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No. 25 Florida and Kentucky both enter Saturday night’s SEC East showdown 1-0, but the biggest storyline surrounding this game goes back further than a week. In fact, they go back about 31 years, when the Gators started a winning streak against the Cats that has yet to be snapped. Below, find the score, live updates and stats for the Kentucky-Florida football game.
Kentucky-Florida football: score, live updates, stats
FINAL: Kentucky 27 Florida 16
4TH QUARTER
- SCORE: 0:00 – Florida QB Feleipe Franks fumbles, returned for Kentucky TD. Kentucky 27 Florida 16
- SCORE: 3:43 – Florida QB Feleipe Franks four-yard pass to Freddie Swain for TD. Two-point conversion no good. Kentucky 21 Florida 16
3RD QUARTER
- SCORE: 4:11 – Kentucky QB Terry Wilson 54-yard pass to Lynn Bowden for TD. XP good. Kentucky 21 Florida 10
- SCORE: 9:49 – Kentucky QB Terry Wilson 24-yard run for TD. XP good. Kentucky 14 Florida 10
2ND QUARTER
- SCORE: 8:27 – Florida QB Feleipe Franks 18-yard pass to TE Moral Stephens for TD. XP good. Kentucky 7 Florida 10
- SCORE: 14:03 – Florida K Evan McPherson 29-yard field goal good. Kentucky 7 Florida 3
1ST QUARTER
- SCORE: 5:07 – Kentucky QB Terry Wilson 29-yard pass to David Bouvier for TD. XP good. Kentucky 7 Florida 0
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Kentucky-Florida football: TV channel, game time, odds
All times are ET. Odds via MyBookie.
TV channel: The Kentucky-Florida game will air on the SEC Network.
Time: The Kentucky-Florida football game kicks off at 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Kentucky-Florida football game will be played at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
Odds: Florida is favored by 13.5 points.
The lead up
SDS News: The streak will continue: Gators DB guarantees win over Kentucky
Florida’s 31 consecutive wins over Kentucky is the longest active win streak in college football and the longest in-conference win streak in SEC history.
The two face off again on Saturday, and one player has already guaranteed a win over the Wildcats.
Speaking to the media Monday, DB Chauncey Gardner-Johnson said, “It’s 31, right? It’ll be 32 on Saturday.”
Saturday night, the Kentucky Wildcats are going into The Swamp and, for the first time in 32 years, they will defeat the Florida Gators. OK, so quit snickering, admittedly, that’s probably not going to happen.
But despite the fact that history and the point spread (which is hanging around two touchdowns) are in Florida’s favor, there are reasons for optimism from UK fans. Here are five reasons UK will end the 31-game losing streak.
1. Florida struggled with run defense
Florida dominated Charleston Southern 53-6. But one issue that should cause some concern is that they allowed their FCS foe to rush for 222 yards and 5.2 yards per carry.
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