Kentucky 20, Wisconsin 19
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| Wisconsin | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | – | 20 |
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UW – Gregoire, 40 FG 11:32-1Q UW – McFadden, 3 pass from Howard (Gregoire PAT) 5:34 -1Q UW – Gregoire, 27 FG 7:05-2Q UK – Logan, 9 run (Worley PAT) 1:29-2Q UW – Gregoire, 20 FG 0:02-2Q UK – Worley, 22 FG 11:28-3Q UW – Gregoire, 40 FG 9:04-3Q UK – Logan, 27 pass from Ransdell (Worley PAT) 0:26-3Q UK – Worley, 52 FG 8:55-4Q Attendance – 47,300 |
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Dec. 29, 1984
– Kentucky’s Joey Worley booted a career-long 52-yard field goal with just under nine minutes remaining to give the Wildcats a thrilling 20-19 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers in the 1984 Hall of Fame Bowl in Birmingham.Worley, a freshman, helped Kentucky overcome a nine-point deficit in the second half with his school and bowl record field goal.
Wisconsin jumped on top early, scoring twice in the first quarter. Todd Gregoire nailed a 40-yard field goal just under four minutes into the game and Michael Howard hit Thad McFadden with a 3-yard TD pass. Gregoire added the PAT and the Badgers led 10-0 with 5:34 left in the opening period.
Gregoire added another field goal, this one from 27 yards, to make it 13-0 with 7:05 left in the second period.
Kentucky got on the board after safety Paul Calhoun intercepted a Howard pass to give UK possession at the Badger 42. It took Kentucky just five plays to score as Marc Logan went over from nine yards. Worley added the PAT to cut the deficit to 13-7 with 1:29 left in the half.Wisconsin was not through. The Badgers used four running plays, two passes and a costly 15-yard penalty to move the football to the UK 3 with two seconds left in the half. From there, Wisconsin decided on a Gregoire field goal (20-yarder) to take a 16-7 edge at halftime.
Kentucky narrowed the gap to 16-10 on a 22-yard field goal by Worley with 11:28 left in the third quarter. But Gregoire responded with a 40-yarder two minutes later to move the count back to nine, 19-10.
Behind UK quarterback Bill Ransdell, the Wildcats marched 82 yards in 11 plays later in the quarter to get within two, 19-17. Ransdell hit Logan on a screen pass to cover the final 27 yards and with the Worley PAT, UK was back in it with 26 seconds left in the third quarter.
The next time Kentucky got the ball, Ransdell moved the Cats into position for Worley’s 52-yarder. Starting from the UK 22, tailback Mark Higgs got the call four consecutive times, then it was Adams’ turn the next four plays. Facing a fourth-and-two at the UW 34, Worley nailed the game-winner with 8:55 left.
Wisconsin came back and marched to the UK 8 with less than two minutes left. With the Badgers facing a fourth-and-six, Gregoire was called on for his fifth field goal attempt. This time, the snap from center was bobbled and UK had sealed the victory.
