{"id":28667,"date":"2020-03-05T09:29:23","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T14:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=28667"},"modified":"2020-03-05T09:29:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T14:29:23","slug":"the-best-kentucky-football-wins-of-the-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2020\/03\/05\/the-best-kentucky-football-wins-of-the-decade\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Kentucky Football Wins of the Decade"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Best of the Best From the 2010s<\/h2>\n

Hello everyone and welcome back to our countdown of the Best Kentucky Football Wins of the Decade. Last time out we counted down numbers 10-6. Between some huge bowl wins and streak busters which game is going to top the list? However, before we find out let’s begin the countdown by recapping the first five.<\/p>\n

Counting Down 10-6<\/h3>\n

Here in rapid-fire order are those games.<\/p>\n

10. Kentucky 31- South Carolina 28- October 28, 2010<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 \u00a0Kentucky 15- Missouri 14- October 27, 2018<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 \u00a0Kentucky 41- South Carolina 38- October 4, 2014<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 \u00a0Kentucky 45- Louisville 13-\u00a0November 30, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 \u00a0Kentucky 41- Mississippi State 38- October 22, 2016<\/p>\n

For a longer read and some history about all those games click on the link.<\/a> Now that we’ve gone through those let’s move onto the top five where there are some huge wins to relive.<\/p>\n

The Best Bowl- Number 5<\/h3>\n

Kentucky 37- Virginia Tech 30- Belk Bowl- December 31, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the days leading up to the game, there was some bad blood between the Cats and Hokies. It reached a boiling point when the two teams got into it during pregame warm-ups. As a result, the tensions led to the best bowl game of last season.<\/p>\n

In the early part of the game, it appeared as Virginia Tech’s plan worked. The Cats were out of sync. Too many missed tackles and penalties left Kentucky trailing 17-14 at the half. Trailing 30-24 late in the fourth quarter Lynn Bowden<\/a> led the Cats on a drive for the ages<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Taking over at their own 15-yard line the Paul Hornung Award winner<\/a> led Kentucky on an 18 play drive taking up over eight minutes. In addition, they completed two fourth downs to keep the drive alive. One on a pass to Josh Ali\u00a0<\/a>and the second on a two-yard run by Bowden. That set the stage for the winning play. Originally the pass was to go to Ahmad Wagner, <\/a>the Cats’ best threat, near the goal line. However, Bowden called an audible and found Ali for the winning score.<\/p>\n

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What if I told you @LynnBowden_1<\/a> set the all-time bowl game QB rushing record (233 yards), but the game-winning play was a 13-yard TD pass to @_JoshAli6<\/a> ? #BringIt<\/a> x @BelkBowl \ud83c\udfc6 | #BBN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/TPme7FJmnb<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) December 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n