Mark Stoops and Kentucky Wildcats lose to Missouri Tigers for first loss at Kroger Field

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Kentucky football outscored by 31 in final 3 quarters vs. Mizzou en route to 1st home loss

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LEXINGTON — Two teams in similar positions square off Saturday night at Kroger Field.

Kentucky, No. 23 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the latest Associated Press poll, is 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the SEC after dropping its first game of the season last week at top-ranked Georgia. Missouri (No. 25 coaches, receiving votes in AP poll) also is 5-1 overall, sporting a 1-1 mark in SEC play. The Tigers also tasted defeat for the first time this season last week, falling at home to LSU.

UK, a 2-point home favorite, has dominated the series in recent years, winning seven of the past eight matchups versus Missouri. The Wildcats have won four straight meetings in Lexington; the Tigers' last triumph at Kroger Field was in 2013, the first season of coach Mark Stoops' Kentucky tenure.

The Courier Journal's Ryan Black and Matt Stone are at Kroger Field and will have live updates throughout the game — here and on X, formerly known as Twitter — and complete coverage after. You can follow them on X at @RyanABlackand @mattstonephotog.

FINAL: Missouri 38, Kentucky 21

Missouri 38, Kentucky 21 (4Q, 3:17)

Mevis notches his third field goal of the night, the latest coming from 29 yards out.

Missouri 35, Kentucky 21 (4Q, 11:07)

Cody Schrader follows his two-point conversion with a touchdown run on the next possession, taking it in for a 19-yard score.

Missouri 28, Kentucky 21 (4Q, 14:14)

Cook decides to keep it himself on third down, dashing to the right corner of the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run. The Tigers go for two and don't get it the first time. But a pair of penalties on Kentucky defensive tackle Kahlil Saunders gave Missouri another chance. The Tigers convert the second attempt, as running back Cody Schrader punches it in from the 2-yard line.

Kentucky 21, Missouri 20 (3Q, 3:39)

UK freshman receiver Anthony Brown-Stephens scores on a 5-yard pass from Devin Leary to put the hosts on top by a point after the successful point-after touchdown by Alex Raynor.

Missouri 20, Kentucky 14 (3Q, 11:54)

Missouri placekicker Harrison Mevis makes his second field goal of the contest, this one from 31 yards out, to extend the visitors' lead to six.

HALFTIME: Missouri 17, Kentucky 14

Missouri 17, Kentucky 14 (2Q, 0:15)

Missouri signal caller Brady Cook records his first TD pass of the night, finding Theo Wease Jr. on an 18-yard score.

Kentucky 14, Missouri 10 (2Q, 4:44)

Missouri placekicker Harrison Mevis knocks in a 25-yard field goal to trim UK's lead to four points.

Kentucky 14, Missouri 7 (2Q, 11:38)

The Tigers dig into their bag of tricks for their first score: on a fake punt. Luke Bauer, Missouri's punter, found Marquis Johnson downfield on a 39-yard touchdown pass.

Kentucky 14, Missouri 0 (1Q, 2:09)

UK's offense keeps humming along: On Drive 2, the Wildcats go 64 yards in nine plays, capped by Devin Leary's 13-yard TD rush. It's the first rushing touchdown of his Kentucky career.

Kentucky 7, Missouri 0 (1Q, 8:32)

The Wildcats draw first blood on their opening possession, driving 65 yards in nine plays for a touchdown. Quarterback Devin Leary connected with Ray Davis on a 7-yard touchdown pass.

Kentucky football injury update

One of Kentucky's top defenders, junior linebacker Trevin Wallace, did not go through pregame warmups Saturday night. His absence would be significant: He leads the team in tackles for loss (5.0) and sacks (3.5) and is third in total tackles (31). UK offensive lineman Jager Burton was not dressed out Saturday; he's started games at center and right guard this season. But there is some potentially good news on the injury front for Kentucky: Kenneth Horsey, who started the opener at left guard before suffering an injury, was in uniform and participating in pregame activities Saturday. He has sat out the past five games.

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How to watch Kentucky vs. Missouri football game

Who: No. 25 Missouri (5-1, 1-1 SEC) at No. 23 Kentucky (5-1, 2-1)

When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday

Where: Kroger Field, Lexington

TV: SEC Network

Radio: Tom Leach (play-by-play), Jeff Piecoro (analyst) and Dick Gabriel (sideline) will have the UK radio network call on 840 AM in Louisville and both 630 AM and 98.1 FM in Lexington and online at UKAthletics.com. The game also will be carried on satellite radio: Sirius (Channel 138), XM (Channel 190) and the SiriusXM app (Channel 961).

Streaming: Authenticated subscribers can access SEC Network via TV-connected devices or by going to WatchESPN.com, the WatchESPN app or ESPN+.

Reach Kentucky men’s basketball and football reporter Ryan Black at rblack@gannett.com and follow him on X at @RyanABlack.

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