Kentucky couldn’t get any offense going in a 34-6 loss at Tennessee last night.
The Cats were in the game, trailing 13-6, going into the fourth quarter but the Volunteers pulled away with 21 points in the final stanza.
The loss drops Kentucky to 7-2 overall and 5-2 in the SEC with a critical game against Florida coming up next weekend.
Here are all the postgame notes from the loss:
KENTUCKY AT TENNESSEE
NOVEMBER 7, 2026
NEYLAND STADIUM / SHIELDS-WATKINS FIELD, KNOXVILLE, TENN.
ATTENDANCE: 101,915
FINAL SCORE: No. 16 Tennessee 34, No. 9/8 Kentucky 6
Team Records and Series Information
Kentucky is 7-2 overall, 5-2 in the Southeastern Conference. Tennessee is 7-2 overall, 4-2 in the league.
Tennessee leads the series, 87-26-9, including 46-11-6 in games played in Knoxville.
Next Game
Kentucky returns home to play host to Florida on Saturday. Kickoff will be between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., with the exact time being finalized after tonight’s contest. The game will be televised on ESPN.
Team Notes
With a field goal with nine seconds left in the first half, Kentucky won the “middle eight” 3-0.
* So far this season, Kentucky leads 75-27 in the “middle eight.”
Kentucky tight ends combined for another productive game, totaling seven catch3s for 83 yards.
UK tight ends have totaled 64 receptions this season, the most in the first nine games of a season since the tight ends caught 73 in the first nine games of 2000.
Player Notes
QB Kenny Minchey completed 26 of 34 passes for 224 yards.
He completed 76.5 percent of his passes, best ever for a Kentucky quarterback against Tennessee in school history (min. 20 attempts).
Until being intercepted in the first quarter, Minchey had thrown 242 passes to start the season with only one interception. That’s a record for the most pass attempts for a UK QB to begin a season with only one interception.
Minchey’s streak ended with the second-longest streak of consecutive passing attempts without an interception in UK history (210). The record is 325 by Andre’ Woodson.
RB CJ Baxter led the rushing attack with 11 carries for 54 yards.
TE Willie Rodriguez caught six passes for 81 yards, the most catches by a UK tight end in Knoxville since Jacob Tamme caught seven passes for 120 yards in 2007.
He is the first UK tight end in school history with at least five receptions in five straight SEC games.
He has caught 45 passes this season, most for a UK tight end in the first nine games since James Whalen in 1999.
He has a reception in 21 of 22 games and in all nine games this season.
WR Kenny Darby caught seven passes for 69 yards.
He has 45 catches on the season, most for a UK freshman in his first nine games.
He leads the Cats with 576 receiving yards this season.
He has caught at least one pass in every game this season.
S Ty Bryant led the Wildcats in tackles with nine stops.
DE Mi’Quise Humphrey-Grace had five tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback sack.
Has made at least one havoc play (interception, fumble caused/recovered, quarterback sack, tackle for loss or quarterback hurry) in every game this season.
K Adam Zouagui made both field goal attempts, good from 45 and 23 yards
Game Captains
OT Lance Heard, DL Mi’Quise Humphrey-Grace, LB Grant Godfrey, QB Kenny Minchey
