It was a loss BBN would soon rather forget. Kentucky served as a sideshow on Diego Pavia‘s Senior Night, a record-setting coronation of the man who was the catalyst for an improbable program turnaround.
Vanderbilt won 45-17. The game felt out of reach when they threw a long touchdown to go up 24-3 just before halftime. The Fat Lady was singing after two more third-quarter scores, and yet there was still an hour of football to play.
It was one of Mark Stoops‘ worst losses as the Kentucky head coach.