GAME THREAD: NCAAF: LSU (6-0) at KENTUCKY (5-1)

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD KENTUCKY
DERRICK LOCKE 1 YD RUN
(LONES SEIBER KICK)

LSU (1) 27
KENTUCKY (17) 34 IN 1ST OT POSSESSION</div>

 

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD LSU
RICHARD MURPHY 2 YD RUN
(COLT DAVID KICK)

LSU (1) 34
KENTUCKY (17) 34 IN 1ST OT POSSESSION</div>

 

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG LSU
COLT DAVID 38 YD

LSU (1) 37
KENTUCKY (17) 34 IN 2ND OT POSSESSION</div>

 

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG KENTUCKY
LONES SEIBER 23 YD

LSU (1) 37
KENTUCKY (17) 37 IN 2ND OT POSSESSION</div>

 

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD KENTUCKY
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON 3 YD PASS FROM ANDRE' WOODSON
(TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)

LSU (1) 37
KENTUCKY (17) 43 IN 3RD OT POSSESSION</div>

 

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD KENTUCKY
CHRISTIAN JOHNSON 3 YD PASS FROM ANDRE' WOODSON
(TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED)

LSU (1) 37
KENTUCKY (17) 43 IN 3RD OT POSSESSION</div>

 

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL IN 3RD OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -- -----
LSU (1) 0 17 10 0 10 37
KENTUCKY (17) 7 7 7 6 16 43 FINAL IN 3RD OT

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: KENTUCKY - TD, T.C. DRAKE 2 YD PASS FROM
ANDRE' WOODSON (LONES SEIBER
KICK), 12:11. KENTUCKY 7-0
2ND QUARTER: LSU - TD, CHARLES SCOTT 1 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 0:05. LSU 7-7
LSU - FG, COLT DAVID 31 YD, 9:18. LSU
10-7
LSU - TD, CHARLES SCOTT 13 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 13:12. LSU 17-7
KENTUCKY - TD, ANDRE' WOODSON 12 YD RUN
(LONES SEIBER KICK), 13:56.
LSU 17-14
3RD QUARTER: LSU - TD, RICKY DIXON 4 YD PASS FROM
MATT FLYNN (COLT DAVID KICK),
5:48. LSU 24-14
LSU - FG, COLT DAVID 30 YD, 11:11. LSU
27-14
KENTUCKY - TD, JACOB TAMME 8 YD PASS FROM
ANDRE' WOODSON (LONES SEIBER
KICK), 13:47. LSU 27-21
4TH QUARTER: KENTUCKY - FG, LONES SEIBER 33 YD, 7:03. LSU
27-24
KENTUCKY - FG, LONES SEIBER 27 YD, 10:39. LSU
27-27
1ST POSSESSION: KENTUCKY - TD, DERRICK LOCKE 1 YD RUN (LONES
SEIBER KICK), KENTUCKY 34-27
LSU - TD, RICHARD MURPHY 2 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), LSU 34-34
2ND POSSESSION: LSU - FG, COLT DAVID 38 YD, LSU 37-34
KENTUCKY - FG, LONES SEIBER 23 YD, LSU 37-37
3RD POSSESSION: KENTUCKY - TD, CHRISTIAN JOHNSON 3 YD PASS
FROM ANDRE' WOODSON KENTUCKY
43-37</div>

 

LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Ticker) -- Andre' Woodson picked apart thenation's top-ranked defense to help Kentucky knock off thecountry's top-ranked team.


Woodson passed for three touchdowns - including the game-winningscore in the third overtime - to rally 17th-ranked Kentucky toa wild 43-37 upset of No. 1 Louisiana State in a SoutheasternConference thriller Saturday.


The Wildcats (6-1, 2-1 SEC East) posted their first victory overthe nation's No. 1 team since defeating Ole Miss on September26, 1964.


Meanwhile, LSU (6-1, 3-1 West) became the latest top-five teamto suffer an upset loss this season, joining SouthernCalifornia, Michigan, Florida, Oklahoma and Wisconsin amongothers.


Kentucky took the lead in the third overtime thanks to Woodson,who floated a 13-yard completion to Dicky Lyons on 3rd-and-4from LSU's 19. The Wildcats finally scored six plays later whenWoodson withstood a fierce blitz to hook up with Steve Johnsonfor a seven-yard score.


However, Woodson's pass fell incomplete on the two-pointconversion attempt, leaving Kentucky's lead at 43-37.

But the Wildcats' defense closed the door on the ensuingpossession, stopping LSU fullback Charles Scott short of a firstdown on a 4th-and-2.


After a personal foul moved Kentucky to LSU's 15-yard line onthe first overtime's opening possession, Woodson rifled a12-yard completion to Johnson on 3rd-and-8, moving the ball tothe 1.


Two plays later, Derrick Locke bulled into the end zone from ayard out to give the Wildcats a 34-27 advantage.


LSU answered the call, however, forging a 34-34 tie with afour-play drive capped by Richard Murphy's two-yard TD run.

Despite being slowed by a five-yard penalty and a sack on theirnext drive, the Tigers took a 37-34 lead on Colt David's 38-yardfield goal.


But despite three incompletions by Woodson, Kentucky forced athird overtime when Lones Seiber calmly drilled a 43-yard fieldgoal.


Starting from its own 15-yard line on the final possession inregulation, LSU marched 45 yards to the Kentucky 40 over a spanof four minutes, 12 seconds. Facing a 4th-and-9, Tigers coachLes Miles opted to attempt a potential game-winning field goal.

But although he had enough power behind kick, David hooked the57-yard attempt wide of the left goalpost, sending the game toovertime.


Trailing, 27-21, entering the fourth quarter, the Wildcatsclawed their way into a tie thanks to a pair of short fieldgoals by Seiber.


Seiber's second field goal, a 27-yarder, capped a 53-yard drivein which the Wildcats failed to convert a 3rd-and-1 from theTigers 7.


LSU got on the board thanks to Scott, who rumbled for a 55-yardrun down to the Kentucky 1 on the final play of the firstquarter. The 226-pound Scott scored from a yard out on thefirst play of the second quarter, forging a 7-7 tie.

After David's 31-yard field goal made it 10-7, Scott bruised hisway for a 13-yard TD run to give LSU a 10-point cushion with1:48 remaining in the first half.


But the Wildcats needed just 44 seconds to draw within 17-14,gaining 78 yards on just five plays. Woodson lobbed a 51-yardpass to Johnson with 1:15 left, before scampering up the middlefor a 12-yard TD run with 64 seconds remaining before the break.

The Tigers scored 10 straight points in the third quarter onFlynn's four-yard TD pass to tight end Richard Dickson andDavid's 30-yard field goal.


But Kentucky answered with 1:13 remaining in the third, asWoodson found tight end Jacob Tamme for an eight-yard TD to cutthe deficit to 27-21.

 

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
LSU (1) 37
KENTUCKY (17) 43 FINAL IN 3OT</div>

 

NCAAF: LSU at KENTUCKY

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -- -----
LSU (1) 0 17 10 0 10 37
KENTUCKY (17) 7 7 7 6 16 43 FINAL IN OT

KENTUCKY-TD, T Drake 2 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (L Seiber
KICK) 12:11 1st Qtr
LSU-TD, C Scott 1 YD RUN (C David KICK) 0:05 2nd Qtr
LSU-FG, C David 31 YD 9:18 2nd Qtr
LSU-TD, C Scott 13 YD RUN (C David KICK) 13:12 2nd
Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, A Woodson 12 YD RUN (L Seiber KICK) 13:56 2nd
Qtr
LSU-TD, R Dickson 4 YD PASS FROM M Flynn (C David
KICK) 5:48 3rd Qtr
LSU-FG, C David 30 YD 11:11 3rd Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, J Tamme 8 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (L Seiber
KICK) 13:47 3rd Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 33 YD 7:03 4th Qtr
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 27 YD 10:39 4th Qtr
KENTUCKY-TD, D Locke 1 YD RUN (L Seiber KICK) 1st Ot
LSU-TD, R Murphy 2 YD RUN (C David KICK) 1st Ot
LSU-FG, C David 38 YD 2nd Ot
KENTUCKY-FG, L Seiber 43 YD 2nd Ot
KENTUCKY-TD, S Johnson 7 YD PASS FROM A Woodson (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 3rd Ot


LSU KENTUCKY
First downs 22 24
Rushed-yards 50-261 41-125
Passing yards 142 250
Sacked-yards lost 3-15 0-0
Return yards 0 1
Passes 18-37-1 21-38-2
Punts 4-33.8 3-47.3
Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-0
Penalties-yards 12-103 7-62
Time of possession 33:21 26:39


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: LSU-Charles Scott 7-94, Jacob Hester 18-61, Matt Flynn 10-53,
Trindon Holliday 5-24, Ryan Perrilloux 5-15, Richard Murphy 3-10,
Keiland Williams 1-5, Terrance Toliver 1-MINUS 1. KENTUCKY-Derrick
Locke 20-64, Tony Dixon 17-45, Andre' Woodson 3-16, - Team 1-0.

PASSING: LSU-Matt Flynn 17-35-130- 1, Ryan Perrilloux 1-2-12- 0.
KENTUCKY-Andre' Woodson 21-38-250- 2.

RECEIVING: LSU-Brandon LaFell 4-42, Richard Dickson 4-33, Richard
Murphy 2-22, Demetrius Byrd 1-13, Jared Mitchell 2-9, Chris Mitchell
1-8, Charles Scott 2-6, Keiland Williams 1-5, Jacob Hester 1-4.
KENTUCKY-Steve Johnson 7-134, Dicky Lyons Jr. 6-49, Jacob Tamme 3-33,
Tony Dixon 1-18, Keenan Burton 2-13, T.C. Drake 1-2, Maurice Grinter
1-1.


Att: 70,902</div>

 

LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Ticker) -- Andre' Woodson picked apart thenation's top-ranked defense to help Kentucky knock off thecountry's top-ranked team.


Woodson passed for three touchdowns - including the game-winningscore in the third overtime - to rally 17th-ranked Kentucky toa wild 43-37 upset of No. 1 Louisiana State in a SoutheasternConference thriller Saturday.


The Wildcats (6-1, 2-1 SEC East) posted their first victory overthe nation's No. 1 team since defeating Ole Miss on September26, 1964.


"I just can't say enough about these young men," Kentucky coachRich Brooks said. "Whenever it starts to look dark, that's whenthey dig down and find something extra. They did it againtonight."


Meanwhile, LSU (6-1, 3-1 West) became the latest top-five teamto suffer an upset loss this season, joining SouthernCalifornia, Michigan, Florida, Oklahoma, California, WestVirginia and Wisconsin.


The Golden Bears entered Saturday ranked second nationallybefore dropping a 31-28 decision to Oregon State.


"I give credit to the Kentucky effort - I thought they playedtheir tail off," said LSU coach Les Miles, whose team ralliedfor a 28-24 win over SEC rival Florida last week. "You have tobe ready to play any time you go on the road in this conference.You see this brought to life again today."


Cal could have taken the No. 1 spot thanks to LSU, which had itsnational-best 13-game winning streak snapped. The Wildcatsbeat the Tigers for the first time since 1999 and avenged lastyear's 49-0 loss in Baton Rouge.


"I'm not amazed. I'm very pleased," Brooks said. "To go from49-0 last year to a win tonight - I think that's prettysignificant improvement."


"We've been saying all along we're a good team, and we have toprove that with big wins," Woodson added. "We did that tonightand hopefully we can do it next week, too."


Kentucky took the lead in the third overtime thanks to Woodson,who floated a 13-yard completion to Dicky Lyons on 3rd-and-4from LSU's 19. The Wildcats finally scored six plays later whenWoodson withstood a fierce blitz to hook up with Steve Johnsonfor a seven-yard score.


"Andre' is an amazing quarterback," Kentucky guard ChristianJohnson said. "When I look at him and see where he's come from,he's a great success story. He's gone from being someone whowas fighting for a starting spot to one of the best quarterbacksin the country."


However, Woodson's pass fell incomplete on the two-pointconversion attempt, leaving Kentucky's lead at 43-37.

But the Wildcats' defense closed the door on the ensuingpossession, as linebacker Braxton Kelley tackled LSU fullbackCharles Scott short of a first down on a 4th-and-2.

"They had two fullbacks in motion to the right, and they had adown block on the end," Kelley said. "The fullback got to theball, and I didn't get blocked at all. I ran through the gap inthe middle and made the tackle.


"I had to make a play in the backfield, and there was no doubtin my mind that (Scott) hadn't gotten any yardage."

Kelley's game-saving tackle completed an amazing comeback inwhich the Wildcats outscored the Tigers, 29-10, after fallingbehind by 13 late in the third quarter.


"The guts, the backbone and the character to keep coming backwhen things didn't look good (was incredible)," Brooks said."They were going through us and we weren't doing much. All of asudden, we come back and start making plays."


Most of the plays were made by Woodson, who completed 21-of-38passes for 250 yards. Woodson, who was intercepted twice,developed a nice rapport with Johnson, who finished with sevencatches for 134 yards.


"The biggest thing is confidence," Woodson said. "No matter whobelieves in us or who doesn't, we stick together. We're afamily and that's what drives us."


After a personal foul moved Kentucky to LSU's 15-yard line onthe first overtime's opening possession, Woodson rifled a12-yard completion to Johnson on 3rd-and-8, moving the ball tothe 1.


Two plays later, Derrick Locke bulled into the end zone from ayard out to give the Wildcats a 34-27 advantage.


LSU answered the call, however, forging a 34-34 tie with afour-play drive capped by Richard Murphy's two-yard TD run.

Despite being slowed by a five-yard penalty and a sack on theirnext drive, the Tigers took a 37-34 lead on Colt David's 38-yardfield goal.


But despite three incompletions by Woodson, Kentucky forced athird overtime when Lones Seiber calmly drilled a 43-yard fieldgoal.


"Lones Seiber for two weeks in a row has been perfect," Brookssaid. "He's gone from the doghouse in everybody's mind probablyto the penthouse. He made some clutch kicks."


Starting from its own 15-yard line on the final possession inregulation, LSU marched 45 yards to the Kentucky 40 over a spanof four minutes, 12 seconds. Facing a 4th-and-9, Les Milesopted to attempt a potential game-winning field goal.

But although he had enough power behind kick, David hooked the57-yard attempt wide of the left goalpost, sending the game toovertime.


"I had a feel that Colt David could hit it," Miles said. "Hecertainly got a nice leg into it, but it wasn't meant to be."

Trailing, 27-21, entering the fourth quarter, the Wildcatsclawed their way into a tie thanks to a pair of short fieldgoals by Seiber.


Seiber's second field goal, a 27-yarder, capped a 53-yard drivein which the Wildcats failed to convert a 3rd-and-1 from theTigers 7.


LSU got on the board thanks to Scott, who rumbled for a 55-yardrun down to the Kentucky 1 on the final play of the firstquarter. The 226-pound Scott scored from a yard out on thefirst play of the second quarter, forging a 7-7 tie.

After David's 31-yard field goal made it 10-7, Scott bruised hisway for a 13-yard TD run to give LSU a 10-point cushion with1:48 remaining in the first half.


But the Wildcats needed just 44 seconds to draw within 17-14,gaining 78 yards on just five plays. Woodson lobbed a 51-yardpass to Johnson with 1:15 left, before scampering up the middlefor a 12-yard TD run with 64 seconds remaining before the break.

The Tigers scored 10 straight points in the third quarter onMatt Flynn's four-yard TD pass to tight end Richard Dickson andDavid's 30-yard field goal.


But Kentucky answered with 1:13 remaining in the third, asWoodson found tight end Jacob Tamme for an eight-yard TD to cutthe deficit to 27-21.


"We just continued to believe," Woodson said. "The defense keptthem out of the end zone and set up field goals instead. Wekept believing that we could move the ball."


Flynn went 17-for-35 for 130 yards and one interception whileScott finished with 94 yards on just seven carries for LSU.

"We are shocked," linebacker Darry Beckwith said. "Any time youlose, it hurts. We just have to keep our heads up and we havea ton of games left. You can't win them all."