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KENTUCKY POSTGAME NOTES
No. 17 Georgia at Kentucky

Commonwealth Stadium — Lexington, Ky.

Nov. 8, 2014

FINAL SCORE: No. 17 Georgia 63, Kentucky 31

Team Records and Series Notes

• With the loss, Kentucky is 5-5, 2-5 in the Southeastern Conference. Georgia is 7-2, 5-2 in the SEC.
• Georgia leads the all-time series, 53-12-2, including a 26-7 mark in games played in Lexington.
• UK is 5-9-1 all-time when playing on Nov. 8.
• Kentucky will return to action on Saturday at Tennessee, with kickoff at 4 p.m. ET in Knoxville, Tenn. The game will be televised live on the SEC Network.
  • The game will also be broadcast live on the UK Radio Network, with Tom Leach, Jeff Piecoro and Dick Gabriel voicing the action.

Team Notes

• Kentucky’s game captains were
  Jordan Swindle
  ,
  Javess Blue
  , Alvin “Bud” Dupree and Za’Darius Smith for the ninth time in 10 games.
• The Wildcats finished 2014 with a 5-2 record at Commonwealth Stadium.
  • Today marked the last game in the current configuration of Commonwealth Stadium, which will complete a $120 million renovation for the 2015 season.
    • UK has a 143-123-4 all-time record in CWS, dating back to 1973. 
• UK’s 16-play drive over 6:15 in the second quarter was its longest drive in plays (15) and tied the longest time of possession on a drive in 2014 (6:15).
• UK’s two-yard scoring drive in the second quarter was its shortest scoring drive on the year. 
• After falling behind 21-0 after the first quarter, UK rallied with 24 points in the second quarter.
  • UK’s 24-point output was its best in a quarter in 2014 and the best in a single quarter since 2013.
  • It marked the most points scored in a quarter against an SEC school since scoring 28 vs. Florida in the third quarter in 2002.
  • With immediate records available back to 1982, it marks the most points scored in the second quarter against an SEC school. That record is held by a 28-point quarter vs. UGA in 1965.
  • The last time UK scored at least 24 points in the second quarter was when it had 28 points on Sept. 11, 2010 vs. Western Kentucky.

Individual Notes

• Sophomore QB
  Patrick Towles
  made his 10th consecutive start.
  • Towles rushed for his club-leading fifth TD of the year, a one-yard QB sneak in the second quarter.
    • Towles rushed for 60 yards on 17 carries, his second-best rushing output on the year.
  • Towles threw his 14th touchdown of the year and the 15th of his career.
    • Towles has a TD pass in nine of 10 games as a starter.
• Freshman RB Stanley “Boom” Williams took a 56-yard carry for a touchdown, his third TD of the year.
  • Williams rushed 10 times for 100 yards, marking his second career 100-yard rushing outing.
    • It was UK’s first 100+ yard rusher since Williams set a career-high with 104 yards vs. Louisiana Monroe.
  • Williams’ 56-yard TD was his third 50+ yard rush of the year.
    • Williams is one of just six players in the nation with three TD rushes of at least 50 yards.
• Freshman kicker
  Austin MacGinnis
  connected on a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter.
  • MacGinnis is now 14-for-20 on the year and is 7-for-8 from 30-39 yards. 
• Junior Landon Foster punted five times for a 41.8-yard average, with three punts downed inside the 20-yard line.
  • Foster has dropped a career-high 25 punts inside the 20 in 2014 and 53 in his three-year career.
    • Foster is now two punts downed inside the 20-yard line away from tying the single-season record, set in 2002 by Glenn Pakulak.
• Junior LB
  Josh Forrest
  – a native of Paducah, Ky. – had a tackle for loss and has had at least one big play – QB sack, tackle for loss, pass interception, pass breakup or QB hurry – in every game this season.
  • Forrest finished with seven tackles and has eight tackles for loss in 2014 and 9.5 in his career.
• Senior WR
  Javess Blue
  caught a nine-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter, marking his career-best fifth TD of the year and the ninth of his two-year career.
• Junior RB
  Braylon Heard
  rushed for his fourth TD of the year.
• Sophomore DB
  J.D. Harmon
  recovered his first career fumble. 
• Junior LB
  Khalid Henderson
  forced his first fumble of the year and the third of his career.
  • Henderson recorded a tackle for loss and has 3.5 on the year and six in his career.
• Senior DE/LB Bud Dupree started his team-leading 36th career game.
• Senior DE Za’Darius Smith, junior OT
  Jordan Swindle
  and sophomore C
  Jon Toth
  made their team-best 22nd consecutive starts.
• Senior FB Darrell “D.J.” Warren played in his team-leading 46th career game.
• Junior CB
  Cody Quinn
  broke up his career-high sixth pass of the year and now has 14 passes defended in his career.
• Senior WR
  Demarco Robinson
  tied a season high with five catches.
• Senior S
  Ashely Lowery
  tied for the team lead with seven tackles.