Topic: Eastern Kentucky University Foot
Eastern Kentucky University vs. Kentucky
Commonwealth Stadium
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
October 3, 2015
© 2015 by Ron Harrison
Kentucky trailed 27-13 with 7:39 left in the game but rallied for a 34-27 victory in overtime. Kentucky scored the tying touchdown on a 5 yard pass from Patrick Towles to Dorian Baker with 52 seconds left in regulation and Miles Butler kicked the extra point. Kentucky got the ball first in overtime and scored on a Patrick Towles 3 yard pass to Dorian Baker and the conversion kick by Miles Butler. Eastern Kentucky University was unable to answer and Kentucky escaped with a victory. Kentucky recorded 24 first downs and 384 yards of total offense. The Cats were penalized six times for 46 yards, lost a fumble, and had two passes intercepted. Eastern Kentucky University recorded 20 first downs and 363 yards of total offense. The Colonels were penalized eight times for 77 yards and lost a fumble.
JoJo Kemp led Kentucky’s ground game with 46 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Patrick Towles completed 29 of 42 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. Dorian Baker caught eight passes for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Blake Bone added seven receptions for 85 yards. Jeff Badet recorded four receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown. Mikel Horton also caught four passes for 51 yards. Ryan Timmons returned one punt for 19 yards. Cory Johnson led the defense with eight solo and 11 assisted tackles with 2.5 of his tackles resulting in losses totaling nine yards. Ryan Flannigan added five solo and six assisted tackles. Josh Forrest recorded three solo and seven assisted tackles with one of his tackles resulting in an eight yard loss.
Ethan Thomas led Eastern Kentucky University’s ground game with 84 yards on 20 carries. Dy’Shawn Mobley added 74 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries. Bennie Coney carried the ball nine times for 30 yards and a touchdown. Bennie Coney completed 19 of 32 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns. Dy’Shawn Mobley caught five passes for 50 yards. Devin Borders added four receptions for 38 yards and two touchdowns. Stanley Absanon returned three punts for 14 yards with a long return of 19 yards, returned five kickoffs for 127 yards with a long return of 42 yards and intercepted a pass he returned 22 yards. Ben Deighton kicked off five times with five touchbacks. Chris Kelly led the defense with four solo and seven assisted tackles. Trey Thomas added five solo and five assisted tackles. Kobie Grace recorded five solo and four assisted tackles and recovered a fumble he returned for 24 yards. Chris Kelly, Marquise Piton, Noah Spence, and Floyd Coffey combined for four sacks with total yardage loss totaling 33 yards.
Scoring Summary
| School | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 34 |
| KENTUCKY | - | Patrick Towles 1 yard run (Miles Butler kick) |
| EASTERN | - | Devin Borders 6 yard pass from Bennie Coney (Lucas Williams kick fails) |
| EASTERN | - | Bennie Coney 1 yard run (Lucas Williams kick) |
| KENTUCKY | - | Jeff Badet 36 yard pass from Patrick Towles (Miles Butler kick fails) |
| EASTERN | - | Dy’Shawn Mobley 6 yard run (Lucas Williams kick) |
| EASTERN | - | Devin Borders 15 yard pass from Bennie Coney (Lucas Williams kick) |
| KENTUCKY | - | JoJo Kemp 7 yard run (Miles Butler kick) |
| KENTUCKY | - | Dorian Baker 5 yard pass from Patrick Towles (Miles Butler kick) |
| KENTUCKY | - | Dorian Baker 3 yard pass from Patrick Towles (Miles Butler kick) |
Selected Statistics
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| Ethan Thomas | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 11 |
| Dy’Shawn Mobley | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 13 |
| Bennie Coney | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 9 |
| Arien Beasley | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Bennie Coney | 32-19-0 | 183 | 2 | 31 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Dy’Shawn Mobley | 5 | 50 | 0 | 31 |
| Devin Borders | 4 | 38 | 2 | 15 |
| Arien Beasley | 3 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Ben Madon | 2 | 28 | 0 | 27 |
| Ethan Thomas | 2 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Joel Brown | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| Taylor Miller | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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| Rushing | No. | Yds. | Avg. | Long |
| JoJo Kemp | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 9 |
| Mikel Horton | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 7 |
| Patrick Towles | 13 | -4 | -0.3 | 6 |
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| Passing | A-C-I | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Patrick Towles | 42-29-2 | 329 | 3 | 40 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD | Long |
| Dorian Baker | 8 | 86 | 2 | 32 |
| Blake Bone | 7 | 85 | 0 | 40 |
| Jeff Badet | 4 | 59 | 1 | 36 |
| Mikel Horton | 4 | 51 | 0 | 22 |
| Garrett Johnson | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9 |
| Charles Walker | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| JoJo Kemp | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Alexander Montgomery | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Acknowledgements
A special thanks to the Kentucky Stats Crew for the comprehensive stats provided for tonight's games.
Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the event, teams, or players to me at prepgridiron@yahoo.com.
Ron Harrison’s reports on this and other football events appear on https://www.angelfire.com/ky2/prepgridiron.