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Game day: Kentucky 31, Southern Mississippi 0

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s Kentucky-Southern Mississippi football game at Kroger Field in Lexington.

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The University of Kentucky football team defeated the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 31-0 at Kroger Field in Lexington on Saturday in the 2024 season opener for both teams.

The game started more than two hours late after a weather delay, then was stopped for good with 9:56 remaining in the third quarter after lightning returned to the area.

The Wildcats are now 1-0 overall and 0-0 in the Southeastern Conference. Southern Miss is 0-1 overall and 0-0 in the Sun Belt Conference.

Kentucky returns to action Saturday, Sept. 7, at 3:30 p.m. (ABC) when it hosts the South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0) in Lexington.

View a complete statistics report from Saturday’s game vs. Southern Mississippi.

View the SEC standings.

View Kentucky’s schedule.

View the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches’ Top 25

View Saturday’s college football scores.

Kentucky’s J.J. Weaver sacks Southern Miss quarterback Tate Rodemaker during the season opener at Kroger Field on Saturday.
Kentucky’s J.J. Weaver sacks Southern Miss quarterback Tate Rodemaker during the season opener at Kroger Field on Saturday. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com

Next game

South Carolina at Kentucky

When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7

TV: ABC

Records: Kentucky 1-0 (0-0 SEC), South Carolina 1-0 (0-0)

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Series: South Carolina leads 20-14-1

Last meeting: South Carolina won 17-14 on Nov. 18, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

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This story was originally published September 1, 2024 at 12:29 AM.

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Game day: Kentucky 31, Southern Mississippi 0

Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s Kentucky-Southern Mississippi football game at Kroger Field in Lexington.