Maybe it just took a 16-seed knocking off a 1-seed for the stars to align a bit. On September 8th, 2016, Kentucky went into The Swamp and made a statement to the rest of the SEC. Similar to UMBC’s showing, UK dominated the game in every facet as they averaged eight yards per play to Florida’s 5.4 as they pulled off a 27-16 victory.
Kentucky rushed for 303 yards compared to Florida’s 128. The Cats were hampered by some yellow laundry and some unfortunately timed turnovers that prevented the game from becoming a romp. For the night, UK had two first half turnovers on Florida’s side of the field and 12 penalties for 114 yards.