SEC football final: Kentucky 20, Florida 13
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Game day: Kentucky 20, Florida 13
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday night’s Kentucky-Florida football game at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.
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The Kentucky Wildcats play host to the 10th-ranked Florida Gators for an SEC college football game. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Kroger Field in Lexington. Check here for score, updates and a dedicated Twitter feed.
Final: Kentucky 20, Florida 13
Post-game links
Three takeaways from Kentucky’s win over Florida
Five things you need to know from UK’s win over Florida
The night BBN helped Kentucky beat Florida
UK defense thrives with backs against the wall
J.J. Weaver delights in rematch
It’s ok to start dreaming big now
Scoring summary
Florida 7, Kentucky 0 - Gators drove 75 yards in seven plays with Emory Jones hitting Ja’Quavion Frazier for a 7-yard TD with 7:57 left in the first quarter.
Florida 7, Kentucky 7 - UK’s Wan’Dale Robinson took a bubble screen 41 yards for a touchdown with 5:19 left in the first quarter to tie the game.
Florida 10, Kentucky 7 - Jace Christmann kicks a 51-yard field goal with 5:32 left in the first half to put the Gators in front.
Kentucky 13, Florida 10 - Trevin Wallace returns a blocked field goal 76 yards for a touchdown. The extra point is blocked, but Cats take the lead with 6:36 remaining in third quarter.
Kentucky 20, Florida 10 - JJ Weaver picks off an Emory Jones and the Kentucky offense capitalizes. Chris Rodriguez scores on a nine-yard run with 11:32 left.
Kentucky 20, Florida 13 - Christmann kicks a 32-yard field goal to make it a one-score game. Gators appeared to have picked up a first down on fourth-and-two, but were whistled for a false start. There’s 6:23 left.
Pregame info
Date: Oct. 2, 2021.
Kickoff: 6 p.m.
TV: ESPN with Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky and Kris Budden.
Radio: UK Network with Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro and Dick Gabriel.
Records: Kentucky 4-0; Florida 3-1.
SEC records: Kentucky 2-0; Florida 1-1.
Last game: Kentucky won 16-10 at South Carolina; Florida defeated Tennessee 38-14.
Coaches: Kentucky-Mark Stoops (53-50); Florida-Dan Mullen (32-10 at Florida; 101-56 overall.
Series: South Carolina leads 18-13-1.
Last meeting: Florida won 34-10 last season in Gainesville.
Pregame links
Florida at Kentucky predictions
How Kentucky and Florida match up
College football games on television this weekend
Wildcats are watching Los Angeles Rams’ fast start
John Clay Podcast: Kentucky-Florida football preview
Do turnovers really even out in college football?
‘Gator tamer’ offers advice to Mark Stoops
Kentucky must beat the elite, to take the next step
Mark Stoops faces his heartbreak team
This story was originally published October 2, 2021 at 4:00 PM.
