 0-1 in the SEC.
- The series is tied 3-3 all-time, with Kentucky leading the series in Lexington, 2-1.
- The UK win snapped a three-game winning streak in the series for Mizzou, since joining the SEC (2012).
- UK is 2-1 in SEC play for the second consecutive season.
- Counting a forfeit vs. Mississippi State in 1976, it marks the first time UK has opened SEC play at 2-1 in consecutive seasons since 1976-77.
- Without the forfeit in 1976, it marks the first time UK has opened up 2-1 in consecutive seasons since 1949-50.
Team Notes
- Kentucky is 38-195-5 all-time vs. ranked foes.
- UK's win over a top-25 foe was its first in its last 19 tries.
- UK's last win over a top-25 opponent was vs. No. 10 South Carolina in 2010.
- The win marked the first over a top-25 foe in the Mark Stoops era.
- This marks the 20th different season for UK to beat a ranked foe.
- Kentucky's win over the two-time defending SEC Eastern Division Champion marked its first win over a defending Eastern Division Champ since 2006 vs. Georgia.
- UK's defense held Mizzou to 13 points, the fewest points allowed by UK against a ranked foe since 1993 vs. Ole Miss.
- UK is 7-0 in the Mark Stoops era when leading at the end of the third quarter, including 3-0 in 2015.
- UK is now 3-1 for the second consecutive season, a first for UK since 2007-08.
- UK is 2-1 in SEC play for the second consecutive season.
- Counting a forfeit vs. Mississippi State in 1976, it marks the first time UK has opened SEC play at 2-1 in consecutive seasons since 1976-77.
- Without the forfeit in 1976, it marks the first time UK has opened up 2-1 in consecutive seasons since 1949-50.
- For the first time since a 2007 win over No. 1 LSU, Kentucky's quarterback had at least two TD passes and one rushing score in a win over a top-25 foe.
- Andre Woodson threw for three TDs and rushed for one vs. LSU in 2007.
- The Wildcats have converted on 23 consecutive red-zone opportunities, dating back to Oct. 25, 2014 in the Mississippi State game.
- UK had a tight end catch a touchdown pass for the first time since Steven Borden in 2013.
- The Wildcats are 9-8 at Commonwealth Stadium in the Stoops era, including 2-1 in 2015.
- UK's game captains were Melvin Lewis, A.J. Stamps, Patrick Towlesand Jordan Swindle for the second consecutive game.
Individual Notes
- Junior QB Patrick Towles was 22-for-27 for 249 yards and two TDs.
- Towles now has 3,775 passing yards in his career, ranking eighth in UK history.
- Towles is the ninth player in Kentucky history to chart 300+ completions in their careers.
- Towles has completed 311 passes in his career.
- Towles is two completions away from tyingDusty Bonner for ninth in UK history.
- Towles has completed 311 passes in his career.
- Towles rushed for his second TD of the year and the eighth of his career.
- He rushed nine times for 21 yards.
- Towles connected on his fifth and sixth TD passes of the year and has 20 in his career.
- Towles is the 11th quarterback in UK history with at least 20 career TD passes.
- He is one TD pass away from equaling Maxwell Smithfor 10th in UK history.
- Towles completed 11 consecutive passes, before a drop in the third quarter.
- Junior RB Jojo Kemp led UK with 13 rushes for 66 yards, including a 17-yard rush.
- Kemp now has 1,005 rushing yards in his career, becoming the 34th player in program history to rush for over 1,000 yards in their career.
- Kemp is seven yards from Terry Samuels for 33rd in his UK career history.
- Senior DT Cory Johnson had a career-high 11 tackles.
- Johnson recorded a sack, and now has three sacks in his two-year career.
- Sophomore WR Garrett Johnson led UK with a career-high tying six catches for 119 yards.
- Johnson is the first UK player with 100 yards receiving sinceJavess Blue had 131 yards vs. Tennessee in 2014.
- Senior LB Josh Forrest had nine tackles, including half a sack and a tackle for a loss.
- Forrest now has 2.5 sacks and 178 tackles in his career.
- Freshman TE C.J. Conrad made his first career catches, finishing with three receptions for 55 yards and one touchdown.
- Conrad is the first TE to catch a pass for UK since Steven Borden vs. Louisville in 2014.
- Sophomore WR Dorian Baker caught five passes for 51 yards, including his first TD pass of the year and the second of his career.
- Senior Landon Foster punted five times for a 42.8 yard average, including two punts inside the 20 and two punts over 50 yards.
- Foster now has 42 career punts of at least 50 yards.
- Foster has 60 career punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
- Freshman DE/LB Denzil Ware recorded his first career sack.
- Ware had five tackles, including a sack and two tackles for a loss.
- Ware notched his second career QB hurry.
- Junior DE/LB Jason Hatcher made a career-high eight tackles, had a pass break-up and a QB hurry, also notching half a tackle for a loss.
- Hatcher has five QB hurries in his career.
- Hatcher broke up his first career pass.
- In his first game of the year, senior LB Ryan Flannigan totaled eight tackles, had two pass break-ups and his first career QB hurry.
- Flannigan has three pass break-ups in his two-year career.
- Sophomore kicker Austin MacGinnis did not make a field goal for the first time in his career, a span of 15 games.
- Freshman RB Sihiem King returned two kickoffs for 77 yards, including a career-long 48 yards.
- Freshman CB Chris Westry had five tackles and his second career pass break-up.
- Junior S Marcus McWilson finished with three tackles.
- McWilson has two pass break-ups in his career, including one in 2015.
- Seniors Landon Foster, Khalid Henderson and Farrington Hugueninplayed in their team-leading 40th career games.
- Junior C Jon Toth made his team-leading 27th consecutive start.
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