Sunday, October 07, 2001
South Carolina 42, Kentucky 6
Cats 0-for-SEC
The Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Kalimba Edwards giggled like a kid at the State Fair when told South Carolina had the Southeastern Conference's best record.
“To say we're undefeated,” said Edwards, a 6-foot-6, 260- pound linebacker, “you can say it with confidence and you can say it with pride.”
That you can say it at all following the 13th-ranked Gamecocks' 42-6 victory over Kentucky on Saturday is incredible enough.
South Carolina (4-0 SEC) got its first 5-0 start since 1988 with help from just about everyone — including the Wildcats.
Derek Watson ran for 135 yards, fullback Andrew Pinnock scored twice and Phil Petty played another mistake-free game at quarterback as the Gamecocks scored their most points in six years. The defense held Kentucky off the scoreboard until the fourth quarter.
“We didn't do everything we wanted on offense, but we put 42 points on the scoreboard. We didn't do everything we wanted on defense, but we held them to six points,” South Carolina coach Lou Holtz said. “It's nice to win convincingly.”
Kentucky (1-4, 0-3) has lost 12 straight SEC games.
South Carolina — with the Wildcats' help — put this one away quickly with three first-quarter touchdowns on the way to its biggest scoring day since a 52-14 win over Vanderbilt in 1995.
Pinnock's 1-yard touchdown run finished a drive kept alive when Kentucky cornerback Derrick Tatum swung at Watson and was called for a personal foul as the Gamecocks fumbled on third-and-1.
“I made a dumb move,” Tatum said of his personal foul. “I'm the cause for us being down 21-0.”
Kentucky opened strongly enough, converting two third downs on its first possession to get into South Carolina territory. But freshman quarterback Shane Boyd was hit by defensive back Rashad Faison and coughed up the ball.
The Wildcats' mistakes kept coming. Artose Pinner broke a 57-yard run but tripped at the Gamecocks 28. Four plays later, kicker Seth Hanson had a field goal blocked by Jonathan Martin.
Boyd threw incomplete on fourth-and-16 in the second quarter and on fourth-and-15 in the third to end drives in South Carolina territory.
“I guess you could say it was a step backward,” Kentucky coach Guy Morriss said.
The whole time, sophomore Jared Lorenzen stood on the sidelines in a baseball cap. Lorenzen had thrown for 304 yards in a 20-17 loss to South Carolina a year ago. Morriss said coaches decided to stick with Boyd and let him take his lumps.
| Team |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
SCORE |
|---|
| Kentucky |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
|
6 |
| So Carolina |
|
21 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
|
|
42 |
|---|
| Scoring Summary |
|---|
| 1st Quarter | South Carolina Touchdown - 1-yard run by Andrew Pinnock.
(Daniel Weaver kick). 2:52 remaining.
South Carolina Touchdown - 14-yard run by Phil Petty.
(Daniel Weaver kick). 0:14 remaining.
South Carolina Touchdown - 23-yard pass from Phil Petty to
|
|---|
| 2nd Quarter | South Carolina Touchdown - 1-yard run by Andrew Pinnock.
(Daniel Weaver kick). 5:10 remaining.
|
|---|
| 3rd Quarter | No scoring.
|
|---|
| 4th Quarter | South Carolina Touchdown - 12-yard pass from Phil Petty to
Kentucky Touchdown - 28-yard pass from Shane Boyd to
Aaron Boone. (kick failed). 10:26 remaining.
South Carolina Touchdown - 2-yard run by Gavin Ford.
(Daniel Weaver kick). 6:23 remaining.
|
|---|
| Final Team Statistics | Kentucky | So Carolina |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 21 |
| Rushes-yards | 30-138 | 43-237 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 165 |
| Return yards | 0 | 0 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 36-20-2 | 19-12-0 |
| Punts-Average | 3-38.7 | 3-38.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 15-122 | 8-76 |
| Time of Possession | 31:00 | 29:00 |
| Rushing |
|---|
| Kentucky |
- Pinner 19-105, Johnson 6-21, Boyd 4-17, Allen 1-(-5).
|
| So Carolina |
- Watson 16-135, Pinnock 11-61, Pinkins 4-31, Petty 5-7,
Brewer 2-3, Ford 1-2, Jenkins 2-1, Echols 1-(-1), team 1-(-2).
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| Passing |
|---|
| Kentucky |
- Boyd 20-36-2, 188 yards and 1 touchdown.
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| So Carolina |
- Petty 10-16-0, 112 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Jenkins 2-3-0, 53 yards.
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| Receiving |
|---|
| Kentucky |
- Pyatt 4-46, Allen 4-30, Abney 4-28, Harp 3-22, Smith 2-20,
Boone 1-28, Pinner 1-8, Kelly 1-6.
|
| So Carolina |
- Scott 3-40, Watson 3-25, Alexander 2-42, Brewer 2-5, Ham 1-44,
Donnings 1-9.
|
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