
Kentucky 25
(7-6, 2-6 SEC)

East Carolina 19
(9-5, 6-2 C-USA)
5:00 PM ET, January 2, 2009
Liberty Bowl, MEMPHIS, TN
Top Performers
Passing: P. Pinkney (ECU) - 296 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: T. Dixon (UK) - 28 CAR, 89 YDS
Receiving: D. Freeney (ECU) - 5 REC, 112 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | UK | ECU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 05:24 | Ben Hartman 22 Yd | 0 | 3 |
| SECOND QUARTER | UK | ECU | |||
![]() | TD | 14:14 | Brandon Simmons 28 Yd Run (Ben Hartman Kick) | 0 | 10 |
![]() | FG | 08:59 | Lones Seiber 21 Yd | 3 | 10 |
![]() | TD | 08:47 | Darryl Freeney 80 Yd Pass From Patrick Pinkney (Pat Blocked) | 3 | 16 |
| THIRD QUARTER | UK | ECU | |||
![]() | TD | 14:48 | David Jones 99 Yd Kickoff Return (Pat Blocked) | 9 | 16 |
![]() | TD | 08:13 | Kyrus Lanxter 19 Yd Pass From Mike Hartline (Lones Seiber Kick) | 16 | 16 |
![]() | FG | 00:06 | Ben Hartman 43 Yd | 16 | 19 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | UK | ECU | |||
![]() | FG | 14:07 | Lones Seiber 34 Yd | 19 | 19 |
![]() | TD | 03:02 | Ventrell Jenkins 56 Yd Fumble Return (Pat Blocked) | 25 | 19 |
Team Stat Comparison
| UK | ECU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 16 | 17 |
3rd down efficiency | 7-17 | 3-15 |
4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Total Yards | 310 | 397 |
| Passing | 204 | 296 |
Comp-Att | 19-31 | 18-36 |
Yards per pass | 6.6 | 8.2 |
| Rushing | 106 | 101 |
Rushing Attempts | 37 | 31 |
Yards per rush | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Penalties | 4-35 | 4-17 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:43 | 29:17 |
| Kentucky Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| M. Hartline | 19/31 | 204 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 19/31 | 204 | 6.6 | 1 | 1 |
| East Carolina Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| P. Pinkney | 18/36 | 296 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 18/36 | 296 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kentucky Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Dixon | 28 | 89 | 3.2 | 0 | 13 |
| A. Smith | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 38 |
| J. Conner | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Hartline | 3 | -12 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 37 | 106 | 2.9 | 0 | 38 |
| East Carolina Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| B. Simmons | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 28 |
| N. Whitley | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 18 |
| J. Rogers | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 25 |
| M. Bowman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| P. Pinkney | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 31 | 101 | 3.3 | 1 | 28 |
| Kentucky Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. McCaskill | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 48 |
| K. Lanxter | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 1 | 19 |
| E. Adeyemi | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 18 |
| T. Dixon | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 |
| M. Grinter | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| T. Drake | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| A. Smith | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| J. Conner | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 19 | 204 | 10.7 | 1 | 48 |
| East Carolina Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Drew | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 0 | 42 |
| D. Freeney | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 1 | 80 |
| B. Simmons | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Bowman | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Womack | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| K. Gidrey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| J. Rogers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 18 | 296 | 16.4 | 1 | 80 |
| East Carolina Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| J. Milbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Carolina Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| M. Bowman | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 |
| Team | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 16 |
| Kentucky Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| G. McCaskill | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 |
| Team | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 14 |
| East Carolina Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Simmons | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Team | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| Kentucky Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| L. Seiber | 2/3 | 66.7 | 34 | 1/3 | 7 |
| Team | 2/3 | 66.7 | 34 | 1/3 | 7 |
| East Carolina Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| B. Hartman | 2/2 | 100.0 | 43 | 1/2 | 7 |
| Team | 2/2 | 100.0 | 43 | 1/2 | 7 |
| Kentucky Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| T. Masthay | 5 | 223 | 44.6 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| R. Tydlacka | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Team | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 1 | 2 | 53 |
| East Carolina Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| M. Dodge | 8 | 382 | 47.8 | 2 | 2 | 68 |
| Team | 8 | 382 | 47.8 | 2 | 2 | 68 |
ATTENDANCE: 56,125




