Oct. 9, 1999
By PETE IACOBELLI
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Dusty Bonner passed for one touchdown and ran foranother as Kentucky kept South Carolina and coach Lou Holtz winless Saturdaywith a 30-10 victory.
The Gamecocks (0-6, 0-4 Southeastern Conference) extended Division I’slongest losing streak to 16. Never before in 28 years of coaching has Holtzgone this deep into a season without winning.
It wasn’t the sharpest Bonner and Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 SoutheasternConference) have looked this season. But with South Carolina fumbling twiceinside its 35 and Kentucky’s maligned defense – it was last in the SEC inpoints allowed – chipping in, they didn’t have to be.
Bonner finished 23 of 34 for 263 yards. It was only the second time thisseason that Bonner was held to less than three touchdown passes.
Kentucky tight end James Whalen had nine catches for 119 yards.
Two of Bonner’s first three drives stalled at South Carolina’s goal line.But the Wildcats defense got things going.
Marlon McCree forced a fumble on South Carolina fullback Andrew Pinnock athis 5-yard line and safety Anthony Wajda returned it for a touchdown to put theWildcats up 13-3.
On South Carolina’s next drive, Eric Kelly intercepted Mikal Goodman andreturned it 29 yards to the Gamecocks’ 27. Four plays later, Bonner found BradPyatt for a 27-yard touchdown.
That was pretty much it as South Carolina again struggled with a young,banged up offense.
They were held to 38 yards in the first half. Holtz subbed freshmanquarterback Goodman with little-used backup Kyle Crabb for much of the thirdquarter. They had 78 yards of offense with nine minutes to go in the game whenGoodman completed a 78-yard TD pass to Kerry Hood – South Carolina’s longestplay in four years.
It was just the Gamecocks’ third touchdown this year.
