September 28th: On this date...

... in 2002, the Wildcats fell just short in The Swamp in a 41-34 loss to the Gators. Kentucky used a 28-point third quarter to take a 28-25 lead late, but it wasn’t meant to be as Florida dodged another bullet in the Kentucky series. Derek Abney led the Cats with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and later added a 49-yard punt return for a touchdown to key the special teams. Even though Kentucky was in the game late, their offense struggled, mustering only 268 total yards. The Gators amassed 509 total yards behind Rex Grossman’s 375 yards passing. Taylor Jacobs added 12 catches for 183 yards and Ernest Graham ran 102 for the balanced Florida attack.

Big Blue Booyah on Tom Leach