Sunday, October 14, 2001
LSU 29, Kentucky 25
Lorenzen-led comeback goes for naught
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jared Lorenzen, who lost the starting QB job three weeks ago, came off the bench to lead two second-half scores for Kentucky. But Rohan Davey connected with freshman Michael Clayton on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds remaining to give LSU a 29-25 victory on Saturday night.
Thanks to the former Highlands High star, the Wildcats (1-5, 0-4) were on the verge of their first conference victory since 1999. But LSU marched 80 yards over the final three minutes as Kentucky lost its fourth straight game overall and its 13th consecutive SEC contest.
Lorenzen entered the game late in the third quarter and threw 31- and 23-yard touchdown passes to put the Wildcats on top 25-22 with 3:18 to play.
Lorenzen, a sophomore who has played behind redshirt freshman Shane Boyd despite setting six NCAA freshman passing records last season, finished 6-of-11 for 146 yards and rushed five times for another 28 yards.
Boyd was 17-of-31 for 140 yards with two interceptions and scored on a 13-yard run.
Davey threw for 383 yards and two touchdowns and LaBrandon Toefield rushed 28 times for 129 yards and a 34-yard score to help the Tigers (3-2, 2-1 Southeastern) snap a two-game losing streak.
The Tigers scored on their first two possessions — a 34-yard run by Toefield and a 34-yard field goal by Corbello — and got a safety when Kentucky was called for holding in the end zone to take a 12-0 lead after one quarter.
Seth Hanson's 24-yard field goal got Kentucky on the scoreboard with 10:42 to play in the second quarter.
LSU struck back quickly as Davey hit Josh Reed for 49 yards and, three plays later, found Clayton from 9 yards out to increase the margin to 19-3.
The Wildcats took the ensuing kickoff and drove 77 yards, capped by Boyd's 13-yard scamper on a quarterback draw, to pull within 19-10 with 3:23 to play in the half.
Corbello's 46-yard field goal with 1:16 remaining gave the Tigers a 22-10 halftime lead.
Lorenzen entered the game with 6:00 to play in the third quarter. He needed only five plays five plays to move the team 80 yards, finding Aaron Boone for a 31-yard TD to pull the Wildcats to 22-17.
Lorenzen again drove the Wildcats 80 yards on their next possession, hitting Derek Abney across the middle for a 23-yard touchdown with 8:28 to play to set up the dramatic finish.
| Team |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
SCORE |
|---|
| L-S-U |
|
12 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
|
|
29 |
| Kentucky |
|
0 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
|
|
25 |
|---|
| Scoring Summary |
|---|
| 1st Quarter | L-S-U Touchdown - 34-yard run by LaBrandon Toefield.
(John Corbello kick). 9:24 remaining.
L-S-U Field Goal - 34-yarder by John Corbello. 1:13 remaining.
L-S-U Safety - Kentucky holding penalty in end zone.
0:48 remaining.
|
|---|
| 2nd Quarter | Kentucky Field Goal - 24-yarder by Seth Hanson. 10:42 remaining.
L-S-U Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Rohan Davey to Michael
Clayton. (John Corbello kick). 8:00 remaining.
Kentucky Touchdown - 13-yard run by Shane Boyd.
(Seth Hanson kick). 3:23 remaining.
L-S-U Field Goal - 46-yarder by John Corbello. 1:16 remaining.
|
|---|
| 3rd Quarter | Kentucky Touchdown - 31-yard pass from Jared Lorenzen to Aaron
Boone. (Seth Hanson kick). 4:16 remaining.
|
|---|
| 4th Quarter | Kentucky Touchdown - 23-yard pass from Jared Lorenzen to Derek
Abney. (Lorenzen to Derek Smith). 8:28 remaining.
L-S-U Touchdown - 6-yard pass from Rohan Davey to Michael
Clayton. (John Corbello kick). 0:13 remaining.
|
|---|
| Final Team Statistics | L-S-U | Kentucky |
|---|
| First downs | 22 | 20 |
| Rushes-yards | 38-132 | 24-127 |
| Passing yards | 383 | 286 |
| Return yards | 15 | 14 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 38-27-2 | 42-23-2 |
| Punts-Average | 3-50.0 | 4-42.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 9-56 | 4-25 |
| Time of Possession | 34:55 | 25:05 |
| Rushing |
|---|
| L-S-U |
- Toefield 28-129, Davis 5-25, Addai 1-(-1), Davey 4-(-21).
|
| Kentucky |
- Pinner 11-49, Boyd 5-41, Lorenzen 5-28, Johnson 3-9.
|
| Passing |
|---|
| L-S-U |
- Davey 27-38-2, 383 yards and 2 touchdowns.
|
| Kentucky |
- Boyd 17-31-2, 140 yards.
Lorenzen 6-11-0, 146 yards and 2 touchdowns.
|
| Receiving |
|---|
| L-S-U |
- Clayton 9-105, Reed 8-160, Toefield 5-54, Myers 3-57, Webster
1-6, Spears 1-1.
|
| Kentucky |
- Abney 5-65, Smith 5-65, Harp 4-33, Boone 2-45, Pyatt 2-15, Cook
1-32, Allen 1-21, Williams 1-9, Simms 1-1, Johnson 1-0.
|
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