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Published Nov 30, 2019
BY THE NUMBERS: Kentucky vs. Louisville
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Jeff Drummond  •  CatsIllustrated
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Breaking down the key digits from Kentucky's 45-13 rout of Louisville in the Governor's Cup game on Saturday afternoon at Kroger Field... 

0 - Red-zone trips for the Louisville offense.

1st - Player in the SEC, Lynn Bowden Jr., with a pair of 200-yard rushing games this season.

1st - Time that UK has scored 45-plus points against the same opponent in consecutive seasons since 1938-39 vs. Oglethorpe.

1st - Time in program history that the Wildcats have scored 38-plus points in the final three games of the regular season.

2 - Passing attempts by Kentucky, completing one for four yards.

4 - Rushing TDs by the Wildcats' Lynn Bowden Jr. ties the school record for a single game.

6 - Sacks by the UK defense, including two by Jamar "Boogie" Watson and one apiece for Jamin Davis, Quandre Mosely, Davoan Hawkins, and Qua Mahone.

8 - Third-down situations faced by the Cats for the entire game.

9 - Straight non-conference wins by UK, the longest since an 18-game streak from 2006-09.

12.9 - Yards per carry by the UK offense.

13 - Tackles behind the line of scrimmage by the UK defense, led by two apiece for Jamar "Boogie" Watson and Josh Paschal.

17-15 - The Cats' lead in the all-time series against the Cardinals.

31 - Wins by the current UK senior class, the most since the 1953 class also posted 31.

32nd - Home win by Mark Stoops, matching Jerry Claiborne for the most at Kroger Field/Commonwealth Stadium.

33 - Rushing TDs, a new season record for the Cats.

101-23 - Combined score of the last two UK games against UofL.

125 - Rushing yards by UK redshirt freshman running back Christopher Rodriguez.

284 - Rushing yards by UK's Lynn Bowden Jr., a new record for an SEC quarterback and the 11th-highest figure for any league runner.

517 - Rushing yards for the Cats, a new school record for a single game, smashing the old mark of 462 set a week ago against UT Martin. The 517 rushing yards is the most by an FBS team vs. another FBS team this season.

1,136 - Rushing yards by Lynn Bowden Jr. this season, breaking the record for a UK quarterback. Mike Fanuzzi (1974) held the old record of 909.

3,293 - The new team record for season rushing yards set by Kentucky.

1959-60 - The last time UK defeated an opponent (Xavier) by 32-plus points in back to back seasons.

1979 - The last time that the Cats held every opponent under 30 points.

2009 - The last time UK got to hoist the Governor's Cup after a win in Lexington.

7-10-14-14 - Points in every quarter for Kentucky.

48,336 - Attendance at Kroger Field.

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