Tennessee football vs. Kentucky: final score, highlights

Dylan Sampson broke Tennessee football record for rushing touchdowns in a season, and the No. 7 Vols held off Kentucky for a 28-18 win on Saturday night.

Sampson scored on a 7-yard run in the third quarter and a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter. Those were his 18th and 19th rushing touchdowns of the season. It’s broken Gene McEverUT’s single-season record is 18 rushing touchdowns, set in 1929.

Two weeks after beating Alabama, the Vols (7-1, 4-1 SEC) could be in the standings. first college football playoff rankings November 5th.

Tennessee (6-1, 3-1 SEC) plays Kentucky (3-5, 1-5) on Saturday (7:45 p.m. ET, SEC Network) at Neyland Stadium.

UT dominated the match against Kentucky (3-6, 1-6). The Vols have won 37 of their last 40 meetings and coach Josh Heupel has a 4-0 record against UK.

Tennessee – Kentucky score

Teams	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Final
Kentucky	7	3	0	8	18
Tennessee	0	7	14	7	28

Tennessee vs Kentucky Update

Dylan Sampson scored his second rushing touchdown, this time from six yards, for a 28-18 lead with 4:55 left in the fourth quarter.

Ja’Mauri McLean caught a 32-yard touchdown pass from Gavin Wimsatt with 13:31 left in the fourth quarter. Kentucky gets the two-point conversion.

Niko Yamaleava’s 6-yard pass to Miles Kitselman and Tennessee extended the lead to 21-10 with 33 seconds left in the third quarter.

Dylan Sampson’s 7-yard touchdown run gave Tennessee a 14-10 lead with 8:28 left in the third quarter.

Alex Raynor kicked a 32-yard field goal to give Kentucky a 10–7 lead with 30 seconds left in the second quarter.

Peyton Lewis scores from 1 yard out, allowing Tennessee to tie the game at Kentucky 7-7 with 4:45 left in the second quarter.

Kentucky’s Brock Vandagriff finds Josh Cattus for a 27-yard touchdown pass with 5:28 left in the first quarter.

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Tennessee vs. Kentucky kickoff time

Date: Saturday, November 2
Time: 7:45 pm ET
Location: Neyland Stadium (101,915) in Knoxville

Tennessee’s game against Kentucky will begin at 7:45 pm ET on Saturday, October 19th at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

The game will be broadcast live on the SEC Network, with streaming options available on the ESPN app or Fubo, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers. Tom Hart will handle play-by-play duties and Jordan Rodgers will be the broadcast color analyst. Cole Kubelik will serve as sideline reporter.

Tennessee vs. Kentucky History

Series entry: Tennessee leads 84-26-9 in the field/83-26-9*
Tennessee’s last win: 33-27 (2023)
Kentucky’s last victory: 34-7 (2020)

*Tennessee won the game in 2019, but it was canceled due to NCAA violations.

Tennessee vs Kentucky Prediction

Tennessee 34, Kentucky 17: Kentucky gives up a lot of yards and rare deep passes. This is a good opportunity for Dylan Sampson to have some fun and Niko Yamaleava to get some big passing opportunities as the game progresses. Expect UT’s defense to be stingy as usual as the Vols begin their November run. Check out more predictions from our Knox News staff.

Tennessee vs. Kentucky Betting Odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Saturday:

Spreading: Tennessee -16.5
More/less: 45.5 points
Money line: Tennessee -800

Tennessee and Kentucky Injury Updates

The list is injured from the SEC’s availability report released Friday. This list will be updated when SEC Availability Report is updated 90 minutes before kick-off.

Tennessee: DB Jourdan Thomas (left), LB Keenan Pili (out), LB Edwin Spillman (out), DL Caleb Herring (questionable).
Kentucky: DB Maxwell Hairston (out), RB DeaMonte “Chip” Trayanum (out), DB DJ Waller Jr. (out), DB Janzen Dunn (out), DB Quay’sheed Scott (out), OLB JJ Weaver (out), ILB Jaywant Brown (out), OLB Stephen Soules Jr. (out), DL Darrion Henry-Young (out), ILB D’Eriq Jackson (out), OL Gerald Mincy (out), TE Jordan Dingle (out), DL Josiah Hayes (leaves), DB Nasir Addison (probably).

Weather update between Tennessee and Kentucky

The forecast calls for 68 degrees and cloudy skies to start the game.

2024 Tennessee football schedule

All times Eastern

August 31: Tennessee 69, Chattanooga 3
September 7: Tennessee 51, North Carolina 10
September 14: Tennessee 71, Kent State 0
September 21: Tennessee 25, Oklahoma 15*
October 5: Arkansas 19, Tennessee 14*
October 12: Tennessee 23, Florida 17 (OT)*
October 19: Tennessee 24, No. 14 Alabama 17*
November 2: Tennessee vs. Kentucky* | 19:45 | Shopping center network
November 9: Tennessee vs. Mississippi State* | 19:00 or 19:45 | ESPN or SEC Network
November 16: Tennessee is second in Georgia*
November 23: Tennessee vs. UTEP | 13:00 | ESPN+/SEC+ Network
November 30: Tennessee at Vanderbilt*

Indicates conference play*

2024 Kentucky Football Schedule

All times Eastern

August 31: Kentucky 31, Southern Miss 0
September 7: South Carolina 31, Kentucky 6*
September 14: No. 2 Georgia 13, Kentucky 12*
September 21: Kentucky 41, Ohio 6.
September 28: No. 18 Ole Miss 20, Kentucky 17*
October 12: Vanderbilt 20, Kentucky 13*
October 19: Florida 48, Kentucky 20*
October 26: Auburn 24, Kentucky 10*
November 2: Kentucky ranks seventh in Tennessee* | 19:45 | Shopping center network
November 16: Murray State in Kentucky | 13:30 | ESPN+, SEC Network+
November 23: Kentucky at No. 6, Texas*
November 30: Louisville to Kentucky

Indicates conference play*

Adam Sparks is a Tennessee football reporter. E-mail [email protected]. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing to knoxnews.com/subscribe.

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