Kentucky 35-34 South Carolina (Oct 3, 2026) Final Score

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Kentucky WildcatsUK

35–34

Final

South Carolina GamecocksSC

Team Season Averages

Kentucky WildcatsLeads 1 of 8

South Carolina GamecocksLeads 7 of 8

Offense

34.5Points per game38.5
422.5Total yards per game501.3
219.0Passing yards per game237.3
203.5Rushing yards per game264.0

Defense

25.0Points allowed per game24.8
356.3Yards allowed per game316.0

Efficiency

23.1%Third-down conversion rate42.6%
1.3Turnovers per game1.5

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (SC)	Total	UK ML	SC ML
DDraftKings	-2.5	52.5	+120	-142
FFanDuel	-2.5	52.5	+116	-140
BBetMGM	-2.5	52.5	+115	-140
CCaesars	-2.5	52.5	+118	-139
BBetOnline	-2.5	53	+118	-138
BBetRivers	-2.5	52.5	+118	-148
BBetus	-2.5	53	+120	-140
BBovada	-2.5	52.5	+115	-135
FFanatics	-2.5	52.5	+115	-140
LLowVig	-2.5	53	+118	-138
MMyBookie	-2.5	53	+114	-139

Game Information

Venue to be announced

Stadium

Oct 3, 2026

4:15 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
UK	52nd	79th
SC	15th	53rd

Matchup

UKSC

3-1Record2-2
4Games played4
+38Point diff+55
2-1ATS1-3
3-0O/U3-1
7Rest days6

Scores

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	T
UK	0	10	14	3	8	35
SC	14	6	0	7	7	34

Team Stats

UKStatSC

367Total yards433
254Passing yards221
113Rushing yards212
23First downs19
3-133rd down6-14
2-24th down0-2
0Turnovers2
4-38Penalties7-60
33:13Possession26:31

Player Stats

UK — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
Kenny MincheyQB	25/37	254	2	0	143.1

UK — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
CJ BaxterRB	11	39	1
Jason PattersonRB	5	29	0
Jovantae BarnesRB	9	28	0
Kenny MincheyQB	8	12	0
Willie RodriguezTE	2	5	0
Team	1	0	0

UK — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Kenny DarbyWR	11	—	94	1
Nic AndersonWR	5	—	80	1
Willie RodriguezTE	5	—	57	0
CJ BaxterRB	2	—	10	0
Ja'Kayden FergusonWR	1	—	9	0
Shane CarrWR	1	—	4	0

UK — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL
Ty BryantDB	8	5	0.0	0.0
Grant GodfreyLB	8	4	1.0	1.5
Terhyon NicholsDB	8	4	0.0	0.5
Elijah BarnesLB	7	5	0.0	0.0
Sam GreeneLB	6	5	0.0	0.0
Tavion GadsonDL	5	2	0.0	0.0
Jaden SmithDB	4	3	0.0	1.0
Jordan CastellDB	3	2	0.0	0.0
Ahmad BreauxDT	2	1	0.0	0.0
Cedric WorksLB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Hasaan SykesDB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Jaden WilliamsDL	2	2	0.0	0.0
Cyrus ReyesDB	1	0	0.0	0.0
Tyler ThomasDE	1	1	0.0	0.0
Lorenzo CowanLB	1	1	0.0	1.0
Mi'Quise Humphrey-GraceDL	0	0	0.0	0.0

SC — Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
LaNorris SellersQB	19/34	221	1	0	120.2
Team-	0/1	0	0	0	0.0

SC — Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	TD
LaNorris SellersQB	16	138	0
Matt FullerRB	11	38	1
Jabree ColemanRB	3	26	1
Isaiah AugustaveRB	1	7	0
Mazeo Bennett Jr.WR	1	5	0
Team-	1	0	0
Maurice Brown IITE	1	-2	0

SC — Receiving

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	TD
Mazeo Bennett Jr.WR	8	—	92	0
DJ BlackWR	3	—	66	1
Nyck HarborWR	2	—	26	0
Vicari SwainDB	2	—	19	0
Brady HuntTE	2	—	14	0
Donovan MurphWR	1	—	8	0
Matt FullerRB	1	—	-4	0

SC — Defense

Player	TCKL	SOLO	SACK	TFL
Fred JohnsonLB	10	2	0.0	0.0
Justin OkoronkwoLB	10	6	0.0	0.0
Peyton WilliamsDB	8	4	0.0	0.0
J'Zavien CurrenceDB	8	5	0.0	0.0
Shawn MurphyLB	5	3	0.0	0.0
Kendall Daniels Jr.DB	5	4	0.0	1.0
Vicari SwainDB	4	2	0.0	0.5
Kelby CollinsDL	4	1	1.0	1.5
Quay'sheed ScottDB	4	4	0.0	1.0
Gerald KilgoreDB	3	1	0.0	0.0
Tomiwa DurojaiyeDL	3	2	0.0	1.0
DJ BlackWR	2	1	0.0	0.0
Noah ClarkDL	2	1	1.0	1.0
David BuceyDB	2	2	0.0	0.0
Caleb HerringDE	2	1	1.0	1.0
Troy PikesDT	1	0	0.0	0.0
Keenan BrittLB	1	0	0.0	0.0
Judge CollierDB	1	0	0.0	0.0
Anthony AddisonDE	1	1	0.0	0.0
Julian WalkerDE	0	0	0.0	0.0

Scoring Summary

16 events · 12 scoring

1st Quarter

11:00SC
(11:02) Shotgun #28 M.Fuller rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UKY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:00 #32 M.Orsan kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
0-7
3:13SC
(03:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 L.Sellers rush right for 9 yards gain to the UKY21 fumbled by #16 L.Sellers at UKY19, out of bounds at UKY21, 1ST DOWN
0-14
2:09SC
(02:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #21 J.Coleman rush left for 4 yards gain to the UKY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:09 #32 M.Orsan kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
0-14

2nd Quarter

11:02SC
(11:03) #32 M.Orsan field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow), clock 11:02
0-17
11:02SC
(11:03) #32 M.Orsan field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow), clock 11:02
0-17
5:04UK
(05:11) Shotgun #21 J.Coleman rush right for 5 yards gain to the USC33 fumbled by #21 J.Coleman at USC30 forced by #2 S.Greene recovered by UKY #91 J.Williams at USC33, End Of Play
0-17
2:47UK
(02:47) #1 C.Baxter rush left for 3 yards gain to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:47 Timeout Kentucky, clock 03:05 #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
7-17
0:59UK
(01:02) #88 A.Zouagui field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti), clock 00:59
10-17
0:01SC
(00:01) #32 M.Orsan field goal attempt from 48 yards GOOD (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow), clock 00:00
10-20
0:01SC
(00:01) #32 M.Orsan field goal attempt from 48 yards GOOD (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow), clock 00:00
10-20

3rd Quarter

11:59UK
(12:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short left to #19 K.Darby caught at USC01, for 17 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:59, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
17-20
3:47SC
(03:47) Shotgun #16 L.Sellers rush right for 6 yards gain to the UKY47 fumbled by #16 L.Sellers at UKY47 forced by #94 T.Gadson, out of bounds at UKY47
17-20
0:40UK
(00:47) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete deep right to #4 N.Anderson caught at USC00, for 32 yards to the USC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:40, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
24-20

4th Quarter

13:14SC
(13:22) Shotgun #16 L.Sellers pass complete short middle to #83 D.Black caught at UKY00, for 15 yards to the UKY00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:14 #32 M.Orsan kick attempt good (H: #24 M.Love, LS: #57 K.Farrow)
24-27
9:36UK
(09:36) Shotgun #16 L.Sellers rush left for 1 yard loss to the UKY23 fumbled by #16 L.Sellers at UKY26 recovered by UKY #22 G.Godfrey at UKY23, End Of Play
24-27
4:13UK
(04:17) #88 A.Zouagui field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti), clock 04:13
27-27

Kentucky Wildcats vs South Carolina Gamecocks: Final Score & Recap

The Kentucky Wildcats beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 35-34 in this NCAA Football game on Saturday, October 3, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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