Final statistics from Kentucky football’s 24-16 season-opening win against Toledo
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Gameday: Kentucky 24, Toledo 16
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday’s Kentucky-Toledo football game at Kroger Field in Lexington.
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The new-look Kentucky football team opened its season with a 24-16 win against Toledo on Saturday that wasn’t always smooth offensively but was enough to hold off a team expected to give the Wildcats a challenge.
Kentucky — with 24 transfers and a roster on which more than half the players had never suited up at UK — improved to 10-3 in season openers under coach Mark Stoops, who moved to 12-0 in his career against MAC opponents.
Toledo, the preseason favorite to win the MAC, came to Lexington with high expectations and a dark-horse College Football Playoff contender label. But in a game in which both teams struggled to move the ball consistently, the Rockets didn’t find an offensive rhythm until the fourth quarter, when the two teams each scored 14 points.
View a complete statistics report from the season opener.
This story was originally published August 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM.
