The Kentucky Wildcats stood up for something they believed inSaturday. Stunned and saddened by the announcement of theimpending departure of head coach Bill Curry, the Wildcats useda solid defensive effort and the play of freshman running backDerick Logan to win its first Southeastern Conference game ofthe year, 24-17 over Georgia in Commonwealth Stadium.
The Wildcats got on the board first on a Logan 4-yard run in thefirst quarter, and stretched the advantage to 10-0 on a 49 yardfield goal by Brian Johnson.
A Robert Edwards 1-yard TD and a Hap Hines field goal knottedthe game at 10-10 by halftime.
Kentuckys running game took over in the third quarter asquarterback Billy Jack Haskins and Logan both ran for TDs.
Edwards second touchdown of the game — in the fourth quarter –drew the Bulldogs within seven, but the Kentucky defense stoppeda late Bulldogs drive with an interception, sealing the game.
Logan ran for 140 yards and the UK defense held Edwards, who wasaveraging nearly 90 yards per game, to 33 yards on 16 carrieswhile picking off Georgia quarterback Mike Bobo three times.
Kentucky improves to 2-6 overall, 1-4 in the SEC. Georgia fallsto 3-4, 2-3 in the conference.
Kentucky is off next week. The Wildcats host Mississippi Stateon November 9.
Attendance: 34,000 Time of Game: 2:50 Team 1 2 3 4 F Georgia Bulldogs 0 10 0 7 17 Kentucky Wildcats 7 3 14 0 24 First Quarter Kentucky--1:15--Derick Logan 4 yard TD run Kentucky--1:15--Brian Johnson extra point Second Quarter Kentucky--8:13--Tobin Anderson 49 yard field goal Georgia--11:18--Robert Edwards 1 yard TD run Georgia--11:18--Hap Hines extra point Georgia--14:15--Hap Hines 54 yard field goal Third Quarter Kentucky--3:11--Billy Jack Haskins 6 yard TD run Kentucky--3:11--Brian Johnson extra point Kentucky--13:30--Derick Logan 1 yard TD run Kentucky--13:30--Brian Johnson extra point Fourth Quarter Georgia--9:45--Robert Edwards 4 yard TD run Georgia--9:45--Hap Hines extra point Bulldogs Wildcats FIRST DOWNS 16 18 Rushing 3 8 Passing 9 9 Penalty 4 1 RUSHING ATTEMPTS 29 55 YARDS RUSHING 60 197 (YARDS LOST RUSHING) -44 -35 NET YARDS RUSHING 16 162 NET YARDS PASSING 196 131 Passes Attempted 38 21 Passes Completed 20 13 Had Intercepted 3 1 TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS 67 76 TOTAL NET YARDS 212 293 Avg. Gain Per Play 3.2 3.9 RETURN YARDS 29 42 FUMBLES-FUMBLES LOST 1/ 1 1/ 0 PENALTIES:NUMBER-YARDS 5/ 25 8/ 79 INTERCEPTIONS:NUMBER-YARDS 1/ 25 3/ 22 PUNTS-YARDS 7/ 294 7/ 280 Avg. Per Punt 42.0 40.0 PUNT RETURNS-YARDS 2- 4 2- 20 KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS 4- 76 4- 0 POSSESSION TIME 26:30 33:30 THIRD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 4-16 7-18 SACKED-YARDS LOST 4/ -29 4/ -25 RUSHING-- Georgia: Rob.Edwards 16-33, Pass 6-12, Hin.Ward 2-7, Mik.Bobo 5--36 Kentucky: Der.Logan 41-140, Cra.Yeast 1-18, Lee Wesley 1-2, Bil.Haskins 12-2 PASSING-- Georgia: Mik.Bobo 20-38-3-196 Kentucky: Bil.Haskins 13-20-0-131, Kev.Coleman 0-1-1-0 RECEIVING-- Georgia: Cor.Allen 6-51, Lar.Brown 5-69, Rob.Edwards 4-14, Hin.Ward 3-37, Jua.Daniels 1-15, Sel.Calloway 1-10 Kentucky: Isa.Curtis, III 5-39, Cra.Yeast 3-41, Kio Sanford 2-29, Der.Logan 2-3, Cha.Spencer 1-19
