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Kentucky at Florida

Sep 10, 2022 • Completed

Season 2022RegularWeek 2

Away

Kentucky

SEC

Final Score

26 - 16

KF

Home

Florida

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Florida279
Kentucky272

Passing Yards

Florida143
Kentucky202

Rushing Yards

Florida136
Kentucky70

Turnovers

Florida2
Kentucky1

Game Conditions

ConditionRain
Temperature75°F
Wind4 mph E

Humidity

97%

Precipitation

0.02 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Will Levis

Kentucky

YDS: 202

Rushing

Kavosiey Smoke

Kentucky

YDS: 80

Receiving

Dane Key

Kentucky

YDS: 83

Tackles

J.J. Weaver

Kentucky

TOT: 9

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Florida26:36
Kentucky33:24

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Kentucky beats Florida 26-16

Standard

Kentucky defeated Florida 26-16 in Week 2 of the 2022 regular slate, finishing with a 272-279 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Kentucky set the terms early in a game that finished 26-16. Adam Mihalek 39 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 3, 'minutes': 10} left in the first quarter, giving Florida the first major swing.

Kentucky's box score carried the story: 272 total yards, 70 rushing yards, and 202 passing yards. Florida finished with 279 total yards, including 136 on the ground and 143 through the air.

Kentucky converted 4-13 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, Kentucky led 13-16 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Will Levis pass complete to Dane Key for 55 yds for a TD, (Matt Ruffolo KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Adam Mihalek 39 yd FG GOOD (Florida led 3-0 over Kentucky).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Trevor Etienne run for 11 yds for a TD, (Anthony Richardson pass to Trevor Etienne for Two-Point Conversion) (Florida led 14-7 over Kentucky).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Will Levis pass complete to Dane Key for 55 yds for a TD, (Matt Ruffolo KICK) (Kentucky led 7-3 over Florida).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Will Levis run for 1 yd for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed ) (Kentucky led 13-16 over Florida).

  • Safety

    TEAM run for a loss of 39 yards for a SAFETY TEAM fumbled, recovered by Kent for a SAFETY (Kentucky led 7-16 over Florida).

  • Field Goal Good

    Adam Mihalek 50 yd FG GOOD (Florida led 6-7 over Kentucky).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    26-16

    Kentucky defeated Florida.

  • Total yards

    272-279

    Kentucky held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    70

    Kentucky averaged 1.8 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    202

    Kentucky averaged 8.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-13

    Kentucky's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-16

    Florida's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticFloridaKentucky
Total Yards279272
Passing Yards143202
Rushing Yards13670
First Downs1217
Third Down Efficiency4-164-13
Fourth Down Efficiency1-30-1
Total Penalties (Yards)3-282-10
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts14-3513-24
Rushing Attempts3038
Passing TDs01
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points68
Possession Time26:3633:24
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2022)