| Score | |
|---|---|
| Team | Score |
| South Carolina | 54 |
| Kentucky | 3 |
| GamecockArchives.com Players of the Game | |
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| Player | Unit | Victor Hampton | Freshman | Melvin Ingram | Defense | Marty Markett | Special Teams | Connor Shaw | Offense |
| Game Summary |
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| Scoring Plays | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter | Game Time | Team | SC Score | Opp Score | Play |
| 1 | 11:58 | UKY | 0 | 3 | Craig McIntosh, 28-yd field goal |
| 1 | 09:16 | USC | 7 | 3 | Alshon Jeffery, 20-yd pass from Connor Shaw (Jay Wooten kick) |
| 2 | 11:23 | USC | 13 | 3 | Justice Cunningham, 11-yd pass from Connor Shaw (kick blocked) |
| 2 | 07:43 | USC | 20 | 3 | Alshon Jeffery, 24-yd pass from Connor Shaw (Jay Wooten kick) |
| 3 | 08:46 | USC | 27 | 3 | Nick Jones, 25-yd pass from Connor Shaw (Jay Wooten kick) |
| 3 | 01:43 | USC | 30 | 3 | Jay Wooten, 48-yd field goal |
| 3 | 00:00 | USC | 33 | 3 | Jay Wooten, 42-yd field goal |
| 4 | 10:34 | USC | 40 | 3 | Bruce Ellington, 61-yd run (Jay Wooten kick) |
| 4 | 07:00 | USC | 47 | 3 | D.L. Moore, 7-yd pass from Andrew Clifford (Jay Wooten kick) |
| 4 | 00:08 | USC | 54 | 3 | Dylan Thompson, 8-yd run (Jay Wooten kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| USC | Kentucky | |
| First Downs | 32 | 6 |
| Rush Att | 48 | 27 |
| Rush Yds | 288 | 79 |
| Rush Avg | 6.0 | 2.9 |
| Pass Att-Com-Int | 43 - 30 - 0 | 26 - 4 - 4 |
| Comp. Pct | 69.8 | 15.4 |
| Pass Yds | 351 | 17 |
| Yds Per Att | 8.16 | 0.65 |
| Penalties | 7 . 45 | 3 . 25 |
| USC Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Marcus Lattimore | 22 | 102 | 4.6 | 0 | Bruce Ellington | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 1 | Brandon Wilds | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | Connor Shaw | 15 | 42 | 2.8 | 0 | Damiere Byrd | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | Dylan Thompson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | Andrew Clifford | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| USC Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Com | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Connor Shaw | 39 | 26 | 311 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | Andrew Clifford | 2 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 1 | 0 | Dylan Thompson | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Att | Com | Yds | YPA | TD | Int |
| USC Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Trgt | Com% | Yds | BP | Avg | 34DTrgt | 34DConv | TD | Alshon Jeffery | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 95 | 3 | 15.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Ace Sanders | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 53 | 1 | 10.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Justice Cunningham | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 46 | 0 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Marcus Lattimore | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bruce Ellington | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 22 | 0 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nick Jones | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 35 | 1 | 17.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | D.L. Moore | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rory (Busta) Anderson | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 46 | 1 | 46.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Damiere Byrd | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DeAngelo Smith | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 7 | 0 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky Receiving | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yds | Int |
| Kickoff Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | KR | Yds | TD | Bruce Ellington | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Punt Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | PR | Yds | TD | Ace Sanders | 4 | 8 | 0 | Stephon Gilmore | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yds | Avg | Net Yds | Net Avg | In20 | TB | Long | Joey Scribner-Howard | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 2 | 1 | 49 |
| Game Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TKL | TFL | SK | FF | FR | PBU | QBH | IPL | CDPL | RZPL | SPP |
| Game Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yds | TD | C.C. Whitlock | 1 | 4 | 0 | Victor Hampton | 1 | 0 | 0 | D.J. Swearinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | Stephon Gilmore | 1 | -13 | 0 |