Alabama Crimson Tide vs Kentucky Wildcats

College Football

Alabama

2-0

45-17

Final

Kentucky

1-1

Kroger Field

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Fumble
Touchdown
Downs
Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ALA	7	6	18	14	45
UK	7	10	0	0	17

Who won: Alabama 45-17

The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Kentucky Wildcats 45-17 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Kroger Field. The Alabama outscored the Kentucky 18-0 in the 3rd quarter. Keelon Russell led the Alabama in passing yards (16/23, 188 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT). Kenny Minchey led the Kentucky in passing yards (18/31, 146 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).

Win probability

100%ALA final

ALAUK

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:38
Shotgun #6 R.Morgan rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UK19 (#10 D.Williams)
1st & 10 at UK 22
Q4 1:13
Shotgun #6 R.Morgan rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UK22 (#8 L.Cowan), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 3 at UK 30
Q4 1:51
Shotgun #6 R.Morgan rush left for 2 yards gain to the UK30 (#27 I.McMillian; #10 D.Williams)
2nd & 5 at UK 32
Q4 2:00
Timeout Alabama, clock 02:00
Q4 2:33
#6 R.Morgan rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UK32 (#28 D.Gardner)
1st & 10 at UK 37
Q4 2:42
TO
Shotgun #26 J.Patterson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UK37 fumbled by #26 J.Patterson at UK35 forced by #21 D.Kirkpatrick Jr. recovered by ALA #13 I.Taylor at UK37, End Of Play
1st & 10 at UK 34
Q4 3:17
#26 J.Patterson rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UK34 (#19 C.McDonald III), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 5 at UK 24
Q4 3:55
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #19 K.Darby caught at UK17, for 5 yards to the UK24 (#35 A.Sanders Jr.)
1st & 10 at UK 19
Q4 4:05
#90 L.Quinn kickoff 62 yards to the UK03 #5 J.Ferguson return 16 yards to the UK19 (#11 X.Griffin)
TOUCHDOWNQ4 4:11
Touchdown! 4 yd run
Trae'shawn Brown
#17 T.Brown rush left for 4 yards gain to the UK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:11 #31 C.Talty kick attempt good (H: #32 A.Asparuhov, LS: #55 A.Rozier)
ALA 45 - 17 UK
Q4 4:38
FLAG
Shotgun #12 K.Russell pass complete short middle to #1 R.Coleman-Williams caught at UK13, for 4 yards loss to the UK12 (#12 H.Sykes) PENALTY UK Personal Foul (#12 H.Sykes) 4 yards from UK08 to UK04, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
2nd & 5 at UK 8
Q4 5:10
Shotgun #4 D.Hill rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UK08 (#5 J.Castell)
1st & 10 at UK 13
Q4 5:42
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 K.Russell pass complete short right to #7 R.Scott caught at UK16, for 7 yards to the UK13 (#28 D.Gardner), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 6 at UK 20
Q4 6:24
Shotgun #4 D.Hill rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UK20 (#14 T.Bryant)
1st & 10 at UK 24
Q4 6:58
Shotgun #13 E.Crowell rush left for 19 yards gain to the UK24 (#5 J.Castell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at UK 43
Q4 7:05
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass incomplete short middle to #19 K.Darby thrown to UK48 broken up by #19 C.McDonald III, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 4 at UK 43
Q4 7:37
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short middle to #19 K.Darby caught at UK42, for 6 yards to the UK43 (#4 L.Metz)
3rd & 10 at UK 37
Q4 8:02
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short middle to #19 K.Darby caught at UK36, for 5 yards to the UK37 (#19 C.McDonald III; #4 L.Metz)
2nd & 15 at UK 32
Q4 8:12
FLAG
PENALTY UK False Start (#53 L.Heard) 5 yards from UK37 to UK32. NO PLAY
2nd & 10 at UK 37
Q4 8:12
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass incomplete short right to #81 W.Rodriguez thrown to UK45 QB hurried by #18 B.Hubbard
1st & 10 at UK 37
Q4 8:22
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #81 W.Rodriguez caught at UK37, for 6 yards to the UK37, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
4th & 4 at UK 31
Q4 8:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass incomplete deep left to #7 D.Miller thrown to ALA35
3rd & 4 at UK 31
Q4 8:55
Shotgun #26 J.Patterson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UK31 (#7 C.Woodson; #19 C.McDonald III)
2nd & 10 at UK 25
Q4 9:03
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass incomplete short left to #19 K.Darby thrown to UK30 QB hurried by #88 I.Faga and #0 Y.Pierre
1st & 10 at UK 25