Final statistics from Kentucky football’s 44-14 win over Ball State

The University of Kentucky football team defeated the Ball State University Cardinals 44-14 at Kroger Field in Lexington on Saturday in the 2023 season opener for both teams.

The Wildcats are now 1-0 overall and 0-0 in the Southeastern Conference. Ball State is 0-1 overall and 0-0 in the Mid-American Conference.

Kentucky returns to action Saturday, Sept. 9, at 3 p.m. (SEC Network Plus) when it hosts the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in Lexington.

View a complete statistics report from Saturday’s game vs. Ball State.

View the SEC standings.

View Kentucky’s schedule.

View the AP Top 25 and the USA Today Coaches’ Top 25

View Saturday’s college football scores.

Next game

Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky

When: 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9

TV: SEC Network Plus (online only)

Records: Kentucky 1-0, Eastern Kentucky 0-1

Radio: WLAP-AM 630, WBUL-FM 98.1

Series: Kentucky leads 5-0

Last meeting: Kentucky won 27-16 on Sept. 9, 2017, in Lexington

Kentucky’s Ray Davis (1) runs for the team’s first touchdown of the season during Saturday’s win against Ball State. Davis, a transfer from Vanderbilt, carried 14 times for 112 yards and two TDs in his UK debut.
Kentucky’s Ray Davis (1) runs for the team’s first touchdown of the season during Saturday’s win against Ball State. Davis, a transfer from Vanderbilt, carried 14 times for 112 yards and two TDs in his UK debut.

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