Murray State vs. Kentucky: Box score, stats and game summary feat. Brock Vandagriff

The Murray State Racers traveled to Lexington for a Week 12 game versus the Kentucky Wildcats. Murray State entered the nonconference matchup with a disappointing record and was in last place in the Missouri Valley Football Conference of the FCS.

Kentucky, meanwhile, had a break in conference play after suffering four consecutive losses—all SEC matchups. The Wildcats entered Week 12 with a lowly 3-6 (1-6 Southeastern Conference) record and will conclude their season with two top-25 opponents, No. 22-ranked Louisville and No. 3-ranked Texas.

At the end of the first half, the Wildcats had shut out Murray State (1-9, 0-7 Missouri Valley) and had a 24-0 lead, racking up 318 yards of total offense.

Kentucky carried its momentum into the second half. The Wildcats outscored Murray State 24-6, clinching a 48-6 win over the Pacers.

Here are stats, box scores and summaries from this Week 12 showdown.

Murray State vs. Kentucky: Box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final
Murray St.	0	0	3	3	6
Kentucky	14	10	10	14	48

Murray State player stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Jim Ogle	10	24	156	0	2	4	13	0
Jayden Johannsen	2	4	13	0	1	3	13	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Jawaun Northington	10	35	0	1	5	0
Q’Daryius Jennings	7	22	0	0	0	0
Kywon Morgan	1	4	0	0	0	0
JK Carter	0	0	0	7	130	0
Kylan Galbreath	0	0	0	1	11	0
Justice Hill	0	0	0	1	9	0
Marcus Floyd Jr.	0	0	0	1	8	0
Elijah Downing	0	0	0	1	6	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
James London	2/2	0/0	6

Kentucky player stats

Quarterback:

Player	Completions	Attempts	Passing Yards	Passing TD	INT	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD
Brock Vandagriff	12	19	183	2	1	6	16	0
Cutter Boley	10	14	130	2	0	2	21	0

Rushing and receiving:

Player	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TD	Receptions	Receiving Yards	Receiving TD
Jamarion Wilcox	13	123	1	1	3	0
Demie Sumo-Kar gbaye	11	48	1	4	23	0
Chip Trayanum	8	42	0	0	0	0
Anthony Brown-Stephens	1	12	0	3	51	0
Hardley Gilmore IV	1	9	0	2	72	1
Tovani Mizell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dane Key	0	0	0	3	56	0
Fred Farrier II	0	0	0	2	24	0
Ja’Mori Maclin	0	0	0	1	19	1
Josh Kattus	0	0	0	1	19	0
Jordan Dingle	0	0	0	2	17	0
Willie Rodriguez	0	0	0	1	16	0
David Washington Jr.	0	0	0	1	9	0
Khamari Anderson	0	0	0	1	4	0

Kicking:

Player	Field Goals	Extra Points	Total Points
Alex Raynor	2/2	6/6	12

Murray State vs. Kentucky: Game Summary

The Kentucky Wildcats dominated the first half, kicking things off by forcing an interception on Murray State's opening drive. Kentucky capitalized with a 52-yard passing touchdown from Brock Vandagriff to Hardley Gilmore IV, giving the Wildcats a 7-0 lead.

They forced two Pacers punts, resulting in a second TD by Demie Sumo-Karngbaye to end the first quarter with a 14-0 lead. After a 10-minute scoring drought to start the second quarter, Kentucky scored the first points of the quarter with a 32-yard field goal, extending its lead to 17-0.

The Wildcats then forced a second Murray State interception and drove 91 yards in 11 plays, capped off by a 19-yard TD catch from Ja'Mori Maclin.

The Kentucky Wildcats opened the second half with a 75-yard touchdown drive capped off by a 19-yard touchdown pass from Cutter Boley to Josh Cattus, extending their lead to 31-0. The Wildcats forced a punt on the ensuing drive and capitalized with a field goal to bring the score to 34-0.

Murray State scored its first points of the game with a 32-yard field goal, bringing the score to 34-3. Kentucky responded with a 22-yard touchdown catch from Anthony Brown-Stevens to take a 41-6 lead in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter following another Murray State field goal. The Wildcats mustered one final touchdown drive to cap off a 48-6 win.