| Scoring |
| Samford | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0- 3 |
| Kentucky | 14 | 17 | 3 | 0-34 |
| First quarter |
| UK-Gene McCaskill 11 pass from Jalen Whitlow (Craig McIntosh kick), 8:26. UK-Whitlow 20 run (McIntosh kick), 1:19. |
| Second quarter |
| SAM-Cameron Yaw 41 field goal, 13:33. UK-McIntosh 35 field goal, 7:10. UK-Raymond Sanders 14 run (McIntosh kick), 1:07. UK-Tristian Johnson 25 fumble return (McIntosh kick), :30. |
| Third quarter |
| UK-McIntosh 43 field goal, 7:35. |
| A-46,749. |
| Team statistics |
| SAM | UK |
| First downs | 9 | 22 |
| By rushing | 5 | 18 |
| By passing | 4 | 4 |
| By penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Rushes | 27 | 60 |
| Total rushing yards | -2 | 342 |
| Avg. gain per rush | -0.1 | 5.7 |
| Pass attempts | 26 | 19 |
| Pass completions | 18 | 14 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Passing yards | 104 | 113 |
| Avg. gain per completion | 5.8 | 8.1 |
| Total net yards | 102 | 455 |
| Offensive plays | 53 | 79 |
| Avg. gain per play | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| Return yards | 126 | 131 |
| Punt returns | 0-0 | 6-68 |
| Kickoff returns | 4-109 | 2-63 |
| Punts-avg. | 7-37.3 | 1-36.0 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 8-35 | 6-55 |
| FG made-att. | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| 3rd-down efficiency | 2-12 | 8-16 |
| 4th-down efficiency | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Time of possession | 25:14 | 34:46 |
| Individual statistics |
| Rushing-Samford, Truss 12-37, Bledsoe 4-12, Gates 3-6, Robinson 2-(minus 2), Pope 1-(minus 3), Summerlin 5-(minus 52). Kentucky, Sanders 15-123, Mobley 16-82, George 17-76, Whitlow 7-59, Miller 1-4, Robinson 1-4, Newton 1-1, TEAM 1-0, Towles 1-(minus 7). |
| Passing-Samford, Summerlin 18-24-0-104, Hardman 0-1-0-0, Pope 0-1-0-0. Kentucky, Whitlow 10-13-0-66, Towles 4-6-1-47. |
| Receiving-Samford, Pope 5-22, Hawkins 3-26, Clay 3-16, Truss 2-7, Bledsoe 1-14, Epperson 1-9, Gates 1-5, Walters 1-3, Cephus 1-2. Kentucky, McCaskill 3-35, Boyd 2-33, George 2-11, Legree 2-8, King 2-8, Collins 1-11, Robinson 1-8, Warren 1-(minus 1). |
| Punts-Samford, Peranich 6-226, O'Neal 1-35. Kentucky, Foster 1-36. |
| Punt returns-Kentucky, Collins 3-45, Robinson 3-23. |
| Kickoff returns-Samford, Truss 4-109. Kentucky, Collins 1-32, Sanders 1-31. |
| Tackles-Samford, Sutton 11, Hines 10, Hill 9, Tartt 7, Bradberry 6, Prendergast 5, Shade 5, Nettles 5, Wilkinson 5. Kentucky, Williamson 13, Simpson 9, Dupree 8, Harmon 6, Rumph 5, Henderson 3, Benton 3, Ukwu 3, T. Johnson 2, Neloms 2, Rice 2. |
| Sacks-Kentucky, Williamson 2, Dupree 2, Rumph 1. |
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