(H-L photo/Mark Cornelison)
Ten stats/notes from Kentucky’s 31-27 win over Louisville:
- Kentucky rushed for 168 yards, its second-best rushing total against Louisville since 1999. The best was UK’s 185 rushing yards in 2007.
- Rafael Little rushed for 151 of those 185 yards in 2007. He did so on 27 carries.
- Mike Hartline’s pass efficiency rating of 165.4 was the best against U of L by a UK quarterback since Andre Woodson posted a 173.9 in 2005 was 134.3. Hartline was 20 of 27 for 178 yards with a touchdown and an interception. In 2005, Woodson was 17 of 27 for 278 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. (U of L’s Justin Burke posted a rating of 143.5.) Hartline’s passer rating in last year’s game was 91.5.
- Kentucky averaged 5.09 yards per rush. The Cats have now won 12 straight games in which they have averaged at least five yards per carry.
- This was just UK’s fourth win in its last 20 games where it did not run at least 62 plays.
- Biggest play of the game may have been that third-and-10 screen pass from Hartline to Randall Cobb, who turned it into a 27-yard gain. That kept the drive alive that led to UK’s 24-20 lead.
- Kentucky had the ball for 1:25 of the third quarter. That was the quarter the Cats turned it over three straight times.
- UK offensive coordinator Randy Sanders did break his wrist during that sideline fall on a kickoff in the fourth quarter.
- Louisville converted nine of 17 third downs. But the Cards converted five of their first six, then went 4-of-11.
- U of L’s Victor Anderson rushed for 110 yards on 19 carries. That’s the seventh time in 14 games that Anderson has rushed for at least 90 yards.
