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10/18 14:43 CDT Vanderbilt visits No. 12 Kentucky in SEC matchup
Vanderbilt visits No. 12 Kentucky in SEC matchup
By The Associated Press
Vanderbilt (3-4) at No. 12 Kentucky (6-1), Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Kentucky by 11.5. Against the spread: Kentucky 6-1, Vanderbilt
3-4.
How to watch: SEC Network
Key stats
Kentucky Offense
Overall: 387.9 yards per game (71st in FBS)
Passing: 221.7 yards per game (80th)
Rushing: 166.1 yards per game (56th)
Scoring: 32.7 points per game (46th)
Kentucky Defense
Overall: 377.0 yards per game (95th in FBS)
Passing: 249.7 yards per game (116th)
Rushing: 127.3 yards per game (51st)
Scoring: 25.9 points per game (92nd)
Vanderbilt Offense
Overall: 354.4 yards per game (100th in FBS)
Passing: 235.1 yards per game (63rd)
Rushing: 119.3 yards per game (118th)
Scoring: 23.6 points per game (98th)
Vanderbilt Defense
Overall: 365.6 yards per game (81st in FBS)
Passing: 219.3 yards per game (86th)
Rushing: 146.3 yards per game (79th)
Scoring: 29.7 points per game (115th)
Kentucky is last in third down percentage, converting 29.1% of the time.
Vanderbilt is 126th in the FBS with a -6 turnover margin, compared to
Kentucky's 3rd-ranked +11 margin.
Vanderbilt ranks 99th in the FBS averaging 65.0 penalty yards per game,
compared to Kentucky's 23rd-ranked 44.4 per-game average.
Team leaders
Kentucky
Passing: Kenny Minchey, 1,552 yards, 13 TDs, 1 INT, 68.4 completion percentage
Rushing: C.J. Baxter, 484 yards on 87 carries, 8 TDs
Receiving: Kenny Darby, 436 yards on 34 catches, 3 TDs
Vanderbilt
Passing: Jared Curtis, 1,242 yards, 6 TDs, 7 INTs, 62.7 completion percentage
Rushing: Sedrick Alexander, 270 yards on 61 carries, 5 TDs
Receiving: Junior Sherrill, 628 yards on 41 catches, 4 TDs
Last game
Kentucky won 21-13 over Oklahoma on Oct. 17. Minchey led Kentucky with 158
yards on 21-of-28 passing (75.0%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions.
Jason Patterson carried the ball 12 times for 38 yards, adding one reception
for eight yards. Nic Anderson had five receptions for 48 yards.
Vanderbilt fell to Arkansas 31-21 on Oct. 17. Curtis led Vanderbilt with 274
yards on 19-of-31 passing (61.3%) for one touchdown and two interceptions.
Alexander carried the ball 10 times for 57 yards and scored one touchdown,
adding three receptions for 40 yards. Sherrill had eight receptions for 99
yards and one touchdown.
Next game
Kentucky plays at No. 11 Tennessee on Nov. 7. Vanderbilt plays at Mississippi
State on Nov. 7.
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