< Previous 30 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Mississippi State 28, Kentucky 13 Sept. 21, 2019 n Starkville, Miss. Davis Wade Stadium (54,556) Game 4 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Mississippi State Game September 21 n Starkville, Miss. n Davis Wade Stadium Jr., OT Landon Young Lynn Bowden Jr. caught sev- en passes for 129 yards, and A.J. Rose carried nine times for 105 yards, but Kentucky lost at Mis- sissippi State 28-13. Quarterback Sawyer Smith connected on 15 of 41 passing for 232 yards, but no touch- downs. Josh Ali caught a ca- reer-high five passes for 61 yards in the game. vs.2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 31 South Carolina 24, Kentucky 7 Sept. 28, 2019 n Columbia, S.C. Williams-Brice Stadium (80,828) Game 5 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w South Carolina Game September 28 n Columbia, S.C. n Williams-Brice Stadium Jr., OLB Jamar “Boogie” Watson Christopher Rodriguez Jr. rushed for a career-high 65 yards and his first career touchdown, but Kentucky lost at South Car- olina 24-7. Kentucky had its struggles on offense all night. Other than Rodri- guez, one of the bright spots was Lynn Bowden Jr. who was seem- ingly all over the field. Bowden had six carries for 44 yards, caught three passes, completed two pass- es and returned three kickoffs. vs. 32 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Kentucky 24, Arkansas 20 Oct. 12 n Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field (57,060) Game 6 Lynn Bowden accounted for three touchdowns in his first start at quarterback, including the go- ahead 24-yard scoring run with 6:53 remaining, to rally Ken- tucky past Arkansas 24-20 and end a three-game losing streak. The Wildcats’ top receiver took first-team snaps during the bye while banged-up Sawyer Smith recovered and was an- nounced as the starter before the game. Trailing 13-0, UK battled back and seized the lead late in the third quarter. 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Arkansas Game October 12 n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Honorary Captain Moe Williams Presented By “A Hell of A GaME” Homecoming vs.2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 33 Georgia 21, Kentucky 0 Oct. 19, 2019 n Athens, Ga. Sanford Stadium (92,746) Game 7 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Georgia Game October 19 n Athens, Ga. n Sanford Stadium Sr., DE T.J. Carter Sr., DE Calvin Taylor Jr. Playing in a downpour that created a slick playing surface, Kentucky fell to No. 10 Georgia 21-0 at Sanford Stadium. Lynn Bowden Jr. rushed for 99 yards in the slippery conditions, while Asim Rose rushed for 37 yards. Bowden, playing quarter- back once again in place of the injured Sawyer Smith, complet- ed just two passes in the game for 15 yards through the air. vs. 34 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Kentucky 29, Missouri 7 Oct. 26, 2019 n Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field (48,446) Game 8 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Missouri Game October 26 n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Jr., C Drake Jackson Alumni Band DayFellowship Day Presented By Honorary Captain Bill Ransdell Lynn Bowden Jr. is hard to stop on a dry turf. He proved to be even harder to slow down in a steady downpour. The Kentucky junior convert- ed quarterback rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wildcats to a 29-7 win over Missouri. vs.2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 35 Tennessee 17, Kentucky 13 Nov. 9, 2019 n Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field (56,760) Game 9 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Tennessee Game November 9 n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Jr., NG Quinton Bohanna Salute to VeteransCollege Football 150 Presented By Honorary Captain Marty Moore Lynn Bowden Jr. rushed for 114 yards, but the Kentucky quarterback was stopped on a fourth-and-goal inside the final two minutes of the game as Ken- tucky fell to Tennessee 17-13. Christopher Rodriguez Jr. had a career-high 81 yards rushing, as the Cats ran for 302 yards in the game. But the Cats could not get much done through the air, as Bowden completed just four passes for 25 yards. vs. 36 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Kentucky 38, Vanderbilt 14 Nov. 16, 2019 n Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt Stadium (23,288) Game 10 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Vanderbilt Game November 16 n Nashville, Tenn. n Vanderbilt Stadium Sr., OG Logan Stenberg Kentucky rushed for a sea- son-high 401 yards and kept its bowl hopes alive with a 38-14 win over Vanderbilt. Lynn Bowden Jr. and Christo- pher Rodriguez Jr. both rushed for over 100 yards for the Wildcats. Rodriguez led the way, rush- ing for 129 yards and two touch- downs against the Commodores. Bowden added 110 yards rush- ing and one TD. vs.2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 37 Kentucky 50, UT Martin 7 Nov. 23, 2018 n Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field (41,495) Game 11 Lynn Bowden Jr. rushed for 129 yards and two TDs to lead Kentucky to a 50-7 win over UT Martin. Bowden eclipsed the 100- yard plateau for the fifth time this season as UK shattered a single-game school record with 462 yards rushing. Kentucky fin- ished with 479 total yards and became bowl eligible for the fourth straight season. 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w UT Martin Game November 23 n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Sr., WR Ahmad Wagner Youth Sports & Activities Day Presented By Honorary Captain Jacob Tamme vs. 38 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Kentucky 45, Louisville 13 Nov. 30, 2019 n Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field (48,336) Game 12 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Louisville Game November 30 n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Sr., LB Kash Daniel Senior Day Presented By Honorary Captain Oliver Barnett Lynn Bowden Jr. rushed for career highs of 284 yards and four touchdowns to lead Ken- tucky’s school-record 517-yard ground performance that blew out rival Louisville 45-13. Bowden broke the game open with TD runs of 60 and 46 yards in the third quarter. UK sur- passed 400 yards rushing for the third consecutive game. vs.2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 39 Kentucky in the Bowls Great Lakes Bowl Dec. 6, 1947: UK 24, Villanova 14 Orange Bowl Jan. 2, 1950: Santa Clara 21,UK 13 Sugar Bowl Jan. 1, 1951: UK 13, Oklahoma 7 MVP: Walt Yowarsky Cotton Bowl Jan. 1, 1952: Kentucky 20, TCU 7 MVPs: Emery Clark, Ray Correll, Babe Parilli Peach Bowl Dec. 31, 1976: UK 21, North Carolina 0 Off. MVP: Rod Stewart | Def. MVP: Mike Martin Hall of Fame Bowl Dec. 22, 1983: West Virginia 20, UK 16 UK MVP: George Adams Hall of Fame Bowl Dec. 29, 1984: UK 20, Wisconsin 19 MVP: Marc Logan Peach Bowl Dec. 31, 1993: Clemson 14, UK 13 UK Offensive MVP: Pookie Jones UK Defensive MVP: Zane Beehn Outback Bowl Jan. 1, 1999: Penn State 26, UK 14 HomePoint.com Music City Bowl Dec. 29, 1999: Syracuse 20, UK 13 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Dec. 29, 2006: UK 28, Clemson 20 MVP: Andre’ Woodson Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Dec. 31, 2007: UK 35, Florida State 28 MVP: Andre’ Woodson AutoZone Liberty Bowl Jan. 2, 2009: UK 25, East Carolina 19 MVP: Ventrell Jenkins UK Offensive MVP: Mike Hartline UK Defensive MVP: Braxton Kelley Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl Dec. 27, 2009: Clemson 21, UK 13 BBVA Compass Bowl Jan. 8, 2011: Pittsburgh 27, UK 10 TaxSlayer Bowl Dec. 31, 2016: Georgia Tech 33, UK 18 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Dec. 29, 2017: Northwestern 24, UK 23 VRBO Citrus Bowl Jan. 1, 2019: Kentucky 27, Penn State 24 Josh Allen and 2019 Citrus Bowl MVP Benny Snell Jr. after UK’s 27-24 victory over Penn State. Andre’ Woodson was named Most Valuable Player of Kentucky’s 2006 and 2007 Music City Bowl championships. Jim Howe returns a kickoff in Kentucky’s first bowl appearance, a 24-14 victory over Villanova in the 1947 Great Lakes Bowl. All-Time Record: 9-9 The Wildcats celebrate their 20-19 win over Wisconsin in the 1984 Hall of Fame Bowl.Next >