University of Kentucky quarterback Will Levis passed for 419 yards and four touchdowns as the Wildcats closed out the home schedule with a 56-16 win over New Mexico State at Kroger Field on Saturday.
Running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. added 119 yards on the ground and one score as Kentucky moved to 8-3 and won for the second straight week.
Receivers Josh Ali and Justin Rigg caught a pair of touchdown passes each. Ali had 164 yards on seven receptions. Wan’Dale Robinson had eight catches for 181 yards
Quandre Mosley picked off a pass and returned it for a touchdown and backup quarterback Beau Allen capped the scoring with a three-yard run early in the final quarter.
The Wildcats will close out the regular season next Saturday at Louisville (6-5) in the battle for the Governor’s Cup. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm
At Lexington
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
NMS (1-10)…..7 9 0 0 – 16
UK (8-3)……..21 14 14 7 – 56
Scoring:
First Quarter
NMS – Trevor Brohard, 25-yard fumble return (Ethan Albertson kick), 12:18
UK – Justin Rigg, 32-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 9:27
UK – Quandre Mosley, 38-yard INT (Matt Ruffolo kick), 5:54
UK – Chris Rodriguez Jr., 6-yard run (Matt Ruffolo kick), :02
Second Quarter
NMS – Ethan Albertson, 50-yard field goal, 12:06
UK – Josh Ali, 9-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 9:19
NMS – Ethan Albertson, 30-yard field, 5:16
UK – Justin Rigg, 2-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 46
NMS – Ethan Albertson, 32-yard field goal, :00
Third Quarter
UK – Josh Ali, 62-yard pass from Will Levis (Matt Ruffolo kick), 8:09
UK – Kavosiey Smoke, 23-yard run (Matt Ruffolo kick), :18
Fourth Quarter
UK – Beau Allen, 3-yard run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 11:40
Next up: Kentucky (8-3) at Louisville (6-5), Governor’s Cup, 7:30 pm.