KNOXVILLE, TN – It’s spooky season on Rocky Top.
No. 7 Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will welcome SEC border rival Kentucky (3-5, 1-5 SEC) into Neyland Stadium on Saturday night as the Vols look to keep their playoff chances alive with a third straight win in Knoxville.
Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) Season Results:
Game 1: Chattanooga (3) @ No. 15 Tennessee (69) – W
Game 2: No. 14 Tennessee (51) vs No. 24 NC State (10) – W
Game 3: Kent State (0) @ No. 7 Tennessee (71) – W
Game 4: No. 6 Tennessee (25) @ No. 15 Oklahoma (15) – W
Game 5: No. 8 Tennessee (14) @ Arkansas (19) – L
Game 6: Florida (17) @ No. 8 Tennessee (23) – W/OT
Game 7: No. 7 Alabama (17) @ No. 11 Tennessee (24) – W
Follow along with Rocky Top Insider’s live thread covering the scoring plays and big moments from the game on Saturday:
CURRENT SCORE: 4th Quarter – Tennessee 21, Kentucky 18
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Pregame
Inactive for Tennessee: S Jourdan Thomas, LB Edwin Spillman, LB Keenan Pili
Tennessee won the toss and the Volunteers will kick to start the game.
First Quarter
Kentucky Drive 1: Turnover on Downs – UT 0, UK 0
- 6 plays, 72 yards
- TOP: 3:00
- Kentucky pushes the ball down the field with a good bit of ease but Tennessee’s defense comes up big with a 4th down stop on the UT 5 yard line.
Tennessee Drive 1: Missed FG – UT 0, UK 0
- 10 plays, 70 yards
- TOP: 4:01
- Tennessee advances the ball past midfield but a penalty will stall out the Vols’ first drive. Max Gilbert missed wide on the 43-yard field goal attempt.
Kentucky Drive 2: Touchdown – UK 7, UT 0
- 6 plays, 75 yards
- TOP: 2:27
- Kentucky marches down the field with a giant pass play to cross mid field. Vandagriff then finds his target who muscles into the endzone for the 27-yard score
Tennessee Drive 2: Punt – UK 7, UT 0
- 7 plays, 28 yards
- TOP: 2:08
- Tennessee connects on a few nice pass plays but can’t get anything going on third and long. Iamaleava scrambles on third but can’t get close to the first. Jackson Ross punts it away.
Kentucky Drive 3: Interception – UK 7, UT 0
- 4 plays, 18 yards
- TOP: 1:52
- Brock Vandagriff fires a pass over the middle, intercepted by safety Andre Turrentine after being tipped by a Kentucky wide receiver.
Tennessee Drive 3: Fumble – UK 7, UT 0
- 2 plays, 23 yards
- TOP: 0:34
- Dylan Sampson fumbles in a rush up the middle.
-END of the FIRST QUARTER-
Kentucky Drive 4: Punt – UK 7, UT 0
- 3 plays, -4 yards
- TOP: 1:01
- Wildcats can’t get anything going during the three-and-out. Clock switches to the second quarter mid-drive.
Tennessee Drive 4: Missed Field Goal – UK 7, UT 0
- 6 plays, 37 yards
- TOP: 2:32
- Max Gilbert’s 40-yard field goal is no good. Tennessee just can’t capitalize on anything in the early portions of this game.
Kentucky Drive 5: Punt – UK 7, UT 0
- 3 plays, -12 yards
- TOP: 2:35
- Kentucky’s drive goes backward before the punt.
Tennessee Drive 5: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UT 7, UK 7
- 14 plays, 65 yards
- TOP: 4:54
- Tennessee RB Peyton Lewis gives the Vols some new blood in the backfield and eventually punches in the one-yard score to tie the game at 7-7.
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Kentucky Drive 6: Field Goal GOOD – UK 10, UT 7
- 10 plays, 61 yards
- TOP: 4:15
- Kentucky drives the ball 60 yards down the field and comes up with a 32-yard field goal. Tennessee had three defensive penalties to give Kentucky opportunities on the field.
Tennessee Drive 6: End of Half – UK 10, UT 7
- 3 plays, 32 yards
- TOP: 0:30
- Tennessee tries to advance the ball down the field before halftime but the clock expires.
-HALFTIME in KNOXVILLE-
Tennessee Drive 7: Field Goal Miss – UK 10, UT 7
- 10 plays, 60 yards
- TOP: 3:29
- Tennessee drives the ball into Kentucky territory but Max Gilbert misses his third field goal attempt on the night, this one from 34 yards out. Kentucky takes over on their own 20.
Kentucky Drive 7: Fumble – UK 10, UT 7
- 3 plays, 8 yards
- TOP: 1:20
- Tennessee LEO Josh Josephs comes up with a massive sack on Vandagriff to force the fumble in UK territory.
Tennessee Drive 8: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UT 14, UK 10
- 5 plays, 28 yards
- TOP: 1:37
- Vols RB Dylan Sampson punches in the 7-yard touchdown for Tennessee and officially ties Tennessee’s all-time single-season touchdown record (18).
Kentucky Drive 8: Punt – UT 14, UK 10
- 3 plays, 0 yards
- TOP: 2:05
- Kentucky can’t get anything going. James Pearce sacks Vandagriff to kill the drive in UK territory.
Tennessee Drive 9: Punt – UT 14, UK 10
- 3 plays, 3 yards
- TOP: 0:56
- Tennessee’s drive quickly stalls out for a three-and-out.
Kentucky Drive 9: Interception – UT 14, UK 10
- 8 plays, 28 yards
- TOP: 4:26
- Will Brooks picks off backup QB Gavin Wimsatt and returns the ball deep into Kentucky territory
Tennessee Drive 10: TOUCHDOWN – UT 21, UK 10
- 2 plays, 10 yards
- TOP: 0:28
- Nico Iamaleava finds Miles Kitselman in the back of the endzone for the 10-yard touchdown reception.
-END of the THIRD QUARTER-
Kentucky Drive 10: Touchdown + 2-point conversion – UT 21, UK 18
- 6 plays, 75 yards
- TOP: 2:02
- Wimsatt delivers some excellent throws across the field leading to a 32-yard touchdown reception. Kentucky picks up the 2-point conversion to make it a three-point game.
Tennessee Drive 11: Punt – UT 21, UK 18
- 3 plays, 7 yards
- TOP: 0:40
- Tennessee’s drive stalls out as Chas Nimrod drops a tough pass, but one that would’ve likely gone for a touchdown if caught.
Kentucky Drive 11: Punt – UT 21, UK 18
- 5 plays, 11 yards
- TOP: 2:32
- Tennessee’s defense comes up with a big third down stop to force a punt from Kentucky in their own territory.
Tennessee Drive 12: TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE – UT 28, UK 18
- 13 plays, 91 yards
- TOP: 5:14
- Tennessee rattles off a 91-yard drive to extend their lead to double-digits with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Dylan Sampson punches in the six-yard touchdown.
Kentucky Drive 12: Turnover on downs – UT 28, UK 18
- 8 plays, 27 yards
- TOP: 2:30
- Kentucky fails to convert fourth-and-20
Tennessee Drive 13: End of Game
- 6 plays, 23 yards
- TOP: 2:19
- Tennessee picks up two first downs and knees it out.
