Youngstown State Penguins vs Kentucky Wildcats

College Football

Youngstown St

1-1

13-45

Final

Kentucky

1-0

Kroger Field

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Punt
Field Goal
Downs
Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
YSU	0	7	6	0	13
UK	14	14	7	10	45

Who won: Kentucky 45-13

The Kentucky Wildcats beat the Youngstown State Penguins 45-13 on Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Kroger Field. The Kentucky outscored the Youngstown St 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Kenny Minchey led the Kentucky in passing yards (18/27, 301 YDS, 4 TD). Beau Brungard led the Youngstown St in passing yards (23/35, 243 YDS, 1 TD).

Win probability

100%UK final

YSUUK

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:32
Kneel down by #10 C.Wither at UK26 for loss of 1 yard
3rd & 8 at UK 27
Q4 1:07
Kneel down by #10 C.Wither at UK27 for loss of 1 yard
2nd & 7 at UK 28
Q4 1:37
Shotgun #10 C.Wither rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UK28 (#23 S.Henderson)
1st & 10 at UK 25
Q4 2:00
Timeout Kentucky, clock 02:00
Q4 2:06
Shotgun #28 A.Smith rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UK25 (#49 A.Snyder; #45 M.Wright Jr.), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 2 at UK 20
Q4 2:48
Shotgun #28 A.Smith rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UK20 (#36 R.Owens Jr.)
1st & 10 at UK 12
Q4 3:00
#37 E.Anderson punt 51 yards to the UK08 #36 A.Weber return 4 yards to the UK12 (#18 D.Tunis; #33 D.Nittoli)
4th & 14 at YSU 41
Q4 3:11
Shotgun #10 M.Lewis pass incomplete short right to #0 T.Mills thrown to YSU50
3rd & 14 at YSU 41
Q4 3:48
Shotgun #10 M.Lewis sacked for loss of 4 yards to the YSU41 (#32 D.Smith)
2nd & 10 at YSU 45
Q4 3:57
Shotgun #10 M.Lewis pass incomplete short left thrown to UK45 QB hurried by #25 T.Wallace and #92 B.Duncum. #25 T.Wallace injured on the play
1st & 10 at YSU 45
Q4 4:11
FLAG
Shotgun #10 M.Lewis pass incomplete short middle to #23 Z.Neal thrown to YSU42 PENALTY UK Personal Foul (#96 D.Wiseman) 15 yards from YSU30 to YSU45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
3rd & 5 at YSU 30
Q4 4:45
Shotgun #10 M.Lewis pass complete short right to #0 T.Mills caught at YSU25, for 3 yards to the YSU30 (#25 T.Wallace)
2nd & 8 at YSU 27
Q4 5:22
Shotgun #0 T.Mills rush middle for 2 yards gain to the YSU27 (#13 C.Reyes)
1st & 10 at YSU 25
Q4 5:29
#88 A.Zouagui kickoff 65 yards to the YSU00 fair catch by #25 D.Barksdale at YSU00
FIELD GOALQ4 5:29
28 yd field goal is good
Adam Zouagui
#88 A.Zouagui field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti), clock 05:29
YSU 13 - 45 UK
Q4 5:33
#3 K.Minchey pass incomplete short right to #81 W.Rodriguez thrown to YSU00 broken up by #19 B.Chambers Jr.
3rd & 3 at YSU 10
Q4 6:09
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short left to #5 J.Ferguson caught at YSU15, for 2 yards to the YSU10 (#0 J.Williams-West)
2nd & 5 at YSU 12
Q4 6:54
Shotgun #0 M.Carter, Jr. rush middle for 5 yards gain to the YSU12 (#90 C.Greene; #97 D.Kirby)
1st & 10 at YSU 17
Q4 7:30
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short left to #12 B.Coffman caught at UK41, for 38 yards to the YSU17 (#0 J.Williams-West), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3rd & 16 at UK 45
Q4 7:48
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass incomplete short middle to #83 P.Jean thrown to UK50
2nd & 16 at UK 45
Q4 8:21
Shotgun #0 M.Carter, Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UK45 (#97 D.Kirby; #13 D.Inglis)
1st & 19 at UK 42
Q4 8:49
FLAG
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #83 P.Jean caught at UK49, for 1 yard to the YSU48 (#21 R.Davidson) PENALTY UK Holding (#6 S.Carr) 10 yards from YSU48 to UK42
1st & 10 at YSU 49
Q4 9:19
Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short left to #8 M.Skinner caught at UK20, for 28 yards to the YSU49 (#22 D.Holman; #45 M.Wright Jr.), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 11 at UK 23
Q4 10:06
FLAG
#8 M.Skinner rush right for 11 yards gain (3) to the UK41 (#0 J.Williams-West), out of bounds PENALTY UK Holding (#12 B.Coffman) 10 yards from UK33 to UK23
2nd & 4 at UK 30