SEC football final: Kentucky 42, LSU 21
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Game day: Kentucky 42, LSU 21
Click below for more of the Herald-Leader’s and Kentucky.com’s coverage of Saturday night’s Kentucky-LSU football game at Kroger Field in Lexington, Ky.
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The Kentucky Wildcats play host to the LSU Tigers for an SEC college football game. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Kroger Field in Lexington. Check here for score, updates, statistics and a dedicated Twitter feed.
Final: Kentucky 42, LSU 21
Post-game links
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UK’s offense made progress against LSU
Here’s how UK has fared previously against No. 1 teams
Will Levis gave Georgia something to think about
Five things you need to know from UK’s win over LSU
Everything Mark Stoops had to say after the win over LSU
LSU’s one positive was a revived running game
Things look even bleaker for Ed Orgeron
LSU rolls over and plays dead in loss to Kentucky
SEC football standings and statistics
Scoring summary
Kentucky 7, LSU 0 - DeAndre Square’s sack of LSU quarterback Max Johnson results in a fumble recovery by Josaih Hayes. Cats go 44 yards in nine plays with Levis hitting a wide open Chris Rodriguez for the touchdown on a fourth-and-goal from the LSU three. UK strikes first with 6:17 left.
Kentucky 14, LSU 0 - After the defense stops LSU on a fourth-and-one at the UK 31, the Cats drive 68 yards in five plays to extend the lead to two touchdowns. Levis hit tight end Justin Rigg with a 34-yard pass to the LSU 16. Two plays later, Levis hit Wan’Dale Robinson for the 11-yard score with 14:54 left in the second quarter.
Kentucky 21, LSU 0 - Wildcats take the second half kickoff and march 75 yards in seven plays to extend the lead to three touchdowns. Levis had a 33-yard run and the 1-yard touchdown run with 10:57 left in the third quarter.
Kentucky 21, LSU 7 - Tigers finally get on the board, driving 75 yards in nine plays. Tyrion Davis-Price scored from 1-yard out on a fourth-and-goal with 6:43 left in the third quarter.
Kentucky 28, LSU 7 - After LSU’s score, Kentucky goes 75 yards in 10 plays to extend the lead back to 2 1 points. Levis scored on a five-yard run with 1:06 left in the third quarter. Chris Rodriguez now over the 100-yard mark in rushing. He has 103 yards on just 12 carries.
Kentucky 35, LSU 7 - After stopping LSU on fourth down again, UK goes 56 yards in just three plays with Levis hitting JuTahn McClain with a 25-yard TD pass. It’s Levis third TD pass of the night. There’s 12:07 left.
Kentucky 35, LSU 14 - LSU quarterback Max Johnson hits Malik Nabers with a 41-yard TD pass with 11:03 left. Nice catch by Nabers in the end zone.
Kentucky 35, LSU 21 - Tigers go 78 yards in 11 plays with Davis-Price scoring from two yards out. Kayshon Boutte made a terrific 37-yard catch on the drive. There’s 5:29 left.
Kentucky 42, LSU 21 - After recovering on-side kick, Wildcats go 44 yards in just four plays to add insult to injury. Rodriguez scores on an 18-yard run with 4:23 left.
Pregame info
Date: Oct. 9, 2021.
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.
TV: SEC Network with Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic.
Radio: UK Network with Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro and Dick Gabriel.
Records: Kentucky 5-0; LSU 3-2.
SEC records: Kentucky 3-0; LSU 1-1.
Last game: Kentucky won 20-13 over visiting Florida; LSU lost at home to Auburn 24-19.
Coaches: Kentucky-Mark Stoops (54-50); LSU-Ed Orgeron (48-16 at LSU; 64-43 overall).
Series: LSU leads 40-16-1.
Last meeting: LSU won 41-3 in Baton Rouge on Oct. 18, 2014.
This story was originally published October 9, 2021 at 5:30 PM.
