College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kentucky 31, Northern Illinois 23
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 24, 2022
Where: Kroger Field, Lexington, Kentucky
Attendance: 61579
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Northern Illinois 7 7 0 9 23
Kentucky 7 7 10 7 31
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:53
Northern Illinois   TD  Kentucky 0 - Northern Illinois 7
Tristen Tewes 2 yd. pass from Ethan Hampton (John Richardson kick)
1st Quarter - 0:48
Kentucky   TD  Kentucky 7 - Northern Illinois 7
Barion Brown 15 yd. pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:08
Kentucky   TD  Kentucky 14 - Northern Illinois 7
Tayvion Robinson 69 yd. pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:06
Northern Illinois   TD  Kentucky 14 - Northern Illinois 14
Tristen Tewes 3 yd. pass from Shemar Thornton (John Richardson kick)
3rd Quarter - 14:02
Kentucky   TD  Kentucky 21 - Northern Illinois 14
Barion Brown 70 yd. pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:04
Kentucky   FG  Kentucky 24 - Northern Illinois 14
Matt Ruffolo 49 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 8:46
Kentucky   TD  Kentucky 31 - Northern Illinois 14
Tayvion Robinson 40 yd. pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick)
4th Quarter - 5:26
Northern Illinois   FG  Kentucky 31 - Northern Illinois 17
John Richardson 38 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 2:47
Northern Illinois   TD  Kentucky 31 - Northern Illinois 23
Justin Lynch 2 yd. run (pass failed)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Northern Illinois Kentucky
W‑L 1 - 3 - 0 4 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Northern Illinois Kentucky
Score 23 31
1st Downs 14 18
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-15
40%		 10-for-16
62%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-1
100%		 2-for-2
100%
Total Yards 327 406
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 33-128 35-103
Average/Rush 3.9 2.9
Passing
Comp-Att 14-26 18-26
Passing Yards 199 303
Average/Pass Play 7.7 9.8
Penalties-Yards 6-45 2-8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Time of Possession 26:11 33:49
PLAYER STATS
Northern Illinois (1 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
E. Hampton 13/25 196 1 0
S. Thornton 1/1 3 1 0
Kentucky (4 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
W. Levis 18/26 303 4 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
H. Waylee 18 63 3.5 0
A. Brown 6 37 6.2 0
J. Lynch 7 21 3.0 1
E. Hampton 1 6 6.0 0
M. Blakemore 1 1 1.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
K. Smoke 12 85 7.1 0
J. McClain 3 15 5.0 0
L. Wright 9 14 1.6 0
W. Levis 9 -10 -1.1 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
K. Rutkiewicz 1 63 63.0 0
C. Tucker 3 55 18.3 0
T. Tewes 6 37 6.2 2
F. McCray 2 33 16.5 0
S. Thornton 1 7 7.0 0
L. Soraghan 1 4 4.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
T. Robinson 7 147 21.0 2
B. Brown 4 102 25.5 2
J. Dingle 1 19 19.0 0
D. Key 2 15 7.5 0
L. Wright 1 8 8.0 0
B. Bates 2 7 3.5 0
J. McClain 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
M. Kennedy 1.0 6.0
D. Taylor Jr. 1.0 3.0
D. Rayner 1.0 2.0
J. Ester 0.5 3.0
J. Byrd 0.5 3.0
D. O'Malley 0.5 3.0
C. Haberman 0.5 1.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
No sacks
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Rayner 6 4
J. White 3 0
C. McGarrell 3 0
C. Haberman 3 1
D. O'Malley 3 2
D. Taylor Jr. 3 4
A. Knighten 2 0
C. Brown 2 2
M. Kennedy 2 3
Q. Urwiler 1 0
T. Porter 1 0
J. Hansen 1 0
J. Byrd 1 3
N. Rattin 1 3
D. Lafayette 1 6
J. Rattin 0 1
I. Green-May 0 1
M. Jammeh 0 2
F. McCray 0 2
J. Ester 0 3
K. Pugh 0 3
Tackles
  Tk Ast
J. Jones 4 8
A. Afari Jr. 3 0
J. Lovett 3 2
D. Square 3 3
A. Phillips 2 0
T. Ajian 2 0
T. Rybka 2 1
Z. Childress 2 2
J. Wright 2 4
T. Wallace 1 0
K. Wade 1 0
C. Valentine 1 0
J. Hayes 1 1
K. Saunders 1 1
J. Rogers 1 2
K. Smith 0 1
O. Oxendine 0 1
D. Walker 0 2
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. O'Malley 1.5 4.0
M. Kennedy 1.0 6.0
D. Taylor Jr. 1.0 3.0
D. Rayner 1.0 2.0
J. Ester 0.5 3.0
J. Byrd 0.5 3.0
C. Haberman 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
Z. Childress 1.0 2.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
K. Smoke 2